Showing posts with label microsoft support. Show all posts
Showing posts with label microsoft support. Show all posts

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Using Microsoft Word’s Spelling and Grammar Check

Usually, computers comes with the Microsoft Office or MS word along with it, they are among the better word processing programs available. It serves to perform a lot of editing tools such as spelling checks, grammar and writing techniques. However, these programs need to be activated. This is how they have to be done. Grammar check and auto-correction in Microsoft Office word allows one to make errors specifically acceptable and also adds a dictionary to the word documents.

Open the Microsoft Office Word document and click on "Office Button", and select the "word options" at the end of the pop-up screen. Now, select the "proof" tab and have a go at the editing options. Click the "Mark Grammar Errors" box and the "Check Grammar with Spelling" box. Use the "Writing Style" arrow to choose "Grammar Only" or "Grammar & Style." Now, go to the "setting" tab and click on it. It will be next to the "writing style". Now accordingly change the options according to the style selected. Now once you have selected the document to be checked, click the box next to the grammar check in Microsoft Office Word.

If you chose "Grammar & Style," change the "Style" options as well. Click "OK" when you finish. Finally, to sum the exercise up, select "Recheck Document" if you want to check an existing document. To automatically save your changes just press "OK."

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Upgrading an Operating System

It is always important to keep in mind to make a quick check on the hardware available in a computer before a user makes an operating system upgrade. Newer operating systems need higher processing power to function and operate. The old devices in an old computer will not be able to support some applications in the new operating system.
For the operating system upgrade, a user will have to insert the Upgrade CD into the CD ROM. This will immediately start processing the upgrade. Remember to select the Upgrade option and not the Fresh Install option when asked for. When there is a prompt on the selection of the File System, it is always suggested to choose the existing file system then opting for a new one. The operating system upgrade will gradually get processed by itself.
Once the upgrade is completed, the next best thing to do would be to quickly check if all the applications are running. In case a particular application refuses to run, then simply uninstall it and reinstall it back again. After the operating system upgrade has been enabled without any glitches, then check if any hardware device is functioning properly or not. If any device fails to respond, then use the specified driver to install the hardware back again.
At any point, if a user encounters any complication in installing or reinstalling applications or devices, then help can be sought from the application vendor's or the computer manufacturer's website.