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How to insert numeric symbols in Word

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In this tutorial, we are going to see the steps to required for inserting numeric symbols such as

?, ? in Word 2016 and Word 2013. This is in addition to earlier topic related with inserting symbol in a word document.

Insert numeric symbols in Microsoft Word

Step 1: From Home menu, navigate to the Insert menu.

Insert menu in Word 2013

Step 2: Then click the arrow pointing downwards under Symbol option and select More Symbols.

More Symbols in Word 2013

Step 3: In the Symbol window, click Font dropdown and select Yu Mincho from the list.

Symbol window in Word 2013

Also See: How to insert math symbol in Microsoft Word

Step 4: Scroll down the Yu Mincho symbol list and select numeric symbol that needs to be inserted in the document.

Numeric Symbol in Microsoft Word

You can also note down the shortcut key, if you are repeatedly going to use the symbol.

Shortcutkey for inserting symbol

Also See: How to insert check mark symbol in Microsoft Word

Remove author name from file properties in Word

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Word 2016 & 2013 users have an option to remove the author name that is displayed as part of File Properties. If you have created  a word document, right click on the file and selecting properties > Details tab should display the author’s name.

File Properties of Word document

Similarly if you navigate to File > Info, the Related People section should display the following information.

Word 2013 Info menu

How to remove author’s name from document properties

Listed below are the steps for removing the author’s name from document properties.

Step 1: After Creating/Editing the document, click File menu then Info menu.

Step 2: In the Info screen, navigate to Inspect Document section and select Inspect Document from Check for Issues dropdown.

Inspect Document in Word 2013

Step 3: Click the Inspect button in Document Inspector window.

Document Inspector in Word 2013

This would start inspecting your document.

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Step 4: If your document contains Personal Information like Author then the following warning message will be displayed. Click Remove All button to clear the Document Properties and Author details.
Remove All Document Properties and Personal Information

You should see the following “Document properties and personal information were successfully removed” message.

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Now if you navigate to Related People section in the Info screen, you will not find Author details.

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And the same for the File Properties > Details tab as well (after saving the document with these changes).

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Also See: Change the author name for Tracking Changes in Word 2010

Disable sending a read receipt in Outlook

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Microsoft Outlook will send a read receipt when a new message requests for read receipt. Sending read receipt option is by default enabled in Outlook. And if you do not want to send a read receipt request then you can disable using the options available as part of Outlook settings. Listed below are the steps to disable sending read receipt in Outlook 2016, 2013 and Outlook 2010

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

Step 2: In the Options window, click to Mail tab and screen down to Tracking section.

Step 3: Select the radio option “Never send a read receipt” under “For any message received that includes a read receipt request”

Step 4: Click OK to confirm and save the changes.

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Demo Video – Disable sending read receipt in Outlook 2010

 

Also See: Request for delivery message and receipt message in Outlook

How to disable auto fill feature in Excel

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Auto fill in excel is quite handy feature, using this you can fill series of cells based on the entries of other excel cells. But if you want to turn off or disable auto fill feature then you can use Excel options for doing this. Listed below are the steps to turn off auto fill in Excel 2013, Excel 2010 and Excel 2007

Excel 2016, 2013 and 2010

Click on the File menu –> Options link and navigate to Advanced tab on the left hand side.

enable or disable auto fill feature in Excel 2013 and Excel 2010

Under Editing options, un tick the check box with label as Enable fill handle and cell drag-and-drop. This will turn off the auto fill feature in Excel 2010.

Excel 2007

In Excel 2007, this feature can be turned on or off using the Excel Advanced Options.

Click on the Office button –> Excel Options

Excel 2007 Options

Under Excel Options select Advanced section

Turn off Auto fill in Excel 2007

By checking or un checking “Enable fill handle and cell drag-and-drop”, you can turn on or off the Auto fill feature in Excel 2007.

