The Best of Word Tips Weekly

Become a power user of Microsoft Word by learning how to use more features. Get time-saving tips for working with formatting, styles, templates, and more.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Word Tips Weekly

• Work with sections
• Create and update a table of contents
• Create a form template from an existing document
• Access and update document properties
• Search and replace on document formatting
• Create, modify, and update styles
• Adjust paragraph formatting with styles
• Create your own document themes
• Use page breaks effectively
• Work with page numbers effectively
• Control content with margins
• Organize page contents with tables
• Convert text to a table
• Create a PDF version of your document
• Use the navigation pane to organize docs
• Add and edit an Excel chart in Word
• Save time with AutoCorrect
• Create and share documents online
• Copy and paste multiple items at once
• Add and customize graphics in a document
• Use tables to align content
• Copy formatting from text and images
• Make your point visually with SmartArt
• Add a cover page to a document
• Compare documents side by side
• Get more info out of the status bar
• Create your own keyboard shortcuts
• Tailor your Recent Documents list
• Save time with AutoText
• Create a list of all Word commands
• Use portrait and landscape together
• Create and apply Quick Styles
• Test your document's readability
• Recover text from a corrupted file
• Gather images from a Word file
• Crop an image in a Word document
• Reduce file size by compressing images
• Insert sample or placeholder text
• See more ribbon options as side panels
• Add sequential numbers to a table column
• Return to edit points quickly
• Create a chart from an existing table
• Paste text without formatting
• Calculate equations from within Word
• Start Word in safe mode
• Change the default font for new documents
• Create hyperlinks quickly
• Reveal paragraph styles in Draft view
• Work with hidden text
• Add live screenshots to a document
• Draw lines quickly with the keyboard
• Translate text without leaving Word
• Create an org chart with SmartArt
• Use highlighting for easy reviewing
• Add and edit citations
• Customize Track Changes
• Take control of white space
• Save time with Quick Parts
• Draw a table from scratch
• Open and edit a PDF file in Word
• Add a watermark to your document
• Create files for older versions of Word
• Add, edit, and delete comments
• Create and print a single envelope
• Create return address labels
• Save to .odt (OpenDocument Text)
• Perform a mail merge using contacts in Excel
• Correct images in a document
• Perform a mail merge with Outlook contacts
• Select arbitrary text
• Paste all content from multiple sources
• Copy UI customizations to other devices
• Choose how text gets pasted by default
• Make a working copy of your document
• Add a calculator button to toolbar
• Create a one-click button for special symbols
• Work on two document parts at once
• Brainstorm with Click and Type
• Label items with sequential numbering
• Move content quickly without cut and paste
• Ease eye strain with the black Office theme
• Place an image inside a shape
• Get fancy with drop caps
• Use a drawing canvas to create space for drawn objects
• Create a resume with Resume Assistant
• Dictate text instead of typing it
• Insert multiple views of a 3D object
• Make parts of an image transparent
• Convert a list to a SmartArt graphic
• Precisely size and position an image
• Add content to a printed page
• Select objects hidden by other objects
• Strip formatting from text
• Send a mass email with email merge
• Save and share directly to Google Drive
• Prevent accidental sharing of tracked changes and comments
• Create visual interest with icons
• Ensure accessibility with the Accessibility Checker
• Improve your reading experience with Learning Tools
• Insert and modify SVG graphics
• Create your own fractions