Allen Wyatt's WordTips

Adding Column Headings to a Table of Contents

2008-05-17T01:04:00-08:00

Word makes it easy to create a Table of Contents. If you want column headings in that table, getting them takes a bit of ingenuity. Here's some ideas.

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Hiding Gridlines

2008-05-17T01:03:00-08:00

For those times when you remove the borders from your tables, Word provides a way that you can display non-printing gridlines. These help you to see the structure of your table.

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Adjusting Spell Check for Internet Addresses

2008-05-17T01:02:00-08:00

When writing technical documents, URLs are a common thing to include in your text. Normally Word will mark these as incorrectly spelled. You can, however, configure Word so that it ignores them.

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Bumping Numbers in a Document

2008-05-17T01:01:00-08:00

If your documents include words that contain numbers (such as a list of parts numbers) you may need a way to increment those numbers. Here's a way you can do it quickly using a macro.

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Help Wanted: Adding Endnotes in Text Boxes

2008-05-17T01:00:00-08:00

I edit scientific reports and proposals at my company. Due to page count issues, I often insert figure captions into text boxes to place them next to the figure (to save space). I am not able to insert endnote references into the text boxes. We often use figures from other papers and thus they need to be fully referenced. Is there a way to insert an endnote reference into a text box while preserving automatic endnote numbering?

-Gayle Guy

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Help Wanted: Different Table Captions on Multiple Pages

2008-05-17T01:00:00-08:00

For tables that run over multiple pages, is there a way make the table caption on the first page state somethinge like "Table 1 Results" and for the caption on subsequent pages state something like "Table 1 Results (continued)"?

-Chuck Ejzak

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Cross-Referencing Index Entries

2008-05-10T01:04:00-08:00

You've probably seen an index where an entry says something like "Obsidian: See igneous rock." This sort of cross-reference is easy to create using the indexing tools that Word provides.

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Inserting a Cross-Reference to an Item in a List

2008-05-10T01:03:00-08:00

When you create a list using the SEQ field, you may want to create a cross-reference to an item in that field. You can do this using a couple variations on the SEQ field itself.

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Saving WordArt Graphics as Files

2008-05-10T01:02:00-08:00

WordArt can be a handy tool for creating all sorts of flourishes on traditional text. If you want to save the graphic generated by WordArt in its own file, then you'll need to use one of the techniques described in this tip.

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Pasting a Comment into Your Document

2008-05-10T01:01:00-08:00

When developing a document, you may end up with all sorts of comments that you need to deal with. One common task is to copy text from the comment into the body of the document. Here's how to accomplish the task.

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