(This is a Quora question I answered. Link at the bottom.) After posting it, Sarah (a competent Word user herself) commented: “Russ, you explained this so well. I edit books and doctoral dissertations, and my secret weapon is my ability to create unique styles, and then create a document template with those styles and attach […]
Category: Word Essentials
13 Quick Tips to Getting Better with Microsoft Word…
I wrote an article on LinkedIn about this some time ago (before I setup this website). One of the biggest problems that I encounter when companies contact me to help with their Word templates is they don’t use styles correctly. Styles are THE biggest ‘thing’ in Word. Seriously. Once you’ve mastered them, everything else will fall into place. I was also […]
Word Sections
I’ve deliberated over writing about section (and section breaks) for a while because I was wondering about the best way to approach this particular topic. You see, though essential, sections in Word are a little [over-]complicated. As I mentioned before, the underlying structure and design of Word goes back a couple of decades and, while […]
Microsoft Word Styles
(Post 1st published in 2015) I know from my years of using Word, and working with documents and templates, that when using Word many people, immediately after starting the program, just see the blinking cursor (and I’m not substituting a swear word there) and begin typing. Then, when they get to the end of the […]
Microsoft Word: The Importance And Power Of Word Styles
Styles are the single-most important element of using Microsoft Word…
Microsoft Word’s Section Breaks
Microsoft Word’s section breaks are the most complicated element of using Word…
Microsoft Word: Table of Contents Page Number Alignment
If you’re struggling to align your Table of Contents page numbering, then this is what you need to do: