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One of the new features in Word 2010 is a provision that allows you to take screenshots and paste them directly into your Word document. This feature can be very helpful especially if you create technical manuals or educational manuals. I know when I do […]
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ScreenTips are words, phrases or perhaps a graphic that displays a box of text when you hover your mouse over it in MS word. Usually, a Screentip will supply you with details regarding the item over which you are hovering your mouse. I am sure
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Ever want to add a text or graphic watermark to your document? It is very easy to do! Follow the steps below to learn how: On the Page Layout tab of your Ribbon, in the Page Background group, click Watermark. Do one of the following:
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Keyboard shortcuts can be boon for typists and here are 16 shortcuts for Word 2010 users that you may not be aware of: CTRL + ALT + H Applies highlighting to selected text CTRL + Alt + C Inserts copyright symbol CTRL + Alt +
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Some folks think you need another program entirely, such as Visio, to create an organization chart. Not so! There is a much easier way to create an organization chart and you can do it right within Word! It was not always as easy a task
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When you mention a pie chart, most folks immediately think of Excel, not Word! But guess what – you can add a pie chart to your Word 2010 document without ever launching Excel! Follow the steps below to learn how: Open the document in which
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I don’t know about you, but I love saving time and keystrokes. Who wouldn’t? It allows you to complete your work more efficiently and saves you time you can spend on yourself! Who doesn’t like that? Follow the steps below to learn how: In Word
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It is so much easier to do a total word count in Word 2010 than it was in previous versions; a whole step has been eliminated! There will be times when you would like to know the total number of words in your document, including
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The Format Painter is a very handy tool that I use every day, mostly in Word, but it is available in Publisher, Excel, and PowerPoint. Remember: it is used to copy formatting. This works great with text headers and paragraphs, but it doesn’t work for
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Once you have created a table in your document, you may want to spiff it up a bit by changing the borders. Luckily, it is not all that difficult to do in Word and there are several methods you can choose from to accomplish this,
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When you click that key combination it no longer opens up the Find & Replace dialog box. What happens since version 2010, is that a pane will appear on the left-hand side of your screen that will allow you to search. Personally, I feel as
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We should all know about AutoText entries by now right? Ever want to have a shortcut key to enter a sentence or phrase in your document? Well AutoText sort of has a built in shortcut key. Once you have created your entry, you can key
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I received an e-mail recently asking me how to search a document for a specific field. As it turns out, it isn’t all that difficult to do! Follow the steps below to learn how: Be certain the field codes are visible in your document. If
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As you know from previous posts, fields are used frequently in MS Word documents. Often, fields in your document are updated automatically when you make edits to your document or print it. There can be instances though, when you may not want a field to
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