Settings in Word 2003
Working with the property variables in the document
To make documents easier to identify via searches, and to help the Windows Indexing Service to store the
appropriate key information about documents, you can enter property information.
Hiding pictures
Including a large number of in-line pictures in your documents slows down Word's performance. You can
improve performance by replacing actual pictures with picture placeholders.
Viewing document and readability statistics
Writing simple and easy to understand documents is a unique ability that lays somewhere between art and
science. Microsoft Word can help you to improve you writing skills by providing readability statistic
metrics.
Change the default font in documents
When you create a new blank document, any text you type appears in the default font at a font size of 12
points, which is a standard size for text in everyday documents (such as letters or reports).
Change the number of the most recently used documents
Having your 4 most recently used documents on the File menu (or Getting Started pane)
is handy, but you may find it's not enough. You can increase the number shown up to 9.
How to use abbreviations for fast and error-free typing of organization and person names
Typing a long organization or person name takes a lot of time and often causes typing errors and
inconsistencies. To resolve this issue you can introduce abbreviations and expand them through AutoCorrect
feature.
How to create shortcuts
If you are the one of those who care about productivity of the work and tend to use keyboard instead of
using a mouse to open menus and run commands, you might be interested how to reveal keyboard shortcuts and
add more shortcuts to Word.
Create lists with AutoFormat or turn it off
You can create standard numbered and bulleted lists by typing in a way that triggers the AutoFormat
feature to apply list formatting.
Creating Your Own Menu
Creating custom menus in Word is a fun feature you can use to create a list of the options you use most
often, and then plug them into a menu you name and use yourself.
How to add and remove horizontal lines between sections of the document
Word proposes very simple way to add horizontal lines to a document, but if you would like to remove these
lines this wouldn't be so obvious.