Cool Tools

Here are some really cool tools that Technical Writers and others can use. If you have any to suggest send us a message: )

RibbonCustomizerRibbonCustomizer

RibbonCustomizer™ is an add-in for Microsoft® Access™, Excel®, Outlook®, PowerPoint® and Word 2007. It allows you to customize the Ribbon (Office Fluent™) User Interface with only a few mouse clicks! Microsoft did not include that ability in Office 2007, but with this add-in you are no longer stuck with a static User Interface!

WritePoint has some good examples of how versitile this tool is.  

Price: $29.99

AutoScreenRecorder 3 Free

Free screen recorder:

  • Record any area on your desktop, an object area, a window or full screen
  • Record mouse pointer with effects
  • Easy and automated video file name creation

This great application is available free at:

http://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/downloadfiles.htm **

** The freeware versions are available further down on the page.

ScreenHunter 5  ScreenCapture Freeware

Free screen capture:

  • Capture any part of your desktop, a window or full screen with mouse pointer 
  • Save captures in BMP, JPEG and GIF file
  • Hotkey from F1 to F12 and Print Screen key
  • Automatic file naming

This great application is available free at:

http://www.wisdom-soft.com/downloads/downloadfiles.htm **

** The freeware versions are available further down on the page.

DecentURL - Making ugly URLs decent

Here is one tool for making a lomg/ugly web address much nicer. You can then just paste it in and click the new link.

http://decenturl.com/