How to Save Word 2007 Documents in Word 97-2003 Format

Microsoft Office 2007 saves files in the .docx format, whereas Word 97-2003 saves them in .doc format. This .docx format can cause difficulties if you want to share your Word 2007 documents with colleagues who still use Word 2003.

Change the Number of Days Tracked in IE

Internet Explorer 6 records every Web page you visit for 20 days. That’s the default setting. You can change this setting.
This will free up some disk space by limiting the number of days Internet Explorer 6 remembers your visits.
1. In Internet Explorer 6, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2.On the General tab, [...]

How to Find a Web Page You Visited Last Month

To find a webpage you visited last week or last month, use the History list in IE. Internet Explorer 6 automatically records the web pages you’ve visited and organizes them in folders on the History bar by the day you visited.

Working Remotely with Windows XP

MS tips on how to use the mobility features of Windows XP. With Remote Desktop, you get full access to your work computer via an Internet or network connection. For example, you can connect to your office computer from home and work with files, programs, and resources as though you were in front of your [...]

Shortcut to View All Word Toolbars

Here’s a great trick to make Word easier to use.
You can customize Word so that is shows all the different toolbars on your screen. This saves you time looking for those special fuctions you’re always after. Of course, you can also turn off the ones you dont want later.
Here’s how to view all the toolbars.
1. [...]

Changing the Default Font in Word

When you open Word, it automatically chooses a font for you, usually Times Roman size 12.
But what if you want Word to start with a different font? How about Arial 11?
Well, the way to do this is to change the Normal.dot file, which is the template file that controls this setting. Normal.dot is Word’s default [...]

Increase Your Acceptance Rate as a Freelance Writer

The acceptance rate for many freelance writers is between 25% and 40%.
In my own experience though, I’ve had an almost 75% acceptance rate.
Oh, really?
Yes. But, it hasn’t happened overnight. From trial and error, I’ve picked up a few tricks that seem to make all the difference.
If you follow the 20 Commandments listed [...]

How to Write a Case Study

Case studies involve a particular method of research. Rather than using large samples and following a rigid protocol to examine a limited number of variables, case study methods involve an in-depth, longitudinal examination of a single instance or event. They provide a systematic way of looking at events, collecting data, analyzing information, and reporting the [...]

How to Quickly Reduce Microsoft Word File Size – Secret #1

Ever had your Microsoft Word file explode from 1 to 10MB in just a few minutes?
In the technical writing world, Microsoft Word tends to get a bad rap. One of the arguments put against Word is that its fairly unstable and prone to creating ‘horrors’, such as bloating in size until your (Microsoft!) operating [...]

What is Filtered HTML?

Filtered HTML is a type of HTML where the Word-specific functions have been removed from your document.  
This is very useful when you want to create a webpage with ‘clean’ code as web pages created from Word don’t always work correctly when viewed in non-Microsoft browsers.
The reason for this is that when you save a file [...]