Don’t run screaming from macros
Microsoft Word macros are NOT an advanced skill. Here’s some information to prove how easy it really is.
Quick-and-dirty text sorting in Microsoft Word
If you need to sort text in Word, whether it’s within a table or just typed straight, here’s how.
When a tab is not just a tab, part 2: right tabs
If you’ve ever had to line up columnar data in Word along the right-hand edge of the column (rather than by the left-hand edge), you need to know how to use right tabs. Here are step-by-step instructions.
When a tab is not just a tab, part 1: decimal tabs
If you ever have columns of numbers (particularly currency figures) you need lined up in Word, you need to learn about decimal tabs. Here’s a quick video introduction to inserting and using them.
What’s the deal with Word 2007/2010 line spacing?
Upgraded to Word 2007/2010 lately? Then you may have noticed your default line spacing got expanded. Here’s how to restore single spacing by default in all new documents.
Fixing funky character spacing in justified text in Microsoft Word
If you love fully-justified text (with straight left and right margins) like I do, you hate when the spacing between characters gets messed up because of it. Here’s how to fix it.
Customizing the Status Bar
There’s a whole host of ways you can make the various Microsoft Office applications easier to use. In fact, most users don’t take full advantage of the options for customizing these applications to make the Office suite work better for them.
Today, we’re going to talk about one of the easiest customizations: the Status Bar.
Go from UPPER to lower without retyping
Changing character case (from uppercase letters to lowercase and vice versa) is easy. Here are instructions for Word versions 2002-2010.
Pick up where you left off in Microsoft Word with “Go Back”
Ever want to go straight back to your last editing position in Microsoft Word? Use the “Go Back” feature. Here’s how.
How to put a different footer on the last page of a document
It’s easy to have a different footer for the first page – just use the Page Setup function called “different first page.” But what if you need a different footer for the LAST page? Well, it may not be check-box easy, but it is possible. Here’s a video tutorial showing you exactly how.
Converting from WordPerfect to Word: Getting rid of WP watermarks
Ever converted a WordPerfect document to Microsoft Word and discovered a watermark you couldn’t delete? Here’s how to fix it.
Stop repeating yourself – build a Microsoft Word template
If you have a Microsoft Word document type you produce frequently, why don’t you save a stripped-down version of it as a template? It will save you time in creating future document. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial.
Reviewing, accepting and rejecting others’ changes in Track Changes
Once you’ve produced a redlined document with Word’s Track Changes feature, you can finalize the document with the Accept and Reject buttons on the toolbar. Here’s how.
Inserting comments with Track Changes
What if you (or your attorney) don’t want to actually change a particular section of a document, but just want to ask a question, point out a problem, just plain make a comment? Here’s a tutorial on how to insert a comment using Word’s Track Changes feature.
Automatically marking document edits with Track Changes
Ever want to be able to automatically create a redline showing your document changes? You can, with Word’s Track Changes feature. Here are the basics.
Inserting a table of contents using styles
Building a Table of Contents in Microsoft Word is ridiculously easy if you use Styles to format your document headings. Here’s the quick-and-dirty tutorial on inserting an easy TOC in your document.
Using and configuring AutoFormat As You Type
Ever wonder why your straight quote characters get replaced by those curly ones in Word? Or why the “st” in “1st” gets superscripted automatically? Here’s the skinny on Microsoft Word’s AutoFormat As You Type feature … and how you can customize it.
How to reconfigure AutoCorrect to NOT drive you crazy
Ever type “(c)” in Microsoft Word and somehow mysteriously get a copyright symbol? Here’s how to fix that.
Copying formats using Format Painter
Here’s how to use the Format Painter button to copy formats from one block of text to another in Microsoft Word.
Using and formatting columns in Microsoft Word
How to insert multiple columns into your Microsoft Word document, plus navigating between columns and starting-and-stopping columns mid-document.
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