Scope of Word Options

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 25, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

Christiane wondered if there was a place where she could find specifications of which options in the Options dialog box (Tools | Options) are PC specific, document specific, or roaming login/profile specific.

We ran across one source that you might find helpful in this regard, Christiane. Check out the free download available here:

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=162

This Word Options Utility will document all your settings and let you know probably more detail than you thought possible. Give it a try!

WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (326) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003.

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Allen Wyatt

With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. Learn more about Allen...

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What is one less than 9?

2023-03-11 13:53:33

Ron S

The following links demonstrate some more techniques for handling color in Excel and coloring tabs

Here are a couple more variations

https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/4090-excel-color-tab-based-on-cell-value.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=052ifNgG5mg

This article talks about tab colors/formatting in general, but does not address the specific question
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/change-tabs-color-in-excel

Using color in VBA- How it works- assign color using “IndexNumber”
Change sheet tab color with Excel VBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssdJcLBFmy4
Change sheet tab color based on cell value in Excel using VBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=052ifNgG5mg
Change Sheet Tab Color
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MdCfJOg8Vs
Color All Excel Sheet Tabs Differently in One Step
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbScVJNGmXE

Color All Excel Sheet Tabs Differently in One Step (using IndexColor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbScVJNGmXE
Oct 9, 2019 VBA Projects
You can organize your workbook by assigning colors to the sheet Tabs that will help you identify the content visually.

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