Get Back To Where You Were In MS Word

Sometimes I spend several days working on a Word document (no I'm not that slow at typing). It's frustrating that each time you open the document Word places you at the beginning of the document and you have to get yourself back to where you were working last, if you can even remember where that was! Many times I have had to read through the document to try to remember where I left it.

There's a better way! Simply hit Shift-F5 as soon as you open the document and bingo! The cursor will be right where you were working when you left.

I'm still looking for a key sequence that will create readable content from my ideas. So far Microsoft hasn't helped me out.

Clear IE Temporary Files Automatically

As you browse around the Internet, Internet Explorer creates temporary work files that it uses to speed things up and keep track of various information that might be needed by the websites you are on. These files do not always get cleaned up properly. This can cause IE to do some weird things. Normally you can go into IE Properties and clear the files manually which solves a lot of IE problems.

You can have IE clean the files automatically when you exit IE. This will insure you have a nice clean session on your next IE use. Here's how to set this up...

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools - Internet Options.
2. Click on the Advanced Tab.
3. Scroll down to the Security Section.
4. Click on the Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder When Browser is Closed checkbox.
5. Click Apply.

That's it.

Treo 700w Email Signatures

We have setup Outlook Mobile Access on several Treo 700w cell phones for our Clients. One of the things that several users have noticed is that their Outlook email signatures are not generated when they send or reply to a message from the 700w. This is true. However, it is easy to setup the Treo to send a signature with your emails although they can not be as pretty as your Outlook signatures. Here is how to do it.

On your Treo 700w

Click Messaging
Click Menu
Click Tools
Click Options
Click on the Signatures button
Make sure you have the Outlook E-Mail account selected
Create your signature

The signature will be attached to all new messages by default. If you want it attached to replies and forwards make sure that option is checked.

Add Your vCard to Your Outlook Signature

So now that you are a vCard wiz you would like to know how to add your vCard artwork to your Outlook Email signature. I am going to assume you know how to create a signature in Outlook here.

First, in Outlook, go to Tools - Options - Mail Format. Then click on the Signatures button under the Signatures section. Select the signature you want to add your vCard to and click the Edit button. Under the vCard Options section, click the New vCard from Contact button. Select your own contact record. Click OK 3 times and you're done. These instructions are for Outlook 2003. Previous versions may be slightly different.

Now when you send Email to someone they will get an attachment containing your vCard. By clicking the attachment they will be able to add your contact information to their Outlook Contacts. They will think you are really cool!

How To Create Your Own vCard

VCard is an Internet standard that allows users to share their own contact information with other Internet users. Outlook supports the vCard standard. This means that when someone sends you their vCard via email you can simply click on the vCard attachment and their contact information will be added to your Contacts.

You can easily create your own vCard in Outlook. First, open your Outlook Contacts and create a new contact. Add yourself as the contact. Make sure you enter all the information you want to share with others. To send your vCard to someone, open your Outlook Contacts and locate your own contact record. Click on the Actions pulldown and then select Forward as vCard (Not Forward). This will open a new email message with your vCard as an attachment. Once the recipient receives the message they can click on your vCard and your contact information will be added to their Contact list. No muss, no fuss. Most all email Clients support vCards so even, if they are not using Outlook they may be able to use your vCard.

You can also add your vCard to your Outlook signature. I'll show you how to do that next time.

Get Rid of Personalized Menus

I have had several people tell me that they don't like the personalized menus in Microsoft Office. These are the pulldowns that only show the functions you use the most often and then after a couple of seconds open up to the full list of choices. I can take them or leave them myself. However, they are actually very easy to shut off.

In any Office program click on Tools - Customize. Click on the Options tab. There you will have several options of how the personalized menus should work including how to shut them off.