Headers and footers--and page numbers--can get tricky. That's why we've spent some time with them on this blog. But if you come to one post, you might not realize that the answer you need is already in a different post.

I thought I'd list each of them here to help you find the information you want as quickly as possible...

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If you know anyone who uses Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2004 for Mac, please let them know that the Mac version of the Compatibility Pack is now available. From the download page: "[The] Open XML Converter allows you to convert Open XML files that were created in Office 2008 for Mac or Office 2007 for Windows so that you can open, edit, and save them in earlier versions of Office for Mac. Open XML Converter can convert Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations that are in the...

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...

My name is Amani Ahmed and I'm the program manager whose primary focus is programmability, which are the tools needed to build applications on top of Word (i.e. macros, add-ins, etc) In the last post , Travis demonstrated the power of Word to transfer data seamlessly back and forth with a SharePoint library. I'll build on that today by showing how to set up a Word document template to accomplish this. Here's a quick video demo of this process, and I've also stepped through it below. First, let me...

In my last three posts I talked about building blocks in general , how to insert and swap out building blocks , and creating building blocks . In today's post I am going to talk about how to deploy your customized building blocks to users. Deploying building blocks is cool because you can push out content for other people to reuse. Think copy and paste to the next level. Here is a cool scenario: Let's say you are lawyer who works on legal contracts all the time. You always use the same clauses in...

Note: This post is an extended reply to Ilya's comment on my last post If you've ever worked document with more than one person, then you've likely had to deal with this type of nonsense: Sally likes to emphasize text by making it 13 point and bold, Sam prefers to change the font and italicize it, Billy used Emphasis Style, and on, and on. Because of this, not only do you have to work to make the language in your co-authored document consistent, but you've got to deal with formatting inconsistencies...

It's super easy to put generic text into a Word document for all of your filler text needs (especially useful during demos and presentations). Just start a new paragraph and: Type "=rand()" and press Enter for three paragraphs of text Type "=lorem()"and press Enter for three paragraphs of random characters that approximate a normal distribution of letters know as Lorem Ipsum Example of the result of "=rand()" On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the...

I'm a fan of Tim Ferris , author of The Four Hour Work Week . Given this, you can imagine my horror when I found out via this video that Tim doesn't do much of his text editing in Word. Not big on documents (in the traditional sense of the word) and more about simply composing text for blogs etc, Tim is a fan of a very basic text editor that emulates the word processors of yore. Also, living his message of laser sharp focus on "major tasks," Tim is all about writing, and only writing. We're talking...

Do you have a favorite printer that you like to use? Is Word not choosing it for you automatically?

This weeks Word of the week video shows you how to change your default printer in Windows 7.

-- Ron Owens

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In my first blog post , I gave an overview of some of the concepts with respect to building blocks and several readers commented with questions/concerns with regard to the management of building blocks. I felt like this was a large enough topic that it was worth dedicating a post to. There are 2 aspects of management that I will cover in this post. First, I want to share a little bit about file level management/organization of building blocks and second, I will talk about sharing building blocks...