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How to change MS Word’s default color White to Blue

November 18th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Misc, News, Print, Style, Templates, Tips, Tricks, Troubleshooting, Word 2010

You can change the background color of Microsoft Word from White to Blue.

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How to Add Special Effects to your Next Business Report

November 17th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Misc, News, Templates, Tips, Tricks, Troubleshooting, Writing

How to Animate Text in a Word Document

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Why you MUST learn how to create a macro in MS Word 2002/2003/2007

October 20th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Normal.dot, Ribbon, Templates, Tips, Word 2007, Word 2010

One of the hidden features in Microsoft Word is macros. These are small mini-programs that you can create to automate tasks, for example, formatting a document, changing the layout or updating styles.
What is a macro? A macro is a series of commands and instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish a [...]

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How to Recover Corrupt Microsoft Word documents

September 21st, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Normal.dot, Templates, Word 2003, Word 2007

This tutorial explains how to retrieve information from Microsoft Word documents that may have become corrupt. We have provided as many screenshots as possible to show you the steps you need to take. Let’s start.

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How to Fix Damaged & Corrupt Word 2007 Documents – Part 1

September 17th, 2009 · Comments · How To, Normal.dot, Templates, Troubleshooting

How to Fix Damaged & Corrupt Word 2007 Documents

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How to create your first Word template

September 8th, 2009 · Comments · How To, Templates, Word 2003, Word 2007

How do I get Word to open with my favourite font and the exact size that I want refer to use?
The easiest way to do this is to create a new template. It’s very easy. A template lets you create your own custom settings and get straight into writing your docs without having to waste time select fonts, sizes, heading and what not. Here is how it works.

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7 Steps to Better Technical Writing

June 30th, 2009 · Comments · How To, Recommended, Style, Templates, Tips, Writing

7 Steps to Better Technical Writing

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How to remove margin marks in Word 2003

June 27th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Language Settings, Style, Templates, Troubleshooting

How to remove margin marks in Word 2003

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Word Tip – How to create Screentips that enhance your documents

June 16th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Style, Templates, Writing

ScreenTips are those little boxes that appear when you ‘hover’ your mouse over a hyperlink. As the name implies, they usually provide a small tip, or piece of information, about the word or phrase in question.

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6 White Paper templates in Microsoft Word format

September 5th, 2008 · Comments · Templates

Set of Microsoft Word templates includes all the major sections required in a standard White Paper: Executive Summary; Business Challenge; Solution Description; Benefits; Technical Specifications; Target Market; Case Studies; Summary.
Package includes 6 White Paper templates in Microsoft Word format.
Take a look at http://www.mysoftwaretemplates.com

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Writing Effective Short Descriptions

January 25th, 2007 · Comments · How To, Misc, Style, Templates, Writing

Short descriptions should explain what the subject matter helps the reader to accomplish, the purpose of using it, or the benefits it offers to the reader. 
Do not simply repeat the title of the page or document. Avoid stating the obvious, such as “You can use the Paste option to paste text”. 
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Change the spacing between characters

December 7th, 2006 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Misc, Style, Templates, Tricks

Change the spacing between characters 

Select the text you want to change. 

On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Character Spacing tab.  

Do one of the following:
 
Expand or condense space evenly between all the selected characters
Click Expanded or Condensed in the Spacing box, and then specify how much space you want in the By box. 
 
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Change the spacing between letters

December 4th, 2006 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Misc, Templates, Tips, Tricks

Select the text you want to change. Click Format, Font, and then the Character Spacing tab. 
Choose one of the following: 

In the Spacing box click Expanded or Condensed and enter the amount in the By box. This adjusts the space evenly between all selected characters.
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Select the Kerning for fonts checkbox. Enter the point size [...]

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