Powered Up Arrow Keys in Word I'm sure you all know the basic ways of navigating through an MS Word document using the Page Up, Page Down, Home, End and arrow keys, right? Well, today, I thought we would take a look at turbo charging what the arrow keys can actually do for you! You … Continue reading Powered Up Arrow Keys in Word
No Accidental Replacement Saves
No Accidental Replacement Saves Do you have an MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint file you frequently open, make changes to and then save under a new name? Is it important for you not to lose the original information? How many times have you accidentally overwritten the original information with the new file? I bet the … Continue reading No Accidental Replacement Saves
Space It Out Again
Space It Out Ever find that you need a little extra space between two paragraphs in an MS Word document? Thinking maybe a quick way to add a 12 point space before a paragraph would be a nice little trick to have up your sleeve? Well, to insert that extra space before a paragraph, all … Continue reading Space It Out Again
No More Misplaced Text
No More Misplaced Text Have you ever found yourself proofing an MS Word document, only to find that the text seems out of order? You're looking at the words and you're thinking, "Now, what happened here?" You know you didn't type the text that way and yet, there it is. Your thoughts are all in … Continue reading No More Misplaced Text
Text to Table in Word
Text to Table in Word Here's the situation: you have a list of items or names in MS Word that is in perfect condition. There are no typos and it's exactly in the order you need it to be. But of course, there's always a catch. You now realize you need the list in a … Continue reading Text to Table in Word
More on Accents
More on Accents If you recall, we have previously discussed accented letters in MS Word. You know, things like ñ and à. Well, it's possible you're not thrilled with the "finger acrobatics" that are required to make all those key combinations and maybe you're looking for another way to insert some of those symbols. So, … Continue reading More on Accents
Picture Perfect in Word
Picture Perfect Do you use a lot of pictures in your MS Word documents? Do you spend a lot of time resizing them so that they will fit perfectly into the space you planned on? After awhile, does your perfect picture look distorted and just plain wrong? Want to reset it to its original size? … Continue reading Picture Perfect in Word
See the Whole Page
See the Whole Page Here's one that came in from a reader regarding MS Word and labels. The reader inquired about how you could see a document that's a whole page of labels in Word. You know, where you can edit them and make each one different, if that's what you please. It's a very … Continue reading See the Whole Page
What Grammar Rules Are You Using?
What Grammar Rules Are You Using? Have you ever found yourself wondering about the rules MS Word is using to make its grammar recommendations when you check your documents? Ever wish you had a little peek into the madness behind it all? Wish you could tell Word to stop checking a few things that just … Continue reading What Grammar Rules Are You Using?
Come On, Give Me a Break!
Give Me a Break! Have you ever had a bulleted or numbered list in either MS Word or MS PowerPoint that really needed a blank line half way through it? You know, maybe for a visual break. Maybe your list contains subsets and it would just make more sense if there was a break in … Continue reading Come On, Give Me a Break!