How to Make Word Comments Hide Until Hover
As you may or may not know, in Excel you can add a comment to a cell that is only visible when someone hovers their mouse over it. But can you do it in Word as well? The short answer is no, it does not […]
Word 2013
What To Do With Long Address Lines In Word
Word will create address labels for you from data that has been stored in a different source (i.e., Access database or Excel workbook). Essentially, Word takes the information from those sources and places it into the format that you designate in Word. Because it has
How to Protect Confidential Word 2013 Documents
Many times you find yourself working on a confidential or sensitive document and sometimes that document is so confidential and sensitive that it requires a level of protection and security. Of course, your document can be marked final or you can assign special privileges to
Word 2013 – Start Chapters On Odd Numbered Pages
Word will allow you (IF you use styles) (and I sincerely hope you do), to force your headings to begin on a new page. But suppose you want your heading to begin on an odd numbered page? Ok, so there is no automatic way based
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How to Cross Reference an Automatic Number in Word 2013
When I say Automatic Number I mean using a field for a number in your document. I am sure that there are lots of folks out there that use these in Academia and legal fields, insurance companies, realtors, etc. For instance, suppose you have a
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How to Use Custom Footnote Marks in Word
As you know, footnotes are used in documents to provide references or annotations. It is very easy to insert automatic footnotes in documents using Word, but suppose you would like to use a custom footnote mark? Turns out you can do this and just as
How to Add Cross-References to Footnotes in Word 2013
In Academia there are often very lengthy documents that have myriad footnotes and they sometimes necessitate cross-referencing. This often occurs in technological business manuals as well. The issue here is that when you use automatic footnote numbering the cross-references can be a burden if you
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Create Automatic Question Numbering in Word 2013 documents
We all know that one of the tasks teachers must perform is creating quizzes, tests and exams for their students. One of my dearest friends has a daughter who is a teacher and she likes to format her true and false quizzes thusly – though
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How to Create a Booklet in Word 2013
One of those great things that you can do in Word 2013 is create a booklet. The reasons to create a booklet are many – program for a wedding, recipes, minutes of a meeting, family reunion, etc. Use your imagination just a little bit and
How to Count Paragraphs Quickly in Word 2013
If you would like to count the paragraphs in your document and do it quickly, this is the article for you. Follow the steps below to learn how: Make sure that your document has been saved. Click CTRL + Home to go to the beginning
How to Assign a Macro to a Button in a Word Document
I know I have covered assigning a macro to a button on Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), but did you know that you could also add buttons in the text of your document?? These buttons have a macro or Word command assigned to them and you
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How to Use Different Page Numbers in Different Sections in Word 2013
Word has mainly two kinds of breaks that we use in our documents: Page Breaks and Section Breaks. When you want to change the numbering in a section, you must insert a Next Page Break, which creates a new page/Section in your document. So, it
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How to Disable Paste Options in Word
Turns out that the Paste Options in Word can be annoying to some folks! We all know what Paste Options means, but just in case you do not, let me refresh your memory. When you copy a little nugget of text and want to paste
How To Create A TOC In Word 2013
One thing I have learned is that, even though I’m a tech, I don’t know everything. Yes, I admit it. That’s why I married a very smart woman who will every so often teach me something I did not know. Saying that, my wife has