Categories：Word Tips
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How to Turn Off and Activate Overtype Mode in Microsoft Word
While editing with Microsoft Word, if you accidentally hit Insert on the keyboard, overtype mode will be activated, which means the newly entered text will replace the original ones. If you want to modify anything in the document, it seems that the only way is to cut the rest of text first, and paste them […]
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How to Turn Off and Activate Automatic Hyperlinks in Microsoft Word
When editing with Microsoft Word, sometimes you just want to type a URL in the document instead of creating hyperlinks for it automatically. Having each line contain underlined text can be a little bit distracting. Certainly you can go through and remove hyperlinks manually with shortcut key, which has been introduce in our previous post, […]
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Use F4 to Redo Your Last Action and Boost Your Efficiency in Word
There are a lot of shortcuts in Word, but personally I think the most practical one is F4 in daily office work. The main function of it is redoing your last action, which could replace the function of format painter, copy & paste, and also quickly help us with plenty of unnecessary repetitive work. 1. […]
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How to Select Rectangular Blocks in Microsoft Word
When you copy something in Microsoft Word, the text which you select is in horizontal direction by default. Sometimes you might only want to select rectangular blocks and highlight them in your document, the method is also simple, just press a key on the keyboard. 1. Press [Alt] on your keyboard and drag the mouse […]
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5 Ways to Hide or Show Ribbon in Microsoft Word
When you use a small laptop but editing a long document in Microsoft Word, the ribbon can take up almost half of the content area. Want to get rid of the ribbon area to get convenient space? Here I’ d like to share the 5 ways of how to hide or show Word ribbon. 1. […]
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How to Turn Off and Activate Paste Options Button in Microsoft Word
Whenever you copy and paste something in the document, there is always a paste options button appearing next to what you just pasted. You might feel annoyed when it scatters your attention and fortunately, Microsoft Word allows you to get rid of it by turn off the paste options button. Follow these steps: 1. Click […]
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How to Create a Barcode in MS Excel and Word
When you buy something in a supermarket, you must notice that there’s a barcode on the back of each product. By identifying the barcode, you can get a lot of information such as the manufacturer, name, date, price and so on. Barcodes are now widely used to identify all kinds of information of a wide […]
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How to Turn Off and Activate Spell and Grammar Checking in Microsoft Word
When editing with Microsoft Word, the red wavy underline will appear if you make a mistake, especially some unusual words or names. It is definitely a distraction to interrupt your train of thought. Actually it is the automatic spell and grammar checking function, and we could turn it off if you don’t need it. 1. […]
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How to Set the Header or Footer as the Chapter Title in Word
When you are editing a document with many chapters, a header or footer with the title of each chapter can indicate your location in the document and also the content of the current page. It’s very common in practice, but can also be troublesome if you intend to do it manually. So, is there a […]
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How to Expand and Collapse Text in Microsoft Word
When working on a long and complicated document, you can hide everything except the text you want to focus on. Or, if you think there are too much information to display, you can display titles only and leave it to others to open them and read the details if they want. This function in Word […]
