MS Word
Different Word Count Options in MS Word
There are different Word count options in MS Word. There are several ways to count the words automatically in a MS Word document. Here is a sample MS Word document with body text, text box, end note, and footnotes: (Click to enlarge the image) 1) Count every word, EXCEPT textboxes, footnotes and endnotes The first one…
Read More10 Great Features that FrameMaker has but Word Doesn’t
I love and use FrameMaker and Word both in my daily work. But here are ten good reasons why I choose FrameMaker (FM) over Word when it comes to long complicated technical documents: 1) Page templates. If I wish to, I can make every page of a FM document use a different page template without…
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An Excellent and (Free) PDF to MS Word Converter
© Ugur Akinci Here is an excellent PDF to MS Word converter that I’ve tried for two large documents, one 10 Megs and the other 25 Megs in size. Both documents were converted without a hitch. With other documents that had sophisticated visual design and formatting, the utility created some formatting issues (see below) but…
Read MoreHow to Insert Multiple Independent Numbering Sequences into MS Word 2007 Document by Using SEQ Field Codes
© Ugur Akinci Numbering is one of the weaknesses of MS Word unless of course you know how to do it right. If you try to maintain multiple numbering sequences by just using the numbering tool that Word offers by tool on the tool bar, you are doomed. I guarantee you your numbering system will…
Read MoreHow to Insert an Independent Numbering Sequence into a MS Word 2007 Technical Document with SEQ Field Numbering Code
© Ugur Akinci Imagine you would like to insert a series of “POINT TO REMEMBER” notes into your technical document. But there are three tough conditions to meet: These notes are not styled with any of the existing paragraph styles. You want them to be numbered sequentially: “POINT 1 TO REMEMBER”, “POINT 2 TO REMEMBER”, etc. When…
Read MoreHow to Include Chapter Numbers in MS Word Figure Captions
© Ugur Akinci Imagine you have the following two photos in Chapter 2 of your MS Word technical document: You would like to include chapter numbers in the captions of these photos so that they will read as follows: Figure 2-1 ATM Machine Figure 2-2 Laundry Room To include the chapter numbers automatically in all…
Read MoreHow to Insert a Pull-Out Quote into a MS Word 2010 Technical Document
© Ugur Akinci Pull-out quotes are excellent to emphasize certain part of the document text. MS Word 2010 renders the insertion of pull-out quotes a breeze, thanks to the extremely versatile “Insert Text” function. Let’s say we have the following sample text: Select and copy your pull-out text. For example: “This ebook focuses on how to write the…
Read MoreHow to Apply Multilevel Numbering to MS Word Tables
© Ugur Akinci Imagine you have the following document: You would like to insert TABLES to this text but number them starting with the multilevel number of the section they are in. For example, you want the tables placed in section number “2” as “Table 2-a”, “Table 2-b”, “Table 2-c” and not simply as…
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