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WordTips (ribbon) for 10 January 2026

Ensuring Consistent Types of Quotes

Word allows two different types of quote marks in a document: straight quotes and smart quotes. If you want to make sure that a consistent type of quote is used throughout the document, the steps in this tip will be helpful.

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(Thanks to Patrick Sedgwick, Biddy Greene, Veronica Pavia, Michael Avidan (MVP), Tzvi Liberman, and Jacques Raubenheimer for contributing to this tip.)

Understanding Monospace Fonts

Monospace fonts allow you to easily achieve a specific "look" with your text or to line up information in a certain way. This tip explains what makes monospace fonts, well, "mono."

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(Thanks to Ted Duke for contributing to this tip.)

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Randomly Resetting Numbering

Have you ever been frustrated by the automatic numbering feature in Word? You are not alone. Fortunately, there are a few options that can work around this problem.

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Counting Words in Comments

Word makes it easy to calculate the number of words in a document. If you want to count words only in your comments, then you will want to use a macro to get the desired statistic.

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(Thanks to Harold Druss, Jacques Raubenheimer, and Ken Endacott for contributing to this tip.)

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: Moving an Entire Page
If you are new to using Word, you may wonder if there is an easy way to move pages around in the document. Word, though, doesn't really work with pages as you might think of them. This Quick Tip explains how to do the moving you want using the tools Word has available.

New video: Turning Off Automatic Help
Word has a lot of tools that are invoked automatically based on what you are doing in the program. If these tools interfere with how you want to use the program, you'll want to become familiar with the Word Options dialog box.

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.

Finding Inconsistent Typefaces

Our company requires that a specific typeface (Lucida Sans) be used in all company materials. This is a recent requirement, and we have updated our styles and templates to reflect the change. However, in some of our longer documents we are finding that blocks of text have been copied from older, before-the-change documents and are retaining the old typefaces. Is there a quick way to examine long documents and determine if a typeface other than our new one is being used anywhere?
—Sonja Johanssohn (provide an answer for this Help Wanted question)

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