19 November 2009, 6:23 pm
Let’s say you have a large block of text that you want convert into a table. How do you do it?
I write many technical documents. This means that many times I need to reformat text so that it is more attractive and easier to read. One way to do this is to place the text [...]
18 November 2009, 9:06 am
You can change the background color of Microsoft Word from White to Blue.
Filed under Formatting, How To, Misc, News, Print, Style, Templates, Tips, Tricks, Troubleshooting, Word 2010.
17 November 2009, 9:16 am
How to Animate Text in a Word Document
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15 November 2009, 9:03 am
Want to know how to Create Keyboard Shortcuts in MS Word?
Filed under Formatting, How To, Plugins, Templates, Tips, Writing.
Tagged Desktop and System, Free Templates, Grammar, Indexes, Keyboard, Keyboard shortcut, Metadata, Microsoft Word, mouse, Normal.dot. Normal.dotx, Pages, Shareware, Spelling, Tables, Templates, Track Changes, Troubleshooting, Utilities, Windows, Word 2003, Word 2007, Word Tips, Word Tips and Tricks, WordPerfect.Keyboard
11 November 2009, 3:03 pm
This free download from MS “delivers improved font display quality over traditional forms of font smoothing or anti-aliasing. ClearType improves readability on color LCD displays with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat panel displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved.
Filed under Downloads, Formatting, How To, News, Tips, Tricks, Troubleshooting, Writing.
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10 November 2009, 2:30 pm
Donationcoder continue their excellent series of products with TapTap Hotkey Extender, a tiny super-efficient tray-based utility (under <100k) for keyboard fanatics.
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20 October 2009, 1:25 am
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 [...]
Filed under Formatting, How To, Normal.dot, Ribbon, Templates, Tips, Word 2007, Word 2010.
Tagged Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Office Word 2007, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Applications, Word 2007, Word Options
30 June 2009, 3:22 pm
7 Steps to Better Technical Writing
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29 June 2009, 2:44 pm
No Inc have taken AJAX and “Web 2.0-ness” to create CogMap, which is a terrific Wikipedia of organization charts.
Their own site is an organization chart wiki! This means that it is a collection of organization charts online that anyone can edit, add to, and help maintain.
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29 June 2009, 2:13 pm
Ever had your Microsoft Word file explode from 1MB to 10MB in just a few minutes? In the tech writing world, Microsoft Word tends to get a bad rap.
One of the arguments put against Word is that its fairly unstable and prone to creating ‘horrors’, such as bloating in size until your (Microsoft!) operating system [...]
Filed under Font, Formatting, How To, News, Tips, Tricks, Troubleshooting, Word 2007, Writing.
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28 June 2009, 3:33 pm
When is a Word document not a document?
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28 June 2009, 3:25 pm
Review The Office 2007 UI Bible
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27 June 2009, 3:40 pm
Visio Hyperlink Problem in Internet Explorer 7
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24 June 2009, 3:42 pm
How to update the Date automatically when you open Microsoft Word 2003.
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23 June 2009, 3:43 pm
Like its brother-in-arms, the Screensaver, the Windows Desktop Themes eat away at your computer’s memory. Unless you really need them, uninstall! You’ll have a much quicker and more reliable machine.To change or remove desktop themes, follow these steps:
On the Desktop, right-click and click Properties.
Click the Themes tab.
3. In the Theme box, select the theme [...]
