Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Things to do immediately with a fresh install of Microsoft Word


  • MS WORD How to disable Ctrl+PageDown/up going to next search result
    • This way Ctrl+PageUp and Ctrl+PageDown will always neatly jump to each new page break. Useful if you have a monitor in portrait mode.
  • How can I change text color via keyboard shortcut in MS word 2010
    • I like using Alt+1 as black, Alt+2 as red, and Alt+3 as green.
  • Disable smart quotes
    • File > Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect Options  > AutoFormat As You Type > Replace as you type > uncheck all
  • Disable keep ellipses as three dots instead of one character
    • File > Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect Options > AutoCorrect tab > Replace text as you type > delete the entry (hit period three times)
  • Disable double dashes turning back into one
    • File > Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect Options > AutoCorrect tab > Replace text as you type > uncheck Hyphens (--) with dash (-)
  • Disabling track changes completely
    • More specifically, the keyboard shortcut to toggle track changes. Because this can really, really mess you up. 
  • Disable paste option popup
    • These annoying little bastards interfere with my AutoHotkey scripts and I've never, ever needed them.
    • File > Options > Advanced > Cut, copy, and paste > uncheck: Show Paste Options button when content is pasted

Now if anyone can tell me how to hit the little X to close out the Ctrl+F search, that would be swell. Currently I have Ctrl+J as an AutoHotkey macro that moves and clicks, but that's not elegant...

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