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How to Use Microsoft Word to Make a Book With the Pages Set Up for Half a Page

Getting a book on the bestseller list is a long-shot goal, but making your own book using Microsoft Word takes just a matter of minutes. Microsoft Word includes already set up templates, including one...

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How to Scroll Text in Microsoft Word

Whether you are new to Microsoft Word or have used it many times to create or read documents, you may not know the extent to which Microsoft made it easy to navigate your work. Word's scroll bar is...

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How to Find All Uppercase Words in Microsoft Word

Finding and editing specific types of text in Word can be a pain if no styles were previously applied to the text. To search for words with specific characteristics that do not match a preset style,...

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How to Open Microsoft Word Using the Command Line

When you install Microsoft Word, a shortcut is added to the Start menu to make it easily accessible. If the shortcut in your Start menu is missing or not functioning correctly, you can launch Word...

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How to Center and Justify in MS Word

Microsoft Word offers a number of paragraph formatting options, including "Center" and "Justify." Using the center option, you get to align the text in the center of the page. Justify option aligns the...

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How to Change Sentence Case in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word allows you to change the capitalization of a word, phrase or sentence without requiring you to manually retype letters. Using the "Change Case" command, you can change between sentence...

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How to Make a Certificate in Microsoft Word 2007

To make any certificate on Microsoft Word, you can use any of the templates available from Microsoft, or use the tools in Word to make your own from scratch. A certificate for a child can be fun and...

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How to Create 2 Cards Per Page With Microsoft Word

Whether you are creating a thank-you card, a postcard or a name tag, you can save paper by fitting two cards on a standard size page. You can create one card and copy it to fit two to a page, or you...

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How to Tab Inside a Cell in Microsoft Word

You can use tables in a document to organize and display information in an easy-to-understand way. Microsoft Word includes a table menu that lets you specify the number of columns and rows in the table...

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How to Find Average Sentence Lengths in MS Word

It's important for writers to tailor content for their intended audience. Microsoft Word includes a number of readability statistics you can use to view your document's Flesch Reading Ease level,...

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How to Overline in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word does not offer a nice, neat way to add an overline to your text, but with a little Microsoft magic, you can achieve the desired results. This technique uses a special field command to...

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How to Insert Tab Leaders in Microsoft Word

In a new, blank document, Microsoft Word sets default, flush-left tab stops every half-inch. You can adjust these tabs, create new ones, set tab stops to align text centered on the tab, flush-right...

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How to Insert All the Mathematical Symbols in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word's capabilities go well beyond simple text with the inclusion of the Equation Editor. This utility allows you to enter any, or all, mathematical symbols into your Word document and...

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How to Create a Hotspot in Microsoft Office Word Image

Primarily a word processing program, Microsoft's Word has many features in addition to those used to edit text. One feature is the ability to create hotspots, or hyperlinks, to other files or web...

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Types of Microsoft Word Files

Microsoft changed the file formats of Word documents in Office 2007; these Word files have carried forward to Word 2010, and are, based on Microsoft's history, likely to remain unchanged for another...

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Definition of MS Word

The term "Microsoft Word" has many definitions because this application can perform many functions. Word's text editing functions make this program a digital typewriter, while its formatting functions...

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How to Use the Manage Sources Tool in Microsoft Word

Entering sources when you type up a paper is a tedious process. Microsoft Word offers a tool you can use to easily enter sources you have previously used. To use the "Manage Sources" tool, you create...

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How to Reformat MS Word Documents

Microsoft Word contains a range of fonts and styles that give a document a coordinated look. The "Home" tab on the command ribbon includes buttons that remove the old format and apply a new format. The...

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How to Unlock a Microsoft Word File

Microsoft Word 2010 can lock or protect a document from unwanted changes. The "Review" tab on the command ribbon includes a "Restrict Editing" button that controls the protection. You can deactivate...

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How to Draw a Stationary Line in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word 2010 can insert a line that does not move as you enter text. For example, the lines on an online form should stay fixed as you type in the blank spaces. The "Insert" tab on the command...

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How to Make Handbills With Microsoft Word

Whether they're called handbills, handouts, fliers or flyers, these tangible advertising materials have one goal -- to get information into the hands of a target audience. Creating a handbill is...

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How to Reset the Default Document Template in Microsoft Word

When you create a new document in Microsoft Word, it uses a default template file called "Normal.dotm" to give your new document its initial properties, including the font, styles, margins, and more....

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How to Write in Hiragana on Microsoft Word

Since Microsoft Word has support for many East Asian languages, Japanese hiragana input requires just a few steps to enable. Write your report for Japanese class or compose a letter to your...

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How to Type Mixed Fractions in Microsoft Word

When you type a common fraction such as ½ or ¼ into your document, Word will automatically format it as a special symbol. However, if you need to type a mixed fraction that has an atypical numerator or...

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What Are Hyperlinks Used for in Microsoft Word?

The Microsoft Word word processing application allows users to create and share documents, but some users have a need to point readers to information on the Internet, in other applications or in...

