Microsoft Word

Word 97 Thesaurus Tricks: Fun, but NOT REAL EGGS

Rating:3.2 out of 5
Works On:Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5
Submitted By:David Nagy-Farkas (webmaster@eeggs.com)
Date Submitted:Wednesday, October 07 1998 at 10:00:14 PM
Procedure:
  1. There are a bunch of fun things you can do with the Thesaurus in Word 97, but I want to make it clear that these are NOT EGGS because they follow the expected behavior of the program. I will demonstrate:
  2. In a document, type "I'd like to see you naked".
  3. Highlight the phrase and select Tools->Thesaurus (or type shift-F7)
  4. It will suggest the phrase "I'll drink to that" as a synonym.
  5. You'll get the same answer for things like "I'd like to see Bill Clinton resign", "I'd like to see Bill Gates dead", or any phrase starting with "I'd like to..."
  6. That's because this is EXPECTED BEHAVIOR.. if the thesaurus doesn't know an actual synonym, it shows you the closest alphabetical phrase it knows about.
  7. It might be wierd, it might be funny, but it's not something the programmers hid inside the program.
  8. Another common phrase to do this with is "unable to follow directions".
  9. Enjoy!

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Word 97: Add sample text

Rating:2.5 out of 5
Works On:Windows 95
Submitted By:Hiroshi Hayama (hiros-h@rogue.co.jp)
Date Submitted:Thursday, August 14 1997 at 06:11:35 AM
Procedure:
  1. Enter "=rand()" (without quotation)
  2. Press Enter
  3. Sample text Automaitcally inserted
  4. You can specity number of paragaphs and sentences by entering "=rand(p,s)" e.g. "=rand(5,3)

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Word squashes Wordperfect

Rating:0.0 out of 5
Works On:
Submitted By:Douglas Ghormley (ghorm@cayuse.cs.berkeley.edu)
Date Submitted:
Procedure:
  1. Open a new document.
  2. Select Record Macro under the Tools menu.
  3. Create a macro named SPIFF and click on the OK box.
  4. From the Tools menu again, select Stop Recorder, then Macro and click on SPIFF.
  5. Select Edit and delete the Sub Main and End Sublines.
  6. Under the File menu, select Close and click on Yes.
  7. Go to the Help menu, select About and click on the Word logo.

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Developer Credits

Rating:0.2 out of 5
Works On:
Submitted By:Susie Ehrenfeld (76151.303@compuserve.com )
Date Submitted:Saturday, October 28 1995 at 11:42:33 PM
Procedure:
  1. On a new document type "t3!" (no quotes).
  2. Bold the whole word.
  3. From the Format menu, choose Autoformat.
  4. Hit OK, then Accept.
  5. Click on About Microsoft Word.
  6. Click on Word symbol in upper left hand corner.
  7. Check out the developer credits!
  8. If you're patient, wait until the credits run through to the end. This takes about a minute and a half.
  9. If your copy of Word is registered in your name (and why wouldn't it be : D?), you will receive personal thanks from the development team. It's an egg within an egg.

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Floating Splash Screen

Rating:1.6 out of 5
Works On:
Submitted By:()
Date Submitted:Friday, October 04 1996 at 05:51:43 AM
Procedure:
  1. Select Help, About Microsoft Word 
  2. The About Box appears 
  3. Hold down Ctrl+Shift+Alt keys 
  4. Click on the horizontal divider in the About Box 
  5. A floating splash screen appears 
  6. Close the About Box 
  7. The splash screen stays on top! 

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Word 7.0 Developer Credits

Rating:1.9 out of 5
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Submitted By:Raul Heiduk (raul.heiduk@konstanz.netsurf.de)
Date Submitted:Sunday, November 17 1996 at 10:07:09 AM
Procedure:
  1. Open a new Document 
  2. Type the word "Blue" without quotes. 
  3. Select word "Blue" 
  4. Select menu command Format Character... 
  5. Select Bold an blue colour for selected word 
  6. Type one space after the word "Blue" 
  7. Open the about box 
  8. Click on graphics in about box 
  9. Watch list run by. Wait till end and see your name as well. 

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Mind Bender Macro Game

Rating:0.1 out of 5
Works On:
Submitted By:Poujlivyi Dmitri (dmitri@btmaa.bel.alcatel.be)
Date Submitted:Friday, November 22 1996 at 07:11:40 AM
Procedure:
  1. On start screen press Cntrl-Alt-Shift and both mouse buttons simultaneously 
  2. Author name and top score will appear 
  3. During the game when it's your turn press Cntrl-Alt-Shift and 'J'
  4. Cheat screen (all cells will appear for a 12 seconds) together

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Change Cursor Appearance

Rating:2.0 out of 5
Works On:
Submitted By:Aries M Castillo (amcastle@emirates.net.ae)
Date Submitted:Tuesday, January 14 1997 at 06:50:02 AM
Procedure:
  1. Open Winword
  2. Hold down Ctrl Alt then press +
  3. Notice the mouse pointer appearance change into a clover leaf.
  4. If this does not work, click Help, About
  5. Repeat step 2

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Pinball in Word 97

Rating:1.7 out of 5
Works On:
Submitted By:Kevin Arima (starfox@quicklink.com)
Date Submitted:Tuesday, February 25 1997 at 01:31:05 AM
Procedure:
  1. Open a new document
  2. Type "Blue"
  3. Select word
  4. Go to Format -> Font
  5. Choose Font Style Bold, Color Blue
  6. Type " " (space) after word "Blue"
  7. Go to Help -> About
  8. Ctrl-Shift-Left click the Word icon/banner
  9. Use Z for left flipper, M for right flipper, and ESC to exit
  10. Discover what Microsoft means by "Productivity Application"

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"Sex" in spell checker

Rating:1.7 out of 5
Works On:
Submitted By:Terrence Littel (traveltj@aol.com)
Date Submitted:Saturday, March 22 1997 at 04:48:25 AM
Procedure:
  1. In any document type zzzz
  2. Hit the space bar
  3. The spell checker will put a wavy red line under the zzzz
  4. Place the cursor over the zzzz and right click
  5. See how Bill Gates defines zzzz
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