1. A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office
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A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office:
Reset for full drop-down menus.

2. You know those helpful menu lists
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
You know those helpful menu lists
that drop down from the top of the screen...

3. whenever you click one of the words like “File” or “Edit” or “View”?
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
whenever you click one of the words
like “File” or “Edit” or “View”?

4. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
Well, for some reason, some of the more recent versions of software are set to only show you a few of the menu selections at first.

5. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
If you want to see the whole list of menu choices, you have to click on this little double pointer at the bottom.

6. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
But, if you’d like to have the full drop-down menu on your first click, it’s a simple matter of changing one setting. Here’s how you do it.

7. With a Word document open,
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
With a Word document open,
click on “Tools” there at the top of the screen.

8. When the Tools menu drops down... click on “Customize.”
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
When the Tools menu drops down...
click on “Customize.”

9. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
That will open a “Customize” dialog box with three tabs at the top of it. Click on the “Options” tab.

10. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
That will give you a screen with several options. Click on the little box in front of “Always show full menus.” That will put a check mark in the box.

11. Click “Close” at the bottom of that box...
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
Click “Close” at the bottom of that box...
and the next time you drop down a menu...

12. it will show you the full drop-down menu from the first.
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
it will show you the full drop-down menu
from the first.

13. If you decide you liked it better with the
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
If you decide you liked it better with the
partial menus, just repeat the steps
and move the check mark:
In a Word document... click “Tools”...

14. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
click “Customize”...

15. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
click “Options”...

16. and move the check mark to the box next to the setting you prefer.
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
and move the check mark to the box
next to the setting you prefer.

17. It’s an easy and quick change to set your drop-down menus
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
and click “Close”.
It’s an easy and quick change
to set your drop-down menus
just the way you like them.

18. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
That’s all there is to it. Now, if you would like a copy of the step-by-step directions for resetting your Office programs for full drop-down menus, just print this last page. Have fun!
Step-by-Step:
In an Office document...
- Click “Tools”
- Click “Customize”
- Click the “Options” tab
- Select the option you prefer
- Click “Close”