I have good news today for all you MS Word using keyboard enthusiasts!

I don't know about you, but I'm thoroughly annoyed every time I have to take my hand off the keyboard to change paragraph formatting in regards to indenting and hanging indents.

(Hanging indents occur when the paragraph's propecia and cancer first line is on the left margin and all the other lines of the paragraph are indented).

Hands off keyboard, hand on mouse, find what you need, hands back to the keyboard. Oops, be careful to place them correctly!

What a nightmare!

Is there a better solution?

Well, it just so happens that a few key combinations can make all the difference!

For mouseless indentation, give these a try:

• Ctrl + M will indent the whole paragraph one-half inch (repeat for larger indents).

• Ctrl + Shift + M will remove one-half inch of the indent (repeat to remove multiple indents).

• Ctrl + T will move the hanging indent one tab space to the right (repeat to increase the size of the indent by one tab stop each time).

• Ctrl + Shift + T will decrease the hanging indent by one tab stop (repeat to continue moving the indent to the left).

Do you add a lot of content specific words to your MS Word custom dictionary? (You do it every time you click on the Add button during a spell check).

If you're like me, there are quite a few terms that apply only when you're working on a document for work. If I'm doing something else, let's say writing an MS Office tip, having one of the algebra terms I use for work inadvertently show up via a typo would be a problem, especially since Word would approve the term based on my custom dictionary.

So, is there a way to get Word to temporarily ignore the words in your custom dictionary?

The answer is yes! I mean, why else would I ask?

Basically, what you need to know is that in Word's Options, there's a place where you can tell it to only spell check with the main dictionary (the one the program started with).

Obviously, different versions have the Word Options in different places, so let's begin with Word 2007.

• You need to go to the Office button and click on the Word Options button in the bottom right hand corner.

• Once you're there, you need to navigate to the Proofing section.

  

• Under the "When correcting spelling in Microsoft Office programs" section, select the "Suggest from main dictionary only" option.

• Click OK.

• First, go to the Tools menu, Options choice.

• Now, go to the Spelling and Grammar tab.

• You'll need to select the "Suggest From Main Dictionary Only" option.

• Click OK.

Date: June 16th, 2008

Author: Mary Ann Richardson

Date: June 10th, 2008

Author: Mary Ann Richardson

If you need to report on the latest data in the company’s employee database and don’t have Access, you can use Word’s Mail Merge Directory feature. With this feature, you can quickly add data from any Access table into a table in any Word document. Follow these steps:

1. Click Next: Starting Document.
2. Click Browse and then navigate to the Access database that contains the data you want to insert into your document.
3. Click the Open button.
4. Click the table containing the data.
5. Click OK twice.
6. In the task pane, click Next: Arrange Your Directory.
7. Click the Insert Table tool on the Standard toolbar. (In Word 2007, click the Insert tab and then click Table.)
8. Click and drag over the first four cells to create a 1 x 4 table.
9. Click in the first cell hair propecia vitamin of the table, if necessary.
10. Click More Items in the task pane.
11. Click the InternID field, click the Insert button, and then click Close.
12. Click in the second cell of the table.
13. Click More Items in the task pane.
14. Click the LastName field, click the Insert button, and then click Close.

1. Click in the third cell of the table.
2. Click More Items in the task pane.
3. Click the FirstName field, click the Insert button, and then click Close.
4. Click in the fourth cell of the table.
5. Click More Items in the task pane.
6. Click the PayRate field, click the Insert button, and then click Close.
7. Click Next: Preview Your Directory in the task pane.
8. Click Next: Complete The Merge in the task pane.
9. Click To New Document.
10. Click OK.

Now you can format the table any way you wish. Here we have inserted a row above the table, added table headings, and selected a format from the Word 2007 table gallery.

Be sure to save the Main document file so that you can get the latest data from the Access table without having to set up the document again. Simply open the file and then click the Merge button on the Mail Merge toolbar in Word 2002/2003 or click the Finish And Merge Button on the Word 2007 Mailings ribbon.

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 get propecia again. (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!