Removing those pesky icons from your taskbar.

Works with Windows XP



The taskbar, which is the blue bar that runs across the bottom of your screen, can get cluttered with a lot of useless items.



Here's a way to streamline the taskbar by removing the icons you don't need that show up on the bottom-right hand side of your screen.



Right-click anywhere in the taskbar.



Click on Properties.



Make sure the Taskbar tab is selected.



Put a checkmark next to Hide Inactive Buttons and click Customize.



You'll see a list of items under the heading Current Items.



For each item (ex., Outlook) that you want to remove from the Taskbar, click the item and change the value in the dropdown box from Hide When Inactive to Always Hide.



Streamline your taskbar now to free up valuable space at the bottom of your screen.

Add Words to your Custom Dictionary

Works with Windows XP and Office 2003
When you run spell check, does your dictionary keep checking for words that you know are spelled correctly?

Here are some examples:
Your last name
Blog
LinkedIn
Facebook

When you run spellcheck within any Microsoft Office 2003 program (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) you have the option of adding mis-spelled words to your custom dictionary.


Wouldn't it be nice, though, if you could just add all of the words to the custom dictionary at once?

Here are the steps.

• Find the Custom.dic file.
  In Windows XP, Type CTRL + ESC, then S.
  Click All files and folders.
  In the box called "All or part of the file name" type custom.dic.
  
  Run the search, and Windows should find the file (Custom.dic) in your Proof subdirectory.
  
  
• Open Custom.dic (use the Notepad program).
  
  
• Copy and paste (or type) all of the words you'd like to add to your custom dictionary. Make sure there is one word to a line.
  
  
• Save and close Custom.dic.

Now, any Office 2003 program (Word, Outlook, etc.) will recognize the words you've added to your Custom Dictionary.

Remember, as you add words to your custom dictionary, don't forget to add the word "blog."

Outlook Tip: Change Subject Line

Let's say you received an email from someone with a blank subject line, or a subject line that doesn't match the email's content. You'd like to edit the subject line so that the email message is easy to find.

Simply double-click in the grey subject line area, type in your new subject, and it's done.