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Welcome back. If you have read my previous two articles (in the September and November 2014 issues), you are well on your way to Word nirvana. If not, I recommend you take a moment to catch up on those articles before you tackle this one. The good work we did to set up the default look and feel of the Microsoft Word environment can have a huge impact on the usability of the product. Another way that we can improve the overall experience is to tweak the variety of settings that lurk behind the scenes. That's right, it is time to talk about Word Options.
There's a reason why I call my two-day strategic planning session for Office 2013 “Black Holes & Revelations.” Word is full of mysteries. When you start to dig into them, if you are lucky, you may be rewarded with that elusive a ha! moment: a revelation. But just as often, the deeper you dig the more confused you become: a black hole. I've seen many projects stall because the team couldn't come to any agreement on what the default setting should be for Word Options. In order to avoid that, let's establish some ground rules:
Ready to get started? Click the File Tab and choose Options. Word's options are organized into five tabs: General, Display, Proofing, Save, Language and Advanced. I'm going to step through all five tabs, pointing out the options that I think are worth discussing. If I don't point it out, then you can safely leave the default setting.
The General Tab
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