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How to launch Word 2013 with blank document

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Word 2013 by default displays the start screen during the launch. But if you find this feature not useful and want to always open blank document when launching the application then you can use the settings available part Word 2013 options.

Word 2013 template

Step 1: Launch Word 2013 and click the File menu.

Step 2: From the left hand sidebar, select Options from the list.

Word 2013 options

Step 3: In the Word Options window, navigate to Startup Options under the General tab.

Word 2013 startup options

Step 4: Unmark the check box with label as Show the Start screen when this application starts. Then click OK button to confirm and save the changes.

Now when ever you launch Word 2013 it will open a blank document.

Create Shortcut for Google Chrome Extension

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In this tutorial we will cover the steps required for creating a shortcut for a Google Chrome Extension. If you like a chrome extension and you intend to use it quite often then you can create shortcuts to access the extension.

Open a new tab page in Google Chrome and right click on the extension for which you want to create a shortcut say for extension like Google Docs. This would display the following list of menus.

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Now select the Create shortcut option from the menu list.

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In the Create application shortcuts window, select the places where you want to create shortcuts like Desktop, Start menu and Quick launch bar and click on the Create button. And now you could see the shortcuts getting created in the selected places.

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