Make It Fit Do you work with tables in MS Word? Does it drive you crazy when the text you're entering into a cell is just a character or two too long and Word automatically text wraps down to a new line? You know, something like this: I don't know about you, but I don't … Continue reading Make It Fit
A Blank Line Above
A Blank Line Above Ever have a table at the very top of the first page in one of your MS Word documents and then decide you need text above it? What did you do? Did you try to click above the table, only to find that you selected an entire column? Frustrating, wasn't it? … Continue reading A Blank Line Above
Vertical Selection in Word
Vertical Selection in Word Ever need to select a "weird" portion of an MS Word document? I'm talking about a selection that doesn't follow the usual line by line highlighting the program implements by default. Maybe you're looking to copy a vertical column of information from the center of your document, which is a difficult … Continue reading Vertical Selection in Word
Text to Excel: The Easy Way
Text to Excel: The Easy Way Do you frequently copy text from MS Word to Excel? Do you dislike the way it pastes into the cells, causing a nightmare when it comes to formatting your pages? Want a quick solution? Then try pasting your text as a picture! In older versions of Excel, you'll need … Continue reading Text to Excel: The Easy Way
Did I Already Use That Word?
Did I Already Use That Word? Have you ever found yourself repeating the same word in a document over and over again? What did you do? Wish you had a thesaurus? Well, guess what. You do! MS Word comes with a built in thesaurus and all you have to do is get it started! First, … Continue reading Did I Already Use That Word?
Fix Your Page Border Dilemma
Ever try to print a page border on an MS Word document, only to find out the bottom is missing? What did you do? Probably everything you could think of, right? You know, choosing a narrow border, changing margins and so on. Did it work? Probably not. So, what did you do then? Remove the … Continue reading Fix Your Page Border Dilemma
Bring It On Over
Bring It On Over Recently, I had a reader write in and ask about resizing items that have been copied from MS Excel and pasted into MS Word. It seems as if the usual copy/paste routine isn't doing the job, because the pasted items are just too big. (Note to Office 2007 users: I found … Continue reading Bring It On Over
Formatting Lists with a Quick Click
Formatting Lists with a Quick Click Do you use a lot of numbered or bulleted lists in MS Word? Are you using Word 2007? If so, you may be interested in this little tidbit of information! In older versions of Word, you had to go into the Bullets and Numbering dialogue window to make changes … Continue reading Formatting Lists with a Quick Click
Faster Scrolling in Word
Faster Scrolling in Word Do you have an MS Word document that's completely full of graphics? Hate the extra time it takes to scroll through a document like that? Would you like Word to work a little faster with the document for you? If you've answered, "Yes, yes and yes," here's a quick trick to … Continue reading Faster Scrolling in Word
Find and Replace with Graphics
Find and Replace with Graphics Ever find yourself working with a graphic in an MS Word document that had to be repeated and repeated and repeated? Did you get tired of all the graphic insertions or the continuous copy and paste routine of placing the graphic in the file multiple times? Wouldn't it be nice … Continue reading Find and Replace with Graphics