A Word About Word #2 (Some Useful Tricks)
Folks, I have been using Microsoft’s document maker (aka “text editor”, or “word processor”) - Word – basically since it first came out, back in the Paleozoic Age of computing (circa 1984, or so) so I was pleasantly surprised when I reviewed a Word Tips article where I actually learned something new.
Here it is (you might not know all these either..) Five tips that will increase your Word productivity
“Most of us don’t have time to discover all the ins and outs of the software we use on a daily basis. We learn on the fly, we occasionally pick up a tip or shortcut, and we grudgingly plow through the Help system when we absolutely have to.” Read more..
Also, down at the bottom, there’s: Additional resources
- 10+ lesser-known shortcuts for formatting Word text
- 10+ keyboard shortcuts for entering special characters in a Word document
- 10 things I can never find in Word 2007 (aka “That *dang* Ribbon!)
- The 10 most useful Word shortcuts
- 10 obscure Word tricks that can expedite common chores
And, yes. People still use Office (Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint/Outlook) and yes, they “own the disc”. (Frankly, I think you always want to have the disc..)
Audience participation: Is anyone out there actually using Toucan for backup/sync? Or.. tried to? I’d appreciate some ‘feedback’, if you’d be so kind.
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Folks, this is not one of those "trick you into buying" free scans, but a scan that show what is running, and loaded to run (Startup folder, etc.). You can also click links to learn more about the files it finds. And, please, do a search before you decide something doesn't belong. 
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Thanks Paul for this. With Words longevity…”restoration” is necessary…I can use some of these tips
Gaia,
I am glad you found some of these useful ‘tricks’ and time-saving shortcuts interesting.
Not many people read that article. Maybe the word processor is as “dead” as the PC is (supposed to be) ? Or maybe those who are still using Word have already learned all the shortcuts they think they need — as you said, Word’s been around a long time.