Change your paper size to Letter size instead of Legal in MS Word

There are a few different document sizes in MS Word to choose from and if you have the wrong one it can drastically change to look of your document. When printing it out you will notice an even bigger difference. You can choose from Letter size, Legal, Executive, A4, Various envelope sizes, and more.

Microsoft word 2007 – Change Page layout to letter size:

1. In Micorsoft Word 2007 go to the Page layout tab.
2. Choose size from the Page setup section.
3. A drop down menu will appear. Choose the document size you want.

See the screen shot below.

Older versions of Microsoft Word

1. Go to the file menu at the top of the screen.
2. Choose Page Setup from the drop down menu.
3. When the Page Setup dialog box appears, click on the paper tab.

Change the Word 2007 Default Hyperlink Color in your Microsoft Word Document

When you are creating a Microsoft Word document you might be tempted to change the word 2007 default hyperlink color.  Often the default hyperlink color in Microsoft word 2007 is blue and has become very common in both documents and websites. Sometimes this default hyperlink color looks a bit tacky and you might want to change it and customize it to your own taste. Personally I do not mind the blue color, but I do like to make the hyperlink bold to make it stand out better amongst all the text in your Microsoft Word document.

In the screen shot below, this is the default color for my document and I am going to show you how to change this default hyperlink color in the following tutorial.

How to change the word 2007 default hyperlink color?

1.  Open your Microsoft Word program and open the document that you want to change the default hyperlink color in.

2.  Make sure you are on the home so you can see this styles menu.

3.  There is a little tiny arrow under where it says change styles. Click on this tiny arrow. See the screen shot below because when I said tiny arrow, I meant tiny.

4.  A box will appear just underneath and you need to click on it to show the styles window.

5.  When the Microsoft word styles window opens you will see a menu.

6.  Scroll down and till you find the word hyperlink. See the screen shot below.

7.  Click on the word hyperlink and a small drop-down Arrow will appear.

8.  Click on the drop-down arrow and a menu will appear. Choose modify from the menu.

9.  Now you have the option to change the word 2007 default hyperlink color, or maybe just make it bold or underline it, which ever you like.

10.  In the example below I have simply made the hyperlink bold by pressing the B. The option to change the color is also there and is easily done.

11.  When you are finished editing your default hyperlink color and style, simply press the ok button below.

After editing my default hyperlink settings by making all the links bold in my Word document, as you can see from the screen shot below, the links now stand out a lot better.

Changing your default hyperlink color in Word for a Mac OS X

1. Go to the format menu and select style.
2. Next to the word list, make sure all styles is selected.
3. Then in the style section, and then choose modify to change.
4. Click on format and then select font.
5. From the list under Font Color you can choose the color you want.
6. Save your changes by clicking ok.

Notes on changing the default hyperlink color in your word document:

• There is a keyboard shortcut to press to openness styles window, however I believe it is easier to open it the way I’ve showed you above. The keyboard shortcut is to press ALT+CRTL+SHIFT+S. It is really hard to get your fingers on all those keys at once.
• When you want to change the default hyperlink color in your word document, I sincerely hope that you have a magnifying glass handy to find that tiny little Arrow!

Please feel free to comment below if you have any questions or tips to share about changing the default hyperlink color in a word document.

Adding a Table of Contents to a Word Document

Adding a table of contents (TOC) to a Word document can make your Microsoft Word document look professional.You might want to create a report or a free e-book to give away, or maybe you are making something for your job. Either way a table of contents added to a document is a fantastic way to clearly show what information is in your document. It is also great to allow the person to navigate through the document, especially when there are hundreds of pages to go through. When you add a TOC to a word document you have an option to make the table of contents hyperlink directly to the section in the document. This is all done automatically for you when you add your table of contents. You can also simply link to to a heading without creating a TOC, however this saves a lot of time. 

To make a table of contents in a word document, we first need to format the text in the document correctly. I have a few simple rules that I follow and I am going to share them with you.

How to format a Word document before adding a table of contents?

When You are using Microsoft Word 2007 or even 2010, you will see a Stiles menu at the top of the page. See the screen shot below.

In your document you will need to have:

• The main title that will not be included in the table of contents.
• You will need to have the main headings formatted as a heading one or H1.
• You will need to have subheadings formatted as heading two or H2.
• If you have further subheadings they can be formatted as H3.

This is how we make a TOC. After formatting my document and making my table of contents, here are the results below:

As you can see there is a heading one (H1) and a Heading two (H2). If I had a H3 it would be indented more than the H2.

How to add a table of contents to a word document?

Now that you have created headings in your word document, it is very easy to add a table of contents.

1.  Open your Microsoft word document and go to the beginning of the document.

2.  Click on the spot where you want to add a table of contents into your document.

3.  Go to the menu at the top, and choose the References tab.

4.  Click on the table of contents icon and a menu will appear.

5.  You can choose to insert a table of contents and customize your options or you can choose one of the example table of contents showing. See the screen shot below.

10 Fast and Free Security Enhancements

Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.


1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (_http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.


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4. Block pop-up spam messages in Windows NT, 2000, or XP by disabling the Windows Messenger service (this is unrelated to the instant messaging program). Open Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services and you'll see Messenger. Right-click and go to Properties. Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye-bye, spam pop-ups! Any good firewall will also stop them.


5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro@l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.


6. If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.


7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you're not willing to pay, try Grisoft AVG Free Edition (Grisoft Inc., www.grisoft.com). And doublecheck your AV with the free, online-only scanners available at w*w.pandasoftware.com/activescan and _http://housecall.trendmicro.com.


8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get. For more, check out our wireless section or see the expanded coverage in Your Unwired World in our next issue.


9. Join a respectable e-mail security list, such as the one found at our own Security Supersite at _http://security.ziffdavis.com, so that you learn about emerging threats quickly and can take proper precautions.


10. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don't assume that e-mail "From:" a particular person is actually from that person until you have further reason to believe it's that person. Don't assume that an attachment is what it says it is. Don't give out your password to anyone, even if that person claims to be from "support."