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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Next Edition Coming Soon!
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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Q&A: Spellcheck Is Now in “Editor” in Word
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.
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Essentials training
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Word Essentials handout, Editors transform
Here is the handout (296 kB) with a summary of links for more about the topics covered in the session. You can search this blog using the field in the middle of this page, and submit your questions about word using this email link.
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Create a Table of Contents in Word Automatically
Word will automatically populate a table of contents for any file. Here’s the easiest method:
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Create a Landscape Page in a Portrait Document
To accommodate a very wide table or picture, turn its page(s) sideways within a document. All you have to do is insert section breaks before and after the content, then select landscape orientation for those pages.
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Changes Coming to Comments in Word
“Modern Comments” are rolling out to subscribed Windows users and Word for Web rather like a steam roller over rubber duckies. This new MS Word “feature” is interrupting workflow for many and may render some functions inside them inoperable (such as autocomplete and search). Here’s what to expect:
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