With the introduction of the Editor pane, Word changed the look of Spellcheck. But you can still access the classic Spellcheck interface by adding it to the Quick Access Toolbar! You can see that at the very top of the image above.
Here’s how:
Continue reading Launch Classic SpellcheckJoin fellow editors in this 4-week course on the essentials of Word for editors, starting October 13th. Hit the editing desk at full speed!
*Not much has changed since the 2016 version of Word, beyond how it looks. Users of older versions of Word will get a lot out of this course too.
Beyond the basics of:
See the full course syllabus at Archer Editorial Training!
Each week at noon Eastern on Thursday, we’ll gather in our exclusive Slack channel to check in, problem solve, and talk about that week’s lesson. The lessons are available for you to view, review, and complete at any time.
Each lesson has a short reading, a video demo or two (for Mac and Windows, both), and an exercise. There is no grading, only learning opportunities. We concentrate on using the tools, not on the language of the materials.
There will be one wrap-up check-in after the 4th lesson, to address any lingering questions or insights.
Not to worry! The course materials are always available on Archer Editorial Training and our course Slack channel will be available any time. Instructor support lasts throughout the course and lesson access never expires! The instructor will check messages and posts daily.
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Adrienne Montgomerie literally wrote the book on Editing in Word and has been teaching editors to use Word since 2012. Learn more at Archer Editorial Training!
Hit the editing desk running, with the 4-week Word Essentials course starting May 26th, and these how-to posts!
In the course, we’ll work together through exercises that go beyond the basics of Find & Replace, Styles, and tracking changes in MS Word.
Join us, and make Word work, for a change.
Check out this blog post set for a sneak peek at some of what we’ll be covering in these lessons:
https://eiw365.com/tag/essentials/
Got a gnarly Word problem? Submit your problem and we’ll try to answer it in the Q&A thread.
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Join fellow editors in this 4-week course on the essentials of Word for editors, starting May 26th. Hit the editing desk at full speed!
*Not much has changed since the 2016 version of Word, so users of older versions will get a lot out of this course too.
Beyond the basics of:
See the full course syllabus at Archer Editorial Training!
Each week at noon Eastern on Thursday, we’ll gather in our exclusive Slack channel to check in, problem solve, and talk about that week’s lesson. The lessons are available for you to view, review, and complete at any time.
Each lesson has a short reading, a video demo or two (for Mac and Windows, both), and an exercise. There is no grading, only learning opportunities. We concentrate on using the tools, not on the language of the materials.
There will be one wrap-up check-in after the 4th lesson, to address any lingering questions or insights.
Not to worry! The course materials are always available on Archer Editorial Training and our course Slack channel will be available any time. Access never expires! The instructor will check messages and posts daily.
US $100 — register now
Adrienne Montgomerie literally wrote the book on Editing in Word and has been teaching editors to use Word since 2012. Learn more at Archer Editorial Training!
QHow can I find all the hyperlinks in a document?
AThere’s actually a RegEx for this (a “regular expression”). Type ^d in the Find field.
Continue reading Q&A: Finding Hyperlinks in WordHead on over to Lulu to buy the epub, updated and doubled in size!
In the preface, you’ll find a password for the resource site where you’ll find:
Don’t have a Kindle or Kobo? No problem! The epub file will open right on your computer (or phone!) with software you already have!
Plus, a PDF version is available from the support site for download and printing at your convenience.
Now double the size, this expanded and updated edition incorporates an entire booklet on working with tables and three sections on ways to customize your workspace and combine and manipulate the features to hack the tools for maximum effect. Plus, it covers all of Word’s updates including changes to Modern Comments, Track Changes, Spellcheck, and the new Editor toolset.
Peek at the table of contents:
The book contains over 29 self-check exercises like this one on using styles. Click the button to try the exercise.
Got a gnarly Word problem? Submit your problem and we’ll try to answer it in the Q&A thread.
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Now double the size, this expanded and updated edition incorporates an entire booklet on working with tables and three sections on ways to customize your workspace and combine and manipulate the features to hack the tools for maximum effect. Plus, it covers all of Word’s updates including changes to Modern Comments, Track Changes, Spellcheck, and the new Editor toolset.
Watch this space for the release!
Peek at the table of contents:
Got a gnarly Word problem? Submit your problem and we’ll try to answer it in the Q&A thread.
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QWhere did Spellcheck go!?
AIt’s tucked inside “Editor” now. It’s pretty much the same, except that readability statistics are found in an area of the Editor pane too, not after running Spellcheck. See the demos below.
The “Editing Score” is a value Word came up with based on some calculation of the number of perceived grammar and spelling errors as well as the word count.
Readability statistics don’t automatically display once the spellcheck is done. Click on the Document Stats to see Word’s Flesch-Kincaid assessment.
It’s harder to get at the customizations to import a special dictionary or exclude words. Refer to the Spellcheck section in the self-study workbook starting on page 32 for further instructions.
I’ve tried the “check for similarity to online sources” but always stalled out with no results.
Got a gnarly Word problem? Submit your problem and we’ll try to answer it in the Q&A thread.
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Get the know-how to hit the editorial desk at full speed. Sign up now for this on-demand self-paced training at Archer Editorial Training and turn Word into something that makes editing easier.
Learn how editors maximize Word’s features and tools through demos and exercises specifically addressing editing tasks.
Got a gnarly Word problem? Submit your problem and we’ll try to answer it in the Q&A thread.
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