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 […]
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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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
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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.
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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
