Normal.dotm Whether you know it or not, every document you create in Word starts with the template named Normal.dotm. This template includes the default styles and behavior that determine the look of each new document you create. You may modify this template to avoid resetting something every time you open a new document. BUT, beware […]
If you have ever written a term paper, you are acutely aware of how important and time consuming the bibliography and source citing can be. Well, do I have good news for you! Microsoft Word 2016 will help you do all these things quickly and easily! Everyone knows I love to save time and keystrokes! […]
Creating technical documents may require more formatting than the documents most folks work on. Microsoft Word though, provides the tools necessary to make creating technical documents very easy. Below, I will cover some of the elements common to technical documents and the features you can use to create them. Line Numbering By default, Word numbers […]
Repeating Last Action There is a key that is hardly used and yet is a highly efficient shortcut for speeding up tasks in Word and Excel when you need to repeat the same action, once, twice or many, many times! That key is the F4 key! In Word and Excel many tasks can be repeated […]
Templates Templates in Word are a guide for how you would like your document to appear. One great use of templates is to store boilerplate documents (i.e., contracts, forms, legal pleadings, etc.). I use templates to create boilerplate documents all the time. Everyone knows that I detest wasting time and keystrokes. Why reinvent the wheel […]
Sure Office 2016 has been around for a bit now, but trust me, there are still lots and lots of users who are still slogging through the settings that just are not to their liking. Those users will never be comfortable with the applications the way they are straight out of the box. The good […]
The latest iteration of Word is geared more toward folks using the Web. The default line spacing has been changed to 1.15 — a more casual look that works well if you are creating content for the Web. If you are not, however, and most are not, you can change this setting. Line Spacing Most […]
Hyphenation is the process of adding hyphens to words at the beginning of lines so the hyphenated part will fit at the end of the previous line. Hyphens are inserted between syllables in a word. How To Hyphenate Selections Word offers you two types of hyphenation: automatic and manual. If you select the first, you […]
Yes, I know a gazillion people who think it is just easier to keep hitting that Tab key all the way across their document so that blocks of text will line up for them. That’s all well and good if they like wasting time and keystrokes, but what about if this is a document that […]
Utopia Unless you live in a utopian dreamworld, you most likely lock your windows and doors. Perhaps you even have a security alarm system or a video setup, or a big mean dog to scare off intruders! And why do you do this? Well of course, because you know that some very nasty things can […]
Background Images In Outlook Do you have a background in Outlook? If so, is it monochromatic or very colorful? You are not locked into a white background in Outlook. You can use any image as a background for an e-mail you compose. I don’t know that I would recommend having as a background, but lots […]
Vacation Auto-Reply Nowadays, taking your mail with you is so very easy! Apparently, what folks think is difficult, is leaving it behind! We all know that wherever you wander, taking all your e-mail with you is oh so easy, although perhaps leaving it home is the wisest choice. Outlook makes it very simple for us […]
How To Change Column Layout On the Page Layout tab of your Ribbon, Word provides a tool you can use to modify the number of columns in your document or in a text selection. Follow the steps below to learn how: In the Page Setup group, click on the Columns tool. Word shows a list […]
Find And Replace When you are working with longer presentations, it can be tedious trying to find and locate a specific word or phrase. The good news is PowerPoint can quickly and easily search your presentation using the Find feature and can just as easily and quickly replace words and phrases using the Replace feature. […]