Susan Harkins

If you use Microsoft Word, creating a bibliography is no longer as hard or harder than writing the document itself.

When an ordinary alphabetical or numerical sort in Microsoft Excel won’t do, check out the advanced sorting options or add a custom sort pattern.

Named ranges aren’t just for formulas. Here are two ways you can use named ranges to create shortcuts for quick navigation in a Microsoft Excel workbook.

If the boss wants a report every day at the same time, don’t worry about vacations, sick days, emergencies, or even forgetfulness, you should use Windows 10’s Task Scheduler.

You can use built-in options to build a simple table of contents, but quite often, you’ll need to change the underlying field code to get the results you want.

Add a vertical line in Microsoft Word to draw attention to special content or help define elements.

To prime your audience for the main event, run a preview or welcome slide while the crowd arrives.

Learn how to use a customized bulleted list or a content control to insert checkboxes into a Microsoft Word document, depending on how you are going to use it.

There’s not one, but two easy ways to insert a horizontal line into a Word document.

Combining features often extends the flexibility and efficiency of your solution.

When a simple mail merge isn’t enough, consider adding conditional fields to clarify data and even make decisions.

There’s nothing wrong with a white background, but Microsoft Word lets you change the color of a document’s background. You can even use a picture, but don’t get carried away.