I am sure you already know how to merge cells within a table. If you do not, a quick search at Carol’s Corner Office will give you that information: Carol’s Corner Office – How To Merge Cells In Your Word Table Also, right here on DCT – How To Merge Cells In Your Word Table […]
I am sure you know how to create a numbered list using the built-in tools provided by Word. If, however, you create a numbered list that contains more than nine items it, you may notice that your numbers are not properly aligned (i.e., your numbers are not lined up with the decimal point). I cannot […]
Word allows you to search not only for text, but also for special characters that do not print. If you are working with documents that use tabular material, you will find yourself searching for tab characters quite often. Searching For Special Characters Follow the steps below to learn how: Click Ctrl+F to display the Navigation […]
I just came across this article and it intrigued me so I gave it a try. At first I was stymied because the first step said to open the document in Word and I thought well, if it is password protected, then I cannot open it! Then I realized the title of the article was […]
If you have been reading the three previous tutorials in this series, you can see how we have been moving on to fancier and a tad bit more complicated-looking tab options to use in your documents. I think once you learn to use these you will wonder what you did without them! I hate it […]
Ok, in Parts I and II of this series, we covered the basics and then moved into right tabs. So, now I think we should cover Center tabs. I think you will find that they come in very handy at times. So, let’s get started. Center tabs allow you to define another horizontal point across […]
In Part I of this topic, I covered the basics of the lowly Tab. So now, in Part II, I will move on and tell you about the tab’s more intricate and fancier uses. For instance, have you have had a document that looks like the screenshot below? If you look closely, you will see […]
One would think that it would be pretty straightforward wouldn’t one? I mean Microsoft has already by default set the left tab indents to 0.5 inches. Seems pretty simple, does it not? But, what if you sometimes require different tab spacing? Ah… there’s the rub. Heaven forbid, sometimes you may even require different tabs in […]
Table Editor Word contains a table editor that will allow you to create complex tables. One of the handier features allows you to merge adjacent cells together. Merging cells means that the adjacent cells are thereafter treated as a single cell, even though they did not start as one. If your cells are on the […]
Range Names Named ranges can be great when you are writing formulas. Suppose if you assign the name WidgetPrice to cell A5, you can then use that name, WidgetPrice, in your formulas instead of A5. This will make your formula (and its purpose) easier to understand when you are working with them on a later […]
Hanging Indent A hanging indent is created when the first line of your paragraph starts at the left margin but the second and subsequent lines are indented from the left margin. Hanging indents are common formatting in many documents and for good reason. It keeps all your information aligned and makes it much easier for […]
Excel One-Click Worksheet Functions When you are editing your worksheet, or inputting new data, you can click the Insert Function button on the Formula Bar of your Ribbon. Alternatively, you can click Shift F3. This will open the Function Argument dialog, which will give you more details about the function. If you want even more […]
Marking Text Of Multiple Pages We touched briefly on marking text in Technical Documents Part III. Today we will build on that and learn how to mark text over multiple pages. If you want to mark several pages of text, follow the steps below to learn how: The first step is to bookmark your text […]
Let’s get straight to this. Many times in a technical document, you need to insert a Bibliography. Fortunately, Word makes this a very easy and straightforward task. Adding a Bibliography Follow the steps below to learn how: Click on the References tab of your Ribbon. In the Citations & Bibliography group, select Bibliography. From there, […]