![]() | |
![]() | |
![]() |
Software Information |
|
![]() |
5 Time-Saving Tips in Microsoft Word
Whether you have used Microsoft Word for years, have just switched from WordPerfect or are new to word processing, try these easy steps to save time and simplify your work in Word: Turn off Personalized Menus and Toolbars Although it is a default, Personalized Menus and Toolbars is a terrible "feature" which limits your initial view to select toolbar buttons and menu commands. Do you only have one row of toolbars at the top of the screen? When you click on a menu, does it expand only after a few seconds? If so, you will save yourself a lot of frustration by turning off this personalized display: 1. Choose Tools > Customize, and click on the Options tab. 2. For the section, Personalized Menus and Toolbars, check/select the options "Show Formatting and Standard toolbars on two rows" and "Always show full menus." Note: in Microsoft Word 2000, you will need to UNcheck each of these options (the descriptions are a bit different too). 3. Pick Close to see a full display of your main toolbars and your menus. Stop Automatic Text Changes Does it seem like Word randomly changes the capitalization or spelling of text in a document? AutoCorrect is to blame. As the name indicates, AutoCorrect automatically corrects the spelling of common misspelled words but also makes other changes including capitalizing the first letter in a sentence, table cell, or line of text. To review your choices, pick Tools > AutoCorrect Options, choose the AutoCorrect tab and uncheck any option that gets in the way of typing your text. Stop Automatic Numbered Lists (and More) Have you ever tried to create your own numbered list or outline and watched the numbering or formatting change once you press [Enter] for the next line? This is a huge annoyance for anyone that wants to build their own custom layout for an outline rather than working with the choices in Word. Do you type your e-mail address or website into a document and then watch as it suddenly changes to blue underlined text (a hyperlink)? Do you ever enter fractions or quotes that automatically re-format? You are a victim of AutoFormat As You Type. To customize Word so that it works for you and not against you: 1. Choose Tools > AutoCorrect Options 2. Select the AutoFormat As You Type tab. I recommend that you uncheck all of the options in the last 2 sections including Automatic numbered lists. Turn off choices in the 1st section as desired. 3. Pick OK to finish. Each of the formatting options that you turn off can still be added when you want them. For instance, automatic numbered lists can be created via a toolbar button or under the Format menu. Modifying Your Default Font Are you frequently changing the font in your documents? Take a few minutes to change the default font used for new documents: 1. Create a new, blank document. 2. Choose Format > Font. Change the font from the standard Times New Roman 12 point to the style and size you want such as Arial 12 point. 3. Next, don't pick OK which only changes the current document. Instead, choose Default. 4. You will see a prompt asking if you want to change the default font. This change will modify the normal template also known as the normal.dot file which stores many of the Microsoft Word settings. Select Yes to confirm the changes. Customizing Page Layout and Margins Ever since the days of Word 1.0, the default margins for a document have been 1" for the top and bottom and 1.25" for the left and right margins even though most people prefer 1" margins for each side. It's also easy to change the settings for margins regardless of what you like to work with: 1. Continue with a new, blank document. 2. File > Page Setup, and pick the Margins tab. 3. Change the margins to 1" all around or your most frequently used choices. 4. Make other changes in these dialog tabs. For instance, you might want to set a custom footer or make changes to the Paper source. 5. To set your custom defaults for all new, blank documents, pick the Default button. 6. As before, you will be prompted to confirm the change to the normal template. Choose Yes to continue. Once your preferences are in place, you won't have to repeat these steps but you do have the flexibility to customize individual documents. © 2004 by Dawn Bjork Buzbee Dawn Bjork Buzbee is The Software Pro? and a certified Microsoft Office Expert and Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor. Dawn shares smart and easy ways to effectively use software and technology through her work as a speaker, trainer, and consultant. Visit http://www.SoftwarePro.com for great Microsoft Office software tips and tricks or to contact Dawn.
