Don't Miss Out

About ten days ago I announced the release of WordTips: Working with Graphics, which deals (as you might expect) with how to use the graphical capabilities of Word. You can currently grab your own copy for 30% off the regular price.

Well, you can grab it at that special price for a few more days. You see, the introductory offer is ending this coming Wednesday. The regular price is good, but the sale price is extraordinary. WordTips: Working with Graphics is packed with 259 pages of focused information you can use to enrich your use of Word.

For more information, visit the website and find out what a great value WordTips: Working with Graphics can be for you!

—Allen
     

WordTips (ribbon) for 5 October 2024

AutoCorrect
Transferring AutoCorrect Entries

One of the helpful tools in Word is AutoCorrect. If you spend a lot of time creating your own AutoCorrect entries, you may need to transfer them to different machine at some time. Here's how.

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(Thanks to Dick Margulis, Michael Avidan (MVP), Rhonda Bracey, and Marek Mikulski for contributing to this tip.)

 
Comments
Pasting a Comment into Your Document

When developing a document, you may end up with all sorts of comments that you need to deal with. One common task is to copy text from the comment into the body of the document. Here's how to accomplish the task.

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(Thanks to Malcolm Patterson for contributing to this tip.)

 
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Mail merge
Printing Portions of Mail Merged Documents

When you use a data source to create a bunch of documents in a mail merge, you might not want to print all the documents created by Word. Here are a number of ways you can print just what you want to print from the merge.

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Word is a great word processor
Assigning a Macro to a Button in Your Text

One way you can access macros is through the use of a button, added directly into the text of your document. This is done with the MacroButton field, described in this tip.

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WordTips YouTube Channel

Do you like to learn visually? Make sure you check out the WordTips YouTube channel. New videos are added weekly. (I typically try to add them on Tuesdays and Thursdays.)

New video: Vertical Alignment of an Inline Graphic
Word allows you to insert graphics in two ways: either inline or floating. If you use inline graphics, you may want to adjust the vertical position of the graphic in relation to the text to the left or right of the graphic. Here's how to do it.

 

New video: Navigating Your Document Using an Outline
When you need to get around a long document, a really helpful method is to use the outline you create for your document. This Quick Tip explains how easy it is to navigate in this manner.

 
     

Help Wanted

This section is for those having problems making Word behave. If Word is giving you fits, feel free to submit your own Help Wanted question.

If you have a solution for the problems below, click the link after the problem to send us your answer. (All responses become the sole property of Sharon Parq Associates, Inc., and can be used in any way deemed appropriate.) If your response is used in a future issue, you will be credited for your contribution to the answer.

 
Meeting Accessibility and Remediation Testing Requirements

Our company needs to develop many types of documents such as proposals, reports, and manuals. The often contain many graphics, both photos and illustrations. To meet legal requirements, the graphics need to be ADA accessible and pass remediation testing. What can I do when inserting the graphics in the documents to make sure that these legal requirements are met?
—Karen Radford (provide an answer for this Help Wanted question)

 
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