Aloha listers,
I have been breathlessly awaiting responses to this message. Did I miss
them or isn't anyone else have a problem with smart tags that come in in
files created in XP from others?
Betsy
At 10:57 AM 11/5/2002 -1000, you wrote:
Are any other windows XP users else having problems with smart tags in files that they receive from people using XP? If I prepare a document in my own computer, the smart tags are turned off so there's no problem. If, however, someone sends me a file with the smart tags turned on, apparently, we XP users are stuck with their smart tags whether we like it or not. I've had to save the file in an earlier MSWord format and then the hyperlinks get lost so swifter can't code the hyperlinks. When the file is imported into Duxbury, those little tags seem to really cause some problems. Are there any plans yet to address this issue with Duxbury or Swifter?
I'm enclosing some information about smart tags at the bottom of this message in the event that it might be helpful to others using windows xp. Charlene
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q276007
WD2002: General Information About Smart Tags The information in this article applies to: . Microsoft Word 2002
SUMMARY In Microsoft Word, there are three options for controlling the appearance of smart tags. This article describes these options.
MORE INFORMATION The three options for controlling the appearance of smart tags in Word include the following.
Show AutoComplete Suggestions If you select this option, Word suggests the complete word or phrase when you type the first four letters of certain items, such as dates or AutoText names. When the suggestion appears, you can press ENTER or F3 to accept the suggestion, or just keep typing to reject the suggestion. If you clear this check box, the only smart tags that you see are those in documents written by other people. This option is selected by default. To display or hide AutoComplete suggestions, follow these steps: 1. On the Insert menu, point to AutoText, and then click AutoText. Or, on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoText tab. 2. Click to select or clear the Show AutoComplete suggestions check box.
Show AutoCorrect Options Buttons The AutoCorrect Options buttons appear near text after an automatic correction is made. The button first appears as a small blue box when you rest the mouse pointer near text that is automatically corrected, and it changes to a button icon when you point to it. This option is selected by default. To display or hide the AutoCorrect Options buttons, follow these steps: 1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options. 2. Click the AutoCorrect tab. 3. Click to select or clear the Show AutoCorrect Options buttons check box.
Smart Tags If you select this option, Word displays purple dotted lines beneath your text to indicate smart tags. Smart tags indicate that you can do certain tasks, such as adding a name to a Microsoft Outlook Contacts folder from within Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel. This option is selected by default. To display or hide smart tags, follow these steps: 1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. Click the View tab. 3. In the Show section, click to select or clear the Smart tags check box.
Questions and Answers 1. I turned off all the smart tag options in Setup, so why are the smart tags still available in Word?
Two components (handlers and recognizers) are installed to make the smart tags feature work. If you are missing one of these components, the smart tags are not marked in the document.
The smart tag components that are selected in Setup are the smart tag handlers. The smart tag recognizers are part of the grammar feature.
NOTE: To turn off the smart tags feature in Office Setup, click to expand Office Tools, click the Smart Tags Plugins icon, and then click to select Not Available on the shortcut menu that appears. 2. Why don't I see the same smart tags in Microsoft Excel as in Word?
Microsoft Excel does not support most of the types of smart tags that Microsoft Word supports. The only smart tags that Microsoft Excel supports are the external smart tags, such as Stock Ticker or Names (from Microsoft Outlook). Microsoft Excel does not use the smart tags from the grammar feature, such as dates, places, and times.
First Published: Oct 10 2000 1:28PM
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Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - Q301403
OFFXP: How to Access Smart Tag Menus from the Keyboard The information in this article applies to: . Microsoft Excel 2002 . Microsoft Word 2002
SUMMARY This article describes how you can use your computer keyboard to access smart tag menus, instead of using your mouse.
MORE INFORMATION In order to provide access to smart tag functionality for those who cannot use a mouse, you can access any smart tag menu by using the following keystroke combination: ALT+SHIFT+F10 This keystroke combination displays the menu for the visible smart tag. You cannot display the menu of any smart tag that is not currently displayed on the screen.
When multiple smart tags are visible, you must cycle through the visible smart tags by repeatedly using the keystroke combination ALT+SHIFT+F10, until the menu for the smart tag that you want is displayed. The cycle starts with the most recently displayed tag and goes backward. When you reach the the earliest smart tag and again press ALT+SHIFT+F10, the most recently displayed smart tag menu is displayed again. Repeated use of the keyboard shortcut will cycle through all visible smart tags continuously.
NOTE: Because of the way the keystroke shortcut cycles through all visible smart tags, you cannot display the same menu repeatedly without cycling through all visible smart tags each time you want to display the same menu.
After you display the menu of the smart tag that you want, you can use the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys to navigate in the menu, and the ENTER key to run the selected menu item. To dismiss the menu without selecting a menu item, press ESC.
REFERENCES For more information about keyboard shortcuts for smart tags in Excel, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type keyboard shortcuts in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
The topic is "Access and use smart tags".
First Published: Jun 11 2001 12:18PM
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