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  1. Can I add or remove buttons from the toolbars?
    You can customize the current toolbars in Author, as well as create your own new toolbars.To add a button to a toolbar:1. Choose Customize from the Tools menu.2. Select the Toolbars tab.3. Choose a Toolbar to add to.4. If the button you want to add is located in the Commands window, check it and pre...

  2. How do I ensure that my document is frequently saved so that I do not lose any data?
    To ensure that the data within your Author documents will be saved frequently, you can turn on the AutoRecovery feature within Author.  AutoRecovery is disabled by default, to enable it, open Author and go to Tools -> Options -> Load/Save -> General -> tick the "Save AutoRecovery in...

  3. How do I insert a Landscape page into my portrait document or vice versa?
    Follow the following steps:1. Select Format -> Styles and Formatting (F11).2. The Styles and Formatting window will appear.  Click on the Page Styles icon which is the forth icon from the left.3. The type Default should already be highlighted.  Right click inside the window and choose N...

  4. How do I paste text that I copy from other programs such as Omni-Mail so that only the text is inserted?
    When pasting data copied from other programs into Author and you would like only the text to be pasted, you can do the following:1. Open Author.2. Select Edit -> Paste Special (Ctrl+Shift+V)3. Select Unformatted text and press OK.  This should paste only the text and remove lines, border...

  5. How do I protect a section of text so that it cannot be changed?
    To protect a section of text from being modified:1. Select the section of text to be protected.2. Select Insert -> Section.3. Choose a name for the section of text.  Check the box beside Protect, this will prevent any changes from being made in the section of text.4. You can also choose to p...

  6. How do I turn off the automatic word completion behavior?
    1. Select Tools -> AutoCorrect.2. Select the Word Completion tab and uncheck the box next to Enable word completion.  Click OK to save the changes.

  7. I am trying to create a template that includes the date. Why does the date I insert not automatically update?
    You are most likely using the function which only inserts the current date and does not automatically update it. To insert the date and have it automatically update, this can be done as follows: 1. Open Author and select Insert -> Fields -> Other.2. From the Type panel, choose D...