Customizing the Way You Work

You can customize several settings in the Word work environment to suit the way you like to work. You can customize the performance of many Word features including its editing, saving, spelling, viewing, and printing procedures. You can also change security, track changes, user information, and file compatibility settings.

Change General Options

Click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

Click the General tab.

Select or clear the general options you want. Some of the common options include:

• Recently Used File List . Displays most recently used files on the File menu.

• Measurement Units . Selects the default measurement unit for the ruler and dialog boxes.

Click OK.

Change View Options

Click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

Click the View tab.

Select or clear the view options you want. Some of the common options include:

• ScreenTips . Displays the toolbar button name when you point to the button.

• Startup Task Pane . Displays the Getting Started task pane when you first start Word.

• All . Displays all formatting characters .

Click OK.

Change Edit Options

Click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

Click the Edit tab.

Select or clear the edit options you want. Some of the common options include:

• Show Paste Options Buttons . Displays the button after you paste with additional options.

• Enable Click And Type . Allows you to insert and format text and graphic while you type.

• Use CTRL + Click To Follow Hyperlink . Allows you to use Ctrl+Click or Click.

Click OK.

Change Save Options

Click the Tools menu, and then click Options.

Click the Save tab.

Select or clear the save options you want. Some of the common options include:

• Allow Background Saves . Saves document in the background as you work.

• Embed Smart Tags . Saves smart tags in the document.

• Save AutoRecover Info Every . Creates a recovery file every x minutes.

Click OK.