Archive for the ‘Microsoft Word’ Category


Word Quick Access Toolbar

One of the parts of Word 2007 that I use all the time is the Quick Access toolbar. This is a very small toolbar located at the top of your Word Window. When Word is first installed, the Quick Access Toolbar contains only three commands, Save, Undo, and Redo. One of the first things that [...]

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Office 2007 Ribbon Tip

Office 2007 Ribbon Tip The Ribbon in Word and other Office 2007 programs takes up quite a bit of space in your window. If you want to concentrate on your document for a while, just double click on the tab that is active at the top of your ribbon to minimize it. You can easily [...]

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Word 2007 Views

Word 2007 Document Views Dear Computer Lady, I really hope you can help me. Normally, when I open a Word document, it looks like a sheet of paper and when I type in the window, I can see the document just like it will look when I print it out. The other day, I opened [...]

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Insert Picture in Word

Dear Computer Lady, Hi there! I am having trouble with Word. I cannot insert a picture in there at all. I know there is some kind of setting somewhere but I sure can’t find it. Can you please help me? Mary

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Inserting Tab Leaders

Dear Computer Lady, I’ve been a fan of your column since forever. I’ve checked the manuals I have for Word, but can’t find out how to do the “. . .” when you are typing a table of contents. I’ve been doing it manually, but it’s taking me forever. HELP!! HELP!! HELP!! Thanks for whatever [...]

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Keyboard Word Problem

Dear Computer Lady, You are the best! I cannot even guess at how many times you have helped me. But now I have a problem. I have Windows XP and Word 2003. My keyboard in Word will suddenly change. That is, the keys type different letters. I have to shut down Word, wait a few [...]

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AutoCorrect Shortcuts

Dear Computer Lady, I use expanders for long words or phrases when typing documents at work. For instance, when I type “tyvm” the letters automatically expand to “thank you very much”. How can I do the same thing in other word processing programs on my home PC such as Works or Open Office? Thank you [...]

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Transfer Word Custom Dictionary To New Computer

Dear Computer Lady, I am a medical transcriptionist who over the past 5 years has added medical words to my spell check on Windows XP. For example, when the computer highlights an incorrect spelling, I look the word up, type it in correctly and then add it to the dictionary. Is there any way that [...]

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Word 2007 Files Not Compatible

Hi Computer Lady. I’ve been enjoying your newsletter for some time now and have a question. I have Word 2007 on my new Del laptop and Word 2003 on my Dell XPS 400 desktop. Documents from the laptop will not print when I copy them to my desktop computer. How can I make them compatible? [...]

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Word 2007 Files compatible

Dear Computer Lady, I recently installed Office 2007 on my computer, and now when I send a Word document attached to an email, no one is able to open it. What happened, and how can I save all my documents so that others can open them? Thanks, Nancy

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