February 4, 2009

MS Word – What Line Was That?

Ever try to communicate with someone about an MS Word document and wish you had line numbers to refer back to?

What a great thought! Line numbers. Now, if you could only get Word to automatically number the document lines for you.

Well, I have good news! Numbering lines is exactly what we're going to get Word to do for us today!

For who makes cialis older versions of Word, line numbers are part of the Page Setup settings (File menu, Page Setup choice).

You're then looking for the Layout tab.

In the bottom section, tell Word where to apply the line numbers (whole document, this point forward or if you selected some text before you began, selected section) and click on the Line Numbers button.

Side Note: If you start with selected text and choose to number just that portion, Word will automatically put a page break both before and after the selected text. If you choose to number the lines from this point forward, Word will then insert a page break before the numbers begin.

Now, back to business! When the Line Numbers window opens, you need to check the "Add line numbering" option.

That choice will activate the rest of the window. Here you can make decisions regarding how to number (every line, every two lines, every five lines, etc.), what number to start with and how far to place the numbers from the text. Don't forget to make a choice at the bottom regarding continuous numbering throughout the document or restarting (at a page or section break).

When you've made all your choices, click OK.

Click OK again to exit the Page Setup window.

Now, for those of you using Word 2007, things aren't quite as hard to find.

You simply need the Page Layout tab on the ribbon, Page Numbers button.

When you click on that button, you'll find a list of choices that are pretty self-explanatory. If you want to get to the choices shown above for other versions of Word, choose "Line Numbering Options." That will take you to the trusty Page Setup dialogue window and things will work the same as they do in other versions of Word.

Word 2007 users also need the same side note as everyone else: If you start with selected text and choose to number just that portion, Word will automatically put a page break both before and after the selected text. If you choose to number the lines from this point forward, Word will then insert a page break before the numbers begin.

Whichever version you're using and whatever route you take to get there, once your choices are made and you've returned to the document, you'll find that the lines are neatly numbered and easy to reference!

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Printed on Every Envelope

Do you print custom envelopes from MS Word?

Do you have a custom logo, picture or return address set up that you really wish would just show up every time you print an envelope?

That sure would be nice. I mean, no messing with templates, copy/pastes or other methods you may dream up to get your envelopes to your liking.

Well, I have good news. That "dream come true" is easier to achieve than you may think!

The first step is to create your envelope in a Word document.

  • For older versions of Word, side effects cialis you need the Tools menu, Letters and Mailings, Envelopes and Labels choice.

  • In Word 2007, you need the Mailings tab on the ribbon, Envelopes button.

For everyone, once you're in the Envelopes and Labels dialogue window, under the Envelopes tab, click on the Add to Document button.

A blank envelope will then appear above your document.

Now, it's time to design! Put in your logo, return address, formatting or whatever you want to be on every envelope you print.

With the design complete, you'll need to select the pictures and/or text you want to appear on your envelopes.

With everything still selected, hit Alt + F3.

In the AutoText or Quick Parts dialogue window that opens (depends on your version of Word), name it EnvelopeExtra1 and then click OK.

That's it! The next time you print an envelope from Word, your graphics and text will automatically appear where you originally placed them.

Also, for those of you concerned about the few times you'll want something different, if you have the envelope added to your document, you'll find that it can be edited as usual.

A customized look without a lot of time invested. You have to love it!

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February 3, 2009

Reversing a Spell Checker “Oops”

Have you ever realized that either part way through a spell check or when you're done, you've just told MS Word to Ignore All on something that should have been corrected?

Did you find yourself staring blankly at your computer, dreading the Find/Replace procedure you're forced to run to fix the error? And even after that's done, you're probably going to double check the document manually as well, aren't you?

Wish you could just start the spell check over and get Word to ignore your Ignore All command?

Good news, you can!

Word comes with the ability to recheck the document and clear the Ignore All list so that you can get the mistake corrected the second time through.

To recheck the document and reset the Ignore All list, you first need to start the spell check command. You can get there via the Tools menu, Spelling and Grammar choice or the Review ribbon, Spelling and Grammar button. And as always, the F7 key works too.

At this point, you're looking for the Options button.

In older Office versions, in the Spelling and Grammar Options window, you're looking for the Proofing Tools section, Recheck Document button. (This button may be labeled as Check Document if you haven't previously run a spell check).

In Office 2007, the Options button will take you to the program's Options window. Once there, you're still looking for the Recheck Document button.

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Click the Recheck Document button.

Word will warn you that you're about to restart the spell check, disregarding your previous Ignore choices.

You need to click Yes to confirm your decision.

You'll be sent back to the Spelling and Grammar Options page where you'll need to click OK.

Finally, you'll be taken back to the spell check process where you'll get a second chance to choose to ignore or not to ignore. Yes!

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January 23, 2009

Two For One

The other day, a reader sent in a question about printing a MS Word document at half the size.

It seems he had a document containing a picture that was frequently printed. Since it didn't have to be full size, he was hoping to easily have Word print two of the same thing on a single page, rotating the duplicate pages to sit side by side in a landscape on the paper so that it still retained its proportions. The thought was that printing two on one page would save on ink and paper.

Is it possible to accomplish that without so much frustration, it drives you crazy?

I'm happy to report the answer is yes, so give this a try!

  • First, copy and paste to make a second page of the Word document that's a duplicate of the first.

  • Now, when you print, don't hit the Print button. Instead, go to the File menu (or Office Button cialis no prescription in Word 2007), Print choice (Ctrl + P).

  • In the Print window, you're looking for the Zoom section.

  • From the "Pages per sheet" list, choose 2 pages.

  • Now, simply proceed with your print.

Word will automatically take both pages of the document and print them side by side and in the landscape format on the paper. (In case you're wondering, I tried using two copies with the "2 pages per sheet" setting, but it simply printed the page really small on two pieces of paper. So, yes, to the best of my knowledge, you do need to duplicate the page in the first step).

Problem solved!

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November 9, 2008

What to do when you can’t change the tabs from Word’s ruler

  • Date: September 16th, 2008
  • Author: Mary Ann Richardson

If you’re trying to format a selection of paragraphs that have different indents, Word won’t let you set tabs for all of them using the handy ruler shortcut. Here’s a trick for getting around this limitation.


Using the ruler to add tab settings is a common practice. However, users often find that when they try to use the ruler to change the tab settings of multiple paragraphs all at once, nothing happens. For example, say you’re formatting some text that has been copied from several documents, each with its own first-line paragraph indent settings (Figure A). When you select the text, all tab markers are grayed out and can’t be changed.

Figure A

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Fortunately, you don’t have to go back and change each paragraph individually. Follow these steps:

  1.  Select the paragraphs whose tabs you want to reformat.
  2. Press Alt + O + T (or double-click one of the grayed-out tab markers on the ruler..
  3. In the Tabs dialog box (Figure B), click Clear All and then OK.

Figure B

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  1. Click the horizontal ruler at the 1-inch marker to define the new tab setting cialis drug impotence for the selected paragraphs.

As Figure C shows, all paragraphs are now indented identically.

Figure C

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