Handy Tips on Microsoft Word

These tips are necessary evils, but most works in almost every Windows program, and most are easy to remember. So get to work memorize, memorize, memorize

Adding Horizontal Dividers in Word

To add a variety of horizontal dividers in Word, type three characters and press enter.

Hyphens ( --- ) Underscores ( ___ ) Equal Signs ( === ) Hash Signs ( ### ) Asterisks ( *** ) ildes ( !!! )

Type Out a Table in Word

You can create tables in Microsoft Word by simply typing out a string of PL ! !"#$! %&' and M"$ ! !"#$! %('. !tart the ro) )ith a PL ! !"#$ %&' and then type M"$ ! !"#$ %(' until you have the column )idth you )ant. To add a ne) column type PL ! !"#$ %&' again. When you*re done type a final PL ! !"#$ %&' and press +$T+,. Word turns your te-t into a table. To add more ro)s to your table, move to the last cell in the table and press T./.

Filling Word Documents with Pretend Text

"f you )ant to fill a page%s' )ith te-t to test something li0e printing, but don*t )ant to spend time pasting the same phrase over and over, Type in =rand(x,y) and press 1enter" . Where - and y are replaced by numbers. 2 )ould be the number of paragraphs Y )ould be the number of sentences in a paragraph. The te-t that gets generated is 3The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

6. 7. 9.

elect a vertical bloc! o" text

Press Alt & drag

#uic!ly $eplicate Text or %raphics in Word

Here*s a 4uic0 )ay to ma0e copies of te-t or graphics in Word5 !elect the item or te-t you )ant to copy. Press and hold do)n the 8T,L 0ey. Then use the mouse to drag the item to the desired position.

. copy of the original item is made right )here you )ant it. This is helpful )hen you*re creating a document that )ill include a lot of repeated te-t or images.

#uic!ly &hange Font ize in O""ice

To 4uic0ly change the font size in your :ffice application %Word, ;ront Page, Publisher or Po)erPoint'5 6. 7. Highlight the te-t you )ant to change Press5 8T,L&!H";T&< ( To "ncrease the size 8T,L&!H";T&= ( To >ecrease the size

'se your !eyboard to (uic!ly change the case o" text in )icroso"t Word
!elect the te-t you )ant to change and press !H";T&;9. +ach time you press the ;9 0ey, the te-t case s)itches bet)een Title 8ase, PP+,8.!+, and lo)ercase.

*nsert &urrent Date and Time in Word

You can insert the current date or time in a Word document using 0eyboard shortcuts. Here*s ho)5 6. 7. Position the cursor )here you )ant to insert the date or time. >o one of the follo)ing5 To insert the date, press .LT&!H";T&>. To insert the time, press .LT&!H";T&T.

&lose all word documents without closing Word

Shi"t & clic0 the #ile menu then select $lose All Shi"t & clic0ing on the #ile menu give one more option Sa%e All

$eturn to the last place you were wor!ing

,eturn to the last place you )ere )or0ing or the place before that or before that. Press Shi"t & #& repeatedly to return to last ? cursor positions %even if one of those positions is in another open document'. This one@s even cleverer, )hen you first open a document, press shi"t & #& to Aump to the last place you or someone else edited before closing the document.

&ycle through all open documents

To cycle through all open documents press $trl ' #( '#( '#()* "t )or0s for Photoshop and others applications as )ell.

Whether you+re saving a "ile or opening a "ile try these shortcuts

Alt & + #o to previous folder Alt & , #o up one folder level Alt & - !earch the )eb Alt & . or /elete deletes selected file. Alt & & 8reate a ne) folder Alt & ( repeatedly 8ycle through all vie)s. Alt & 0 >isplay the Tools menu

Determining Formatting in Word

To determine )hat formatting is applied to a particular paragraph in Word5 6. #o to Help B What*s ThisC 7. When the cursor changes to a 4uestion mar0, clic0 on the paragraph. 9. "nformation such as font and size, alignment, indent, spacing and margins )ill sho).

$educing the File ize o" Word Documents

"f you have ma0e documents using M! Word and you ma0e many formatting changes for the paragraph, fonts, page etc., you )ill see your file size gets bigger. Microsoft Word saves files by bloc0ing, so any change you made for your document it )ill create a ne) bloc0 )ith the ne) formatting and disappear the old bloc0 )ithout deleting it from the file. You can solve this problem. 6. "f you open your file and select ile ! "ave #s and give your file a ne) name, it )ill save only the active bloc0s )ith out the old ones. 7. "f you compare the t)o files you )ill see a difference in size There is, ho)ever, a much easier )ay. 6. 8hoose Tools 7. :ptions... 9. :pen the "ave tab D. nchec0 #llow ast "aves This ma0es Word re)rite the entire document file from scratch each time it is saved. The save command ta0es slightly longer, but your files can be drastically smaller %especially if you*ve done lots of formatting changes'.

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