Word
Q. When I use wrap text features for pictures in my Word doc and people view it in Word Online, it doesn’t look the same. What can I do to get pictures to look right in Word Online?
If you’ve spent a great deal of time crafting a table in Word to look exactly the way you want it and plan to use that table again, you can easily recreate it in any document with Quick Parts.
Q. Inevitably, I end up with pages with too much white space at the bottom or diagrams separated from their text. Is there an easy way to get things to fit on pages without using hard page breaks?
You may know the annoyance of typing (c) and getting ©. Whether this happens in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook, you can fix this in one place and have it work everywhere.
Collaboration is great! But you may end up with 10 documents to combine into one, while everyone has approached formatting differently.
Q. Pages are breaking after a topic title, leaving its text on the next page. What am I doing wrong?
The Translator task pane allows you to choose a From language and a To language. It will also translate in real time while you type if you keep the pane open.
Whether columns are required or not, you can add them without navigating to SharePoint.
Microsoft Word has the ability to create bookmarks (essentially metatags) with any selection of text or objects.
Using Compare/Combine on the Review tab to detect what specific changes others made to your content will help you identify what you may need to cut and paste.
Whether it’s a speedy way to create a bar chart or a trick for switching from one window to the next, keyboard shortcuts can help even the experienced admin knock out work faster. Here are a few of our readers’ faves:
Diagrams, pictures, charts and graphs can clarify your message, support your case and help visual learners to understand the information. Here is how to get them in there, make them look crisp and clear, and get them to stay put.
Sometimes, it’s just easier to catch an error when you read aloud. If that’s not practical where you work, put on a pair of headphones, and click the Read Aloud button.
