It can feel a little bit like lions and tigers and bears--do you want a page number in a lower corner, or do you want a page number and the document title? Do you want to add the author name or the file path? Do you want different headers and footers in different sections?

Oh my is right!

This is where a little planning in advance can save you time on the long road.

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We've been seeing questions about how to set up and print an envelope--not a slew of envelopes in a mail merge, but just one.

So our Word of the week is envelopes.

Let's take a look:

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In Word 2007, I was the program manager responsible for driving both the changes in the styles user experience and the investment made in lists. There a number of decisions that were made by those of us involved in those efforts that folks are still talking about (including in recent comments on this and other blogs). This post gives you some of my personal insights as to why we went in the directions we did. The goal is to provide a bit more information about both how Word works and why it works...

A lot of people want to use different page numbering schemes in different parts of their documents. And a lot of people want to use "page x of y pages" page numbering in their documents.

Sometimes, people want to use "page x of y pages" page numbering in just a part of their documents.

It all gets down to linking--or unlinking...

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In Word 2010, you can arrange the ribbon the way you want.

You can create new tabs and put the commands you use most often on them.

You can move the tabs where you want.

Really, you get to design the Word ribbon to match your own flow when you're working on documents.

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Watch this video to find out how to how to use 1, 2, 3 page numbering in the main part of a document and i, ii, iii page numbering in the appendices:

-- Joannie Stangeland

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Upgrading to Word 2010 from an early version of Word? Surprised by the default line spacing?

Word 2007 and Word 2010 have a different line spacing default than Word 2003 and earlier versions. Back in 2007, the product designers changed the default line spacing to improve document readability, according to a 2006 blog post by Stuart Stuple, one of the Microsoft Word program managers for Word 2007.

In addition to the default spacing change in Word 2007, Word 2010 introduces a paragraph spacing option that gives you even more control over your document style and appearance.

Find out how...

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People often want to add the location of their document--the filename and the file path--to the header or footer.

In Word 2010, you can do this by using field codes. It sounds more complicated than it is, so let's take a look.

 

For more information on field codes, see Insert and format field codes in Word.

-- Joannie Stangeland

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Do you have questions about Office 2010? Want to learn more about Windows 7? For the first time ever MVPs from both Windows and Office have come together as a collaborative group for a special live chat. This event is a great opportunity to tap into the vast knowledge of these industry professionals who are regarded as the best in their field. All levels of experience are welcome from beginners and students to intermediate power users. Please join us for this informative Q&A style chat and bring...

We've been patiently waiting to talk with you about what we've been working on for the last two years, and the wait is over. Today we'll introduce Word 2010 at a very high-level, and then dig deeper and deeper into specific topics and features in the coming months. Of course, please let us know what you want to hear about. Word 2010 from 30,000 Feet The way we work with documents has changed dramatically. In the past, individuals worked on relatively simple, local documents, from their office . Today...