MORE RESOURCES: A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software The New York Times DOGE altering 20-year-old DOD software to automate firing of workers: Report Straight Arrow News Will achieve 80% automation in software coding by year-end, our engineers will be out of jobs: InMobi CEO The Economic Times Enterprise Software Takeover Targets: Top SaaS Startup Buyout & Acquisition Opportunities The Information Software Vulnerabilities Take Almost Nine Months to Patch Infosecurity Magazine Secure software: Third-party suppliers your first-party risk ComputerWeekly.com Pittsburgh accelerator welcomes 15 tech startups, bridging health, software and hardware Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Market Research 2025 - GlobeNewswire How to avoid security software scams NBC Philadelphia Radisys Unveils Industry-First 3GPP Release 18 5G Software for Ubiquitous Multi-RAN Connectivity Business Wire OpenSSF Publishes Security Framework for Open Source Software Infosecurity Magazine Software Aggregators Thrive While Amazon Aggregators Falter Marketplace Pulse Hexagon ramps up ADAS software innovation with cloud-native quality test automation solution PR Newswire California AG sues software company, property management companies for illegally raising rent prices ABC10.com KXTV GreyMatter by GreyOrange Recognized in Interact Analysis’ Warehouse Software Market Insight Report GlobeNewswire IDC debuts AI-fueled software procurement analysis service SiliconANGLE News KnowBe4 Named #1 Security Product and #2 Overall Software Product in G2’s 2025 Best Software Awards KnowBe4 Blog AI in software development: from experiment to standard Techzine Europe Digital Trust: Security, Data Privacy, and AI Code GlobeNewswire Developers are embracing AI agents for software development Developer News Bain Capital considers $10bn sale of Rocket Software Private Equity Insights New software company formed to help dealers to convert online leads into sales Powersports Business 2025.2.8 Official Tesla Release Notes - Software Updates Not a Tesla App 'Best software' approved for Tazewell County budget work Peoria Public Radio Dassault Systèmes Announces Centric Software’s Acquisition of AI-Powered PXM Solution, Contentserv Dassault Systèmes Made4net to Showcase Industry-Leading Warehouse Management Software and AI Innovation at ProMat 2025 PR Newswire S550 Ford Mustang Recalled Over Botched Software Update autoevolution BOARDWALKTECH SOFTWARE CORP ANNOUNCES NON-BROKERED LIFE OFFERING Longview News-Journal Best Financial Planning Software Of 2025 Bankrate.com Rewind inks data protection partnership with workflow software giant Monday.com BetaKit - Canadian Startup News The AI coding apocalypse Business Insider Nothing Phone (3a) series will offer disappointing software support Notebookcheck.net Teleperformance rolls out AI software that ‘neutralizes’ Indian call agents’ accents New York Post Radia choses Collier Aerospace software for WindRunner structural sizing Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Keypoint Intelligence appoints Mark Boyt principal analyst for production workflow software Label & Narrow Web UK’s Sigma Software acquires US-based A Society Group Silicon Canals Nvidia CEO says AI innovations like China's Deepseek show how 'software finds a way' amid US export controls Business Insider Check out the pitch deck these ex-Googlers used to raise $3.25 million for their AI sales agent startup Business Insider Schrodinger Inc (SDGR) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Software Growth Amidst Revenue ... Yahoo Finance Dassault Systèmes Partners with Apple for 3D Software KillerStartups Stifel Reiterates Hold Rating on Checkpoint Software (CHKP) StreetInsider.com COLUMN: The advantage of open-source software Tahlequah Daily Press Researcher proposes efficient financial software development in cloud environment 코리아타임스 How Volvo turned software from a weakness into a strength Automotive News |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
RELATED ARTICLES
Programming Language Migration Path While I was preparing some personal background information for a potential client, I was reviewing all the programming languages that I have had experience with. I list languages that I'm most experienced with on my resume. Ukraine: a Prospective Player on the World Software Outsourcing Market The destruction of the Soviet Union about 15 years ago, made a huge country with a great level of IT science divided into small bricks. Nowadays, despite Russia's expansion into the world software development market, Ukraine keeps playing an important role here too. Microsoft CRM Integration With Microsoft Office Documents - Overview For System Integrator Microsoft CRM is CRM application, maintained and supported by Microsoft Business Solutions. Microsoft CRM utilizes majority of the Microsoft technologies: Windows Active Directory, SQL Server, MS Exchange, BizTalk (integration with MS Great Plains, and soon with Navision), Message Queuing, . Microsoft Great Plains Customization Recovery & Upgrade for Large Corporation At the end of XX century, in the late 1990th Great Plains Software eEnterprise was recognized as one of the leader on the midsize to large corporate ERP market. Due to the nature of eEnterprise architecture - it is Great Plains Dexterity based application and Dexterity imposes some