How to turn off irritating features in 2008and add words to the spelling dictionary

[badbluesman]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

The following questions are based on my recent frustrating experience switching from Word 2004 to Word 2008.

1. How can I get rid of the auto-fill feature that fills in names from my address book when I type the first few letters? It is especially irritating when I type my name and Word tries to fill in my company name. What about the feature that automatically inserts the time and date? I find this happening to me sometimes and I do not know what I am doing to cause it.

2. How do I add new words to the spelling dictionary instead of just clicking "ignore." Why is the "add" command always grayed out and unavailable in the menu? I never had this problem with Word 2004.

3. What is a quick way to indent a quotation passage in a smaller font size then go back to your standard text formatting afterward? For example, you are typing in 12 pt. with one inch side margins. When you go to the quote, you switch to 10 pt and indent an extra half inch on both sides. Is there an easier way to do this than manually setting and re-setting everything with your mouse? Is it possible to create some kind of macro to do it quickly?

 

[CyberTaz]

Hello ________;

The points you're asking about really haven't changed from 2004 & prior
versions. Please see the in line responses:

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

The following questions are based on my recent frustrating experience
switching from Word 2004 to Word 2008.

1. How can I get rid of the auto-fill feature that fills in names from my
address book when I type the first few letters? It is especially irritating
when I type my name and Word tries to fill in my company name. What about the
feature that automatically inserts the time and date? I find this happening to
me sometimes and I do not know what I am doing to cause it.

Tools> AutoCorrect - AutoText, set the checkbox choices to your own
preference.

2. How do I add new words to the spelling dictionary instead of just clicking
"ignore." Why is the "add" command always grayed out and unavailable in the
menu? I never had this problem with Word 2004.

See: http://word.mvps.org/mac/SpellCheck.html#GrayAddButton

3. What is a quick way to indent a quotation passage in a smaller font size
then go back to your standard text formatting afterward? For example, you are
typing in 12 pt. with one inch side margins. When you go to the quote, you
switch to 10 pt and indent an extra half inch on both sides. Is there an
easier way to do this than manually setting and re-setting everything with
your mouse? Is it possible to create some kind of macro to do it quickly?

The best way to apply any formatting is by creating a Style that
incorporates the character & paragraph formatting attributes required. You
can assign a keystroke to a Style in order to apply it as you type. If
you're not familiar with the use of styles you can check Word Help on the
topic: Define a style. There are related topics as well and you may also
want to consult one of the most authoritative documents on Word in which
Styles are addressed in detail:

http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac