Word 2010 Tutorials

Rotate Text In Word

You have a couple of alternatives at your disposal if you want to rotate text in Word. The first option is not half as good as the second, though: use an image for the text and rotate that insert a text box to contain the text, and rotate that In the good old days (bad [...]

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Add An Extra Shape To SmartArt

When you insert SmartArt into your Word document, you get a default number of shapes in the diagram. A shape is simply the container for each item in your list. The default number of shapes might, or might not, be enough for you. If there aren’t enough shapes, then you’ll need to add more. To [...]

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Track Changes In Word 2010

Track Changes Track Changes in Word allows a record to be kept of precisely what has changed when other people (or yourself) amend your document. For example, you can send your completed document to a colleague for them to review, they can turn track changes on, make their amendments or add comments to the document [...]

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Word Viewer

It’s all very well preparing your Word documents for public consumption, but what if some of your readers don’t have Word installed on their computers? Most viewers will probably have Word, however, a small proportion won’t. If you yourself don’t have Word and you need to read a Word document, all is not lost. You [...]

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Create An Invoice In Word

One of the most confusing challenges that individuals and new business owners face is how to invoice their customers. However, it’s easier than you think to create an invoice in Word. After you’ve sent out your first invoice, and seen it paid, you will feel more confident, and then the act of creating invoices will [...]

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Insert A Degree Symbol In Word

The traditional way to insert a degree symbol in Word was to go to the Insert tab, and then find the symbol for the degree. Indeed, this is how we did it when we learnt how to insert a copyright symbol. This is quite a convoluted route, as you then have to search through all [...]

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Move AutoCorrect Entries In Word To A New Computer

Word’s AutoCorrect feature automatically replaces the text you type with text that Word thinks you mean. AutoCorrect will correct typos and will also insert special characters not found on the keyboard. A common example of a typo is “teh”. If you type “teh” in Word (and the AutoCorrect options retain their default settings) it will [...]

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Microsoft Office Language Pack

Imagine the following situation. Spanish is your native language, but your wife or husband is a native English speaker. The chances are that their version of Microsoft Office will display English words on commands, on buttons, in help text and in screentips. Although you can speak English, you are more comfortable using your own native language: Spanish.

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Hanging Indent

Also known as a hanging paragraph, a hanging indent refers to a paragraph that has all lines except the first one indented. It’s called a hanging indent, because the first line hangs out over the rest of the paragraph. Typically, hanging indents are used for numbered and bulleted lists, but they have other uses too [...]

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Venn Diagram In Word

If you need to create a Venn diagram in Word, then you need go no further than using Word’s SmartArt. Click on the Insert tab and then click the SmartArt button (in the Illustrations group). Venn diagrams are found by clicking on the Relationship tab and scrolling down to the bottom. There are actually four [...]

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