30th October 2001
Peek-a-boo! I see you! Not really. Does that mean you're not there? Of course not. You're reading this paragraph, after all. Unless you're not. If a geek falls in the forest, does anybody really care? Before we get into a heated philosophical discussion, I need to prove that you can make something come from nothing. It's easy to do. At least, with Microsoft Word. How many documents do you have open right now? 15? Wow, you must be a busy person. Click File | Close. Yeah, it just closes the current document. What if you want to close ALL of your open documents? Well, that's when you have to use your SHIFT key. Go ahead, mash it before you click the File menu again. Lookie, lookie! Two new options: Close All and Save All. That oughta save you some time. You can do the same thing in Excel, although it only shows the 'Close All' shortcut. At least Windows XP will group similar windows together, saving your Taskbar from being flooded with Word documents. SDI is sdo sdupid in this day and age. If you're looking for something in between WordPad and Word, consider getting Ultraedit. It's got an MDI - multiple document interface. Ah, that was almost like three tips in one.