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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 [...]

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 [...]

Creating Your New Documents in Word
Deleting Emails versus Really Deleting Emails
Disadvantages of Windows XP’s NTBackup Program

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]