October 26, 2008

Quick View Changes in Word

It seems like everyone has a preference for the way they view their MS Word documents.

Some people prefer the Normal View, while others like the Page/Print Layout View. Plus, there's the Web layout and in newer versions of Word, the Full Screen Reading and Draft views.

Whatever your preference, it's always a good thing to know how to get to a different view. Sometimes you're trying to accomplish a task that lends itself to a view different from your usual way of seeing things.

I bet most of you know you can change views using the View menu or View tab on the ribbon (depending on the version of Word you use).

In fact, your choices are the first items on the menu, so you can't miss them!

But what if you could change views with a quicker click?

You may not have realized it, but there are buttons for your view choices right on the screen the whole time you're working.

Take a look at the horizontal scroll bar across the bottom of your document.

Follow it all the way to the left.

See them?

In older versions of Word, on the very left, you have four buttons, which are also known as the view buttons.

Newer versions of Word may have view buttons that look like the image below and they're found on the far right side of the Status bar.

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You can just do a "quick click" to switch from one view to another, no menu/ribbon tabs required!

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Word Tables That Measure Up

When you use tables in MS Word, do you ever find yourself frustrated as you try to get column widths or row heights to exact measurements?

I know you probably have the ruler open (View menu, Ruler choice) and you're sliding the cell boundary lines around trying to get them all set, but it sure would be nice if you could verify the widths and heights, wouldn't it?

You know, just to be sure you have exactly what you need.

Fortunately, the difference between guessing it's what you need and knowing you have it right, 5mg cialis generic is one key!

To be precise, it's the Alt key that makes the difference between guessing and knowing.

Dragging cell boundaries without the Alt key leaves the ruler looking like this:

It's the usual with gray blocks on each cell border. (If you check the vertical ruler, you'll find the same setup).

Now, hold down the Alt key when you drag the cell boundary.

See the difference?

The exact width or height of the cell is displayed, allowing you to slide to the exact measurement you need.

The power to take the guesswork out of Word table measurements lies within the Alt key. Who knew it could be so simple?!

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October 25, 2008

Disable the “Send an error report to Microsoft” message

Q:
Every time I have a problem with this one program, a little window pops up and asks me to report the error to Microsoft. How do I stop this?

A:
To get rid of that pesky request from Uncle Bill, right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties.

In the System Properties window that appears, go to the Advanced tab and click Error Reporting.

You have a few options. will young propecia You could Disable error reporting. This will make any crashing program's window simply close itself. Poof! No explanation of what happened.

You could also click But Notify Me When Critical Errors Occur, but it might be even safer (and less confusing down the road) if you select Enable Error Reporting and Choose Programs to exclude only your commonly crashing program.

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September 30, 2008

Powerpoint – Quickly “Flipping” Through Your Presentation

I've noticed that many MS PowerPoint users always seem to use the scroll bar to move from slide to slide while editing in the Normal view.

That's not a bad way to work and PowerPoint will even update you as to which slide you're propecia works on while you scroll through the presentation.

But what if you're not exactly sure which slide you need?

Then it's a matter of trying to move one slide at a time and that can be a bit of a pain when using the scroll bar.

So, now what?

If you're not zoomed in on the slides to more than 100 percent and you like using your mouse for this type of work, the arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar will move you from one slide to the next.

However, if you tend to work while zoomed in to the slides, the scroll bar arrows will only move you through part of a slide. So, what else can you do?

You could try the Previous Slide/Next Slide buttons located below the scroll bar.

Those buttons will definitely move you one slide in either direction, regardless of the zoom factor.

Now, for those of you who prefer to use the keyboard, all you need to remember is Page Up and Page Down. (The up and down arrows will only work if no objects on the slide are selected).

Yep, that's right, those two little keys will move you through your presentation slide by slide and once again, the zoom factor is not taken into account with that method.

Whatever your preference, you can quickly flip through your presentation. Yes!

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Toolbar Reset

In several issues of the MS Office Tips and Tricks, we've covered many different ways to alter your toolbars. (This tip doesn't apply to Office 2007, because we can't alter the ribbons we find there).

Have you made some changes that you regret?

Maybe you've made enough of them and you'd like to "wipe the slate clean" and start over with a particular toolbar.

Or, maybe someone else has recently made changes you'd like to remove.

So, is there a way to return to the original toolbar configuration?

Of course! (Why else would I ask?)

To reset a toolbar to its original configuration, you need to follow these six short steps:

1.) Go to the Tools menu, Customize choice (or, right click on a toolbar and choose Customize from the pop up menu).

2.) Under the Toolbars tab, highlight the name of the toolbar you wish to reset.

3.) Click the Reset button on the right.

4.) In the next window, you will need to choose which template the changes should affect. (The normal template is your everyday blank document).

5.) Click OK.

6.) Close the Customize window.

You can then repeat steps two through five to reset as many toolbars as necessary before closing the Customize window.

Poof! Your toolbar propecia weight gain is returned to its original state. Oh yeah!

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