specific to the database access and table structure - eEnterprise was subject to relatively inexpensive customization. Examining the Substance of Studio MX To all web designers out there, this article is for you! I guess you already heard about Studio MX (I think so!) - the ideal bundle for professional web designers, bringing together Dreamweaver MX for page design, Flash MX for animation and interactivity, and Fireworks MX for editing and optimizing graphics. With all these components, it certainly provides professional functionality for every aspect of web development. The Top 5 Wrong Reasons For Not Hiring Testers Considering whether or not your software company should hire a dedicated team of testers? Here are the Top 5 Wrong Reasons why you shouldn't.We Have a Beta ProgramSome people feel that the best way to debug a system is to ship it to your customers and wait for trouble tickets. HSphere Control Panel Tips and Tricks - Power At Your Fingertips: Part 1 The first topic we are going to discuss is email. HSPHERE (the software running the control panel) offers many useful functions including mail forwarding, auto responders and a mail list manager. Microsoft CRM Integration with Lotus Notes Domino: Messaging Connector - Future Directions IBM Lotus Notes Domino and Microsoft CRM (Client Relation Management) from now on can work in tandem. Microsoft CRM Lotus Notes Domino connector from Alba Spectrum Technologies provides seamless messaging in MS CRM through Domino. Should I Use Windows Update? Should one use Windows Update?This topic has good and valid arguments on both sides. Some would say keeping your windows up to date is essential in keeping it free of the newest, worst viruses and the like. How the Firefox: How to... Manual Helped Me A few months back I really got sick of my computer always being slow and having system errors. So I started doing a bit of research and heard of a new browser called "Firefox". Basic Tips and tricks for Windows XP Running Applications in Compatibility ModeWith Windows XP, you can run programs as if though they were being run under a different operating system. (This is known as "emulation". Is Software Tester a Most Infamous Person in a Software Project Team? The fact that a software tester is a most infamous person in a software project team has some grounds underneath it. This is because a software tester usually speaks of the bugs in the developer's code. Tools for Customizing Great Plains Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains has captured the US market with its integrated business applications for small and mid-size organizations. Its comprehensive accounting and business management capabilities provide businesses with tools to customize various modules of the Great Plains software. Microsoft Great Plains FA: Fixed Assets - Overview For Consultant Great Plains Fixed Assets Management module is a robust tool that can help you manage your assets effectively. It integrates perfectly with other Great Plains modules like General Ledger, Purchase Order Processing, and Payables Management ensuring accuracy while reducing redundant data entry. Microsoft Great Plains Chemicals & Paint Industry Implementation & Customization Notes Microsoft Great Plains fits to majority of industries, in the case of Chemicals & Paint you should consider implementation with balanced approach of utilizing existing Great Plains standard module and light customization and reporting with Great Plains Dexterity, MS SQL Server stored procedures, Modifier/VBA and direct .Net publishing from Great Plains Company database. Separate Anti-Keylogging Protection: Who Needs it Most? If there still are few unprotected computers left, I haven't seen any.Every emerging threat causes means of defense to appear. Microsoft Navision and Crystal Reports - An Overview Microsoft Business Solutions - Navision is an integrated solution for small and midsize companies looking to expand their business operations without much interruption to its existing processes. Microsoft Navision enables businesses to alter as much or as little of its existing system, integrate add-ons and vertical segments of its development. Microsoft Business Solutions - Navision Customization: C/SIDE, C/ODBC, C/FRONT, XBRL Microsoft bought Navision, Denmark based software development company, along with Great Plains Software. Now Microsoft Business Solutions offers following ERP applications: Navision (former Navision Attain), Microsoft Great Plains (former Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise), Solomon, Axapta. Microsoft Great Plains - Microsoft RMS Integration - overview Microsoft Great Plains and Microsoft Retail Management System (Microsoft RMS) are originally developed by different software vendors, who had no idea that in the remote future (now) these two applications will be owned by Microsoft and will need to be tightly integrated. Current integration between the two is not an easy thing. .Net Charts and Graphs Interact with Businesses and Customers Bar charts, bar graphs, and any other chart or graph used in financial statements, inventory reports, sales reports, and a slew of other types of reports have typically been paper reports or online reports depicting various levels of complex information for tracking, investing, planning, and buying. However, until the . ![]() |
home | site map |
© 2006 |