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A Blue Wave
We all know about MS Word's ability to mark spelling and grammar errors with the infamous red and green lines, right? Well, have you ever found yourself wishing that Word could help out with formatting issues too?
You're in luck! It can. Word does possess the ability to mark formatting inconsistencies when it notices that the formatting is very close to other formatting in the document.
Maybe it's better if I let Word tell you about the inconsistencies. Word "marks formatting with wavy, blue underlines when it is similar, but not exactly the same, as other formatting in your document. Word can identify direct formatting that's similar to formatting you've applied more frequently, list formatting that's similar to other list formatting and direct formatting that matches a style."
This is what you'll see when Word detects a discrepancy:
Now, just like the spelling and grammar, if you right click over the text, Word will suggest a way to fix it.
Interested in where to find the wavy blue lines?
No problem. It's in the Tools menu, Options choice.
On the Edit tab, select the "Mark formatting inconsistencies" choice. In addition, the "Keep track of formatting" check box must also be selected to use this feature.
Click OK when you've got both check boxes selected.
Voila! We now have a rainbow of wavy lines giving us not-so-subtle suggestions for editing our documents!
Hotkey Shortcuts
Take a look at your keyboard. Do you see those keys that say F1, F2, F3 and so on? How often do you use those? If you are like most users, it’s probably once in a blue moon. Those keys are called hotkeys and today, I'm going to show you how to make those keys work to your advantage. I’ll do that by giving you the information you need to program them to run both programs and Web sites. That way, you can execute a program with just one click of a button.
To do so, you’ll need to download a nifty program called HotKeyz, which can be found here.
After you have downloaded it and installed it, open it up. You should see a screen like this:
So, let’s program our first key, shall we? In this example, I am going to program the F12 key to open Microsoft Outlook. (This is just an example. You can program whatever you'd like when I'm finished explaining).
1. To begin, hit the New button.
2. Type a little description about what you want the key to do. I typed in “Launch Microsoft Outlook.”
3. In the command pull down box, select what kind of command this is. I clicked the arrow given for “Select a file” and found my shortcut to Outlook.
4. Now, click the Hotkey box. Next, press the key you want to program. I pressed the F12 key on my keyboard. Keep in mind that you don’t want to program a key that you may use for other things, such as the F1 key, which is often used to access help.
5. Finally, hit OK. I tested my hotkey by pressing F12 and it worked perfectly!
Now, it doesn't matter if other programs are open, etc. (or whatever I’m doing on my computer at the time), when I click F12, Microsoft Outlook opens.
Okay, now we will program a key to go on the Internet to a specific Web site. In this example, I will be using WorldStart's tip section on their Web site.
1. Again, hit the New button and type in a description. I typed in “Go to WorldStart Tip Section.”
2. In the command pull down menu, scroll down to where the Internet is selected and choose your Web browser. I selected Mozilla Firefox, because that’s what I use the most to surf the Web. If you use Internet Explorer, then select that.
3. When I selected Mozilla Firefox, more tabs came up at the top of the window. Whenever tabs appear, it’s usually important to check them out. Hit the Perimeter tab. That is the one that will decide which Web site you will go to. I typed in "http://www.worldstart.com/tips/index.php."
4. Now, go back to the Command tab for the hotkey. I typed in "Alt Z." That’s right! You can also make your own keyboard combinations.
Now, you can experiment by programming the keys to open programs that you use often. Pretty soon, you’ll be a hotkey programming expert!
If you're browsing the Web and want to see more of the page you're looking at hit the F11 key and your Internet Explorer window will completely fill the screen without any toolbars. To return your browser window to its previous size hit F11 again.
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