tech sectiontech sectionText editors are great tools. Chances are you already have a text editor at your disposal if you are using a word processing application such as Microsoft Word. Converting text to an outline helps you to gather your thoughts in a more coherent manner.
Like its rival Microsoft Word, OpenOffice offers a wide variety of document editing features. Although all users will appreciate its customizable spell checker, foreign language students and international users will especially like its ability to spell check a document in a language other than English. You'll need to change the language settings in OpenOffice before doing this, however.
A watermark is a background picture or text, such as "Draft," used to personalize documents. In Microsoft Word 2007, you can use a watermark template or create your own watermark to enhance a project.
To show someone what you are doing, sometimes it is necessary to copy exactly what you are seeing on your computer screen. In Windows Vista, you can turn what appears on your monitor into a jpg picture.
When you open a new blank document in Word 2003, Times New Roman is the font setting that displays as you start to type. You can easily change that setting for all future new documents to a font setting of your choice.
Word 2003 allows you to set up the page orientation to landscape (horizontal page) or portrait (vertical page) orientation. In addition, you can switch between the landscape and portrait orientation within the same document.
When there's only a portion of information on a Word document that you want to print -- just a name and phone number or a favorite quote -- there's a way that you can print just that information. By printing only the part of the page you need, you'll save print toner.
If you accidentally deleted your Recycle Bin from your Windows Vista desktop, don't panic. The operating system allows you to put the Recycle Bin back on your desktop for easy access. You just have to access the Control Panel.
I know the feeling. You get your new computer set up, you test it out, and you use and enjoy all the programs, including the word processor. Everything is going great until you start getting those annoying messages asking you to key in your "product code" or "referral key." Then you consider buying it online, only to find out it costs over $100. So, you're searching for a Microsoft office professional 2007 referral key free? I was too. The first time, I got one from a friend. The second time, I found an even better alternative. Here are some ideas…
Have you ever been typing a sentence in Microsoft Word and had a multiword phrase, such as a person's name or a date, get separated onto two lines? You can keep that phrase together by inserting a nonbreaking space.
If you have a Microsoft Word 2003 document that contains amounts you want to total, you have several options for how to do this. If those amounts are going to change at some point, then the best option is to set up a dynamic total to sum those amounts. Follow the directions below to add together amounts in a Word document to find a dynamic total.
A field code in Microsoft Word 2003 can be used to quickly add a box around selected text within your Word document. This is an easy way to add emphasis to a word or phrase and saves you time from having to use the menus to add a border. Follow the steps below to find out how you can use a field code to add a box around selected text in your new or existing Word documents.
If you use a symbol frequently, assigning a keyboard shortcut to the symbol will eliminate the need to go through the dialog box to locate and insert the symbol into your document. With just a couple of keystrokes, you can quickly insert a symbol into any Word document.
School essays, college papers, book manuscripts, and other documentation may set a requirement for a minimum or maximum number of words. Microsoft Word 2003 comes with a feature to tally words for you automatically. It includes the capability to count the words in the entire document, or only a selected portion, depending on your needs. The feature works a bit differently than previous versions or Word, but is still easily accessible.
When you conduct a spell check, Microsoft Word searches the standard dictionary as well as your custom dictionary before alerting you of a possible misspelling. The custom dictionary can contain user-specific words that you choose to add to the dictionary while conducting a spell check. You can also manually add (or delete) words to the custom dictionary. You can even move a copy of your custom dictionary in Word 2003 from one computer to another.
Before sharing a Word document, you may choose to protect (or lock) the document so it cannot be edited by the reader. You can protect a document through the Protect Document task pane where you can also set a password. The reader will need a password to subsequently unprotect the document.
Web links in an unprotected Word document can be clicked on to open the Web page in your computer's browser. You can modify Word's settings to access the link through a single click or by pressing the "Ctrl" key and clicking your mouse.
