QIs there a way to make a list of all in-text citations without using a macro?
AYes, with a wildcard search!
Great question. Many editing checks could be done with such a list, and creating one is easy:
Continue reading Q&A: Can I make a list of in-text citations without a macro?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?
Continue reading Q&A: How can I tell what section of a document I’m in?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?!
Continue reading Q&A: Detect Changes to StylesAs we get used to working with Modern Comments, best practices will emerge and fewer snafus will occur, we hope. For now, I’m finding those who aren’t fully indoctrinated yet are confused by seeing resolved comments, not to mention that they make outstanding queries harder to spot amid the clutter. This post explains how to get rid of only the resolved comments without clicking Delete thread on every single one.
Continue reading Delete Resolved Comments OnlyWith 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 SpellcheckQHow 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 WordQIs 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.
Continue reading Q&A: Is there an easy way to make a list of figures?Forced to edit a slide presentation and missing Word’s Track Changes? “Compare” to the rescue! Just save the PowerPoint file with a new name, and make your changes. Then, select Compare on PowerPoint’s Review ribbon. (Only Windows users get this option, sorry Mac users.)
Continue reading Tracking Changes in PowerPoint SlidesQWhat are these weird boxes around some text?
Continue reading Q&A: Why are there weird boxes around tracked changes?QSuddenly Word is showing all changes clumped into a single marginal balloon, not as separate entries. And what’s showing in the balloon is what’s left, not what was deleted!
Continue reading Q&A: Tracked changes balloons are showing only what’s left!
