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Print multiple copies of individual pages in a Word document

Printing multiple copies of a document is easy—the functionality is built right in! From the File menu, choose Print. In the Copies section, select the number of copies you need from the Number of Copies control, and print! Taking a quick look around, you might notice that there’s no way to print multiple copies of individual pages. For instance,... [Read more of this review]

Quickly center a heading across columns in a Word document

One way to get a heading or title to span columns is to add the heading before you add the column text. That’s great if you remember to do so or if you know the title before you enter the actual column text. Sometimes you don’t even decide you want a title until after you’ve created the columns! I’ve seen people enter the... [Read more of this review]

Eliminate a mostly blank page from the end of an Excel report

No matter what kind of formatting you apply to an Excel sheet, you can’t easily control the number of rows on each page when printing. Occasionally, you might end up with just a few rows printing on the last page. That’s not exactly a problem, but those two or three additional rows printed on the last sheet can look unprofessional. In addition,... [Read more of this review]

Office challenge: How can you quickly increase the text size of an Outlook message without permanently changing settings?

Reading email on a notebook can be a challenge. The default resolution is small and the screen is even smaller. If reading the fine print is causing a headache, there is help — and you don’t have to change the screen resolution or any permanent settings. How do you increase the size of the email message? Last week we asked… Can you get... [Read more of this review]

Quickly display all you need to know about Excel functions while entering a function

Most of us need little to no help to enter a simple SUM() or AVERAGE() function. We use them often and their arguments are simple. When entering an unfamiliar function, we usually need a little more help. Fortunately, Excel goes a long way toward putting the information we need right at our fingertips—literally. First, once you type the function’s... [Read more of this review]

Office challenge: Can you get Excel’s AutoFill feature to fill a range with just workdays – excluding Saturday and Sunday?

You probably know that you can use Excel’s AutoFill handle to fill a range with the elements of a series. For instance, to fill a range with the days of the week, simply enter Monday into a cell. Then, click the fill handle and highlight the range you want to fill. Excel will fill that range with the days of the week from Monday through Sunday.... [Read more of this review]

Use Word’s Find feature to highlight all occurrences of a word or phrase

Most of us use Word’s Find feature to locate specific text, often so we can change it. You might not know that you can use this feature to highlight all the occurrences of a specific word for phrase for the entire document at the same time. For instance, I often use this feature when creating an index. I don’t want to change anything, I... [Read more of this review]

An efficient method for adding a text box to a Word document

The usual routine for entering a text box into a Word document is to select the spot where you want the text box to appear, choose Text Box from the Insert menu, drag the insertion point until the text box is about the right size, and then enter the text. This method is a bit inefficient, because you usually have to resize the text box a bit. It’s... [Read more of this review]

Office poll: What’s your most common support call on Word?

Almost all of us support Word users. What issues and problems do you get the most calls for? If you don’t see it on the poll list, please add a comment below. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.  Read More →

Automating dates and times in a Word document

Word offers a couple of features for entering the current date and time, but they can confuse users. With just a little training, you can eliminate that confusion. Or you can provide a couple of macros that do exactly what your users need, without the confusion the built-in features sometimes cause. You can use the Date And Time command or AutoComplete... [Read more of this review]

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