Word Processing July 2006 Archive

Learn to use Word's Versions feature to save previous drafts of your document. The drafts are saved within the same document, and you can view, recover, and/or delete these drafts. ... Read More

If you're workining on an academic research paper, it is important to get the formatting right. Special formatting requirements for research papers can make this difficult. Fortunately, Word has tools ... Read More

Aligning text in a word processing document can be tedious if you try to do it using tabs and spaces. Fortunately, Word allows you to insert tables in your document. ... Read More

If you want to create professional quality documents with Microsoft Word, then learning to use the Page Setup tools is a must. The quick guide will point you to the ... Read More

Used wisely, a border can add a nice, refined effect to your documents. Fortunately, it is easy to specify a pre-defined border or a custom border for your document. You ... Read More

Word has a handy feature that allows you to create charts from table data in your existing document. It ensures that your charts are formatted nicely with a minimum of ... Read More

Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on the latest release of Office 2007. The suite includes an updated version of Office. Wondering what's in store? You can get a sneak ... Read More

These days, it is important to keep your personal data private. You can do that in Word for Mac by assigning a password to your sensitive documents. Mac Word's password ... Read More

If you're looking for a way to incorporate your Excel data into a document in the form of tables, then this tutorial is the place to start. Learn how to ... Read More

When you're working on a long document, it is important to achieve consistent formatting. Unfortunately, this can be difficult when you use intricate formatting. But Word's Syles feature will help ... Read More

Getting the formatting right when you use an Excel data source for mail merge can be extremely frustrating. There are ways to correct the formatting by using switches in the ... Read More

People who are transitioning from WordPerfect to Word frequently ask how to reveal codes in Word. The reveal codes feature is unique to WordPerfect, and, unfortunately, Word doesn’t have an ... Read More

It is easy enough to change page orientation for an entire document. But sometimes you will want to have both portrait and landscape page orientation within the same document. You ... Read More

When you’re working with a Word document in Mac, you will often want to include a table to organize your data. Fortunately, it is quite easy to do so. The ... Read More

If you keep hitting a command key accidentally or if you want to remove a specific shortcut key from Word, you can do so quite easily. I would recommend that ... Read More

If you're having problems starting up Word, you should check the Normal.dot template. Many start-up problems can be traced back to a corrupt Normal.dot file. Fortunately, it is the easiest ... Read More

Windows computers are much more vulnerable to viruses and malware than Mac machines. However, Mac users should still be vigilant about their computer’s security.[br][br] Macros can cause damage to a ... Read More

One of the best features of word processors is the ability to create templates which can be used as the basis of future documents. By creating templates in Open Office ... Read More

Sooner or later you will want to print your document on a different size paper than what you've specified in page setup. Fortunately, you can scale your paper to a ... Read More

Word does not provide users with an easy way to customize their envelopes with pictures via the Envelopes and Labels dialog box, but this does not mean it can't be ... Read More

Few features invoke as much ire as Word's automatic bulleted and numbered lists. Although it is designed to make your work in Word easier, many people struggle with it. The ... Read More

Anyone who manages a blog has probably wished at some point that blogging software was more like a word processor. Well, some bloggers are about to get their wish. Blogging ... Read More