MS Word: Stop Numbering Table Rows Manually, Word Can Do That for You
It’s not that uncommon… you’ve got a table in MS Word where you need the rows numbered, so you find yourself manually keying them in.
…1 – down arrow – 2 – down arrow – 3 – down arrow – 4
Do you work with a lot of Google Docs documents? Do you have spreadsheets, Word documents, PDF reports, PowerPoint presentations stored in your Google Docs account, and are looking for an easier way to create or manage these documents from Microsoft Office desktop UI?
There are tons of desktop apps available for managing Google Docs documents, but recently Google has released an official add-in which
MS Word: How To Ensure That Your Formatting Is Kept When You Copy And Paste Text
When you copy and paste text, do you ever find yourself wondering why sometimes certain formatting traits were pasted with the text and at others aren’t?
It can seem sort of random to most people… and random is
MS Office: A Picture of a Different Shape
Today I want to point out a very simple and quick way to change the way pictures and graphics are displayed in your documents, presentations, worksheets, etc…
We’re going to take a look at how the fill of a shape can really make a difference in
Rose from Coon Rapids MN asks:
When I am typing a document in Word 2007, I get a wide space between the lines. How do you reduce that space?
Rose, thanks for the question. The search for your answer helped me find an answer to a question I was too lazy to
MS Word: Manually Move Table Rows or Columns Without Copy and Paste
Let’s face it, there are just times when the table you’ve set up now seems to be “out of order”. You find yourself wishing that the 3rd row was now the 5th row and that the 4th column should have actually have been the 2nd.
We’ve all done it at one time or another… you need to create a new file that’s pretty much identical to another one, so you open the file that you have, make the changes and then save it.
In that very, very short time while you watch the file being saved you are struck speechless with the horrible realization that you just made a
How much time have you spent customizing the Quick Access Toolbar in your MS Office 2007 programs?
If you’re anything like me then it’s quite a lot…
When you move to a new computer – or maybe decide that you want the one at home to match the one at work – what do you do?
It’s called a Drop Cap and, while this may not be something that we would use every day, it is a quick and very easy way to add a little something extra to your documents, making it something that would be a good addition to our “Hey, I know how to do that” list.
Franklyn asks:
When writing email, there are times I would like to use a superscript (degree F) and subscript (H2O). Is there a way to have them available?
Franklyn, if you’re using Microsoft Word or Outlook 2007 or 2010, you can easily add either superscript…
If you’ve recently given up your Microsoft Office 2003 for the “latest, greatest” version, Office 2010, you may be a bit disoriented.
You’ve heard the hype about the new Ribbon User Interface but now you’re faced with actually having to use it…
If it’s not something you’re taking to easily or just feel like you need more guidance, I have a suggestion or two
The other day we talked about a method to copy and paste the OFFICEUI files (which contain all the custom User Interface information for one of the Office 2010 programs). It’s a good method, but it requires you to know where to look for the files.
It’s a great way to save your customizations, in case something happens to your system
Do you “undo” a lot in MS PowerPoint?
Ever run out of undo steps and wish for more?
If your response was yes, here’s what you need to know about PowerPoint to get a few (or a lot) more undo steps added to your list.
Use
MS Word: Moving In a New Direction
Ever find yourself looking to rotate text in MS Word?
Maybe you’re trying to make a flyer with phone number tabs across the bottom? Or, maybe you need to run some text down the side of a document and you don’t want
When you open a file in one of your MS Office programs, do you find that you’re always navigating away from “My Documents” to some other folder?
Ever wish that it would just open up to that location in the first place?
If so, here’s the good news… you can set each program to go directly to whatever location you desire, when you
When you’re in the Options dialog box for one of these newest MS Office programs, have you ever noticed this part of a section header? (You’ll notice that not all section headers have one…)
Even if you did notice it…did you take the time to investigate?
For many people the answers are no…
MS Office 2007 & 2010: I Thought That the Clipboard Could Hold More Than One Item?
You’re right – it can…
you were used to accessing something like this via the Edit menu in older
versions of MS Office:
A clipboard pane where all
the items that have been copied or cut, are stacked in a list… Continue reading
In Windows 7, when using the Snipping tool, (one of the greatest features of Win 7), I can copy the snippet OK and place it in MS Word, but I cannot place the object right or center nor can I text wrap around the object. Any ideas?
Back in the days before the introduction of Windows 7 and Vista, if you wanted to take a picture… Continue reading
Thom, from Dallas asks:
Why do Word and Excel files get so large when the content is so small? As I make numerous changes and saves to a Word file, the file becomes bloated over time. If I open the large Word file and copy (Ctrl-C) and paste the content to a newly created word document, the file
So, here’s the scenario… you’re happily working in one of the newest versions of an MS Office program and things are progressing nicely.
Then suddenly it happens – the program window goes “wacky” and you find yourself looking at the file after a zoom in or zoom out.
What happened there?
To be quite
I can’t speak for everyone, but I’m a die-hard fan of Print Preview.
It gives me a sense of the overall look of the final product, which I find to be an invaluable tool.
Word 2007 has the Print Preview option under the Office Button in the Print choices.
Earlier versions of Word used to allow me to get into the… Continue reading
MS Office 2007 & 2010: Let the Program Bring the Templates to You
At one time or another, we’ve all found ourselves searching online for just the right template to do the job we need.
Even using the Microsoft templates site, which is quite organized and easy to use, can be tedious and frustrating, as you try search after search after search.… Continue reading
I can’t speak for everyone but I love to the recent files list… I mean what’s not to love?
You can bypass the whole Open dialog box and the sometimes complicated navigation, to actually pull up any recent file just by looking in one place.
If you’ve investigated in Office 2010 then, you know that the recent files list is found under… Continue reading
MS Word: Why Does Inserting A Picture Always Cause Such a Mess?
Okay, so maybe it’s not a complete “mess”, but if you’re not familiar with the interactions of text and pictures in a Word document then, it probably feels that way to you.
After you insert a picture, you suddenly find yourself looking at this great big huge gap between two lines of… Continue reading
Undo – Redo – Undo – Redo… I don’t know about you, but I find that I tend to use that cycle of events a lot when I’m putting finishing touches on things… especially on one of my “picky” days when everything has to be perfect.
Anyway, it’s a great feature, and I’m sure that I’m not the only one using it.
However, did… Continue reading
If you made the transition to the Ribbon User Interface when Office 2007 was released, the upgrade to Office 2010 really wasn’t a big deal for you.
There are changes, but not in a way that gives you that “I’m lost” feeling so many people felt with their beginning efforts in Office 2007.
But, if you’re one of the many who didn’t use Office… Continue reading
Don, from Roanoke VA asks:
I’ve got a problem with the MS Word 2010 application. Every time I open the program I get a security warning just below the ribbon stating that macros have been disabled (click enable content.) Could you explain this macro, and how do I make this action enabled by default. I can’t seem to find a solution under the file tab>options.
