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A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office. GCPS Tech Tips. Microsoft Office: Reset for full drop-down menus. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. You know those helpful menu lists that drop down from the top of the screen. OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus.
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A few tricks to take you beyond the basics of Microsoft Office GCPS Tech Tips Microsoft Office: Reset for full drop-down menus.
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. You know those helpful menu lists that drop down from the top of the screen...
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. whenever you click one of the words like “File” or “Edit” or “View”?
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.
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.
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.
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. With a Word document open, click on “Tools” there at the top of the screen.
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. When the Tools menu drops down... click on “Customize.”
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.
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.
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. Click “Close” at the bottom of that box... and the next time you drop down a menu...
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. it will show you the full drop-down menu from the first.
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”...
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. click “Customize”...
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. click “Options”...
OFFICE: Reset for full drop-down menus. and move the check mark to the box next to the setting you prefer.
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.
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!