Date: September 23rd, 2008

Author: Mary Ann Richardson

Word’s Open dialog box is full of functionality that lets you perform all sorts of file tasks. See how to take advantage of this convenient — and sometimes essential — approach to file management.

If you’re working on a private network, you may be restricted as to what you can do in Windows Explorer. In fact, you might not even be able to open the Explorer cheap cialis soft window. So what can you do if you want to work with one of your files? Just use Word’s Open command.

You don’t need to go outside of Word to work with another file. You can navigate to the file in Word’s Open dialog box and simply right-click it to display a shortcut menu. From there, you can perform most any function you would do using Windows Explorer.

For example, do you need to copy a file to a CD or floppy? Simply right-click it and send it to the appropriate device. Do you want to move all your files to a new folder? Click the Create New Folder button on the Open dialog box toolbar, enter a name for the folder, and then drag or cut and paste your file to it.

If you need to print a copy of two or more files, press the Ctrl key while clicking each of the files you want to print; then, right-click the selection and choose Print. Word will open all the documents and send them to the printer automatically.

To create a new document containing the contents of an existing document in your list, follow these steps:

Right-click the document containing the information you want in the new one (Figure A).

Figure A

Click New, click OK, and then close the Open dialog box.

Word creates a new document containing the information from the original document, which you can then edit and save as a new document.

You also don’t have to leave Word to open a file created in another application, such as an Excel or PDF file. Simply right-click the file, click Open With, and then choose the appropriate application. Word will open the selected file in a new window.

Do you use MS Outlook's calendar feature to keep track of your appointments and other projects or deadlines?

Have you ever found yourself constantly entering the same or similar information over and over again?

If you're thinking that sounds familiar and you're tired of all the repetition, I have a time saver for you!

Next time, instead of retyping or even copying/pasting your appointment information, try canadian cialis this little trick.

Hold down the Ctrl key and drag the appointment to another date or time.

Voila!

The appointment is now copied to the new time or day. (Keep in mind that if you move it to a new day, it will appear at the same time as the original, so you may need to adjust the time a little bit).

No more retyping. Yes!

I don't know about you, but I'm terrible with flagged e-mails.

Flagging something for later is a great idea until you forget it's at the bottom of your e-mail list! In those cases, it's forgotten just like everything I didn't flag.

So, now what?

Well, in MS Outlook 2007, you can not only mark it with a flag, but you can also set a due date. With the due date set, Outlook will list the item in your To-Do list on the To-Do Bar.

With the message buy real cialis online on the list, you'll find that it's not as easy to forget since the To-Do list automatically moves things up in priority as the due date nears.

If this sounds like a good idea, here's what you need to know:

• The first step is to right click over the message you want to flag.

  

• From the menu that opens, choose Follow Up.

• You'll then see a list of choices for setting a due date. Use either one of the pre-set dates, a custom date or no due date at all. All of those choices will add the message to your To-Do list.

Really? Are you sure?

I mean, does everyone who received the message really need to see your response?

Sometimes yes, but often no. Yet, we continually hit the Reply to All button (whether intentionally or by accident) and our Inbox becomes unnecessarily full with e-mails we really don't need.

So, you must ask yourself, "What can I do to prevent myself from using Reply to All when I don't need it?"

One idea is to remove the Reply to All button from your Standard toolbar.

That doesn't mean you can't ever use Reply to All again, but it will take deliberate thought to make it happen. No more reflex replies or mistakes.

If you're on board with this idea, let's take a look!

First, you need to locate and click on the down arrow at the end of the Standard toolbar.

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Do you have an extensive custom dictionary in MS Word?

It would definitely be to your advantage to back that file up once in awhile, don't you think? After all, if you have a lot of entries, it's faster to back it up than to recreate it, if you would happen to run into system problems later on.

Or, if it's a dictionary you're looking to transfer from one computer to another, the same information comes into play.

If you locate the dictionary file(s) in your old system, it's just a quick copy to the correct location in the new system and voila! Your custom dictionary transfers and there's no recreating from scratch.

So, it's just a matter of knowing what the custom dictionary is called, locating the file and either backing it up to another storage location or copying it to its new home. Okay, let's get down to business!

Your default custom dictionary is called CUSTOM.dic and now, all you need is a push in the right direction for locating the file. (Any additional custom dictionaries you've created have the .dic file extension as well).

With my older version of Word, I found my custom dictionary along with all my others at: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof.

For Word 2007, I found my custom dictionary at: C:\Users\April\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UProof.

If that doesn't seem to match your system, try to search for files with the .dic extension or a name of CUSTOM.

At any rate, once you have the file(s) located, you're ready to back it up, buy cialis no prescription move it or whatever your heart desires!