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Behold! Word starts! Watch in amazement as your computer whizzes and
whirs. Before too long, Word appears on the computer’s monitor, trying to be
friendly and inviting but failing utterly.
Don’t let Word’s appearance overwhelm you! I describe what you’re looking
at later, in the section “Behold Word!”
 If you can’t find Word on the All Programs menu, look for a submenu
named Microsoft Office or Office 12 or even Office 2007. Word may be
lurking on that submenu.
 The Start menu contains a list of many interesting things, including pro-
grams, recently used programs, and fun locations to visit in Windows.
One of those Start menu things is the All Programs menu, which may
also be called Programs (without the word
All).
 Supposedly, every program ever installed on your computer has
installed its icon in a spot somewhere on the All Programs menu.
 I refer to the program as Word, though the icon may be labeled Microsoft
Word, Microsoft Office Word, Word 2007, or some other clever variation
on that theme.
The better and best ways to start Word
When you use Word a lot, it helps to have quick access to its icon — that icon
is the way you start Word — and then start your work. A better way than
keeping Word hidden on the All Programs menu is to create a Word shortcut
icon on the desktop. Heed these steps:
1. Locate the Word icon on the All Programs menu.
Don’t start Word now! Just point the mouse at the Word icon on the Start
button’s All Programs menu or wherever else it may be found.
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Chapter 1: Word Hokey-Pokey
Automatically starting Word every
ding-dong time you start Windows
To get your computer to start Word whenever you
start Windows, you need to move the Microsoft
Word item from its current location on the All
Programs menu to the All Programs
➪Startup
folder. The items in the Startup folder start up auto-
matically when Windows begins its day. As with
all things in Windows, there exists a multitude of
ways to accomplish the move. Refer to your
favorite Windows reference for the details, or just
grab someone who looks like a Windows nerd and
have them perform the task for you. Suggestion:
Bribe them with something salty and crunchy.
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