Microsoft Word articles
Word Tables Working with tables in your Word document can seem complicated at times depending on what you are trying to accomplish. If, for example, you are trying to create a form, merging cells is a common activity you might employ. Follows the steps below […]
One of my subscribers has a document that contains labels with names on them. The document is intended to be printed using Avery 5162 labels, but she wants to change the document so it uses Avery 5163 labels. She would like to do this without
Word’s configuration settings are stored in the Normal template. This template is used to help create new, blank documents and to define some of the system-wide settings used by Word. As you make changes to these settings, Word marks the Normal template as “dirty” so
Disable Document Protection If you have previously protected your document for tracking changes, comments, or for forms, then you will most likely need to un-protect your document at some time so you can make unrestricted changes. Follow the steps below to learn how: Display the
Automatic Hyphenation In Part Of Document A subscriber of mine has contacted me because she is working on an extremely long legal document that has contributions from other colleagues. One of those parts has automatic hyphenation in it and she wants to know how to
I am sure that most of you know by now that if headers and footers are defined for your document, you can add a page number by simply editing the header or footer and then using one of the choices available by simply clicking the
When you are working in academia, law offices, insurance offices, etc., there may be times when you do not want to clear all the tab stops in the document you are working on– you only want to clear some of them. Selectively Clear Tab Stops
Line Spacing There are several methods you can use in Word for your line spacing. The default spacing is Single. This means your line spacing will be adjusted, automatically, as a single line. Word’s definition of single means that the spacing is 120% of the
There are many uses for columns in Word, like newsletters, newspapers, catalogs, etc. A lot of people are fearful of using them and that is because they do not know how to use them. I encourage you to become familiar with this feature. Column Widths
As you are most likely already aware, the Format Painter in Word 2016 copies formatting from one source of text in your document and applies it to another block of targeted text in your document. Once you have created your font, size, weight, formatting (i.e.,
Word has a full-featured footnote system that will allow you almost total control over where and how your footnotes are printed. If you have inserted footnotes into your document previously, and you would like to duplicate one of those footnotes, you can employ these tried and
Word will allow you to assign specific key combinations to macros and commands. These key combinations are called shortcut keys, and when they are used, they will execute the command or macro. When you create a macro by recording it, Word gives you the opportunity
One of my subscribers recently asked me if when he finishes keying in a footnote or end-note in Word, is there a way to jump back into the text of his document using his keyboard instead of his mouse. There are actually a couple of
Center A Paragraph Shortcut Most folks I know use the Center tool in the Paragraph group on the Home tab of their Ribbon to center their paragraph. While this is quick and easy enough, I am one of those people who do not like to move
