Office 2010

How to remove page numbers in Word document

April 14, 2015 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

We have already seen how to format page numbers in word 2010. This is another simple tip which explains how to remove page numbers in Word 2013 and Word 2010. A page number in a word document can be removed using the Page Number menu option available as part of the Insert menu.

From Home menu, click on Insert menu and then navigate to Header & Footer section

Click the drop down arrow available below the Page Number menu option. This would display the following list of menus

Select Remove Page numbers from available menu list. This would delete the inserted page numbers from the Word document.

How to change the location of the footnote in Word

February 23, 2015 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

Word 2013 and Word 2010 allows users to change the location of the footnote. This can be done using the Footnote and Endnote properties available as part of the References menu.

To change the location of the footnote in Word 2013 and Word 2010.

Click References menu and then navigate to the Show section

Click the Show Footnote and Endnote dialog box

This would display the following dialog box.

Under Location section, you can set the position of the Footnote using the Footnotes dropdown box. The available values includes Bottom of page and Below text. To save and confirm the changes, click Apply button.

How to enable a disabled add-in in Excel 2010

December 27, 2014 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

Office products such as Word, Excel Outlook will automatically disable installed add-in if any add-in prevented the software from functioning correctly. And it also provides option for enabling the disabled add-in items. In Excel 2010 you can enable a disabled add-in using the add-in options.

Click the File menu –> Options link –> Navigate to Add-Ins options.

Select Disabled Items in the Manage dropdown and click the Go button. This would display the following Disabled Items window using which you can see and also re-enable the disabled add-in. You can select the ones you wish to re-enable and click the Enable button.

How to change the Bibliography style in Word

December 19, 2014 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

The Bibliography style in Word 2013 and Word 2010 can be changed using the References menu. Listed below are the steps to modify bibliography in Word 2013 and Word 2010. Click references menu, navigate to Citations & Bibliography section.

In the Style dropdown, this would display the following list of APA Fifth Edition, Chicago Fifteenth Edition, GB7714 2005, GOST – Name Sort, GOST Title Sort, ISO 690 – First Element and Date, ISO 690 – Numerical Reference, MLA Sixth Edition, SIST02 and Turabian Sixth Edition.

The Popular choice for the style are APA, Chicago and MLA. Using the Style dropdown specify the required Word Bibliography style.

Also See: Show or hide style pane in Word 2013

How to enable auto spell check in Outlook 2013, 2010, 2007

October 12, 2014 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

Microsoft Outlook provides auto spell check similar to the auto spell feature available in Word. Listed below are the steps to enable spell check feature as you type message in Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2007.

Enable auto spell check as you type in Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010

Click File menu and select Options from the list.

In the Outlook Options window, click Editor Options under Compose messages section in Mail tab.

Navigate to “When correcting spelling in Outlook section” and make sure to enable check box with caption as “Check spelling as you type”

Turn on check spelling as you type in Outlook 2007

In Outlook 2007, click Tools -> Options menu

Under Mail Format click on the Editor Options button. This would display the Editor Options window. Click on the Proofing section and tick the check box Check spelling as you type under When correcting spelling in Outlook section. This would enable the auto spell check in Outlook 2007.

Also See: How to enable automatic spell check in Microsoft Word

How to hide date and time when viewing notes in Outlook

October 12, 2014 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

Microsoft Outlook notes displays the date and time at the bottom of the note. And outlook also provides option for displaying as well as hiding the date and time information.

Listed below are the steps to turn of display of date and time when viewing notes in Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2007.

Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010

To turn off the display of date time in Outlook 2013, Outlook 2010 notes, Click on the File menu –> Options. Navigate to Notes and Journal tab and under Notes options

un tick the check box Show date and time that the Note was last modified. Click Ok to save this change. Now the notes will be displayed with out the last modified date and time as shown below.

Disable display of date and time in Outlook 2007 notes

In Outlook 2007, this option is available under Tools –> Options –> Other tab –> Advanced Options.

In Advanced Options window under Appearance options, a check box “When viewing Notes, show time and date” is available. By selecting this checkbox, the time and date will be displayed when viewing notes.

If the checkbox is unselected then time and date information will not be displayed when viewing the notes

Also See: How to change notes colour, size and font in Outlook

How to enable or disable multi threading feature in Excel

September 9, 2014 By Ravi Shankar 1 Comment

Microsoft Excel 2010 has a multi threading feature which when enabled reduces the time taken for complex calculation or Formulas. And you can enable this feature when your computer supports multi processing capabilities. Listed below are the steps to enable or disable multi threading feature in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010

Step 1: Click File menu and select Options from the list.

Step 2: In the Options window, click Advanced tab and scroll down to Formulas section.

Step 3: Now you can enable or disable multi threading feature by using the checkbox with label Enable multi-threaded calculation. This also provides option for specifying the number of processor that has to be used for the calculation. By this way Excel users can turn on or off multi threading feature.

Also See: How to turn off auto calculation in Excel 2010

How to make a read only presentation in PowerPoint

August 26, 2014 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

PowerPoint in Office 2010 and Office 2013 can be marked as final and let readers know the presentation is final and make it read-only by using the PowerPoint Info menu features. This would provide users with warning message when editing and making changes to the PPT slides.

Listed below are the steps to mark a presentation as final in PowerPoint 2010 and PowerPoint 2013.

Click on File menu –> Navigate to menu
Click on the Protect Presentation and select Mark as Final from list of menus.

The following dialog box would be displayed. Click Ok to continue.

The following warning message would also be displayed. Click ok to complete the operation.

This would make the PowerPoint Presentation as a read-only.

Prevent users from making changes to Presentation

If you do not want users to make any changes to PowerPoint presentation then you can save the PowerPoint as PowerPoint Show (*.ppsx). Listed below are the steps to save the presentation as PowerPoint Show in PowerPoint 2010 and PowerPoint 2013

Click File menu and select Save As option from the menu list.

Now double click on the Computer to launch Save As dialog box.

Enter a name for the presentation and select PowerPoint Show in Save as type dropdown. Then click the Save button to the convert the file in to PowerPoint Show file format. Now users can run this file as PowerPoint presentation and will not be able to make any changes to it.

Also See: Create customs views to show only unread messages in Outlook 2013

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