What is the best way to use Microsoft Word?  Especially, so we don’t lose any of the work that we are doing.

 1.                       Start off by saving your work.  (I always forget to do this.  From now on I will though.)

2.                       Click File

3.                       Click Save

4.                       Make sure that “my documents” is selected.  Hopefully you find this on the left.

5.                       Under File Name type in a really good name so you remember what the file is.  Possibly put a date at the end.

6.                       Click Save.

Here is how to save automatically:  This is going to be good.  Make sure you are sitting down in front of your computer for this.

1.                       Click Tools

2.                       Click Options

3.                       Click the Tab titled “Save.”

4.                       Look at “Save Auto Recovery info every.”  There will be a number to the left.  That tells you how often it will save information for you.  Click on the down arrow or up arrow to change the time.

Under “Tools” and then “Options” there are many tabs to control Microsoft Word.  One of the tabs is “Spelling and Grammar.”  If you click on this tab you can turn off the spelling and grammar checker.