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• Your top 10 favorite Word posts of 2012

  8 Jan 2013

  We looked at the year-end numbers to discover which things--so far--interest you most about the new Word and which posts about the current version you find most useful. If you haven't yet tried the new Office, visit the Customer Preview site. Top 5 posts about the new Word Introducing Word 2013 The blast...
• Zip! Create a table of contents in two steps

  20 Jun 2012

  Word makes it really easy to create a Table of Contents (TOC). It's a two-step process: first you assign a "style" to each heading in your document, and then you tell Word where to create the TOC. Let's say you're creating a sales proposal to convince Fabrikam, a medical-device distributor, that they...
• Change page numbers in different sections in a Word document

  22 May 2012

  In an earlier post I explained that one of the main ways to change the order and formatting of page numbers in different sections is to break the link between the sections. In this video I walk you through how to use 1, 2, 3 page numbering in the main part of a document and i, ii, iii page numbering...
• Change the default line spacing in Word

  6 Mar 2012

  (Note: Since so many people continue to ask us about how to change line spacing in Word 2010, we decided to re-publish this post.) When the default line spacing in documents changed from single spacing in Word 2003 to a slightly roomier 1.15 spacing in Word 2007 and Word 2010, customers asked the inevitable...
• Tip: How to cut and paste without messing up formatting

  10 Feb 2012

  Why does formatting sometimes get messed up when you cut and paste text? And what is that thing that appears at the end of the last sentence every time you paste--like a fly returning to honey. That thing--the Paste Options button --is your friend, a worker bee and not a fly whose only job is to follow...
• New XML Mapping tool for Word developers

  27 Sep 2011

  Today's post is guest written by Tristan Davis, a program manager on the Word team. As part of the Word team, one of the things I'm responsible for is extensibility. In that role, I've had the opportunity to see how Word developers are building solutions on top of our object model, and to hear a lot...
• Hint: Endnotes are at the end of the document

  20 Sep 2011

  Footnotes and endnotes are included in a document to cite a source or to comment or explain something in the text. If you have trouble distinguishing footnotes from endnotes, remember: Footnotes belong at the bottom, or the "foot" of the page, while endnotes are at the end of a section or document. Footnotes...
• Use cross-references to link to other parts of a document

  16 Sep 2011

  You've heard that cross-references can enhance the professional quality of a research paper. What are cross-references and how do they work? A cross-reference is a pointer or link to an item that is in another location in a document - for example, "See Figure 1" to link to a salient graphic. You can...
• Win with a dream theme

  30 Aug 2011

  You've dotted every i and crossed every t. Wait, does anyone do that anymore? You get the idea. It's down to the wire, and you've added one last illuminating chart, a chilling conclusion, and a stunning cover page to the research paper that cost you more in caffeine bills to date than any other. What...
• Format a resume ... with a Word template

  12 Jul 2011

  If you've pulled out your resume recently, you know that formatting a resume in Word can be, well, tricky. Manual formatting problems could be a signal that it's time to give your resume a rehaul; I recommend starting fresh with a free Word resume template . Bold headings, paragraph indentations, italization...
• Understanding images: Staying in position

  23 Jun 2011

  Sometimes, especially when you are trying to create a one-page flyer, you want to position a figure in a certain spot on the page and make sure it stays put. One way to do this is to use the Position menu on the Format ribbon to align your figure with one of nine common locations on the page: Choosing...
• Understanding images: Part 3 - Anchoring

  9 Jun 2011

  Why do figures (images) sometimes jump to a different page in your Word document? This is one of the great mysteries of Word and today, I’ll reveal the answer. To get to the bottom of this question, it’s important to understand the concept of anchoring . In a previous post, I covered the...
• Understanding images: Part 2 - Wrapping styles

  26 May 2011

  Wrapping text around figures, also called graphic objects or images, can give your documents a more polished look and help focus attention on the most important content. Last week, I wrote about the basics of inline vs. floating figures . One of the big differences between these types of images is that...
• A picture's worth 1,000 words, so make sure the picture's right

  23 May 2011

  We are all familiar with this cliché by now, but it is true nonetheless. A picture conveys a lot of visual information that is open to interpretation by the viewer. The immediate benefit is that images can be used to evoke emotion or set the ambience. However, if too much is left open for interpretation...
• Understanding images: Part 1 - The basics

  19 May 2011

  Theresa Estrada, a program manager on the Word team, writes today about the basics of working with graphic objects--shapes, text boxes, pictures, and more. This is the first of a series of posts about graphic objects . Figures, also called graphic objects, can add a ton of pizazz to a document, but they...
• An image, a diagram, and a chart meet in a document…

  16 May 2011

  Most of us are remember images and diagrams better than words. I won't bore you with the research references, but the numbers are pretty straightforward on that. Not only do we remember better, but when words are accompanied by illustrations, we even understand the content better. Visuals alone though...
• Turn Track Changes off or on, or hide or reveal tracked changes

  19 Apr 2011

  Today's post about track changes in Word is contributed by Louis Broome, a manager and writer for Office.com . To turn Track Changes off, on the Review tab, in the Tracking group, click the Track Changes button (the paper & pencil with the healthy orange glow, pictured below). Here's the relevant...
• Change the margins of a page

  12 Apr 2011

  Today's post about page margins in Word is contributed by Joy Miller, a writer for Office.com . Margins are the blank spaces outside the main body of text on the top, left, right, and bottom edges of a page. When you change the page margins of a document, you change where text and graphics appear on...
• Undo columns in a Word document

  3 Feb 2011

  You won't find an undo command to return your document to a single-column format in Word 2010. But you can undo multiple columns in a document by clicking the Page Layout tab, clicking Columns , and then clicking One to reformat your entire document as one column. Do you have Word tips or tricks to share...
• Word 2010 on TV!

  13 Dec 2010

  Chris Bryant, product manager for Office, just published a post about his experience behind the scenes for Word's recent appearance on the Martha Stewart show – check it out here . It's awesome to see the beautiful content that they were able to create in such a short segment; check it out, and us know...