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| How to Work with Word Text Quickly |
by Susan Daffron |
Typing repetitive documents is dull. Word has a few features you can use to eliminate some of the drudgery. |
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| Understanding Word Templates |
by Susan Daffron |
To understand how templates work, you need to understand where they fall in the Word architecture |
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| Using Microsoft Word Styles |
by Susan Daffron |
Learning about Word styles is one of the best things you can do to improve productivity |
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| How to Create Long Documents in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
If you are tasked with creating a big tome, these tips can help keep Word from making a big mess |
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| Can't Delete Word Text |
by Susan Daffron |
If you can't delete text using just the Delete key, check to see if you have accidently changed settings |
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| Create a Shortcut to a Font |
by Susan Daffron |
In Word, you can set up a keyboard shortcut so you can apply a font with just a keystroke |
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| Fix Word Line Break Problems |
by Susan Daffron |
Use find and replace to reformat pasted text that comes in with odd line breaks |
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| Automatically Update Text |
by Susan Daffron |
If you have a lot of similar documents that use the same section of text that changes periodically, try linking the text. |
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| Creating Readable Documents |
by Susan Daffron |
If you take the time to create legible layouts, you'll be rewarded with documents people are actually willing to read. |
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| Sorting Text in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Use Word to sort lists of text, such as a list of names |
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| Keeping Word Tables the Same Across Documents |
by Susan Daffron |
How to keep tables from reformatting during a copy and paste |
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| Troubleshooting Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Sometimes a problem add-in is to blame when Word won't work. |
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| Replacing Special Characters in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Find and replace non-printing characters like spaces and paragraphs. |
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| Hidden Menu Shortcut |
by Susan Daffron |
Access hidden menus in Office by holding down one key |
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| Sharing Word Files Successfully |
by Susan Daffron |
You can do a few things to help make sure your Word file looks as you intended on another computer |
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| Editing in Print Preview |
by Susan Daffron |
Yes, you can make editing changes in Word's print preview. |
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| Paste Unformatted Macro |
by Susan Daffron |
Create a macro in Word so you can paste text without any formatting |
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| Word Styling Efficiency |
by Susan Daffron |
Add keyboard shortcuts to your Word styles and you can be a fast formatting fiend |
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| Word's Work Menu |
by Susan Daffron |
A little-known built-in menu you can add to get at documents you use often. |
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| Understand Columns and Indents |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to create common layout effects in Word like pull quotes. |
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| Creating Lines in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Using Word like a typewriter to create lines results in frustration and ugly documents. |
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| Backing Up Office Settings |
by Susan Daffron |
Save your settings for backup or when you move to a new computer. |
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| Remove Misspelled Words from the Dictionary |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to remove accidental additions to the Word dictionary |
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| Finding and Highlighting |
by Susan Daffron |
The new option in the Find dialog box that lets you highlight what you find. |
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| Creating Label Sets in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Create a document filled with labels for addressing your monthly bills. |
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| When the Word Blank Document Isn't Blank |
by Susan Daffron |
How to remove text that accidently is added into your Normal blank document template |
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| Set Up Envelopes in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Spend some quality time in the Page Setup dialog box to create envelopes. |
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| Calculate in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Use Word's calculating feature to include simple numeric data. |
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| Making Text Stay Together |
by Susan Daffron |
How to get Word to keep text on the page you want. |
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| Permanently Kill the Paperclip |
by Susan Daffron |
Make the animated Microsoft Office help character go away. |
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| Dealing with Overtype Mode |
by Susan Daffron |
Tips to keep accidental presses of the Insert key from messing up your document. |
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| Add Items to the Places Bar |
by Susan Daffron |
Change the folders that appear in the Places bar for easy access. |
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| Dealing with Header and Footer Weirdness |
by Susan Daffron |
Avoid aggravation by deactivating the Same as Previous button. |
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| Tempting Templates |
by Susan Daffron |
With templates, you can get more done with less effort. |
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| Get Pictures Out of Word |
by Susan Daffron |
How to remove pictures that have been pasted into Word |
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| Mysterious Word Behavior |
by Susan Daffron |
Understanding why Word changes the formatting of text. |
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| Don't Check It |
by Susan Daffron |
Tell Word that you don't want to spell check certain text. |
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| Insert a Landscape Page with a Table |
by Susan Daffron |
How to insert a landscape-oriented page in a document. |
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| More on Tables |
by Susan Daffron |
Rearranging table data for a mail merge. |
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| Tab Dos and Don'ts |
by Susan Daffron |
When to use tabs and when not to use tabs (and why). |
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| The Many Faces of Tabs |
by Susan Daffron |
How to set tabs and create a dot leader in Word. |
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| Create a Table of Contents in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
If you use styles, creating a table of contents is easy. |
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| Word Weirdness |
by Susan Daffron |
Eliminate odd behavior: turn off the Word Perfect options |
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| Remove Word Hyperlinks |
by Susan Daffron |
For those times when you don't want clickable hyperlinks. |
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| Fun with Text |
by Susan Daffron |
Create wavy or curved text with WordArt |
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| New Word Trick |
by Susan Daffron |
Word XP now lets you highlight non-contiguous text. |
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| Handy Search and Replace in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
How to remove formatting codes using Word's wildcard option. |
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| Creative Bullets in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
What to do when you want something other than the round dot. |
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| Word Workaround |
by Susan Daffron |
Make Word show the full document pathname without a macro. |
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| Add Comments to Documents |
by Susan Daffron |
Use hidden comments to explain changes or add queries in Word. |
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| The Many Ways to Paste |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to use the Paste Special command to your advantage. |
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| Word Wizardry |
by Susan Daffron |
Use a wizard to create complex Word documents. |
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| Discover the Word F8 Key |
by Susan Daffron |
When you have trouble highlighting with the mouse, use the keyboard instead. |
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| Another Way to Add Footer Information |
by Susan Daffron |
Add file path information using Word's AutoText feature. |
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| Add a Filename in a Word Footer |
by Susan Daffron |
How to get Word to print the file location automatically. |
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| Creating Long Documents in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Avoid long document frustration by following a few simple tips. |
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| Set File Locations in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Tell Word where you want to save your files (not My Documents). |
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| Try Out AutoText in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to create AutoText entries for freqently used text. |
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| Use Word's AutoCorrect Effectively |
by Susan Daffron |
How to make AutoCorrect work FOR you, not against you. |
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| Page Numbering in Word |
by Susan Daffron |
How to create snazzy page numbering, such as Page 1 of 24. |
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| Add Buttons to the Word Toolbar |
by Susan Daffron |
Create buttons for the stuff you use in Word |
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| Use Word's Document Map and Other Tips |
by Susan Daffron |
Tips for working with long documents in Word. |
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| Word's Non-Printing Characters |
by Susan Daffron |
Turning on Word's non-printing characters can be helpful. |
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| Modifying Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Add and remove buttons from the Word toolbars. |
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| Tabs in Microsoft Word |
by Susan Daffron |
Dealing with the wonders of tabbed text in Word. |
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| Finding Special Characters |
by Susan Daffron |
Use the Character Map to find all the special characters in fonts. |
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