We all know that MS Word will try to help you out when highlighting text. In fact, if it thinks it’s what you want to do, it will select an entire word for you even if your cursor started out in the middle of the word.
This can be a great time saver – or a great big headache!
Obviously, it all depends upon what you want.
Many of you… Continue reading
Here’s a situation that’s a bit perplexing for some…
Let’s suppose that you have a Word document and you need some pages printed in portrait and some printed in landscape orientation.
I know many people who when put in a situation like this would scratch their heads, do a bit of surfing through Word’s menus (or the Ribbon) and then pick up the phone and call, well… me.
So here’s… Continue reading
Remember the first time you saw the drawing canvas in Word 2002 or Word 2003?
Now, to be quite honest, if you’re like me then the first thing you did was figure out how to get rid of it…
But, if you came use it – dare I say even like it – and then updated to Word 2007 you had a big disappointment coming.
The first time you inserted… Continue reading
If you tend to take information from Word, PowerPoint, the Web or wherever to MS Excel then I’m positive that you know about your formatting choices when you paste.
We’ve all seen the Paste Options button to appear where you can decide to have the information keep its original formatting or have Excel reformat it to match the rest of the worksheet.
But, what if you don’t want to… Continue reading
I’m sure that you’ve noticed how the default settings in Word 2007 have changed from previous versions – specifically, and most noticeable, is the change in the default font – but there’s also been some changes to line spacing and space has been added after paragraphs.
If you’re longing for the old Word defaults… or maybe even one that you had put together yourself, then you’ll be happy to read… Continue reading
Do you like MS WordArt’s flash, but not always the shape of the text when it’s created?
Do you know that you don’t have to settle for the default shape of your WordArt text?
It’s definitely within your control and just a quick couple of clicks away. With that, you can easily change your favorite WordArt into different shapes, arcs, banners, etc. It will take you longer to decide on… Continue reading
Do you use tables in MS Word 2007?
I know that I do quite frequently and I find that I’m always trying to create some sort of custom border combination using the Borders and Shading dialog window.
It’s a good way – at least it’s the way we’re used to using – but with Word 2007 at your fingertips maybe there’s an easier way to create custom borders…
Today I… Continue reading
In MS Word, what’s the difference between Ctrl + U and Ctrl + Shift + W?
Give up?
The answer is one little word: spaces.
Let me explain.
I’m sure you all know that Ctrl + U will underline text, spaces and all like this:
In contrast, the Ctrl + Shift + W will underline only the text, like this:
See how the spaces are not underlined?
There… Continue reading
Using the Cover Page feature of MS Word 2007? (Insert tab of the Ribbon, Cover Page button.)
It’s pretty handy and sure makes life easy when you need one.
Have you ever tried to use a cover page in the middle of a document? Maybe you need one as a chapter or section title page?
When you tried to insert the additional cover pages what happened?
Nothing? Well, at least… Continue reading
Have you ever been working on a Word document and you come to a point where you need to enter a fact that you’re just not sure about? Do you really want to stop this very minute to look up the information?
I’m not sure about you, but I hate to stop every few minutes to look something up. I’d rather keep going with the typing part, look information up… Continue reading
Work with long documents in MS Word?
Ever find yourself editing a large document, jumping from location to location, only to realize that you should have done just one more thing at the last editing spot?
How annoying is that? To have to go back through the document and find that exact position again.
Well, wait! What if we could return with nothing more than a quick key combination, with… Continue reading
When you’re using MS Outlook 2007 to write a message that’s more than just a bunch of text – maybe something more like a flyer announcement instead of a message – do you find yourself missing the ruler feature of Word or PowerPoint to help with the layout?
Never fear – that much desired ruler is closer than you think.
When you’re working on the message take a quick look… Continue reading
Looking for another way to say it?
Need a synonym? Need it quick?
Well, then I have a little treat for you… yes – even those of you with Word 2007!
Next time you need a quick word, try a right-click.
Yep, that’s all it will take. Just right-click over the word for which you need the synonym. (You don’t have to select the word – just right-click over it… Continue reading
You’re working in MS Word and you’ve got a beautiful table. I mean, it’s perfect!
Well, almost perfect.
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, you’ve just come to the conclusion that it really should be two different tables.
Now what?
