Microsoft Word Quicktips

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Resetting Keyboard Shortcuts and Keys
Changes you make to the keyboard command keys or the shortcut keys don't have to be permanent. If you've made a lot of changes and want to restore them to their default settings, it is quite easy. Just be aware that if you choose to remove the customizations you made to the keyboard, you will lose the shortcut keys you assigned to your macros.

Restoring Disabled Keys
If you disabled a key on your keyboard and now realize that you need to restore it, don't worry. It is quite simple to reassign the key to its command. Find out how.

Spelling and Grammar Quick Check
If you're working on a long document, it can be a hassle scrolling through to find all the places where Word has tagged your spelling and grammar, fortunately, Microsoft has built in a feature that will take you one by one through the errors. What more could you ask for?

Changing the Appearance of Quotation Marks
If you’re using Word as an HTML editor – the old fashioned way, not the WYSIWYG way! – or if you simply don’t like the way quotation marks appear in Word, then this is required reading.

Turn off the Office Assistant
Microsoft had good intentions in mind when it created Clippit and the other animated Office Assistants. However, some users find the animations less amusing than downright annoying. If you’re one of those people, you can send him packing!

Using Macros to Format Select Text
One of the best uses for macros is to format your text. Read this quick tip to find out how you can create a macro that will apply customized formatting to a select part of your document.

Changing Word’s Macro Security Level
If you have macros from a trusted source but that are unsigned, you can use this tip to change the macro security level in Word. Of course, you should use an abundance of caution when changing this setting.

Disabling Fast Saves
Fast Save is a great feature -- if it is enabled on your version of Word, you won't spend much time waiting around for your computer to save your documents. The problem is this feature creates privacy issues, and in today's world, you can't be too concerned about your privacy.

Setting Word Selection Preferences
If you ever get frustrated by the way Word handles text selection, this tip is for you. You can specify whether Word automatically selects the entire word when only part of it is highlighted, or you can change the settings so to allow you to select parts of a word, for greater precision.

Displaying the Function Key Commands
If you are unfamiliar with the function keys and what they do, then it is time to learn how to use them and increase your proficiency in word! This quick tip will show you how to have Word display the commands associated with the keys.

Displaying More Files in the Recently Used File List
Word makes it easy for you to access your recently used files from the File menu without having to search through the folders on your hard drive. This tip will show you how to change the number of Files Word will display.

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