QHow can I see what Styles are in use in a Word document?
AFair question! Look below to see two was to find this information for Windows and Mac environments.
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Q&A: Fixing lists in bulk?
QJust a few chapters in this book I’m editing have used a 1)a)i) structure for nested lists. Is there an easier way to make them match the other •o– lists without restyling them line by line?!
AYes! It involves the multilevel list button on the Home ribbon and (at best) Styles for each level in the list.
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Shortcut Changes for Format Copy–Pasting
New pasting shortcuts have been rolled out for working with Styles in MS Word 365. So if you’re used to the finger yoga for copying and pasting Styles, or for pasting “text only,” you’re going to have to revise your muscle memory. Gone is cmd + opt + shift + V to paste and match the new style, drop the shift from that sequence! Windows users, see the table below.
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Q&A: How can I tell what section of a document I’m in?
QI’m working in a document with dozens of headings and subheadings. I want to check which section I’m working in without having to scroll back up to find the heading. Is that possible?
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Q&A: Detect Changes to Styles
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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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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Paragraph spacing in Word
There’s no need to hit return multiple times to make a manuscript look nice. In fact the next person in the production line will probably be removing those hard returns as a first step toward producing the final product.
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Q&A: How can I paste without formatting?
QI copied text with formatting I don’t want to keep. How can I paste it without that formatting?
AEasy! There’s both a built-in keyboard shortcut and a button:
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Shrink Files by Deleting Unused Styles
Word files can get bloated, taking up far more MB than they should. If you’re dealing with a book-length manuscript full of tracked changes and comments, that bloat can bog down the computer and lead to failures, glitches, and basic Office malfeasance.
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Styles have many wonderful uses, so it behoves any editorial process to use them. We’ve looked at several ways to apply styles, now we’ll look at a macro that will apply several styles in one click!
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