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How to Use the Go To Command in Word 2007

Use the Go To command in Word 2007 to send the insertion pointer to a specific page or line or to the location of a number of interesting things that Word can potentially insert in your document. [more…]

How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts in Word 2007

If you’re a keyboard shortcut junkie, you probably want to create your own keyboard shortcuts. Luckily, Word 2007 lets you assign the styles, macros, and other goodies you use most often to handy keyboard [more…]

How to Customize the Status Bar in Word 2007

The Word 2007 status bar is an extremely useful strip of informative tidbits and controls, lurking at the bottom of Word's screen. You can control the appearance and behavior of the status bar by right [more…]

How to Create a Custom Word 2007 Dictionary

Customize the built-in Word 2007 dictionary for special writing and editing needs. You can train the spelling and grammar checker features to recognize jargon and technical terms as well as unusual spellings [more…]

How to Open Word 2007 with the Quick Launch Toolbar

You can start Word 2007 quickly and easily using the Quick Launch Toolbar. Located right next to the Start button on the taskbar, the Quick Launch Toolbar is a row of icons representing programs, which [more…]

How to Navigate the Word 2007 Ribbon with Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts in Word 2007 to use the features in the Ribbon interface. Each tab on the Ribbon has its own keyboard shortcut. To see the shortcut, you need to press one of two magical [more…]

How to Navigate the Word 2007 Ribbon

The Ribbon is Microsoft’s new user-interface gadget for Word 2007. The Ribbon replaces the menus and toolbars found in earlier versions of Word.

Across the top of the Ribbon is a series of tabs. You can [more…]

How to Customize Tracked Changes Views in Word 2007

When you use the Word 2007 Track Changes feature to monitor who makes additions and deletions in a document, you can customize Word 2007 to show these changes in different ways. Take advantage of how you [more…]

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