WordToys

By Romke Soldaat Free Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Feb 27, 2009
Microsoft Word has become one the most commonly used software programs in the world, but there's always room for improvement. This suite of add-ons makes many of Word's features easier to use, and makes a few helpful tweaks to the interface. It adds a sidebar that offers simple access to many widely used components, such as non-English letters and special characters, bullets, and numbering. It introduces a tab-based navigation system that makes switching among documents more convenient. Several open documents can be saved together as a Workspace, and opened simultaneously with a single click. Individual document operations are equally helpful: the software offers the ability to clean all personal information, such as author, versions, and comments, from a document. It enables users to run up to 20 operations such as saving, printing, and e-mailing, without having to set up complicated macros. We did find one annoying bug: when working with a single document, its tab is displayed over the main program menu. However, in many Word users' minds this will likely be an acceptable price to pay for the genuine convenience offered by this suite of tools.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 2.1

General

Release November 7, 2008
Date Added April 6, 2005
Version 2.1

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Additional Requirements Windows 2000/XP, Microsoft Word 2000

Popularity

Total Downloads 72,901
Downloads Last Week 0
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Developer's Description

WordToys gives you dozens of free utilities that make Word easier to use and more fun to work with. Create unique graphical Favorite Fonts, Favorite Symbols, and Favorite Bullets menus. Navigate like a pro. Insert accented characters. Select the parts your mouse can't reach. Backup while you save. Copy and paste any format. Print to any printer. Adjust formatting to fit text within a certain space. Sort paragraphs in any order.

Version 2.0.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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