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How to Use IPA in Microsoft Word

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a representation of the phonetic sounds of language. The IPA was created in 1888 by the International Phonetic Association. It is standardized to all...

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How to Fix APA Citation in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word 2010 can insert citations formatted to a specific style, such as the American Psychological Association Style. The APA Style is preferred for citing references in research papers in the...

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How to Prevent Microsoft Word From Deleting a Letter When You Try to Make...

When you type a document and suddenly Microsoft Word begins deleting over letters you've previously typed, rather than adding the letters, it's easy to get frustrated. Knowing how to make changes to...

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Microsoft Word Doesn't Want Paragraphs to Split Between Pages

When Microsoft Word does not break a paragraph across pages, a paragraph setting needs to be modified. Microsoft Word contains three different paragraph options that affect how a paragraph breaks...

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How to Disable Alt-Click on Microsoft Word

The Microsoft Office suite of productivity software includes a word processing application called Microsoft Word. When you hold down the "Alt" key on your PC's keyboard and click any word in your text...

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Microsoft Word Is Stuck in French

You may find the way Microsoft Office 2010 works with language to be confusing or frustrating if the program seems to be stuck in a language that you don't speak or read, such as French. You can set...

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How to Insert Pinyin for Microsoft Word

Typing pinyin romanizations into your computer and then selecting the proper character each represents from a drop-down list is one of the primary ways to input simplified Chinese characters on your...

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How to Fill Table Cells in Microsoft Word

One of the ways to organize a word processing document is to fit all the facts, figures, data and descriptions into a table. Microsoft Word creates tables for you when you indicate your preferred grid...

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How to Increment a Counter in Word

Microsoft Word's ability to number items in a list is a great tool, but it can also be a source of perplexing frustration. It's a great tool for outlining, but Word doesn't let you access the...

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How to Create a List of Figures in Microsoft Word

Similar to how a table of contents guides document readers to the specific information throughout a document, a list of figures can distill exactly where the pictorial information exists. Trying to...

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How to Create a Microsoft Word Form That Auto Hides Text When Checkbox Is...

By learning to hide text when a Word form's checkbox is checked, you can let form users control large amounts of content in a document with a single click. The event function of Word's Visual Basic...

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How to Flush Right in Microsoft Word

Sometimes it is necessary, when using Microsoft Word, to create a line of text in which one part of the text is aligned at the left margin and the other part of the text is aligned at the right margin....

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How to Make Invisible Table Borders on Microsoft Word

Creating a table in Microsoft Word is an ideal way to corral data and show some sort of correlation without using bulky text paragraphs, and Word’s quick table-creation feature will have you using rows...

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Problems With Letters Disappearing in Microsoft Word

Letters can seem to disappear in Word if you're typing in overtype mode or have a borderless text box covering text. Words can also disappear if you have field codes in a document, or if text color...

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How to Write a Play Script in Microsoft Word or Publisher

Avoid having your script rejected by following the standard script formatting guidelines. Handwritten scripts are not acceptable for submissions to professional theaters and improperly formatted...

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How to Do an Exponent in MS Word 2010

Microsoft Word 2010 allows you to add a variety of formatting effects to the text in your documents, including superscript. Superscripting your text elevates it above regular text and is useful for...

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How to Condense Text in Microsoft Word

In addition to a variety of common formatting options, Microsoft Word allows you to adjust the spacing between characters and words in your documents. “Kerning” is the technical term for the space...

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How to Insert a Superscript in Word on a Mac

Superscript text is used in several different situations in Word documents, including adding exponents and in-text references to footnotes and endnotes. You can insert superscript text into your Word...

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The Template Text Boxes Are Not Printing in Microsoft Word

Troubleshoot your text box printing problems in your Microsoft Word template by accessing the built-in options. Print your filled or blank text boxes by using the Print Preview, text box border and...

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How to Create Annotated Bibliographies in MS Word

When writing research papers, an annotated bibliography is often required to provide a summary of your sources. You can create an annotated bibliography in Microsoft Word using free templates from the...

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How to Get a Microsoft Margin Bar Back

When working in Microsoft Word, changing the program's settings intentionally or accidentally can cause icons, menus and even rulers to disappear. The program's horizontal ruler contains margin markers...

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How to Screenshot and Record

When you want to record the content displayed on your monitor, apply a keyboard shortcut to capture a screen shot. The "Print Screen" key enables you to photograph the horizontal screen. Pasting this...

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How to Make a Subscript on a Keyboard

Productivity suites like Microsoft Office let you create any number of documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and give you a great deal of control over all the aspects of the document. One drawback...

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How to Do Annotated Remarks on a Doc

Adding annotations to your Microsoft Word DOC files enables you to comment on documents without having to meddle with the actual text. In Word 2013, comments are added via the Add Comment tool, which...

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How to Make a Divider in Microsoft Word

Adding a divider to your Microsoft Word documents helps to create visual separation between content. Dividers are made in Word by taking advantage of one of the program's line tools. You can make a...

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