Unused Word tab
Posted: January 19th, 2024, 12:01 am
I've been using Word for around 30 years, but I just realised this evening that in all that time I have never clicked on the `Developer' tab (now remedied, though I can see why I never bothered!)
It made me realise how many other buttons I've never clicked - for example `Thesaurus' or `Research' on the `Review' tab (you can tell it's an ancient version of Word that I use) and although I think I've clicked on the `References' tab I'm not sure I've actually used any of the facilities on offer.
Even on the `Home' tab I noticed, on exploring, an option called `AutoText', but I have no idea what it does.
It's probably because I've never had any actual instruction on how to use Word (or, for that matter,any of the other programs I use, such as Excel and Outlook). I still haven't a clue about such things as document templates, and I always seem to mess up paragraph numbering and indentation when it gets to sub and sub-sub-paragraphs, as it often does with legal documents. I've just picked it up as I've gone along, Googling on the odd occasion when I don't know how to do something.
And the reason I've never had any formal instruction is probably because I've effectively been working for myself ever since I started using Word, so there's been no employer insisting that I have to learn how to use programs effectively.
I can't say it's really caused me any problems, and although I'm aware of the possibility that I may be missing out on ways to save time and increase productivity I'm now at a time of life that I'm really not that bothered.
But it made me wonder whether my experience of learning on the job is typical, or have most of my fellow Fools had formal instruction?
It made me realise how many other buttons I've never clicked - for example `Thesaurus' or `Research' on the `Review' tab (you can tell it's an ancient version of Word that I use) and although I think I've clicked on the `References' tab I'm not sure I've actually used any of the facilities on offer.
Even on the `Home' tab I noticed, on exploring, an option called `AutoText', but I have no idea what it does.
It's probably because I've never had any actual instruction on how to use Word (or, for that matter,any of the other programs I use, such as Excel and Outlook). I still haven't a clue about such things as document templates, and I always seem to mess up paragraph numbering and indentation when it gets to sub and sub-sub-paragraphs, as it often does with legal documents. I've just picked it up as I've gone along, Googling on the odd occasion when I don't know how to do something.
And the reason I've never had any formal instruction is probably because I've effectively been working for myself ever since I started using Word, so there's been no employer insisting that I have to learn how to use programs effectively.
I can't say it's really caused me any problems, and although I'm aware of the possibility that I may be missing out on ways to save time and increase productivity I'm now at a time of life that I'm really not that bothered.
But it made me wonder whether my experience of learning on the job is typical, or have most of my fellow Fools had formal instruction?