When you print a Microsoft Word 2003 document and it contains field codes, the updated result of the field codes is what is printed. You may want to print the actual field codes. You will have to change the options to reflect this before you print. Follow the steps below to find out how you can print field codes and not the field code results in your Word document.
Any field that has been inserted into a Microsoft Word 2003 document can be locked. Locking a field insures that the field will not be updated and cannot be changed until it is unlocked. The locked field will display the result from the last update while it remains locked. Find out how you can follow the easy process of locking fields in your Word document by following the steps below.
Fields are a useful tool in Microsoft Word that serve as placeholders for various types of data and information. Word also allows you to lock fields to prevent it from updating the field data. In some cases, however, you may not want to have any locked fields in your document. Although you may not be sure which fields are locked, you can easily find any locked fields in your document.
A useful field code can be used in Microsoft Word 2003 that allows you to insert the document's location into the document. This field code will be displayed as the file path and name of the current document and can be placed anywhere in the document. Follow the steps below to insert a document's location into Word document.
If you discovered that your term paper is a bit shorter than the minimum number of pages required, you can "pad" your paper by using the "Period-14" trick. This simple trick will make any paper or essay that you have to write for school noticeably longer. Teachers and professors usually won't be able to tell the difference between your paper and a "normal" paper. The instructions are for Microsoft Word. However, the procedure is similar in other word processing applications.
Microsoft Word 2003 keeps track of the summary information for each Word document. The summary information includes the author's name, document title, subject, number of pages, date it was last saved, file name and other data. You can insert this information into a Word document.
When you first save a document in Microsoft Word 2003, Word records the date and time and saves it as the document creation date. You may want to insert this date into the actual document. The steps below will show you how.
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 document directly to a printer, follow the steps below.
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.
There are many reasons why a person would want to make a picture out of text. Making the word "Back" into a picture provides the user with a graphical representation on which to click and link to the previous page. Using a picture instead of standard computer fonts allows much more creativity and artistic license on the part of the designer. Here are a few ways you can make pictures out of text.
OneNote, a component of the Microsoft Office 2007 productivity suite is a convenient and easy-to-use application with all the benefits of a notebook and the added convenience of being in a digital format. Your OneNote notebook can be organized into sections, sub-sections and pages. You can save text notes, record audio notes, copy files and add hyperlinks to your notebook. Best of all, your OneNote notebook is searchable. Learn how to create a Microsoft Office OneNote notebook with just a few clicks.
Sharing Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files with someone using Microsoft 2003 can cause compatibility issues. The recipient of the file may not be able to open the file. There are two remedies. The creator of the Office 2007 file can use the save-as option and change the "save as type" to a Word 2003 file format before sharing it. Alternatively, the recipient can download a converter from Microsoft. By downloading the conversion program, you can easily open most Office 2007 files.
Adding the "Address" command to your menu bar in Microsoft Word 2003 will allow you to view the entire path of a document you have open. This is an easy process that takes only a few minutes for you to add the command to the menu bar. Follow the steps below to find out how you can display path names for documents in the Word menu bar.
If you aren't sure if another user or recipient of your Microsoft Word 2003 document has a particular font, then you can simply embed the font to ensure they see the document displayed in the font you have chosen. Although doing this will increase your file size, it will also ensure that your document looks the way you want it to.
When you are working with any sort of template in Microsoft Word 2003, you will notice that a default file name is set for each type of document when you go to save for the first time. You can choose to change the default file name in Word using the instructions below so you can customize what comes up when you go to save.
It's an easy process to convert a Microsoft Works document to a Microsoft Word document. It requires you to save the Works document as a RTF (Rich Text Format) document and then open it in Word.
By default, the startup directory for Microsoft Word 2003 is set to be "My Documents." This means each time you go to save a new document, you will automatically be taken to "My Documents." If you regularly save your documents in another location, it will save you a lot of time to change that startup directory.
Math students are often required to write papers, just as they do in other classes. The best-looking papers are those that are word processed, but inserting mathematical equations requires extra work. Most word processing programs include the ability to write out equations instead of inserting hand-written equations in an otherwise neatly word processed paper.
