MS Word 2007 Tutorial - Keep Frequently Used Files at your Fingertips

MS Word 2007 Tutorial - Keep frequently used files at your fingertips.

In a MS Word 2003 tutorial, I provided the steps to keep recently used files at your fingertips. While the steps are straight-forward, there are quite a few steps involved. The steps are a lot easier in MS Word 2007.

Here they are:

Click the MS Office Button.

In the right hand side of the panel, you'll see your Recent Documents list.



Click the thumbtack next to the file name. This does 2 things:

• Pins the document to your most recent documents list.
• Changes the color of the thumbtack symbol from gray to bright green.

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MS Word 2003 Tutorial - Keep your Favorite Files at your Fingertips

MS Word 2003 Tutorial - Keep your Favorite Files at your Fingertips

If you're like most people, there are a few files you use often, and would like to have a few at your fingertips. What most users don't know is Word 2003 offers a way for you to add up to 9 files to your menu, so that they are always available.

Here are the steps.

Step 1 - Set up your Work Toolbar

• Click on the Tools menu, then Customize.
  
• Click the Commands tab.
  
• Under the Save in section, make sure Normal.dot is selected. This makes the files available throughout MS Word.
  
• Under the Categories section in the left hand side of your dialog box, select Built-in Menus.
  
• Under the Commands section on the right hand side of the dialog box, select Work (scroll all the way to the last item).
  
• Drag Work from the dialog box to your toolbar.
  
• Close the document, then close Word. If you get a question asking if you want to save changes to normal.dot, choose Yes or OK.

Once your work menu is set up, you're able to add up to 9 documents.



Step 2 - Add items to your Work Toolbar

Adding items to the MS Word work menu is very simple.

• Open the file (the file must have a name).
  
• Click the Work menu, then select Add to Work Menu.

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Advanced PowerPoint 2007 Tip: Saving your Background

PowerPoint 2007 Tutorial: Saving your Presentation Backgrounds

In a recent class, a student asked this question:
"I really like the background picture on this slide. Is there any way I can use it some where else?"

Here's my answer:
First, you have to make sure you have the right to use the picture. Once you do, saving the background picture is easy.

Right-click on the slide, and select Save Background.


Give your file a name, and save it to your hard drive.


Now it's available for use whenever you're ready.

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