by Laura | Jun 24, 2019 | Microsoft Word Tips
You should always use a hard return (Enter key) whenever you complete a paragraph. I still see many documents where people type a hard return after each line like they would on a typewriter. Word knows by the margins set in a document when to wrap the text to the next...
by Laura | Jun 23, 2019 | Microsoft Word Tips
There are a few ways to insert a table. Probably the most direct way is from the Insert tab. You can click on Table and then you have the option of dragging until you build the number of columns and rows you want. Or you can select Insert Table… and get a dialog box...
by Laura | Jun 22, 2019 | Microsoft Word Tips
You can add hyperlinks to places within your own document quite easily. Refer to this tip for a quick review how to do so: How to Set Up Hyperlinks in Word Suppose you had the following list and wanted to add hyperlinks to places in another document. Select the...
by Laura | Jun 21, 2019 | Microsoft Word Tips
Elements like headers and footers reside within sections, and from section to section they can be changed. The following illustration shows the footer of Page 1. Notice that Page 1 is also in Section 1. Within one section you can have a different footer for the first...
by Laura | Jun 21, 2019 | Microsoft Word Tips
You can do this with AutoCorrect. Access it with Proofing tab on Word Options and then the AutoCorrect Options… button. From the AutoCorrect dialog box and the AutoCorrect tab, make sure that Correct accidental usage of cAPS LOCK key is checked. That should do...
by Laura | Jun 20, 2019 | Microsoft Word Tips
If you’d like to add a drop-down box, you need to use the Developer tab. If that’s not visible, modify the Ribbon so that it is enabled. On the Developer tab the Controls section includes form elements. The Drop-Down List control is highlighted in the image...
