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• Avoid repeating yourself: Create a Word macro

  13 Feb 2013

  Repeatedly entering the same information in document after document, over and over...there has to be a quicker way, right? Word macros can save you time (and potentially, some sanity) by automating repetitive tasks. Let's say you're a real estate agent. Every time you sell a house you have to add a client...
• Webinar: Setting margins in Word

  11 Feb 2013

  Setting margins is key to creating clean, readable content. In this webinar, we'll show you how to set and change margins in Word, as well as how to set different margins on different pages of your document. Plus, you'll learn some power user tips for working with margins. Can't view this video? It's...
• 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...
• Webinar: Spell Check and Proofing your Word doc

  7 Jan 2013

  In this week's webinar, we'll explore Word tools like AutoCorrect and Proofing options that help you polish your documents and make them shine. Can't view this video? It's also available at Microsoft Showcase . What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar: How to adjust your spelling and grammar options...
• 'Tis the Season for Making 2013 Photo Calendars

  20 Dec 2012

  Guest blogger Cynthia Hartwig, co-owner of Two Pens (@twopens2), teaches business people how to write social media content from both sides of the brain. ) In the midst of shopping, tree trimming, cookie baking, and a whirlwind of holiday parties, who has time to build a 2013 calendar? (To download the...
• Juiced. Pickled. Canned. Use Word templates to label your holiday goodies

  19 Dec 2012

  ( Guest blogger Emily Warn is co-owner of Two Pens , which teaches people to write social media content from both sides of the brain. ) My handwriting is as legible as a doctor's. This holiday season that could have become a problem. Over the summer, my Italian plum trees pumped out fruit like a post...
• Webinar: Creating Forms in Word

  18 Jun 2012

  In this week's webinar, you'll learn about using forms in Word, including working with templates, personalizing, and locking the form. What you will learn at Tuesday's webinar: Using templates Personalizing forms Locking a form A cool trick for typing into a scanned doc References for this webinar: Create...
• Organize a BBQ by adding sauce to a Word table

  6 Jun 2012

  I don't know how it happened, but I've ended up being the designated organizer for our large, extended-family camping trips. I think it's because I love organizing things (some may call it being bossy) and I like laying out information clearly and visually. This way, everyone knows what they are supposed...
• Tricks from Word Expert Hilary Powers

  11 May 2012

  If Hilary Powers can teach editors tricks about using Word, then we ordinary folk can definitely benefit from listening to her. Hilary's the author of Making Word Work for You , a handbook for editors, and the maker of creatures out of felt. As an editor, I collaborate with a lot of people and so continually...
• Word video: Convert a table to text

  28 Mar 2012

  (Note: This post was first published in September 2010. ) If you have text, you can convert that into a table. You can also convert a table back into text. I've been seeing quite a few questions about this, so I thought it would make a good "Word of the week" video. In this example, the table contains...
• Tip: Add page numbers—and only page numbers—to your Word document

  5 Mar 2012

  So why does the title of this post emphasize adding just a page number? Because in Word, you add page numbers to a header or a footer, which means to perform this simple task, you need to know how they work. Opening the Header or Footer option lets you include lots of information, such as a document...
• Type A personality? Make checklists in Word

  11 Jan 2012

  Sometimes all it takes to get your world under control is checking off tasks on a list. Office.com has lots of already-made checklist templates to meet your needs, including those for general projects , travel planning , or daily tasks . But if you're a Type A personality, making your own list is the...
• From you to us: 5 ways Word works for you --

  27 Dec 2011

  For our last blog post of the year, we took a look back to see which ones you read the most. It’s no surprise that the top five were tips—the shorter the better for reading at work. 5. Change the footnote or endnote separator Who knew that the lowly footnote would rise to the top? Or the...
• Do revision marks have you seeing red?

  10 Nov 2011

  Inserted and deleted text, formatting changes, moved paragraphs... Yikes! Tracked changes can turn a Word document into a maddening, frightful mess even though you know the editor's only trying to help. With all those revision marks, you might have trouble envisioning the final document, right? Actually...
• Link lightning: Ctrl+K

  20 Oct 2011

  Here's my new favorite shortcut: Ctrl+K, which lets you add a hyperlink quickly. Just select any text, and then press the Ctrl and K keys at the same time. A dialogue box opens where you can type a link. I used to select the text, right-click, and then click Hyperlink--but this is so much faster. Why...
• Page margins revealed (video)

  22 Feb 2011

  In this video, I'll show you a quick way to change page margins in Word 2010. I'll also demonstrate a little-known feature in Word for clearly revealing exactly where the text boundaries are in your document. No more ambiguity! You can find more information about changing page margins at Office.com....
• Change the footnote or endnote separator (video)

  25 Jan 2011

  If your Word document contains footnotes or endnotes, Word will automatically place a small line between the body text and the note text. This line is called the note separator. You can change the footnote or endnote separator to whatever you like or you can remove it by following the steps in this video...
• Shrink to fit in Word

  10 Sep 2010

  If your document is just a little bit longer than one page, how can you shrink it to fit? We've seen customer questions asking where this feature is in Word 2010. Answer: It's in the command well. And you can pluck it from there and add it to the ribbon. In an earlier post on customizing the ribbon ...
• Print borders without problems

  3 Sep 2010

  It's easy to put an elegant border around your page--but then the printer lops it off. Why? Each printer has its own minimum margin setting, and if you put any text or borders outside that margin setting, your page won't print correctly. Word, on the other hand, will let you set your margins to 0. How...
• Word of the week: Add the filename to your header or footer

  4 Aug 2010

  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...