Customising Word

[Emlou85 via OfficeKB.com]

Hi

I'm not sure if this is an Office question or a Windows XP question! I'm
helping my dad set up a new computer, as he is visually impaired. We have
used several of the accessibility functions within windows, including having
white text on a black background and I have now installed Office XP.

There are two aspects I'm having trouble with. Firstly when you hover over
the icons on the toolbars they are a dark red, which makes it very difficult
for my dad to see - is there anyway of selecting the colour it changes to or
turning this feature off all together? On my computer the icons have a light
orange shading, which does not detract from the icon at all.

Secondly, when the Save As / Open dialog boxes appear they have the shortcut
panel down the left hand side, is there anyway of removing this?

Thank you for your help

Emma

 

[Terry Farrell]

The answer to the second question is that the Places Bar (as it is called)
is hard programmed: I would guess that it may be possible using VBA. If you
are desperate to get rid of it, ask in the Word VBA Newsgroup where the VBA
gurus lurk.

The first question is a Windows XP question. Word doesn't provide a way to
change what is happening but I expect that there is a way of customizing
WinXP, but I am reluctant to tell you to change it because it is possible to
make a complete dogs breakfast of Windows if you don't get it right. I
suggest asking that question in an appropriate Windows XP newsgroup.