Are you having copy/paste nightmares?
Or, worse yet, you’re picturing a situation where you’ve got to create a whole new table and re-enter all that data!
Well, worry no more.
I’ve got… Continue reading
Shift + F3. How often do you use that one?
Remember its little gem? It takes the highlighted text and rotates it between the Title Case of lowercase and UPPERCASE letters.
But, what if you’re tired of rotating through the choices and just want to jump straight to UPPERCASE?
Can we find a quick way to make that change?
Well, obviously we’re looking for a key combination. (After all, if… Continue reading
If you’re an MS Word table user then it’s quite possible that you’ve spent some time trying figure out how to wrap the text of your document around the table.
There isn’t an overly obvious answer so I’m sure that many of you have just given up on truly wrapping the text around the table.
For those of you who have unsuccessfully searched here’s what you need to know.
As… Continue reading
Ever receive an Email or Word document with several pictures in it that you would like to save as separate files? Instead of saving each picture one at a time. When there are several images, a faster way is to save all of your pictures in one procedure. This process may seem complicated. However, once you become familiar with the procedure you will find that is takes only 5 mouse… Continue reading
Working with Office 2007?
Everyone you share files with need them saved for an older version?
Maybe you have 07 at work and some other version at home…
Whatever the situation how many times do you find yourself saving a new file in an Office 2007 program as an Office 2007 file when it should have been in the 97-2003 file format?
Now what?
Oh yeah, go back and save… Continue reading
Many of you who use a lot of graphics in MS Word probably find yourself spending a lot of time setting the way text behaves around your graphic.
And I’m sure that most of you have a preferred text wrapping option and wish Word would apply your preference to the graphic when you first insert it.
After all, who wants to spend time changing settings when Word could have done… Continue reading
When you paste text into a Word document you may be quite used to seeing the Clipboard icon pop up where you could choose how the text should be formatted…
This was something in Word that, while very helpful, could become quite annoying should you have to repeat this step too often.
For those of you who have felt that frustration and are currently working with Word 2007 then… Continue reading
Have you ever found yourself frustrated with the AutoCorrect feature found in the MS Office suite programs?
Yeah, I’m sure you have.
Most of the time, they’re helpful little changes in spelling or things like capitalization and we’re thankful to have the program looking out for us.
But, what about the times when AutoCorrect is making changes that we really don’t want or need?
Sometimes it’s enough to make a… Continue reading
Remember all the hassle it was to make a file Read-only in MS Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint versions prior to 2007?
You had to save and close the file, locate it through Windows, right-click on it and then you could finally select the Read-only checkbox.
Whew! That’s a lot of steps and a bit of a pain.
Well, if you’re using a 2007 version then today you’re in luck.… Continue reading
Quick Tables Designed by You!
So, if you investigated the tip we ran the other day on Word 2007′s Quick Tables then you may have been left with a bit of disappointment if you didn’t see a built-in table that would suit your needs.
In that case you may have thought “Good idea, too bad it doesn’t help me.”
Before you dismiss the idea altogether let’s take a look… Continue reading
The Super-Quick Word 2007 Table
I’m sure that most of you have discovered the new features of MS Word 2007 that make the creation of beautiful tables a snap, but what if you were hoping for something even faster?
I mean you still have to insert the table, format any coloring, header rows, row height, etc…Wouldn’t it be nice to start with a table that’s a little closer to… Continue reading
Paragraph Setting in Multiple Locations
Here’s a little “heads up” for all you MS Word 2007 users!
I’m sure when you need to make paragraph type changes, you immediately go to the Home tab on the ribbon, am I right?
If you don’t see what you need there, you probably find yourself clicking on the dialogue launcher located in the bottom
Pretty Printing in Word 2007
Have you found the page color and background options available under the Page Layout tab on MS Word 2007′s ribbon?
Did you start using it, only to discover the color was gone when you went to print your page?
Often times, that’s a good thing, because you don’t really want the color to print or maybe
The Blank Page Blues
Have you ever created a table in MS Word, only to find that while it fits exactly on the page like you hoped, it also seems to be creating a blank page thereafter.
I know I hate that!
It’s aggravating to have that extra blank page print out. Plus, if you’re using a header or footer, it’s no longer blank, it’s just wasted space!
Or, instead… Continue reading