Tables in Microsoft Word can perform mathematical calculations on rows or columns of numbers, just as Excel tables can. If you want to tally a series of numbers in a table in Word, you can do so using the same Sum command you would use in Excel.
Oh, the temptation! That Coach bag you've been lusting over is for sale on Craigslist or eBay or at a flea market for half price, but is there a reason for that? Knockoffs abound, especially on the Internet, but it's easy to guard against buying a fake.
It's shiny and silver, and is stamped with Tiffany's, so it must be real, right? Wrong! The Tiffany's stamp is counterfeited often by sellers trying to pass off a fake as the real thing. Follow these easy tips to find better ways of identifying a potential purchase as the real thing.
If you don't like the size, color or type of font in Microsoft Word's startup template, it's easy to change it. Word uses a default template that determines the font, toolbars and other settings that display when you create a new document. You can easily create your own custom template to replace the default template.
It's possible in Microsoft Word 2003 to view the document statistics for any of your Word documents. These statistics will provide you with information about when a document was created, how it has been used since then, what type of information it contains and how much information is in the document. Read the steps below to learn how to view the statistics for your Word 2003 document.
If you have a Microsoft Word 2003 template you use quite often, you may find that it is helpful to create a shortcut that automatically opens that template. This method can save you a lot of time and help keep you organized. Follow the directions below to find out how you can quickly create a shortcut to a template in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word 2003 automatically saves documents you are working on in the background. If you haven't saved the document yet, the documents are saved in the background in a temporary file. While this feature can be helpful, you may want to turn it off to increase your productivity. Follow the steps below to stop Microsoft Word from saving your documents in the background without you instructing it to do so.
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 find out how you can sort files in the Open dialog box in Word.
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 box. Follow the steps below to resize the open preview pane in Word.
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 AutoRecover Directory to be a folder of your choosing in Microsoft Word.
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 the steps below to find out how you can set the default file format in Word 2007.
The right fonts make your documents and other publications fun and interesting. Microsoft Office and other products come loaded with a wide variety of fonts, but you can find new fonts to download and use on your computer.
The preview pane in Microsoft Word is a tool you can use to quickly scan or read over a Word document. The preview pane displays the document in a small window. You don't need to open the document to read it; all you have to do is highlight it. With a few clicks of the mouse, you can search for a specific document or quickly proofread a document before printing it.
Using word processing software on your computer makes writing easier and more efficient--you get a professional look and a built-in spell check. Choosing or creating a style sheet or template means you format your document from the start for a consistent look throughout. Follow the steps to learn how to write a word-processing document with style.
Typing in any other language than English on your home computer can be confusing at first. Unicode allows us to use symbols that are found in languages indicative of Western Europe such as the money sign used in England or the accent marks in French. We sometimes need to use these characters and symbols and since they are not available as standard keys on our computers it requires several simple steps to obtain them.
You may not have realized that you can change that little help icon, or office assistant, in Microsoft Word. The Word default icon appears as a dancing paperclip. Help icons can be a nuisance, but some may enjoy their company and assistance. This will help you change icons to something more desirable and functional. Just think, something to do when you are sitting at your desk, bored.
When it comes to presenting mathematics, nothing beats the professional look and feel of equations typeset in TeX. Using this software tool is quite simple, with an ease that is comparable to writing html. In order to typeset equations, there has to be equations to typeset. Across the entire spectrum of disciplines, there will exist a need to put into numbers and variables the relationship between things that can be measured. From the arts, where you may be describing your proportions of linseed oil to pigment for that perfect vermilion blue; to the hard sciences and describing the motions of…
A resume is as essential to your career as air is to your lungs. There are many ways to format a resume, but one of the largest problems that employers have is that they are unreadable when they arrive via email or through the web. As a career seeker, you have to mind your p's and q's when presenting yourself to a potential employers, so how do you overcome this problem? Three simple little letters make the difference: P-D-F.
