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How to Get Notified When Word Wants to Save Changes to the Normal Template

Templates in Word are like ready-made documents. They store formatting, styles, and page layout settings, default text, etc., that allow you to quickly create various types of documents. The default template applied to new, b…

Lori Kaufman May 21st, 2015

How to Quickly and Easily Copy Formatting in Word

Copying and pasting content in Word documents is a common task. However, you can also copy and paste formatting from one block of text (including images) to another. This can be handy if you want to apply the same formatting …

Lori Kaufman May 19th, 2015

How to Display Non-Printing Characters in Word

Besides the normal content of your documents in Word, there are also characters that don’t normally display on the screen. In addition, Word uses several special characters for its own purposes, such as characters to indica…

Lori Kaufman May 18th, 2015

How to View Multiple Pages at Once in Word

When laying out your document in Word, it’s sometimes helpful to view multiple pages on the screen at one time, especially if you have a large monitor. Seeing multiple pages at a time allows you to get a sense of how your o…

Lori Kaufman May 15th, 2015

How to Set the Default Short and Long Date and Time Formats Used in Word

Inserting the date and time that automatically updates into a document can be useful. There are many formats for the date and time from which you can choose on the “Date and Time” dialog box, and you can control which for…

Lori Kaufman May 14th, 2015

How to Bypass or Completely Disable the Start Screen in Office Applications

When you launch an Office program, a start screen displays showing available templates and a list of documents recently opened in the left column. This screen can be helpful, but if you find it annoying or distracting, you ca…

Lori Kaufman May 13th, 2015

How to Quickly Format Text Using the Context Menu in Word

The Font dialog box in Word is used to format text, such as changing the font or font size or making text bold or italic, and can be accessed in multiple ways. One quick and easy way is using the context menu….

Lori Kaufman May 12th, 2015

How to Quickly Remove Hidden Text From a Document in Word

Word allows you to hide content in your document from viewing or printing. However, if you’re going to distribute the document, any hidden text can easily be displayed and viewed by the people who will have access to your d…

Lori Kaufman May 11th, 2015

How to Resize Large Image Attachments in Outlook

When you have to send someone a large image file through email, it’s a good idea to resize the image file to make it smaller before sending it. Outlook makes this easy and allows you to resize the image file as it’s sent….

Lori Kaufman May 9th, 2015

How to Set the User Information in Word 2013

When you create a document in Word, it contains more than just the content you type into it. Attached to the document is author information based on the user name and initials you entered them when you installed Office….

Lori Kaufman May 8th, 2015

How to Easily Insert the Formatted Date and Time in Microsoft Word

There are several reasons for inserting the current date and time into your document. You may want to insert it into a letter or into a header or footer. Whatever the reason, Word makes it easy to insert the date and time int…

Lori Kaufman May 7th, 2015

How to Add Two Spaces After a Period Automatically in Word 2013

There used to be an old typographical convention that it’s proper to use two spaces after a sentence. This came about because monospaced type has a uniform appearance and two spaces between sentences broke up the text and m…

Lori Kaufman May 6th, 2015

How to Disable ScreenTips in Word 2013

When using the commands on the ribbon in Word, you may have noticed popup boxes that display when you move your mouse over the buttons. These are ScreenTips and can be handy as a reference. However, if they’re distracting t…

Lori Kaufman May 5th, 2015

How to Display Shortcut Keys in ScreenTips in Microsoft Office

ScreenTips are small popup windows that display when you hover your mouse over a button, or command, on the ribbon. They give a short hint indicating what that button does, and may also contain the shortcut key for that comma…

Lori Kaufman May 4th, 2015

How to Create Custom ScreenTips in Word 2013

ScreenTips in Word are small popup windows that display descriptive text about the command or control your mouse is hovering over. You can also create your own ScreenTips for words, phrases, or images in your own documents….

Lori Kaufman May 1st, 2015

How to Get Rid of the Blue Squiggly Underlines in Word 2013

Word likes to use squiggly underlines to indicate something isn’t right in our documents. The more common ones are red (a potential spelling error) and green (a potential grammar error). However, you may have seen blue squi…

Lori Kaufman Apr 30th, 2015

How to Reset the Ribbon to its Default Settings in Office 2013

Microsoft Office applications allow you to customize the ribbon by adding commands to the default tabs on the ribbon and creating your own custom tabs, as well as customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. However, you may want to…

Lori Kaufman Apr 29th, 2015

How to Customize Existing Tabs on the Ribbon in Office 2013

The Ribbon in Microsoft Office 2013 provides quick access to many features and options by default, but it can be further customized to fit the way you use it. You can add a custom tab to the ribbon or you can add commands to …

Lori Kaufman Apr 28th, 2015

How to Customize the Quick Access Toolbar in Office 2013

The ribbon in Microsoft Office applications provides access to most major commands and options, but there is another feature that can be very useful if you take the time to customize it. The Quick Access Toolbar provides one-…

Lori Kaufman Apr 27th, 2015

How to Quickly Show or Hide the Ribbon in Office 2013

The Ribbon in Microsoft Office applications provides an easy way of accessing features, but takes up a lot of space on the screen. If you want to maximize the amount of space you have for your documents, you can easily show a…

Lori Kaufman Apr 24th, 2015

How to Create a Drop Cap in Word 2013

A drop cap is a decorative element typically used in documents at the start of a section or chapter. It’s a large capital letter at the beginning or a paragraph or text block that has the depth of two or more lines of norma…

Lori Kaufman Apr 23rd, 2015

How to Follow Hyperlinks in Outlook 2013 Without Holding Down the Ctrl Key

Live hyperlinks in Outlook are opened in the default browser by pressing and holding the “Ctrl” button and clicking the link. This is the default setting, but it can be changed if you would rather single click on a hyperl…

Lori Kaufman Apr 22nd, 2015

How to Follow Hyperlinks in Word 2013 Without Holding Down the Ctrl Key

By default, live hyperlinks in Word are opened in the default browser by pressing and holding the “Ctrl” button and clicking the link. If you would rather just single click to follow a hyperlink, you can easily disable th…

Lori Kaufman Apr 21st, 2015

How to Create a Live Hyperlink From a Web Address Containing Spaces in a Word 2013 Document

As you type, Word recognizes certain sets of characters, such as web and UNC (Universal Naming Convention – a network resource) addresses, and automatically converts them to live hyperlinks. However, you may notice that add…

Lori Kaufman Apr 20th, 2015

How to Move or Copy Text in Microsoft Word Without Affecting the Clipboard

There is a little known feature that has been available in Word since the DOS days. Suppose you want to move some content from one location in your Word document to another, but you want to preserve something else you copied …

Lori Kaufman Apr 17th, 2015