Figure B: You can easily create your own Quick Parts for use in documents
Are you tired of navigating through a series of folders to save a new file? In Word 2010, you can easily configure files to be placed somewhere for ease of operation. Because of saving the SharePoint site or Windows Live Skydrive account is part of the program, you can also choose shared folders to save your work. To change the default values, click the File and Options tab. In Word Options , click Save (Figure C). Click the Default File Location field and type in the path to the folder you want to use or click Browse to point to it. Similarly, if you are working on SharePoint and want to change where Word will store new documents, click the Server Drafts Location field and enter a new path, or click Browse to point to where you want to save the file. Click OK to save the changes.
Figure C: Set options for new shared documents in the Save tab of Word Options
You can also choose to host an online server (or Windows Live SkyDrive account) when you click the File , Save & Send tab and click Save To SharePoint or Save To Web .
Businesses often use document printing forms in a way that expresses their identity. Aligning settings can be very different, allowing readers to record more or simply leaving lots of free space for design purposes, possibly the same space in the header and footer, . and many other settings. You can do this by opening the Page Setup dialog box and setting up the page in the way you want, then click Set As Default . A prompt will ask if you want to continue, changes will be made to the Normal.dot template. Click Yes if you want to change. At this point, the new document will be created with the page settings you have set.
If you want to see what happens behind the script in the document (for example, the type used for the heading, which type is used for the body part, .), you can choose to display Style for your document. in Draft and Outline views. The Style area is a vertical column on the left side of the page, showing you all the styles used in the current file. Turn this on by clicking the File tab, clicking Options and Advanced . In the Display group, specify the amount of space required for the area in the Style Area Pane Width In Draft And Outline Views . Click OK after changing and displaying the document in Draft or Outline view to verify the changes that have just been set.
Are you interested in creating and working with your own styles? This is not a difficult task to do in Word 2010. Simply by formatting the text with the desired font, size, color and effect. Right-click your work and point to Styles , click Save Selection As A New Quick Style . If the styles start overcrowding in the Styles repository, you can organize them and create default favorites. First, click the launcher dialog in the Style group (in the Home tab) and click the Manage Styles button under the Styles panel. In the Recommend tab, click the style you want to change and click Set Whether This Style Shows When Viewing Recommended Styles . Find in the list and click the types you want to hide or display.
Figure D: Only show the desired styles by setting in the Recommend Styles Manage Styles tab
Each of us has its own preferences when it comes to the font to use or read. To follow your preferences, you can set Word to use them in the Manage Styles dialog box. Click the Set Defaults tab and select the preferred Font settings, Size, Color, Position, Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing. Click OK to save the settings.