Are you tired of saving your PowerPoint 2007 files in a format that most people can’t read because they don’t have a version of the software that can view the file? Change the format that your PowerPoint 2007 presentations are saved in by default with these steps.

1. In PowerPoint, click the Office Button and select PowerPoint Options.

2. Click Save on the left.

3. For Save file in this format: select the format you wish to save your PowerPoint files in.

4. Click OK when you’re done.

You may want to change the version format that Word 2007 saves documents in so that others that don’t have Word 2007 may be able to view it. Follow these steps to change the default format documents are saved in by default.

1. Click the Office Button and select Word Options.

2. Click Save on the left.

3. For Save file in this format: select the format that you wish Word 2007 to save your files in.

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How to add a superscript character into your document in Word 2007.

If you are typing a document and would like to start typing in superscript mode, such as making the ’st’ in 1st higher, you can hold down CTRL and SHIFT and press the + key. Then type what you wanted to type in superscript. When you press the spacebar to move on to the next word the superscript mode will be canceled.

If you want to type superscript characters for longer than that, you can click the Home tab, and access the Font options (or press CTRL +D). Check the Superscript box and click OK.

How to add music file in PowerPoint 2007 so that it plays during the presentation.

1. Select the slide you wish to add the music to.

2. Click the Insert tab.

3. Under the Media Clips group, click the arrow under Sound.

4. To play a music file such as an MP3 or WAV, click Sound from File.

5. Browse to the folder that contains the file, and then double-click the music file.

6. Select if you wish the file to start Automatically or When Clicked.

AutoSave is a feature in Word 2007 that automatically saves your document at certain intervals just in case your PC malfunctions in the middle of your work. AutoSave can be enabled or disabled by using the following steps:

1. Click on the Microsoft Office Button and click the Word Options button.

2. Click Save on the left pane.

3. Now you can uncheck the box for Save AutoRecover information every x minutes if you wish to disable the AutoSave feature. Check the box to enable it. You can also set the length of time in between when Word 2007 saves AutoSave data.

How to turn on read receipt in Microsoft Outlook 2007.

1. In the message, click Options.

2. Under Voting and tracking options area, select the check box for one of the following:

• Request a delivery receipt for this message
• Request a read receipt for this message
  

3. Click Close.

Now when you send the message, you will receive a receipt if the email is read.

How to disable the hyperlink balloon that appears in Outlook 2007 when you click a hyperlink in an email.

The warning that appears is:

Opening “path/filename”.
Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data. To protect your computer, click only those hyperlinks from trusted sources. Do you want to continue?

Let’s disable it with the following steps.

1. In Windows XP, Click Start > Run.
In Windows Vista, hold down the Windows key and press R.

2. Type regedit and click OK.

3. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
then Software
then Microsoft
then Office
then 12.0
then Common
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You can send out an email to take a vote from recipients in Outlook 2007.

1. Start a new message and click Options.

2. Click Use Voting Buttons.

3. Select the voting buttons you wish to use. Use Custom… if you wish to write your own options.

4. If you have selected the Custom… option, the Message Options dialog will appear. Type the options you would like in the Use voting buttons field. Separate your options with a semicolon (;). Click Close when done.

Now you’re ready to type and send the email.

If you want to check who accepted or declined a meeting invite in Outlook 2007, here’s how.

1. Click the Calendar icon in the Navigation Pane.

2. Double-click the meeting you want to check.

3. Click the Tracking button.

Note: Only the meeting organizer can view this option.

Keep your Outlook 2007 Inbox clean and tidy by setting up AutoArchive.

1. In Outlook 2007, select Tools > Options…

2. Click the Other tab, then click AutoArchive…

3. Set how often you would like AutoArchive to archive your email. In this example, Outlook 2007 will AutoArchive my items every 20 days. Select other options as needed. The other important place on this dialog you may want to pay attention to is the location where it will Move old items to. Some people like to set this path to a network drive that is backed up regularly by system administrators. That way, you won’t lose any data if your hard drive crashes.

Also set how old you would like items to be before they are archived with the Clean out items older than setting. You can also choose to Apply these settings to all folders now. Click OK when you’re done.

Optionally, you can manually archive items any time by clicking File > Archive.

How to split your Word 2003 document text into columns.

1. Using your mouse, highlight the text you wish to split into columns.

2. Click Format > Columns…

3. Select how many columns you would like to apply to the text. Set the other options as needed. Click OK when done.

How do you divide your Word 2007 document into columns of 2 or 3? Follow these steps:

1. Highlight the text you wish to put into columns with your mouse.

2. Click Page Layout.

3. Click Columns then select the amount of columns you wish to apply.

When you try to send an email in Outlook 2003, you get an error:

Interface Not Recognized

To try to fix this problem, try this:

Click Start > Run and type regsvr32 ole32.dll and click OK.

Want to protect a Word 2008 document from certain eyes? You can set a password on it.

1. Click File > Save As.

2. Click Options.

3. Click the Show All button

4. Click the Security button.

5. Type a password in the Password to Open.

6. Click OK.

7. Type the password again.

8. Click OK.

If you want to prevent changes to a Word 2008 document, you can password protect it from being changed.

1. Click File > Save As.

2. Click Options.

3. Click the Show All button

4. Click the Security button.

5. Type a password in the Password to Modify box.

6. Click OK.

7. Type the password again.

8. Click OK.