Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

If you work with Microsoft Word 2011, you may find the program’s toolbars and ribbon practical ways to access functions you use often, such as formatting, alignment, and highlighting. But the toolbars ...

Before Office 2007, Microsoft Word's buttons were arranged in a series of toolbars. In Office 2007, controls now appear in a ribbon on the top of the window, and the program now uses a single toolbar: ...

Reader Barbara Van Gorder misses some of the cosmetic features found in earlier versions of Microsoft Word. She writes: In older versions of Word there were pictures on the toolbar for cut and paste.

Want to add your most useful commands to a spot in which you can gain quick access to these commands without clicking on random tabs to find the command you are looking for to use? In Microsoft Office ...

Microsoft Word 2007's new interface is likely to confound veteran Word users. Here's everything you need to know to make the switch. Baffled by Word 2007’s new interface? Join the club. Making the ...

Q: I don't like that toolbar in Word 2007 that comes up while I'm typing. It drives me nuts because I end up pushing a button I never intended because it was in my way. How do I get rid of it? A: Word ...

When we open a document in Word or a spreadsheet in Excel, its name is displayed on the Title Bar of Word and Excel respectively. When we create a new document or spreadsheet, its default name is ...

The other day I spent considerable time customizing my toolbars in Word—adding functions that I use frequently and removing those I hardly ever use. But when I came back the next day, all those ...

Whether by applying prebuilt effects to images, adding columns and borders, or placing text over images, you can improve the eye-appeal of your Word documents with just a few clicks and settings ...