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These tutorials are roughly categorized using the taxonomy
of the Microsoft Word online newsgroups. Some titles are listed more than
once. Articles displaying the
 icon have been
updated for Word 2007.
New Users
“Getting started in Microsoft Word”—tips
for the absolute beginner
"Making the most of headers and footers"—how
to insert a header and footer in a document
Problems
“Common hyperlink problems”—understanding how
hyperlinks work and how to fix them when they go wrong
"How to delete a 'blank page' in Word"—getting
rid of unwanted pages that print at the end or in the middle of a document
"Where did my
header and footer go?"—dealing
with elusive "white space"
"Where did my Symbol command
go?"—how to restore it and how you lost it in the first place
Page Layout
“How to create a thumb index”—make
colored page tabs that show readers where a new section begins
“How to put a header anywhere
on a page”—how to insert text or a graphic so that it repeats on every page but
is outside the header area
“How to set up a letter template”—how to
create a letterhead, have different margins on the first page, set up letter
styles, etc.
“Improving the bottom line”—tips for
achieving more uniform page length
“Keeping numbers in
line”—straightening out unruly paragraph numbering and numbers in tables
"Making the most of headers and footers"—how
to insert a header and footer in a document
"Placing text in the margins"—how
to insert a heading or brief note in the margin of a document
Long Documents
"How to combine multiple
cross-references"—convert "see Figure 5, Figure 6, and Figure 7" to "see Figures
5, 6, and 7"
“How to include just part of a paragraph
in a table of contents”—working with “run-in sideheads”
"Making the most of headers and footers"—how
to insert a header and footer in a document
“TOC Tips and Tricks”—getting control
over the content and formatting of your table of contents
Customization
“Word 2002: How to “put it back the way it
was”—customizing Word 2002 to work like Word 2000 (also applies to Word
2003)
“How can I make my document or
template show a preview?” Explanation of how to do this—and why you really don’t
want to
"Custom toolbar
buttons"—a selection of custom button faces for some useful toolbar buttons
Graphics
“How can I create a
custom page border?”—ways to supplement Word’s built-in Border Art selections
"How to add crop marks to a Word
document"—create marks that show you (or your commercial printer) where to trim
your page
Fonts and Styles
"How to create a character with a bar over it"—how
to create an "x bar" character or put a line over any other character
“How
to create styles for questions and answers”—styles
with text “bullets” that will alternate automatically
“How to superimpose characters”—combining two or
more characters to create a single one
“Useful StyleRef tricks”—ways to use
the StyleRef field with character styles
"Where did my Symbol command
go?"—how to restore it and how you lost it in the first place
Mail Merge
“Express mail merges in Word 2002”—how to
create and run merges quickly without resort to the Mail Merge Wizard (also
applies to Word 2003)
Spelling and Grammar
"Mastering Word's spelling
checker"—troubleshooting spelling problems
Tips and Tricks
"How to create a character with a bar over it"—how
to create an "x bar" character or put a line over any other character
“How
to create styles for questions and answers”—styles
with text “bullets” that will alternate automatically
“How to detach an envelope from a document”—how to
get rid of the envelope or the letter when you’ve used “Add to Document” to add
an envelope to a letter or other document
“How to hide table gridlines”—formatting
your résumé for electronic transmission
"Placing text in the margins"—how
to insert a heading or brief note in the margin of a document
“Useful StyleRef tricks”—ways to use
the StyleRef field with character styles
Just for Writers
Writers of novels or short fiction may be interested in the
following (note that the links below are to a different Web site):
“The
Lonely Pilcrow: Microsoft Word Tips for Writers,” presentation to the
Wordsmiths Workshop (sponsored by the Baldwin Writers’ Group), Daphne, Alabama,
April 16, 2005, including a template for novel or short-story manuscripts
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