Off to a Good Start

I hope that your February is off to a good start and that you enjoy the tips in this week's issue of the newsletter.

—Allen

WordTips (ribbon) for 7 February 2026

Jumping to the Last Insertion Point Location

Word includes keyboard shortcuts for many things. One it doesn't include, though, is a way to jump to the last location of the insertion point. This tip looks at why that is and provides some potential workarounds.

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(Thanks to Jacques Raubenheimer, Ann Draper, Anne Denniston, Robert Kovac, and Patrick Sedgwick for contributing to this tip.)

Jumping Around Folders

If you need to move between two different folders quite regularly in the Open dialog box, you'll find the technique described in this tip to be helpful. It allows you to jump right to the folder you need without the need to go through tiresome navigation steps.

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Do You Need an Index?

Word includes dozens of tools that, if used properly, can make your documents easier for readers to use. Chief among these tools are those that allow you to create indexes and special tables. Here's how you can master these tools to benefit your documents and your readers.

Understanding the Normalize Text Command

Word includes tons of internal commands that you can access as you customize your system. One of these is the Normalize Text command, discussed in this tip.

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(Thanks to Mike Maxwell for contributing to this tip.)

Proper Comparisons for Dates in Merge Fields

How Word merges a data source with a document is controlled by merge fields. In those fields you may want to compare dates to determine what Word displays. Here's a primer on how these comparisons occur.

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(Thanks to Jaime Carrozzi 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: Replacing with Formatted Text
When using Find and Replace, how your replacements are formatted will depend on how the text being replaced is formatted. Here is why that happens and some ways that you can affect the formatting of the replacement text.

New video: Keeping an Image Centered in a Table Cell
Tables are often used in Word documents to help with page layout. This may lead you to inserting images within the cells of a table. If you want to keep those images centered both horizontally and vertically, you'll appreciate the information presented in this Quick Tip.

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.

Header Row on a Nested Table

I have a long table in a document that spans about 7 pages. I can add a header row to this table, and it repeats at the top of each page. I can nest a table inside a cell of this table and even add a header row to the nested table. However, the designated header row of the nested table will not appear above the nested table if it spans multiple pages. Is there a way to make the header row repeat on the nested table?
—Marty Mardenfeld (provide an answer for this Help Wanted question)

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