Also See: How to disable autocomplete suggestion feature in Excel 2010

Export presentation handout notes to Word

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PowerPoint 2016 & 2013 users can use the export feature to create handout notes for their presentation in Word. This is quite useful when you want to quickly take print out of your presentation notes for all your audience.

Step 1: Open the presentation in PowerPoint 2013, click File menu and select Export option from the menu list.

PowerPoint 2013 Export

Step 2: Click Create Handouts under Create Handouts in Microsoft Word (Export Screen)

Create Handouts in Microsoft Word

This should display the following Send to Microsoft Word window.

Send to Microsoft

Step 3: Now choose the Page layout in Microsoft Word and specify whether you want to add slides to Microsoft Word document and just link to the slides.

Send to Microsoft Word Outline

Since I want only the text, I have gone with Outline only option.

Step 4: Click OK button to start exporting the presentation from PowerPoint to Microsoft Word.

This should launch a new word document with content from PowerPoint Presentation.

Add Resend and Recall to QAT in Outlook

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This tutorial is about the steps required to add “Resend This Message” and “Recall This Message” to Quick Access Toolbar in Outlook 2016 & 2013. If you are frequently going to use resend and recall option then you can add it to QAT.

Step 1: Launch Outlook 2013, navigate to Sent emails folder.

Step 2: Open any sent message and navigate to Move section.

Actions Outlook 2013 Sent Message

Step 3: Click the Action drop down menu and Right click on Resend This Message menu option and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar from the right click menu list.

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This should add Resend This Message to Quick Access Toolbar in Outlook 2013.

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Step 4: Repeat the above step and choose Recall This Message from the Action dropdown for adding it to the Quick Access Toolbar.

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How to change startup folder in Outlook

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When we launch Microsoft Outlook, the default startup folder will be Inbox.

Startup folder in Outlook

The startup folder can be changed to your preferred choice using outlook options menu. Listed below are the steps to change the startup folder in Outlook 2016, 2013, Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2007.

Change startup folder in Outlook 2016, 2013 and Outlook 2010

In Outlook 2016, 2013 and Outlook 2010 the startup folder can be using the settings available as part of Advanced Mail options.

Click on the File menu –> Options link and navigate to the Advanced options

Start outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010 with this folder

In Outlook start and exit section, using the Start Outlook in this folder field you can specify the startup folder. If you want to select a different folder other than Inbox then click on the Browse button and using the Select Folder dialog box you choose the required folder. Click OK button to select the folder. To save the changes, click on the OK button in the Advanced Options screen.

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For example, you attend lot of meeting and want to start your day with list of meetings that is scheduled for that day. So you want to have Calendar as the startup folder in Outlook.

Click the File menu –> Options link then click the Advanced tab under Outlook Options window. In the Advanced Options, navigate to Outlook start and exit section.

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Click the Browse button and select Calendar from the displayed items.

Change startup folder to calendar in Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010

Then click Ok button to confirm and save the changes. By this way Outlook 2010 users can set Calendar as the startup folder.

Changing startup folder in Outlook 2007

Go to Tools –> Options –> Other tab and click on the Advanced button

Advanced Options in Outlook 2007

In the Advanced Options dialog box under General settings, you can specify the value for Startup in the folder

Startup folder in Outlook 2007

The new folder can be selected using the Browse button.

Set startup folder to Calendar in Outlook 2007

select the new folder and click OK to save the changes.

Also See: Auto launch Outlook at Windows Startup

What is a status bar in Word document

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Microsoft Word 2016, 2013 and 2010 displays a status bar at the bottom of a Word document. Word status bar displays information such word count, page number, line number, zoom, zoom slider, Language and many more details.

Status bar in Word 2013 and Word 2010

These details displayed on the word status bar can be configured by using the Customize Status Bar context menu. The Customize Status Bar can be accessed by right clicking the status bar.

Turn on or off status bar feature in Word 2013 and Word 2010

In order to turn on or turn off the display of a feature, You can check or un check on the left hand side of a feature.

Also See: Find out character count Microsoft Word document