Have you ever found yourself wondering about the rules MS Word is using to make its grammar recommendations when you check your documents?

Ever wish you had a little peek into the madness behind it all?

Wish you could tell Word to stop checking a few things that just drive you crazy?

If any of this sounds familiar, read on to take a look into the grammar rules used to check your documents.

In older versions of Word, you need to start with the Tools menu, Spelling and Grammar choice.

At the bottom of the Spelling and Grammar window, click the Options button.

This will take you to the Spelling and Grammar tab.

In Word 2007, you can get there directly through the Office Button, Word Options button, Proofing choice.

Once there, you can select and deselect a variety of options. One to pay attention to is the Writing Style choice.

Using the drop down list, you can choose to have Word check either the "Grammar Only" or "Grammar & Style."

Interested in what the specific differences are between the two choices?

No problem!

Click the Settings button.

The Grammar Settings window will open, displaying the choices for Grammar checks.

When you select "Grammar Only," you only get the grammar portion of the list. In contrast, the "Grammar & Style" choice will have items from both parts of the list selected. (Notice that you can toggle between the two Writing Style choices at the top of the window, allowing you to easily compare the two).

Scroll through the list.

You're free to check or uncheck items as you see fit.

When you're done, click OK and then OK again. cialis normal dose (If you're in an older version of Word, you'll also have to close the Spelling and Grammar window).

That's it! You now know where to find Word's control over the Grammar check. It looks like it's time to customize and make it your own!

Do you print a lot of envelopes with your MS Word documents?

Ever wonder how to dress up your envelope with a picture or business logo?

If you're thinking that might be a wonderful way to give your mailings that extra "punch," you're in the right place, because that's exactly what we're going to discuss today!

So, let's get down to business of turning this:

Into this:

Or, any design that suits your needs (or your mood of the moment).

In older versions of MS Word, you need to begin in the ever handy Envelopes and Labels window (Tools menu, Envelopes and Labels choice).

In Word 2007, you need to go to the Mailings ribbon and click the Envelopes button on the far left.

Once in that window, enter your delivery and return addresses as normal and then click on the Add to Document button.

You will then be returned cialis generic best price to your document, but with one major difference. You should see an envelope at the top of your document (before the first page).

If you don't see the envelope, you probably aren't in the Page Layout or Print Layout view (the name depends on the version of Word you're using). To switch your view, go to the View menu/ribbon and select the correct view.

Now, you can click into the envelope and use the Insert menu/ribbon, Picture choice to insert the picture you'd like to use (you know, the exact same thing you'd do in any document).

It can be moved, resized, etc. just like clipart in all Word files. Right clicking on the picture will allow you to adjust its properties in the Format Picture choice. (I found that I had to change the wrapping style and text alignment to get the text to start next to the top of the picture, instead of the bottom).

You can also highlight the addresses to change the font or text content, using the menus the same as you would for any Word document.

Now, I find it useful to have an envelope saved in a blank document. That way, I can simply keep changing the delivery address on the envelope. (For printing just the envelope, I make sure I've got the cursor on the envelope and I then choose Current Page in the Print window).

This method will really allow you to spice up your envelopes. So, go on, be creative and have fun!

• Date: October 30th, 2007: October 30th, 2007
• Author: Mary Ann Richardson: Mary Ann Richardson
• Category: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Tips: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Tips

Most users use only a few of the available Word document styles. For example, you might use only three custom heading styles and one table style from the Style list for all your Word documents. Instead of scrolling through all the styles associated with your Word document, you can save yourself time by limiting the list to only those styles you frequently use. Follow these steps:

1. Go to View | Task Pane.
2. Click the drop-down arrow cialis dosage side effects and select Styles And Formatting.
3. Click the drop-down arrow in the Show box at the bottom of the Styles And Formatting window.
4. Click Custom.
5. Select Available Styles.
6. In the Styles To Be Visible box, click to select the check boxes of the styles you use.
7. Clear the check boxes of the remaining styles listed.
8. Click OK.

You no longer have to scroll through a lengthy list to apply a style — only the ones you need will be visible in the task pane. If you need to view them all again, press [Shift] and click the Style box in the Formatting toolbar.

Date: October 16th, 2007

Author: Mary Ann Richardson

When you find that your header is almost overlapping the first line of text in your Word document, you do not need to make your header smaller; you need to increase the distance of the header text from the rest of the content on the page. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Go to View | Print Layout.
2. If the page ruler is not visible, go to View | Ruler.
3. Go to View | Header And Footer.
4. Move your mouse along the white area of the vertical ruler until it becomes a double-headed arrow and a ToolTip appears that reads cialis 20 mg cost italic”>Bottom Margin.
5. Click and drag the bottom margin until your header text is the desired distance from your document text.

Sometimes a header or footer overlaps the margin so that it prints too close to the top or bottom edge of the paper. When this happens, you need to increase the distance of the header or footer text from the edge of the page. You could use your mouse to adjust the top margin as you did to adjust the bottom margin in steps 4 and 5 above, or you could use the Page Setup dialog box, which lets you adjust the header and footer at the same time. For example, to adjust the header and footer so that both are one inch from the edge of the paper, follow these steps:

1. Go to File | Page Setup.
2. Click the Layout tab.
3. Click the up arrow of the From Edge: Header box until you reach 1″.
4. Click the up arrow of the From Edge: Footer box until you reach 1″ and then click OK.

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Have you ever felt frustrated when working with MS Word's tabs? I mean, you're trying to set up your tab stops, but you're finding it difficult to ensure that they are placed properly between the margins.

You've got the ruler displayed (View menu, Ruler choice), but it's still a bit of a pain to double check that you've got it "just right." It's easy to get lost in all those eighth of an inch marks or the even more abundant millimeters.

So, the next time you find yourself in the old click, hold and drag routine cialis 100 mg to place your tab stops across the top ruler and you become frustrated with the placements, give this quick trick a try!

Before you click on the tab stop to move it, hold down the Alt key.

Yep, that's right. The whole trick is in the Alt key.

With just that one extra key, you'll turn your usual display of tab stops (like this one):

Into a clean display like this:

What you have here is an obvious and easy to read placement guide for your tabs. (The tab stop clicked is 2.5" from the left margin and 4" from the right margin).

In place of the ruler, you'll be able to read the distance the tab's current position is from the left and right margins, which allows for an exact placement.

While holding the Alt key down, drag the tab stop back and forth across the ruler. You'll find that the measurements adjust to your every move.

No more getting lost trying to count the millimeters, centimeters or a fraction of an inch. With a quick tap of the Alt key, you'll have Word doing the measuring for you!