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How to Insert Footnotes in Microsoft Word

Footnotes are necessary when you have to cite a source and give additional information about data in your document. Here’s how to add them in Microsoft Word.

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Add Background Color to Word Documents

Adding a background color to your word documents is a good way to attract reader’s attention. Here’s a quick guide to show you how.

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How To Make Word 2010 Save in Word 97-2003 Format

I don’t know about you, but I still have friends I send documents to that still use Windows XP and Office 2003 (believe it or not). In this How To I’ll show you how to both save files in the legacy format so they can open them and make that the default.

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How to Add Page Numbers to Word Documents

When working on a long report, book or manuscript, you’ll want to add page numbers to keep everything in order and make it look professional. You can add page numbers in footer, header, margins, etc. Here’s how.

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How to Add Drop Caps In Microsoft Word

f you read books and novels, you might have noticed that new chapters start with the first letter is large. This is called Dropcap and helps catch the reader’s attention. Here’s how to add DropCaps to Microsoft Word Documents.

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How To Convert Microsoft Word 2010 Documents to HTML

Microsoft Word is pretty much the defacto standard for writing documents for the office but did you know you can also use it as a groovy HTML editor? I’ve got the details along with our signature step-by-step screenshot walk-though so read on for all the details!

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Office 2010 – How To Change the Color Scheme

Some might think changing the default color scheme in Office 2010 is a small thing however I would disagree.  I use this app all day, every day so for me, changing the default to black was a huge improvement.

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Make MS Word Create Automatic Backups

When you’re working on a large Word document, it will save over the earlier document versions. Here’s how to configure Word make automatic backups. In Word 2010, while working in your Word document, click the File tab then Options. The Word Options window opens. Click on Advanced. Then scroll down to the Save heading and [...]

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Stop MS Word from Creating a Hyperlink when Typing a URL

By default, when you type a full URL in a Word document, it creates a hyperlink. If you don’t want the URL to be a hyperlink, you need to manually undo it each time. But there’s an easier way — adjust AutoCorrect settings. First, click the File tab then click Options. Now select Proofing in [...]

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Microsoft Word: Turn Text into Hyperlinks

It’s easy to make text in your Word documents hot — that is, into hyperlinks readers click on to get to a site online. I do it with the key combination [CTRL][K]. Here’s how. First, open your document and select the text you want to turn into a link. Then hit the key combo [CTRL][K]. [...]

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