QI think the author made subtle changes to the Styles when they were revising. Things like the space above the Style and its exact colour. How can check?!
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Delete Resolved Comments Only
Resolved Comments go quiet in Word, but they don’t go away. It’s important to delete them when finalizing a document so they don’t inadvertently travel into the wild with the document, or get (much worse!) printed!
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Launch Classic Spellcheck
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:
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Word Essentials — 4 week course, Fall 2022
Join fellow editors in this 4-week course on the essentials of Word for editors, starting October 13th. Hit the editing desk at full speed!
Requirements
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Hit the editing desk running, with the 4-week Word Essentials course starting May 26th, and these how-to posts!
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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!
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Q&A: Finding Hyperlinks in Word
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.
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Head 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:
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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.
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Q&A: Is there an easy way to make a list of figures?
QIs there a way to generate a list of figures and tables in a book (in the FM)? Using a Word function?
AYes! When styles have been applied to the captions/titles, it’s a snap! There are also plugins and macros that will do this, explained below.
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