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Friday, May 27, 2011 – Permalink –

2003-2007-10 Compatibility

Exchange the future and the past

"Microsoft has added new file formats to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. To help ensure that you can exchange documents between Microsoft Office releases, Microsoft has developed a Compatibility Pack for the Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint 2007 File Formats"

Use earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and save files from 2007-10 Office programs

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007

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Labels: Customize, General, Tips

<Doug Klippert@ 3:39 AM

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Thursday, May 26, 2011 – Permalink –

Tab Leaders

You can lead a tab to ...........

Setting Tab Leaders in Word

Fred Smith.........................$44.59

This makes your list easier to read

Select the line on which you want to create a tab

Click on the Format menu and click on the Tabs menu item
(you will see the Tabs dialog box)

In the Tab Stop Position field enter the distance to the last column: 5", 6" or what ever is appropriate

Then select the tab alignment; Decimal, Right, Center or Left

Select the type of leader to use

Click Set and then OK

Enter the name, or first entry, and then touch the Tab key. Word will automatically enter as many leading characters as required. When you can type the amount, it will be aligned on the decimal or any other alignment you might have chosen.
Here's what it looks like in Word 2007

Also: University of Florida handout: Word Tabs Doc
OfficeLetter.com: Favorite Word tips #2
About.com: Creating Tab Leader Lines

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Labels: Formatting, General, Reference, Tips

<Doug Klippert@ 3:05 AM

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Thursday, May 19, 2011 – Permalink –

Work with Office

It can make life easier

Here's a collection of tips and tutorials from Microsoft about how to use MSOffice at work.
If no one's looking, you could use these hints at home too.

Ways to work smarter

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Labels: General2007 Tutorials Reference2010Tips

<Doug Klippert@ 3:13 AM

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Saturday, May 14, 2011 – Permalink –

First Look at Word 2007-10

We all have to start somewhere

Here is a 30 minute course:

After completing this course you will be able to:

Create and save a document.

Accept or reject suggested revisions for spelling and grammar as you type.

Change page margins.

Adjust spacing by deleting any extra spaces between words or extra lines between paragraphs.

Create your first document in Word

First look at Word 2010

More 2010 articles

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<Doug Klippert@ 6:38 AM

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Sunday, May 08, 2011 – Permalink –

Function Toolbar

F what?

In Word 2007+, you can see the shortcut keys by pressing the ALT key.

Word (2002-2003) has a rarely seen "toolbar" that lets you use your mouse to perform function key actions. In addition, when you press Shift you'll see what the Shift + function key combinations do, press Ctrl and you'll see those shortcuts, and so on.

The toolbar is automatically placed at the bottom of the screen (underneath the document area; right above the status bar); like any toolbar, you can drag it and dock to it any side of the screen, or let it float. To display the Function Key Display toolbar:

Go to Tools>Customize.

Select the Toolbars tab, then check Function Key Display

Click the Close button.

Press the Ctrl, Alt, or Shift keys to see the toolbar buttons (shortcut hints) change. Click on the buttons and the appropriate action will be performed.

See: Allen Wyatt's Word Tips

Ian McKenzie mentioned this buried feature in his well named blog Ian's Messy Desk.
He does, however, have neat header graphic.

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Labels: General, Reference, Shortcuts, Tips

<Doug Klippert@ 6:58 AM

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Monday, May 02, 2011 – Permalink –

Send Your Template to MS

Geek fame

According to the Inside Office Blog, over 1 million people have downloaded free templates from Microsoft.

"You probably have a document you use over and over again, something you created to solve a particular problem. You may even find yourself occasionally sending the document to others in e-mail because it's so useful. Now you can share your clever solution with everyone who uses the 2007 Microsoft Office system!

People like you all over the world are allowing others to download and use their document templates on Office Online. Some of these templates have tens of thousands of downloads. They were submitted by people who either wanted to help others or show their great solutions. You can, too.

Upload your template

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Labels: Customize, General, Templates

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