An "exe" file is an executable file or a program file. To create an "exe" file in Notepad, you must understand and know a programming language such as C++. With Notepad, users are able create an the file with software already found on their computer.
Microsoft Word is one of the most widely used text editors in the business world today. Using Word, you occasionally experience glitches like missing Menu items. You open Word and while preparing your document realize the Menu item you want to use has magically disappeared. You can restore it easily. There are ways to restore lost Menu items in Microsoft Word.
Windows XP includes features and localizations to make it easier to use with multiple languages. One of the most commonly changed language settings is the keyboard. XP includes a method to change your keyboard layout to many different keyboard configurations. This works both if you have a foreign keyboard or if you want to change your keyboard configuration to another language. Either way your keys will be mapped to a different configuration.
Whether you are revising a paper or story that you have been working on or are proofreading and editing the work of someone else, being able to track the changes that are being made is invaluable. The method by which you can do this differs very slightly between Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007, but the same core functionality exists in both versions.
There are times when a page break needs to occur before the natural margin settings. You no longer need to wait for a page break to appear on the page or have to press the enter key many times to get to the next page.Furthermore, pressing the enter may not allow for the changes you have made. The page break could move as you add text to the page. This article will help you take the steps you need to make a permanent page break in Microsoft Word where you need to.
By default, Microsoft Word 2007 displays a solid line as the footnote separator to indicate that a footnote follows. In just a few steps, you can quickly change the footnote separator to any symbol or character that you choose.
By default Microsoft Word 2007 places endnotes at the very end of the page and no information can be added before the page ends. If you want to add additional information after the endnote, then you need to instruct Word to place the endnote at the end of the section instead of the end of the page.
Use the "Find and Replace" command in Microsoft Word 2007 to quickly find and replace all instances of comments within Word and replace them with a blank space. This is a simple way to get rid of all your comments at once.
If you have an existing document, there's a simple way to replace specific text with a graphic in Microsoft Word 2007. Use the "Find and Replace" feature to find text within your Word document and replace it with a graphic from the Office clipboard.
If you have a large table in a Microsoft Word 2007 document, you can use the "Find and Replace" feature to find and replace text only within that table and not the rest of the document. The steps are very similar to replacing text in a document.
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.
Adding a background color or image is fairly easy in Word 2007. You click on the "Page Layout" tab, then make your choices in the "Page Background" section of the ribbon. But sometimes, when printing that page, the background disappears. Fix this by using a workaround.
In my opinion, OpenOffice.org 2 is the most powerful FREE open-source office software suite available today. It contains word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphic and database software--everything you need to create eye-catching documents. When I say that it's FREE, I mean just that! YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND USE IT COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE FOR ANY PURPOSE. It can be installed on as many computers as you like, and you can even make copies to give to friends and family. Not only is it available in many languages, it also works on all common computers. How is this possible? OpenOffice.org 2 was…
Printing labels at home means saving money and time. Microsoft Works 8.5 provides an easy walk through of the label-making process, ensuring you have professional looking printed labels. Most stores carry packages in a variety of label sizes, which work for a multitude of projects. Once you purchase the labels for your project, you're ready to begin the printing process.
Yes, Microsoft did it again. Text-to-Speech has been removed from Word 2007. But fortunately there is a rather easy way to implement it with a little bit of Macro code. I am a new member of eHow and noticed that this was an often requested 'How to...?' So please bear with me as I submit my first of many worthwhile articles.
Securing Word documents is a very easy process. If you are sending Word documents via the internet to another company, then you should ensure they are secured before sending them. Follow these easy steps to find out how.
If you work in a business environment with office documents on multiple network drives and folder locations, you can create this hyper-link document with simple point and click accessibility.
A screen shot is like taking a picture of a certain screen on your computer, whether it is a web page or a program you use at work. Having this knowledge can come in handy for many things, such as writing tutorials, instruction manuals or training someone.
