How to Create a Word Customized Dictionary
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…
Read MoreMS Word – How To Make Global Changes To Your Text Document Based On Paragraph Styles
Imagine you have a long MS Word document containing all kinds of paragraph styles. What are you going to do if you’d like to indent all section headers SIMULTANEOUSLY by one tab to the right and then change their color to red? Obviously the Find-and-Replace functionality is of no help here. Yes, you can search…
Read MoreMS Word Custom Fields – How To Import Text And Images From Another Document
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…
Read MoreHow to Use MS Word Bookmarks for Global Corrections and "Running Headers or Footers"
Imagine you have a 200 page MS Word document with repeating text elements like an address, a name, or a date which repeated over and over throughout the document. And imagine, after finishing the document, or when it’s time to update it, your boss tells you to change the name from “John” to “Bob.” One…
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