Friday, June 1, 2018

Turn off picture compression

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/turn-off-picture-compression-81a6b603-0266-4451-b08e-fc1bf58da658

Monday, May 14, 2018

MS Word - how to disable spell check in a specific document

Use Word Options> Proofing and at the bottom of that dialog, select the document name from the drop down and check Hide Spelling errors and Hide Grammar errors in this document. (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-mso_other-mso_2010/how-to-disable-spell-check-in-a-specific-document/0ecda102-775f-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5)

Friday, April 13, 2018

older FIJI Jython scripts won't execute

see full explanation: http://forum.imagej.net/t/jython-isssue-with-if---name-----main--/5544/2

workaround: replace
 
if __name__=='__main__':

with

if __name__ in ['__builtin__', '__main__']:
    run_script()

Monday, April 2, 2018

How to keep a figure on the same page as its caption in Microsoft Word

 Insert caption in a separate paragraph.

On the Home tab, in the Paragraphs group, click the dialog launcher at the bottom right corner of the Paragraphs group to display the Paragraph dialog box. On the Line and Page Breaks tab, tick "Keep with next".

https://shaunakelly.com/word/layout/keep-with-caption.html

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

MS Word productivity shortcuts

Subscript — Ctrl+=
Superscript — Ctrl+Shift+=
Toggle revision marks — Ctrl+Shift+E
Split the document window — Alt+Ctrl+S
Remove the split window — Alt+Shift+C
Add a date field — Alt+Shift+D
Apply Normal style — Ctrl+Shift+N
Apply a bullet list — Ctrl+Shift+L
Apply Heading 1 — Alt+Ctrl+1
Apply Heading 2 — Alt+Ctrl+2
Apply small caps — Ctrl+Shift+K


 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/little-known-keyboard-shortcuts-boost-word-productivity/

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Add a second clock to the Windows taskbar

  1. Right-click the clock in the taskbar
  2. Click Adjust Date/Time
  3. Click Add Clocks For Different Time Zones (Windows 10) or the Additional Clocks tab (Windows 7)
  4. Select Show This Clock, pick a time zone, and then add a descriptive label for the custom clock
  5. Click Ok
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-add-a-second-clock-to-the-windows-taskbar/