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Were there any surprises on this list or are these tricks already part of your Word shortcut repertoire? What other uncommon techniques do you use and/or share with your users?
If you are working in a large table that spans pages and need to select a column, you can use Shirt+Right Click. That way you don't need to scroll up to the top of the table.
It's an easy way to select text, but as a Word instructor, I am surprised at how many people do not know the quick ways to select text. Click once in the margin (print layout is best) and you select the line. Double click to select a paragraph, and the triple-click selects the entire document. It's a great trick for the keyboard deficient.
I am responsible for creating training materials for our IT applications- I will use MANY of these tricks on a daily basis. Thanks so much!
I've just been trying for half an hour to find thie .pdf version of this article to download. I go to the .pdf link and get the summary of the article etc. but no 'download here' link.
PLEASE tell me how to do this.
Thanks
PLEASE tell me how to do this.
Thanks
Hi,
Sorry you're having trouble on the downloads page. I can't seem to replicate the problem, though, so I'm not sure what might be happening. If you want to send me your address, I'll e-mail you a copy of the PDF.
Thanks,
Jody
Sorry you're having trouble on the downloads page. I can't seem to replicate the problem, though, so I'm not sure what might be happening. If you want to send me your address, I'll e-mail you a copy of the PDF.
Thanks,
Jody
to go through that much trouble when you have the answer on the Download page?
"This download is also available as an article." Here is the URL for the HTML version:
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6092163.html
Cheers.
"This download is also available as an article." Here is the URL for the HTML version:
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6092163.html
Cheers.
Here is the URL to the HTML version:
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6092163.html
Cheers.
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877-6092163.html
Cheers.
If you are reading the file in Adobe Reader 8 the file will be temporarily downloaded to your system for reading. to save it click on the floppy disk symbol in the menu bar.
Because I avoid using Mouse because it annoys me I try to use keyboard wherever possible and the best place is word
My routine shortcuts are
ctrl[D] - To open the formatting box
alt[o][p] - For opening the paragraph setting box
alt[o][n] - For bullets and numbering
ctrl + shift + + - For Superscript
ctrl + + - For Subscript
For working on any of the windows I use ALT key with the underline letter like alt [f] to drop the the file menu
apart from this Can i ask you one thing about any advanced book on word to get thorough knowledge of Word2003. I love working on Office applications especially Word. I want to learn about every aspect nd functions of it. Can u suggest a book
My routine shortcuts are
ctrl[D] - To open the formatting box
alt[o][p] - For opening the paragraph setting box
alt[o][n] - For bullets and numbering
ctrl + shift + + - For Superscript
ctrl + + - For Subscript
For working on any of the windows I use ALT key with the underline letter like alt [f] to drop the the file menu
apart from this Can i ask you one thing about any advanced book on word to get thorough knowledge of Word2003. I love working on Office applications especially Word. I want to learn about every aspect nd functions of it. Can u suggest a book
I recently (finally!) upgraded from Office 2000 to Office 2003 and find that some of these tricks still work, while others don't appear to any more. Has anyone got an authoritative list of tricks in different versions of Word?
I went thru all of the tips in my copy of Office 2003 and they all worked. The only one that was difficult was hint 6 first bullet. Double clicking inside on the upper ruler opened the tab dialog box. However, double clicking in the "margins" of the upper ruler opened the page set up box.
Let me know what hint didn't work for you.
Fred
Let me know what hint didn't work for you.
Fred
Actually, this isn't just Word, but Word is my favorite place to use it. If you want to quickly reduce or enlarge the view on your screen, hold down the Control button and scroll with the mouse. You can adjust in small increments (much easier than using the set amounts in Zoom, or typing in a custom percentage). In addition, you can use this for a QUICK "print preview." It takes only a split second to reduce from 100% all the way down to thumbnails. Also, this uses one of my favorite techniques. I'm neither a mouse-only nor a keyboard-only person, and I love quick tips that enable me to use a left-hand keystroke with a mousing action. The control-scroll action works in Outlook (within a message), PowerPoint, Excel, and Internet Explorer.
This isn't a trick exactly. I have a boss who does two things that are nightmarish as to formatting. One, she compiles a document using text from several sources, each having their own formatting. Two, she "formats" using typewriter techniques [such as manual tabs for indentions, and spaces to center a heading]. Then she wonders why her formats go skewy. I take it over when she finishes her edits. My first step is to PRINT a copy of the document showing roughly what her format was, particularly as to outline levels. Then I copy the entire document and paste it as plain text (usually in place, but you can put it in a clean document if desired), and convert all multiple spaces to single spaces. In addition, I delete all tabs (using Find and Replace) and all manual line breaks. Then I reformat the document using paragraph formatting commands, and bullet/outline formatting if needed--along with the Format Painter. BELIEVE ME, it's way faster than manually correcting all those formatting oddities. (p.s. I really like the tip about using Ctrl-Shift with C or V for copying/pasting formats.)
Excellent article! Thought I knew most little tricks after 20 years with Word (well, almost). A couple slipped by me. Good job.
I've been using Word on Macs for years (still am!), but am using the the Windows version for work. Most of the shortcuts and tricks that work in Mac are still in the Windows versions, but the keystrokes are quite different. This article has saved me a lot of time by pointing out some of the things I've been missing.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Very nice! Thanks, probabbly there is a book with all of these and a lot more listed out there. I knew that this kind of info was out there but not quite sure where, so leave it up to
Tech Republic to post it! Great job guys!
Tech Republic to post it! Great job guys!
Select the table columns (excluding the end-of-row marker) and hit the Center button. Then hit the Left-align button. All white-space before and after the cell text entry is removed!
Your tip about removing redundant white space in tables is something I've been wishing for a VERY long time. I have resorted to removing spaces manually (in a small table), but you just can't do that when it's hundreds of rows, or thousands. I've also resorted to copying a table over to Excel and using its TRIM and CLEAN formulas to get rid of spaces, but THIS is ever so much easier! THANK YOU!!!!!
You can of course use format painter ou the edit menu's redo or Ctrl-R, but i find it more pratical and time saving using F4 to repeat the last formating applied.
That way i can select with the mouse and use the free hand to hit F4. This way there is no need to turn off the format painter when done and only one key involved.
That way i can select with the mouse and use the free hand to hit F4. This way there is no need to turn off the format painter when done and only one key involved.
it only works to repeat the last command used. If what you want is to format, let's say, paragraph #3 to look like paragraph #7 (and you are already typing paragraph #15), F4 will not work... Format Painter will. If you have JUST reformatted p#7, then F4 would repeat on p#3, but if, and only if, formatting a paragraph was the LAST thing done.
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