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.
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.
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.
By default, Word 2007 doesn’t have the useful Send to Mail Recipeint option available on the toolbar. Here’s how to add it.
1. Click the small down arrow on the right-hand side of the Quick Access Toolbar, and select More Commands.
2. Under the Choose commands from list, select All Commands.
3. Select Send to Mail Recipient, and then click Add.
4. Click OK.
Want to easily create PDF documents using Office 2007? Microsoft has a tool that makes it easy.
1. Download and install the 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS.
2. From the Office program (Word 2007, Excel 2007, etc.) and the file you wish to make into a PDF, click the Office button in the top left corner.
3. Hover the mouse arrow over Save As.
4. Under Save a copy of the document click PDF.
5. In the Save as type, select PDF (*.pdf).
6. Select either Standard (publishing online and printing) or Minimum size (publishing online).
7. Click Publish and you’re done.
How to insert a caption to your photos or images in Word 2007.
1. Click once on the image that you wish to add a caption to.
2. Click References then click Insert Caption.
Check how many words are included in your Word 2007 document.
1. Click the Review tab.
2. Click Word Count.
You can also get the amount of words in only certain parts of the document by highlighting the text before performing these steps.
How to insert text from another file in Word 2007.
1. Click the Insert tab, in the Text group, click the arrow next to Object, and then click Text from File.
2. Find the file that you want to insert, and double-click on it.
Is Word 2007 acting as though you have accidentally hit the Insert key on your keyboard? You hit Insert again, but the text you type still overwrites instead of inserts text.
There is an option in Word 2007 called Overtype Mode that may be causing this problem. You can enable or disable this feature by performing the following steps:
1. In Word 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Under Editing options, uncheck the Use overtype mode check box.
How to disable and prevent add-ins and global templates from loading when you launch Microsoft Word.
Launching Word with the switch of /a will disable all add-ins and global templates. This switch comes in handy if Word is crashing when you try to launch it or behaving abnormally because of an add-in or template. You can launch Word in this fashion in a couple of ways. I am using Word 2003 in this example, but this method will work with Word 2007 as well.
1. Press the Windows Key + R to bring up the Run dialog and type winword /a in the box and click OK.
2. Create a shortcut that points to the location of the Word application.
Now you should have a nice Word icon that you can use that will prevent any add-ins or global templates from loading.
Enable the Track Changes feature in Word 2007.
1. While in the document, On the Review tab, under the Tracking group, click Track Changes.
2. Make the changes you wish to make. You can also add your own notes.
Does Word 2007 regularly detect words that you commonly use as misspelled words? You can change this by adding the word to the dictionary.
1. Expand the Office Quick Access Toolbar and select More Commands… .
I don’t like Word 2007 telling me what to do. It autocapitalizes things that I don’t want it to. I can capitalize my own work thank you! You can change these settings to your liking by performing these steps.
1. Expand the Office Quick Access Toolbar and select More Commands… .
2. Click Proofing and then click the AutoCorrect Options… button.
3. Here you can check the boxes to customize what you want Word to automatically capitalize.
You may also set Exceptions if you don’t want these settings to apply to certain words.
4. Click OK, then OK again when you are done.
These settings are also located other Office 2007 applications such as Excel and PowerPoint.
You can also see how to turn off capitalization in older versions of Office applications.
You can open and save Office 2007 files in older versions of Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
You will normally get the error messages below when trying to read Word 2007, Excel 2007 and Powerpoint 2007 files in older versions:
Word
Windows cannot open this file.
Excel
The file is not in a recognizable format. Windows cannot open this file.
PowerPoint
PowerPoint can’t open the type of file represented by filename
To open these files in older versions, you can download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. This will enable you to view files from Office 2007 as well as save in the Office 2007 formats.
How to change the color of hyperlinks in your Word 2007 document.
1. From the Home tab, click the small icon to the right of the word “Styles“. Alternatively, you can use Alt+Ctrl+Shift+s .
2. In the Styles menu, hover your mouse pointer over Hyperlink, and then click the triangle that appears to the right. From the drop-down menu that appears, select Modify… .
3. In the Formatting section, choose the color you want, and click OK.
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