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Summary Information Word keeps a summary of information for your documents. You can use this summary information, or you can ignore it. Some of the summary information is automatically stored for you, while other parts will need to be entered manually. One of the pieces […]
For some time now, Word has had the capability for checks of both spelling and grammar as you work in your document. Formatting Inconsistencies Spelling errors are noted with a wavy red underline, potential grammar errors with a wavy green underline, and formatting inconsistencies with
Paragraph On Same Page For some types of documents you may not wish your paragraphs to smoothly flow from one page to the next. Rather, you may want to make sure that any given paragraph appears all on one page or another. Many times this
The captioning feature in Word will allow you to define custom labels for use in your captions. As time goes by though, you may not need a certain caption label any longer and it is always a good thing to keep a tidy “house.” Follow
SEQ vs LISTNUM Ever wonder what the difference is between the SEQ and LISTNUM fields? Suppose you have a document you would like to divide into numbered sections, and you need something that will update automatically if you add or delete a section, and something
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
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
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
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
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
How To Correctly, Quickly Use Tabs In Word – Part IV Read More »
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.
How To Correctly, Quickly Use Tabs In Word – Part III Read More »
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
How To Correctly, Quickly Use Tabs In Word – Part II Read More »
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.
How To Correctly, Quickly Use Tabs In Word – Part I Read More »
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
