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        <title><![CDATA[Ditto]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3360852]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[It's way too easy to move a tab or margin while holding down the mouse button(s).]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marshwiggle]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:39:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Word tricks]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3351274]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I typed in Word 2007 =rand(6) and I got a text with 6 paragraphs presumably from Help file.Going back to the original post: When you reveal measurements, you can drag the margin and modify margins sizes while showing the value. This works in both rulers]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jpl1953es@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:36:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That's odd...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3350091]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[&gt; I can't get it to work in 2010 ProThat's what I'm using and it works fine.  Hold down the Alt key and left-click on the horizontal ruler.Remember, you must left-click in the LOWER HALF of the ruler, below the little divider dots, as you would when inserting a tab.I'm sure you'll get it to work.SteveT]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thack]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:51:14 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Use Word's hidden ruler to reveal more page information]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3350078]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I can't get it to work in 2010 Pro]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mistercrowley]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:47:19 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interesting - flattens the processor]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3349893]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Here's something interesting: click and hold on the ruler as described in the tip, using either Alt+Click or Left+Right Click, and watch your CPU graph.  It's important to keep the mouse button(s)/alt key held down.Notice how the CPU utilisation rises to over 90%?As soon as you release the buttons/key it drops back to nothing again.  Obviously a minor bug; there can't be any particular reason to flatten the CPU like that just because you're holding down the buttons/key.SteveT]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thack]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:57:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ditto for Word 2002]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Great shortcut!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wlittlej]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:17:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The New Tab]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Maybe you were not pointing at an existing tab when you tried this and thus ended up with an &quot;extra&quot; tab.  It is just so wonderful when Word decides to help you - NOT.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[stapleb]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:39:32 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[great tip]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I also discovered that the Left-Mouse-Button + ALT-key does the same thing, but is probably more ergonomic for many users.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[krzyst0ff]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:05:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ditto for Word 97]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[WOW! It does indeed work in MSWord 97.  I had never heard of that one before.Thanks for that tip.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[gjschulte@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:07:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[More from Microsoft]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I know, its no fun to read the manual but this may be an exception:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/use-the-keyboard-to-work-with-ribbon-programs-HA010369149.aspx?CTT=1]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dssjones@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:47:53 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is from ... Microsoft]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3349009]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Here's a link to a wonderful array of keyboard shortcuts. Hard to remember all, except the ones you'll use the most.http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/keyboard-shortcuts-for-word-HP005186664.aspx?pid=CH060831551033]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dssjones@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:39:21 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[...begets '=rand(6)']]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Must be something else (auto correct?) that needs to be enabled.  In 2007, I typed =rand(6)  and got  '=rand(6)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[johndoe4024@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:27:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[But it inserts a Tab]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Neat trick that gives useful info.  But I am unable to use it without having a new Tab inserted as a result.  Not exactly what one expects.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[johndoe4024@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:23:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;The quick brown fox...&quot;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3348957]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[If you type =rand(2,3) and press Enter, you get two paragraphs with three sentences in each.By the way, both Snak's tip and this one work with rand in upper or lower case.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[michael_boardman@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:25:15 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ditto for 2000]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Works in Office / Word 2000 also. Anyone on Word 97?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[zabinskis@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:45:09 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[More Word Ruler Tricks]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3348898]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[While trying out the hidden ruler, I discovered that you can double-click on the margin area (right or left click seems to give the same results) and bring up the Page Setup dialog box.  Maybe this is well-known, but it's a new, welcome discovery for me.  Along the same lines, double-clicking on an indent brings up the Paragraph dialog box and double-clicking on a tab brings up the Tabs dialog box.  All this was in 2003.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bjluedeke]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:04:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Use Word's hidden ruler to reveal more page information]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Same result with Alt-Click]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[XLTR]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:21:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for mentioning the alternate method!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssharkins@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:12:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The most useful Word tip I've found]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-335174-3348842]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[is that of typing =RAND(n) where n is a number. The application will then produce n paragraphs of text.It works on blank (or not) pages, in table cells, text boxes, callouts etc.If you've never needed this you might think it useless; pointless even, but it has saved me writing 'The quick brown fox...' over and over many times.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Snak]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:20:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[2003 Availability]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is available in Word 2003. Amazing how little Word has changed since then.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rande]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:16:57 -0700</pubDate>
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