There are myriad uses for tables in Microsoft Word as there are table designs. Tables can even be nested within other tables. It can be a bit confusing if you're not a Word guru. This powerful word-processing software gives you the tools you need, but you'll need to learn how to use them correctly. It can be daunting to take the trial-by-error approach to learning the table styles and other features of Microsoft Word. With tables, you can easily present price ranges for sales items or show which runners came up first, second, and third in a marathon. But the…
Using clip art is a fun way to jazz up a document, publication, presentation, email message or even a spreadsheet. Microsoft Office applications all come with a library of clip art, and you can usually find exactly what you are looking for. And if you can’t find the exact picture you are seeking in the built-in library, you can download more Clip Art for free at Microsoft.com. Once you have found that perfect image and placed it into your document, you can rotate it so that it fits just right.
If you need to place the information from an existing file into your Word document, you have a few options. You could retype the information from the second file. Or you could copy and paste the information into the new document from the first document. However, you can also make it even simpler by inserting the file without ever leaving the document you want to place it in.
A table can be a useful tool when added to a Word document. It can be a clear and simple way to display a large amount of information and adds an air of professionalism to any Word document. Tables are not hard to make in Word, and you can customize them to any size or shape that you like. Follow the steps provided in this article to learn how to make a table in Word.
While many users rely on Microsoft Word to make simple, straightforward documents, it is also capable of handling many other types of projects. This article will show you how to make a folded booklet in Word, complete with whatever text and graphics you choose. The uses of these booklets are nearly endless: you can detail your company’s history; write a story for a classroom full of children; or compile a collection of your favorite poems.
Whether you are writing letters, reports or a novel, Word typically performs spelling and grammar checking in the background, providing you with immediate feedback on your writing. While Word's spelling and grammar checkers can be useful most of the time, seeing those wavy lines underneath text can become annoying. Word lets you turn off the spelling and grammar checkers for a specific document or for all documents.
When you type "1." at the beginning of a line in Microsoft Word 2007, the program decides that you are trying to start a numbered list and automatically does so for you. If you find this feature annoying and would like to prevent the automatic change from happening, you need to modify an option in Word's autocorrect settings.
Microsoft Word 2010 can convert a photo file into a watermark for your document. A watermark can complement a page's content. For example, a photo of a city can be set behind a letter referring to tourism. The "Page Layout" tab on the command ribbon contains the "Watermark" command. The "Custom Watermark" options can insert and scale the image to suit the document's format.
Even if you've only thought of writing a novel, I'll bet one of the things you've been worried about is formatting it. I know I was when I first started writing mine. The fact of the matter is that most publishers have their own rules for how they want their novel submissions formatted. So no matter what formatting you choose, you are most likely going to have to make some changes before you begin the submission process. That being said, this tutorial will show you how to format your novel in the format that is most commonly used. This formatting…
Watermarks can be added to your Word documents for a variety of reasons. You can add a picture watermark to create your own custom stationery. Add your logo as a watermark to give documents some flair and personalization. A watermark can protect your document, note which stage of revision it represents (such as first draft) or help you to differentiate between originals and photocopies. For example, you can insert a color watermark so that, when a black-and-white copy is made, it will be easy to distinguish between the original and the duplicate.
AutoShapes are shapes you can add to your Word document and customize by rotating, flipping, changing the size or color, and much more. While you might be familiar with the AutoShape feature in Word's drawing toolbar, you might not realize you can add text to an AutoShape. If you move or delete the shape, your text will go with it, as it actually is part of the shape.
Toolbars can be so helpful when you are creating or editing a document in Microsoft Office. They can provide you with easy access to the multiple formatting features that Office has to offer. If you look at the list of toolbars available, you will see that there are more than a dozen. While having all of these features at your fingertips is beneficial, some of the drop-down menus can take up more room than you might like. Office offers a way to allow you to determine the width of these drop-downs.
When you create an endnote in a Microsoft Word 2007 document, the character "i" is used to represent the first endnote by default. You can tell Word to number your endnotes with a different character.
