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Taming naughty footnotes, pt. 2 – separators

Here’s how to change the footnote separator, the footnote continuation separator, and the footnote continuation notice in Microsoft Word.

Instantly access boilerplate text with Quick Parts

Don’t keep copying commonly-used blocks of text from old documents – that cut-and-paste routine will inevitably get you into trouble when you forget to edit out client-specific info. Instead, use Quick Parts to store generic text blocks like Certificates of Service, Signature Blocks, etc. Here’s a video to show you how.

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.

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.

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.

Showing, hiding and printing tracked changes

Once you know how to turn on Word’s Track Changes feature, you may want to be able to see the document in its original state and with all the changes without having to accept or reject changes. Here’s an easy way to do that (with some caveats)

Using sections to control page numbers, headers and footers

This is part two of a tutorial on how to control page numbers and page number formats using sections in Microsoft Word 2002-2003. Useful for changing page number styles in appellate briefs or for having distinct headers and footers in different parts of a document.