Have you ever hit the Delete key to remove a hard return (a.k.a. Paragraph Break) or Page Break or Section Break in your document, only to create an unmitigated formatting disaster? If you’ve done it just now, relax. Then hit CTRL-Z (undo) and read on. I’ll show you (a) why this happens and (b) how…
Word makes some formatting decisions behind the scenes, some of which (in my experience) tend to get in your way while you work. Here are 5 options you’ll want to re-set in Microsoft Word for a smoother word processing experience.
You know how I’m always telling you that the best way to get your old WordPerfect text into a new Microsoft Word document is to just copy it over? Well, that’s not always the case. Sometimes Microsoft Word doesn’t “translate” WordPerfect text into just the right Microsoft Word equivalent. A reader pointed out that doing a straight copy of WordPerfect footnotes into Word makes the numbering sequence go all wonky. Click the title above to find out how to copy those footnotes so you don’t spend forever fixing them. (Oh, and look at the very bottom of the tutorial. You’ll see a section that says “Members Only” which contains a link to a downloadable pdf version. If you don’t see the link, go to https://legalofficeguru.com/login and put in your user id [your email address] and password.)
Having trouble converting your current WordPerfect documents into Word? Here are four ways to get your documents into the new format.
Word has a nifty replacement for WordPerfect’s Reveal Codes feature. Find out about it here.
In Microsoft Word, there are two different types of block protect (a.k.a. pagination control) beyond Widow/Orphan. Here’s an explanation of which is which.
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