Problems with Microsoft Word?

Do you have a Microsoft Word problem that is tying you (and your stomach) in knots? Are you about to throw your shoe through your monitor because you can't get Word to act properly?

Believe me...IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!

Microsoft Word is an incredibly powerful program, but it can be incredibly frustrating. Sometimes it just doesn't work like you expect. And there is nothing more frustrating than being up to your elbows in alligators with deadlines, only to be stopped cold by a word processor that isn't doing what you need.

Well, the good news is that relief is available—right here, right now. I have the answers to your Microsoft Word questions, and those answers are free! This site contains over 2,700 tips and tricks on how to use Word better, faster, and more easily. You can quickly access the answers you need in two ways:

  1. Browse through the index by clicking on the links below. (A bracketed number after a topic indicates the number of articles related to that topic.)
  2. Enter your question or keywords in the search box at the top-right corner of every page.

Information in this site covers many different versions of Microsoft Word for the PC: Word 6, Word 95, Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007. Tips are clearly marked as to the versions to which they apply.

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Newest/Updated WordTips

These are the newest WordTips or WordTips that have been recently updated:

  • Changing the Format of Existing Dates. There are a myriad of ways in which a date can be formatted—day first, month first, number of digits in the year, etc. If you want to change the way a date is formatted once it is in your document, how you do so depends on the way in which the date was inserted to begin with. (May 3, 2008)
  • Printer Won't Print Envelope Font. In Word 2007 the default font used for envelopes is called Callibri. What do you do if you cannot print that font on your printer? Here's some ideas. (May 3, 2008)
  • Leaving Even Pages Blank. Want to print your document only on odd-numbered pages in a printout? There are a couple of things you can try, as detailed in this tip. (May 3, 2008)
  • Keeping Table Rows Together. Do you want your table rows to be split between pages? Word allows you to format the table so that rows stay together and don't split. How you do the formatting depends on the version of Word you are using. (May 3, 2008)

Top Ten WordTips

These are the ten most popular WordTips during the past week:

  1. Putting Tables Within Margins
  2. Protecting Tracked Changes
  3. Quickly Moving Your Table
  4. Fixing the Big Red X
  5. Getting Rid of Overtype
  6. Clip Art Sizing Difficulties
  7. Speeding Up Cursor Movement
  8. Flipping a Drawing Object
  9. Word Slow to Open Documents
  10. Converting PDF to Word Documents

Latest Daily Nuggets

These are the latest WordTips Daily Nuggets. These are sent out every morning to those who subscribe to this free service. (Click here to subscribe to WordTips Daily Nuggets.)

  • Creating or Changing Wizards. Wizards are used to programmatically step you through how to create a particular document or create a desired result in Word. You can create your own Wizards or edit existing Wizards if you know the information in this tip. (February 21, 2008)
  • Limiting Spell Checking. Forcing Word to not use any custom dictionaries when spell checking. (February 20, 2008)

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