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How do I prevent a Word table from auto-adjusting according to the text?
This problem arises because the table has been set to automatically resize to fit contents. Word will change the column widths. For example, in the following example, let's say that you want the table to remain the width it is. As you enter information in the second...
Can I create Header and Footer color backgrounds in Word 2010?
You can accomplish this by adding colored shapes in your header and footer. It's easier if you first enter the header information you want. Now click on Insert Shapes and draw a rectangle from one corner of your header to the other. You can use the Shape Fill section...
How can I set the orientation of a single page in a multi-page document in Word
All you need to do is put that page into its own section. For example if most pages are set to portrait orientation and you want one that's landscape, create a new section before the landscape page and after the landscape page. Let's say the first part of your...
Can I restrict users from changing formats in Word?
There's a variety of methods you can use to prevent users from adding their own formatting. With the Manage Styles feature, you can restrict formatting for the entire document or just parts of the document. You can access Manage Styles from the bottom of the Styles...
Can I vertically center content on a single page in Word?
Yes, if you put that page into its own section. Create a new section before the page and after the page. In this example, there are separate sections before and after the centered page. Once you apply any formatting, make sure that it only applies to the...
Is it possible to convert paragraph breaks in Word to line breaks?
You can use search and replace to convert those paragraph marks to soft line breaks. Select the text first and then open the Find and Replace dialog box. Put the focus on the Find what text box and then click on More to expand the box. From the bottom click on...
How can I print out 20 individual Word documents at once on a Windows OS?
Open the file Explorer and navigate to the folder where your files live. Then select them, right-click and choose Print.
Why does the margin on a numbered list over 99 become large?
This might help. The following image illustrates your problem. With the font size you're using and with the default .5" tab stop, at some point the numbers are going to bump too close to the tab. Make sure your ruler is showing. What you can do is adjust the...
How do you change the line spacing and tabulation using Microsoft Word?
Line Spacing You can quickly switch a paragraph among a few common line-spacing settings with the Line Spacing button on the Home tab. The choices are measured in multiples of the text height. The default setting for body text is 1.15. Since line spacing depends on...
How do you copy styles from one Word 2010 document to another?
There are a few ways to do this. One of them involves accessing Word's Organizer dialog box. If you have the Developer tab on your Ribbon, click on that and choose Document Template. The Templates and Add-ins dialog box will appear. Click on the Organizer... button...
How to insert text line between two tables in Microsoft Word?
Try Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Here are two tables bumped into one another. After you press Ctrl+Shift+Enter you'll get a line in between.
How to adjust the thickness of SOME lines in a Word table?
It's easy to modify selected borders if you understand how to use the settings in the Borders and Shading dialog box. These are the setting in Word 2010. (The Setting: boxes at the left are slightly different in later versions but the idea is the same.) In the...