Don’t Write Until You Optimize Word with These Tips First
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Ok, so it’s time to get to the main event – and that’s writing the content of your eBook, print book, article, blog, etc. Before we do so, let me make one thing absolutely clear.
Before we get to the Word tips you should remember to make use of your spell checker and grammar checker on your computer, and often, but don’t get hung up over every word. I have read plenty of eBooks in the past that have delivered outstanding and extremely revealing and knowledgeable content in less than perfect English.
I don’t know about you, but I have had a lot of trouble with Word crashing on me at the most unfortunate times (Well, when is there a good time for a program crash?). So I did some research and I am pleased to tell you that you can greatly reduce the number of Word crashes and dramatically increase the speed at which Word works.
I was working on my 300+ page Work From Home Writing, Publishing, and Selling EBooks Blueprint eBook when I decided that I needed to find a solution to the crashes and Word’s inability to handle the large file with anything faster than a turtle’s pace.
optimize MicroSoft WORD WITH THESE TIPS
Working with Microsoft Word can be a blessing and a curse as we all know. There are some ways to reduce the hair pulling that are quite simple, and your heart will appreciate the lower blood pressure.
- Turn off “Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting Auto Shapes” (Tools>Options>General tab>uncheck box).
- Adjust macro virus protection to medium or higher (Tools>Options>Security>Macro Security).
- Turn off “Allow Fast Saves” and “Allow Background Saves” (Tools>Options>Save>uncheck boxes).
- Turn on “Save Auto Recover Info” (Tools>Options>Save>check box and adjust to every 5 minutes).
- Turn off “Keep Track of Formatting” (Tools>Options>Edit>uncheck box).
- Turn on “Use Smart Cut and Paste” (Tools>Options>Edit>check box).
- Turn off “When Selecting, Automatically Select Entire Word” (Tools>Options>Edit>uncheck box).
- Turn off “Use Smart Paragraph Selection” (Tools>Options>Edit>uncheck box).
- Turn off “Check Spelling As You Type” and “Check Grammar As You Type” (Tools>Options>Spelling & Grammar>uncheck box). Just remember to manually run the spelling and grammar tool after completing your draft copy.
- Turn off “Wrap to Window” and “Draft Font” (Tools>Options>View>uncheck boxes).
- Turn off “Draft Output” (Tools>Options>Print>uncheck box).
The above modifications greatly increase the stability of Microsoft™ Word documents, which will make your life much easier especially if you are going to become a prolific writer.
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