When footnotes are added to a Microsoft Word 2007 document, the first one is assigned the number "1" by default. You can change the first footnote to a different number or start renumbering at a certain point in the document.
There may be times when you'll want to include certain types of text in the word count for your document. You can instruct Microsoft Word 2007 to include the text from footnotes, endnotes and text boxes into the total word count for the document.
You've just created a document that requires a bibliography so that you can demonstrate how much research went into your project. If you are working in Word, you can easily create a bibliography from your footnotes.
It may have taken you a long time to format your Microsoft Word 2007 document, but it doesn't have to take much time to remove the formatting. Use keyboard shortcuts to delete that formatting all at once.
If you have many footnotes in a Microsoft Word 2007 document, you may think they'll be hard to manage when you must make changes. Deleting all of them, for instance, may seem like an arduous task. However, you can make the footnotes in your Word document vanish all at once by using the Find and Replace command.
Footnotes in Microsoft Word 2007 are generally placed at the end of each page in the document. However, you can change the placement of these footnotes within your Word document. This is a simple process that allows you to customize your document that contains footnotes.
Endnotes in Microsoft Word 2007 can be converted into regular text in just a few minutes. You may want to do this if you have many endnotes or simply want to have greater editing control over your endnotes. This process involves creating the regular text endnote and endnote references.
The type of numbering format used for endnotes in Microsoft Word 2007 can be quickly changed. Use the Normal.dot template to change the type of numbering used for endnotes, and then save the template with the changes so it is used as the default in the future.
If you have many endnotes in your Microsoft Word 2007 document, you may face some obstacles trying to locate a certain endnote within the document. Using the Find and Replace feature in Word, you can quickly indicate which endnote you would like to access.
With the advent of Web 2.0, writers can improve and enhance their work using a variety of online tools that help with document creation, grammar, style, organization, ideas, inspiration and job leads.
A feature of all versions of Microsoft Windows that a lot of people are not aware of is the ability to adjust your screen resolution. The screen resolution refers to how many pixels (the color dots that are used to make pictures) are displayed on your screen. The more pixels your screen uses, the sharper the images on the screen will be. However, the images will also be smaller. Some people prefer to use a lower resolution with larger, softer images.Some applications, like games, work best in a particular screen resolution and will tell you so in the instructions. Some…
If you are writing a script or preparing a legal document, you might want to include line numbers in your document. Using Microsoft Word, you can number document lines automatically, which is especially helpful if you need to refer to specific lines. You can decide if you want line numbers displayed throughout the entire document or only in a specific section. You can even skip certain line numbers and then restart at a later point, continuing your numbering.
Knowing just how to create, address and format a business letter can be challenging. You want your letter to have a professional appearance. You might have pre-printed letterhead you need it to be printed on, so the margins need to be just so. And how do you go about noting enclosures or adding a reference line? If you are not certain, use these steps to write a business or personal letter that is just right.
AutoCorrect is a feature in Word that automatically identifies and fixes your spelling mistakes and other typos. AutoCorrect comes loaded with a vast inventory of commonly misspelled words, errors and even shortcuts. For example, if you have AutoCorrect enabled in Word and you type in the letters “yuo,” AutoCorrect will change it to the word "you." If you enter "(c)," AutoCorrect will give you the copyright symbol of "©." While the built-in corrections are quite comprehensive, you can also add any other corrections you desire.
It can be so frustrating when you have worked for hours on a Word document, only to have Word--or your computer--freeze up on you. You restart Word or reboot your computer, crossing your fingers and breathing a prayer that some shred of your document will have been saved. Fortunately, Microsoft Office has Automatic File Recovery, which will recoup at least part of your document. You can configure where you want these recovered files to be located.
Adding page numbers to your Word document can be very helpful, especially if you are creating a lengthy one with a table of contents and several sections. Page numbers can follow sequentially throughout a document or stop and restart again in a new section. You can place page numbers in the header, footer or elsewhere in your document. You can also customize your number formatting to best suit the document by following these steps.
