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Microsoft Word

Things I always change when I reinstall Microsoft Word

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Jason / 0 Comment

This is more of a personal reminder, but these are things I always change in Word, it’s all automated features which irritate me slightly. The menu paths ...

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How to increase cell padding in Mircrosoft Word

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Jason / 0 Comment

There isn’t a cell padding option in Word, but you can play with the margins: Select the table > right click and select table properties > cell >...

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How to extract images from a word file

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Jason / 0 Comment

Save the document as a web page, all the images will be in a separate folder. Source and more methods here.

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How to stop automatic numbering in Word

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Jason / 0 Comment

File > Options > Proofing > click the top right Auto-Correct Options button > Auto Format as you Type tab > remove the ticks for “Automatic...

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No fonts available in Word 2010

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Jason / 0 Comment

Sometimes when you open a Word 2010 document there are no fonts available, and all the text has mutated into a weird, stretched courier typeface. This is likely...

Microsoft Word

Devious keyboard shortcuts in Word

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Jason / 0 Comment

Things like “Ctrl-S” for save isn’t a surprise, but I had to look these up…. Save as F12 Open “Find and Replace” window* Ctr...

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How to stop Microsoft Word auto-correcting pinyin tone marks

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Jason / 0 Comment

Microsoft Word 2010 “corrects” pinyin transliteration into English words, so the tone marks are lost. So “sòng” becomes “song̶...

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