In the new version of Word 2010, there is a new ‘integrated flavor of the Find feature’. Scott Walker, Lead Program Manager, for Microsoft Word explains that ‘Rather than a modeless dialog box that jumps about on the screen to get out of the way, the basic Find experience now sits conveniently at the top […]
Category Archives: Document Formatting
design and layout tips
The Fluent UI, or as it’s better known the Ribbon, was introduced in Office 2007. The Fluent UI technology, like the Open XML formats, is based on XML, which allows for a richer extensibility story for developers.
Document Formatting, How To, Normal.dot, Ribbon, Troubleshooting, Word 2003, Word 2007
How to Fix MS Word Startup Problems
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Oct
Oct
Over the years Microsoft Word has crashed on me several times. What’s interesting is that the error message I get tend to vary but the result it always the same – I can’t get Word to start. Here are some common error messages, the reason why they appear, and what you can do to re-start […]
If you’ve just moved to Microsoft Word 2007 and wondered, “where are all the file menus gone?”, then these reference guides might help.
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Sep
Sep
What’s the quickest way to change an entire sentence to Uppercase, lowercase, or BLOCK LETTERS? Here’s how you do it. Select the sentence you want to change. Hold down the Shift key. Press F3. Each time you press F3 it will change the upper, lower or block case, like this. F3, Everything is in block […]
If you use MS Office XP, MS Office 2002/2003 and you want to open documents created in Office 2007 formats, you must install the Office Compatibility Pack. It’s free to download from Microsoft and easy to install.
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Sep
Sep
How to convert backslash characters into Yen signs in Word 2007
How to remove margin marks in Word 2002
Document Formatting, How To, Troubleshooting, Word 2007, Writing
How to Reduce Large MS Word Files – Part 1
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Jun
Jun
Ever had your Microsoft Word file explode from 1MB to 10MB in just a few minutes? In the tech writing world, Microsoft Word tends to get a bad rap. One of the arguments put against Word is that its fairly unstable and prone to creating ‘horrors’, such as bloating in size until your (Microsoft!) operating system […]
Question: I have a serious problem, I am unable to edit any of the document. All documents/sheets are locked. Why do they say ‘read-only’?’