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Word 2007: Use Shortcuts for Easy to Open Templates

Friday, July 25th, 2008

If you are a frequent Word user, you probably have created some templates that you use on a regular basis. This article will outline a way to make your templates easier to open, without having to open Word first. What you'll do is create a shortcut on your Windows desktop ...

The Ruler: Margins and Indents and Tabs in Word 2007, Part 1

Monday, February 25th, 2008

The ruler is a graphical way to change margins, indents and tabs in Word, but there are two contradictory problems with it. One, because it's on screen by default, users accidentally click on it and end up changing settings that didn't realize they changed. Problem two is that for users ...

Rename Batches of Files in Windows XP or Vista

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

When you download photos onto a computer, typically the file names are just a string of numbers. If the files are all of a similar theme or event, a way to make them easier to work with would be to rename all the photos to what the theme or event ...

Key-Start Bullets in Word

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Besides using the Bullets and Numbering buttons, a list can be started based on typed characters. To key-start basic bullets or numbering, start the list with one of the following: *. will change to •. 1. will start a numbered list. A. will start a lettered list. All bullet or numbered lists can ...