Archive for 2008

Introduction A paragraph mark is one of the most important markers in MS Word. Have you ever wondered why you cannot edit just the way you want to edit a selected numbered list item in MS Word? Were you ever frustrated by your inability to change the step numbers from, let’s say, plain-black to bold-red…

How to insert a web link into your MS Word document? Follow these easy steps to insert a web link 2) Press CTRL and K keys to launch the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. 3) You can link the word selected to an existing file or web page, a bookmark within the same document, an e-mail…

Introduction MS Word can store 24 items in its Clipboard and then paste all of them in the same order that you saved them (the last one saved pasted the last), thanks to the “Paste All” Word function. Why is this such a great function? Because it allows you to gather study and research materials…

How to Change the Image of a Toolbar Button If you do not like the way an MS Word toolbar button looks, you can change its image very easily. 1) Select Tools > Customize from the main menu to display the Customize dialog box. 2) Select the button (the image of which you would like…

Introduction Microsoft Word comes with a powerful dictionary and spellchecker. It is very easy to add new words to MS’s default customary dictionary (file name: CUSTOM.DIC) as well. When MS comes across a word that is not in this default dictionary, the right-click pop-up menu asks whether you’d like to “Add to Dictionary”. Click that…

Introduction MS Word Custom Fields are used to store data in MS Word. Fields are used to store data in MS Word. They are delimited by a start field and an end field. The fields can be used for storing text, numbers, or formulas. Custom field codes allow you to create your own shortcuts for…

Introduction It’s good practice to remove personal information from MS Word files. Did you know that MS Word records a lot of information about you, and even about your computer and the network you’re working on, and then saves them with the text document you are creating? If you are using MS Word as your…