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Stopping Microsoft Word From Calling Home

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Subscriber V.R. wrote to ask about Microsoft Word calling home…

Terry, I need your advise. How do I stop Word 2003 from wanting to access the internet everytime I launch the program? AVG pops ups asking if want to allow. It then takes about 10/15 seconds for Word to come up. I’ve googled and went to several sites, tried what they suggested but no luck. Any help would be appreciated.

I wrote back to V.R. to tell him that if he always wants to deny that communication, he should be able to tell AVG to deny the connection and remember that answer. It might also be in a configuration dialog box in AVG.

However, I don’t use AVG and so I can’t advise him on specifics of it.

Regarding making Word stop trying — good luck. I haven’t found a way to do it other than to control it with a good third party firewall (I use Sunbelt Personal Firewall ). See my review of SPF on my site.

Filed Under: Internet Privacy, Office, Office Suites, Software, Terry's Computer Tips

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OpenOffice to the Rescue

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Subscriber Helen wrote about a software problem:

Terry, while my computer was being worked on I was told I had word pad but needed the code to be able to open it. Can you help me open it in order that I might be able to use it. I do not like notepad which I am able to open. Helen

I responded to Helen, hoping to clarify the problem.

The computer repair person probably told her that she had Word installed, meaning Microsoft Word, rather than saying Wordpad. Wordpad is included in Windows at no extra cost.

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Controlling Microsoft Word’s Auto-formatting and Auto-Correction Functions

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Microsoft built a lot of automatic capabilities into Microsoft Word. By default, it checks your spelling as you type and marks misspellings as it finds them. You can even set Word to auto-correct your spelling for specific typing errors you normally have.

Word also will automatically create bulleted lists. All you have to do is hit the Enter key, type 1), type the words for that entry, and hit the enter key again. Word automatically goes into Bulleted mode, creating a Numbered List automatically.

This particular feature is kind of nice, but sometimes frustrates me. Why? Well, as an example, I write my newsletters as HTML code so that I have control of formatting as I write. When I start a numbered list in Word, I type the original “1)” and the words. Then, I press Enter and almost invariably type the “2)” — and promptly have to erase them because MS Word put them in automatically.

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Filed Under: HowTo, Office, Office Suites, Software, System Control, Terry's Computer Tips, Usability

New articles at Terry’s Computer Tips

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Creating Your New Documents in Word

Deleting Emails versus Really Deleting Emails

Disadvantages of Windows XP’s NTBackup Program

Filed Under: Backup, Email, Office, Office Suites, Outlook Express, Windows XP

HOWTO: Adding a Print-To Button to Word, Excel or PowerPoint

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Recently, my HOWTO article was “Adding a SaveAs Button to Work/Excel/Powerpoint.

This week, we’ll add another button that I find very useful — the Print To button.

Why do I want to add a “Print To” button to Word (or Excel or Powerpoint?

In part, it is because I have three printers that I use routinely. But, the real reason is that I detest any function that prints only to the “default printer.” (Microsoft Word’s label wizard is another that prints only to the default printer.) So, I want to choose which printer ANY TIME that I print a document.

Filed Under: Office, Office Suites, Software, Usability

OpenOffice 2 – the free office suite

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OpenOffice.org is a free software office suite, available from the website of the same name. Most people just shorten the name to “OpenOffice,” but the “.org” is really part of the software’s name.

But, a lot of people like to drop the “.org” and refer to the free suite as OpenOffice.

Why is that part of the name? Good question.

Why should I use it? Because you can!

Filed Under: Free, Office, Office Suites, Terry's Computer Tips, Usability

Carol’s Corner Office – Special for Terry’s Computer Tips Readers

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As a thank you to my article about her newsletter in my online Terry’s Computer Tips newsletter, Carol Bratt made a special offer for my readers.

Carol is offering a special price for her great Microsoft Office newsletter — the premium edition — and her Office tips ebook — for Terry’s Computer Tips readers! Membership in her site gets you the 12 months of her Word Bytes Premium Edition Newsletter, as well as access to the archived issues back to 2004.

Just a look at the free issues convinced me to sign up. I bought her ebook, too.

Get 12 Months of Carol’s Word Bytes Premium Edition Newsletter (REGULARLY $18)
PLUS her Office eBook Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Office (REGULARLY $19.99)
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Special limited time offer – expires Wednesday, March 28, 2007.

Update: The special has expired, but you can still get Carol’s Tips and tricks for Microsoft Office .

Carol also has a free newsletter — check out the free newsletter which is a shortened version of her Premium Edition newsletter. Check out one the free newsletters at her site — and notice the additional articles listed at the end — they’re the ones in the Premium Edition.

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