Compu-Kiss with Sandy Berger Sandy Tips - Compu-Kiss
ASK FOR HELP      |       FREE NEWSLETTER      |       SANDY’S BLOG      |       SANDY’S BOOKS      |       ABOUT SANDY

Webmasters
Sign Up For
Our News Here

Sandy's Quick Tips
Fix the Spacing in Word Print E-mail

If you use Microsoft Word, you have probably had trouble getting rid of the extra space that often appears between the lines of text. This is especially problematic in Word 2007 because Microsoft has changed the default document so it now has more space between the lines. Here is a simple way to remove the unwanted space.

To quickly change the spacing between the lines, just highlight the entire paragraph or paragraphs. Right-click on the highlighted area, choose Paragraph from the drop-down menu. On the Indents & Spacing tab, change the settings in the Spacing area, change the Before and After spacing to 0 and the extra space will disappear.

Microsoft changed the default line spacing in Word 2007. They thought that documents look better with more spacing between the lines. If you, like me, don't like this, you can easily change the default back to the way it was in older versions of Word. Here are the instructions directly from Microsoft:

Open the document that you want to look like a Word 2003 document.

On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles.

Point to Style Set, and click Word 2003.

On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles.

Point to Fonts and under Built-in, click Office Classic.

If you want to create all documents with the Word 2003 style set and fonts, in the Styles group, click Change Styles, and then click Set as Default.

All future documents will open with the Word 2003 default style set and fonts.I

If you want to use the updated Word 2007 formatting, switch to the Word 2007 style set and the Office font set. You can switch back to your custom default settings later by clicking Reset to Quick Styles from Template (in the Styles group, click Change Styles, point to Style Sets, and then click Reset to Quick Styles from Template).



 
Finding a Certain Word on a Webpage Print E-mail
highlightwords.jpgHave you ever used Google or a search engine to find a web page, then not be able to find the word you are looking for on that page? Wouldn’t it be nice if your browser could highlight the word you are looking for? Well it can, if you know where to look. Here’s how it works.
Read more...
 
Finding Lost Documents Print E-mail
If the document that you are looking for was created or updated recently, you are in luck. Both Windows and many programs keep track of your most recent documents. Click on the Start button and hover the cursor over My Recent Documents. This will bring up a list of the documents you most recently worked on. Click on any one of them to open it.

You will also find that many programs like Microsoft Word, keep a list of recent documents for your use. In Word, click on File and you will see a list of recent documents at the bottom. Click on any one to open it. By default older versions of Word only keep track of the four most recently opened documents. To increase that number, go to the Tools menu and click on Options. On the General tab, change the Recently Used File List to nine, which is the most you can have. Fortunately for users of Word 2007, this newer version of Word keeps track of more recently documents automatically. Just click on the round Office icon and a list of more than twelve recent documents will automatically appear next to the vertical menu bar.

 



Compu-KISS Special - 10% Off of Spyware Doctor!

 
Some Files Don't Go To the Recycle Bin Print E-mail

The Windows Recycle Bin is the place where most deleted files are stored. You can click on the trash can icon on your computer desktop to see all of the items in the Recycle Bin. If you want to restore a file in the Recycle Bin, you simply highlight it and click on "Restore this item" to return the file to its original location.

This is a very valuable feature. Once you get used to it, you may think that it is always available. In most cases, it is. However, there are two important instances when the recycle bin doesn't work. First, there is no Recycle Bin for networked drives. So if you have a file server and you delete a file from it, it is permanently deleted. While this affects mainly businesses with the appearance of Microsoft Home Server software, you can be sure that it will start to affect sophisticated home users as well.

Second, when you delete a file from a removable drive like a USB flash drive, camera, or memory card reader, there is no recycle bin. Any item that you delete will be permanently deleted.

Unfortunately, there is no real alert to this fact. If you look closely when you delete a file from your hard drive, the confirmation box will say something like: "Are you sure you want to send this file to the Recycle Bin?"  When you delete a file from a removable drive, the box will say, "Are you sure you want to delete this file?" but, to be honest with you, no one reads all those common warning boxes anyway. Most people, me included, just click right through them.

 So just be aware that you either need to read the confirmation boxes, or just remember that if you are deleting a file from a network or external drive, you will be permanently deleting it.



 
Internet Protection Tip Print E-mail

It might seem like a good idea to have a little added protection, but when it comes to antivirus programs,  more is not better. You should never run two antivirus programs at the same time. They can interfere with each other, and may cause you more headaches than they cure. In fact, even having two antivirus programs installed on your computer at the same time can cause problems. So if you decide to change antivirus programs. Be sure to uninstall the first one before you install the new one.

The same holds true for firewalls. The rule is only use one firewall at a time.

However, antispyware programs are different. While you don't want to run two of them simultaneously, you may need to have more than one just to find all the spyware. I keep two or three on each of my computers. When you are ready to check for spyware, run one program and let it complete its work, then run the next one.

Be sure to keep your antispyware and antivirus programs up to date, as new spyware and new viruses appear every day.



 
<< Start < Prev 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next > End >>


Advertising & Sponsorship | Contact Us

Legal Information | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Terms of Service

Online Publisher: Dave Berger

Copyright © 1998-2008 All Rights Reserved