MS Word
Encrypting a Word document with a Password
Encrypting a Word document is the process of protecting it from unauthorized access. It is a good idea to encrypt MS Word documents if you are going to send them over email or upload them on the internet. There are two ways to encrypt MS Word documents with passwords. One way is to use the…
Read MoreHow to Inspect the Hidden and Meta Data in Your MS Word 2007 Document Before You Release It
© 2011 Ugur Akinci MS Word 2007 records all kinds of hidden and meta data with your technical document. Before releasing it for general use, it’s always a good idea to inspect and see if there is anything in there that you’d like to clean up. For example, if the document is started by another…
Read MoreHow to Configure the Properties of Your MS Word Document
When you create a new document, it is important to set the correct MS Word properties. If you don’t do this, your document may not be formatted correctly. There are two ways to set the properties of your MS Word document: 1) Right-click on the title bar and select “Properties”. 2) Click on “File” in…
Read MoreHow to Create Merged Letters with MS Word’s Mail Merge Wizard
Mail merge is a frequently used Word feature, especially in offices and by small business owners. If you need to send the almost-same letter to a list of people, letters that different only in some fields (like Name, Address, etc.) then you’ll love MS Word 2010’s Mail Merge Wizard. It’s the most painless and foolproof…
Read MoreHow to Align the Punctuation of a MS Word Numbered List
A MS Word numbered list with ten or more steps does not present a pretty sight due to the way the punctuation after the step number shifts. Here is one such “UGLY LIST”: Here is how you can fix this “situation”… (1) Select your numbered list by using your mouse. (2) In the HOME tab,…
Read MoreHow to Insert and Manage MS Word Footnotes and Endnotes
MS Word footnotes and endnotes are important when you’re writing a long technical document with references. MS Word has quite a few features that make inserting “footers” and “enders” a pleasure indeed. First, select the REFERENCES tab on the Ribbon and click the tiny square on the lower-right corner of the FOOTNOTES section to display…
Read MoreHow to Insert and Manage MS Word Footnotes and Endnotes
Ms Word footnotes and endnotes are important when you’re writing a long technical document with references. MS Word 2010 has nice features that make inserting “footers” and “enders” a pleasure indeed. This feature has not changed since MS Word 2007. So if you know how to insert footnotes and endnotes in a MS Word 2007…
Read MoreHow to Align the Punctuation of a MS Word Numbered List
A MS Word numbered list with ten or more steps does not present a pretty sight due to the way the punctuation after the step number 9 shifts. Here is one such “UGLY LIST”: Here is how you can fix this “situation”… (1) Select your numbered list by using your mouse. (2) In the HOME…
Read MoreLine Numbering Options in a MS Word Document
MS Word offers some really nifty line numbering options. Line numbers are used regularly in many legal documents. I think it makes sense when you are editing documents as well. Although Word of course have sophisticated editing and tracking options, it’s still convenient to tell someone check out “line 534” instead of “the third line,…
Read MoreHow to Shift Between Portrait and Landscape Orientations in a Microsoft 2010 Document
© 2011 Ugur Akinci There are times when you may want to shift from Portrait to Landscape orientation in a Microsoft 2010 document. This happens for example when you need to insert a table that is too wide to fit into a Portrait page. With an application like FrameMaker which uses master pages, you’d simply change the…
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