Indispensable tips for Microsoft Word 2007 users
Indispensable tips for Word users
No matter how long you’ve been using Microsoft Word, you can always learn new techniques to help you work faster and smarter. Here are some of TechRepublic’s favorite tips and tricks for Word 97/2000/XP, organized into three sections: The basics, Advanced tips, and Things you don’t have to do. For more great productivity tips, be sure to visit http://techrepublic.com.com/.
The basics
Learn to use Undo. Make a mistake? Press [Ctrl]Z or choose Undo from the Edit menu right away. Keep pressing [Ctrl]Z to backtrack through and undo the most recent editing changes you’ve made.
Save often. Press [Ctrl]S or click the Save button on the Standard toolbar. Save your work frequently. You can also instruct Word to automatically save your work periodically. Open the Tools menu, select Options, click the Save tab, and activate the Save AutoRecovery Info Every option. You can specify an interval from 1 to 120 minutes.
Quickly move around in a document. To move to the top of a document, press [Ctrl][Home]. To move to the bottom of a document, press [Ctrl][End]. To go to the top of the next page, press [Ctrl][Page Down]. For the top of the preceding page, press [Ctrl][Page Up].
Open menus and select commands from the keyboard. Press [Alt] plus the letter that’s underlined to open a menu, such as File, Edit, View, and so on. Once a menu is open, you don’t need to press [Alt] to select a command; just press the underlined letter of the command you want to select. Here are some common examples: Quick Print Preview: [Alt]F,V. Quick Save As: [Alt]F,A. Quickly reopen the first document in the most recently used file list: [Alt]F,1.
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