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How to Resize the Open Preview Pane in Word

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You can use the "Open" dialog box in Microsoft Word 2003 to preview any of your documents before opening them. The open preview pane in the dialog box can be increased or decreased in size by simply increasing or decreasing the size of the dialog ... more »

How to Resolve a Corrupted MS Word Document?

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A microsoft word document won't open correctly. It became corrupted... more »

How to Retreive a Missing Cursor?

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The cursor keeps disappearing while I am typing a word document, and I have to re-click on the page to reactivate it... more »

How to Return Microsoft Word to Default Settings

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If you would like to return Microsoft Word to its default settings, you can easily accomplish this by using the "/a" command. This command tells Word that you want to prevent any changed setting files from opening the next time Word is used. You ... more »

How to save a document in Word 2007

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Are you new to Word 2007? What happened to the tool bars we used to see in earlier versions of Word? This article will show you how to save a document in Word 2007... more »

How to Save Computer Files From Crashing

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You do not have to lose all your files if your computer crashes IF you prepare ahead of time. Here is how to save your photos, files, legal papers and more so that you will never lose them. After this email and comment box, continue reading... more »

How to Save Space on Your iPod

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iPods can have great amounts of space...but even that gets small when you start building your ever-growing collection! Ever wondered how you can decide which files you want on your iPod, and which ones you don't want to sync? It's a great way ... more »

How to save time and work faster while typing in Microsoft Word

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Want to get your work done faster or just find yourself wrestling with Word's little annoyances too often? Well these tips and tricks will help you save a lot of time and get it all done faster!.. more »

How to Search for a Field in Word

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If you have a Microsoft Word 2007 document that contains many fields, it's time-consuming to locate a specific field. Use the "Find and "Replace" feature to quickly locate the specific field... more »

How to Search for Unformatted Text in Word

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You can use the "Find and Replace" feature in Microsoft Word 2007 to search for unformatted text in your Word document. This means that you can search for text that doesn't have a certain character attribute, such as an underline... more »

How to Search PDF (Acrobat) Documents

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Many people use Portable Document Format (PDF) files for longer documents - you might even find a whole software-application manual as a PDF, and tax instructions are available this way as well. For these files, using the search function is key... more »

How to Select a Field in Word

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Microsoft Word employs fields to allow users to create templates that they or other users can easily edit or update. Fields are not always conspicuous in an MS Word document, so you sometimes need the ability to find them quickly. Fortunately, ... more »

How to Select Text in a Microsoft Word Document

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Do you know the fine points of selecting text in a Microsoft Word document? May be the following steps will help you select text more efficiently... more »

How to Send Printer Commands in Word

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The "Print" field code command in Microsoft Word 2003 allows you to send data directly to the printer, bypassing Microsoft Word. This allows the data to flow straight from the document to your printer. To send printer commands from a Word ... more »

How to Sequentially Number Elements in Word

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If you have elements such as tables or figures within your Microsoft Word 2003 document you may find the need to sequentially number them. You can easily do this with the "seq" field code... more »

How to Set your keyboard mouse keys working when the mouse ceases to work

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This article shall teach you How to set and get going your keyboard mouse setting, when your mouse ceases to work... more »

How to Set the AutoRecover Directory in Word

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Microsoft Word 2003 creates a backup temporary file in case you run into any power problems when working with a Word document. These backup files are saved in an AutoRecover Directory. Follow the steps below to find out how you can set the ... more »

How to Set the Default File Format in Word

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When you save a file in Microsoft Word 2007, it is automatically saved as a .docx file. If you would like to automatically save all documents as a different file type, you can do so after you make a change to the Save options in Word 2007. Follow ... more »

How to Set the Positioning of Graphics in Microsoft Word

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When you insert a graphic into Microsoft Word, it will by default position on the left side of the page in line with the text. If you would like the image to show up differently, whether it is relative to the page or to the content, you can do ... more »

How to Set Up a Mail Merge Data Source in Word 2003

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After you set up a mail merge data source in Word 2003, you never again need to type the individual addresses on a mass mailing. Just use the "Mail Merge" sidebar to search your available data sources, select the one you want and merge with your ... more »

How to set up a new TAB in Microsoft Word

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When the factory tab settings aren't to your liking, follow these steps to put the TABS where you want them in your Microsoft Word document... more »

How to Share AbiWord Documents With Microsoft Word

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AbiWord is a widely used open-source (free) word-processing program. It uses easily-readable XML text that is viewable with most text editors on the market—Microsoft Word being one of the notable exceptions. If you are sending files to someone ... more »

How to Sort a Table in Word 2003

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Once you create a table in Word 2003, you can sort the data. Word 2003 allows you sort lists in alphabetical order, by ascending or descending values, or by date. Read on... more »

How to Sort Files in the Open Dialog Box in Word

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When viewing documents in the Open dialog box in Microsoft Word 2003 you can easily sort the documents to be displayed the way you would like to view them. Files can be sorted by date modified, file type, name and size. Follow the steps below to ... more »

How to Track Changes to a Document in Word 2003

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Tracking changes to a Word 2003 document lets you monitor multiple versions of the same document even with several people altering it. The changes are marked for easy reference and you can include the changes in your final document... more »

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