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Put a box around text in Word with Home > Borders > Outside Borders, style it with Borders and Shading, or use a text box or one-cell table. Includes how to remove the box. Continue Reading How to Put a Box Around Text in Word (4 Ways)

To have a header only on the first page in Word, double-click the header, select Different First Page, add your header, then clear the header on page 2. Continue Reading How to Have a Header Only on the First Page in Word

Headers and footers repeat on every page automatically. If yours don’t, turn off Different First Page or Different Odd & Even Pages, or turn on Link to Previous. Here is how, plus table header rows. Continue Reading How to Repeat a Header and Footer in Word

To enable dark mode in Word, go to File > Account > Office Theme and select Black. Use View > Switch Modes to change the page color. Continue Reading How to Enable Dark Mode in Microsoft Word

Get Microsoft Word for free with Word for the web at office.com, the free mobile app, Office 365 Education through school, or a Microsoft 365 trial. Plus free alternatives. Continue Reading How to Get Microsoft Word for Free (Legal Ways)

Apply Heading styles to your section titles, then select References > Table of Contents > Automatic Table. Here is how to customize, update and fix a table of contents in Word. Continue Reading How to Add a Table of Contents in Word

To electronically sign a Word document, select Insert > Signature Line (called Add a Signature Line in some versions) and fill in the signer’s details.… Continue Reading How to Electronically Sign a Word Document

Build the form in Word, save it as a PDF, then add the fillable fields in Adobe Acrobat with Tools > Prepare Form. Includes a Word-only option. Continue Reading How to Make a Fillable PDF in Word

Add a watermark in Word with Design > Watermark: pick a preset like DRAFT, create a custom text watermark, or use a picture or logo. Includes watermarks on some pages and removal. Continue Reading How to Add a Watermark in Word (Text or Picture)

Insert a horizontal line in Word by typing — and pressing Enter, use === or *** for other styles, or use Borders > Horizontal Line or a shape. Includes how to remove lines. Continue Reading How to Insert a Horizontal Line in Word (Shortcuts and Styles)

Use Insert > Object > Text from File to merge another document’s content, Insert as Link to keep it updated, or Create from File to embed it. Here is when to use each. Continue Reading How to Insert a Word Document into Another Word Document

Insert a signature line in Word with Insert > Signature Line on Windows, or use a tab with an underline or a borderless table on any version, including Mac. Includes side-by-side lines. Continue Reading How to Insert a Signature Line in Word

Add page numbers in Word with Insert > Page Number, show Page X of Y, change the format and starting number, skip the first page, and use roman numerals for front pages. Continue Reading How to Number Pages in Word (Add, Format and Start Later)

Center text horizontally and vertically in Word with Ctrl + E and Page Setup’s vertical alignment, and center only a title page using section breaks. Continue Reading How to Put Text in the Middle of a Page in Word

Remove extra space in Word with Find and Replace for double spaces, Paragraph Spacing for gaps between paragraphs, and ^p^p for blank lines. Continue Reading How to Remove Extra Space in Word

Double space in Word: select the text and choose 2.0 from Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing, or press Ctrl+2. Includes APA and MLA settings and fixes for extra gaps. Continue Reading How to Double Space in Word (Shortcut and APA/MLA Settings)

Duplicate a Word document by copying it in File Explorer, using Save As or Save a Copy in Word, opening it as a copy, or saving a copy in Word for the web. Continue Reading How to Duplicate a Word Document

Add a certificate-based digital signature in Word with a signature line or File > Info > Protect Document. Includes how to get a digital ID, check signatures and fix errors. Continue Reading How to Insert a Digital Signature in Word

To search for a word on a web page, press Ctrl + F (or Command + F on a Mac), type the word, and press… Continue Reading How to Search for a Word on a Website

To rearrange pages in Word, open View > Navigation Pane, select Headings, and drag a heading to a new spot, or cut and paste the page’s content. Continue Reading How to Rearrange Pages in Word

Weird gaps between words in Word usually come from justified text, double spaces, tabs or expanded letter spacing. Find the cause and fix it fast. Continue Reading How to Fix Weird Spacing Between Words in Word

Show margin lines in Word with text boundaries, see margins on the ruler, check exact sizes in Layout, and bring back missing top and bottom margins. Continue Reading How to Show Margins in Word

See and restore earlier versions of a Word document with Version History for OneDrive files, Previous Versions in File Explorer for local files, or Recover Unsaved Documents. Continue Reading How to See Previous Versions of a Word Document

Share a Word document with the Share button: invite people by email, copy a link with edit or view permission, or send a copy as a Word file or PDF. Plus how to stop sharing. Continue Reading How to Share a Word Document (Link, Email or Copy)

Use 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12, double spacing, a last-name page header and a four-line heading, then add a Works Cited page with hanging indents. Here is how in Word. Continue Reading How to Set Up MLA Format in Word

Set line spacing to 1.0 and choose Remove Space After Paragraph, or set Multiple below 1 in the Paragraph dialog. Here is how, and how to fix gaps that won’t shrink. Continue Reading How to Reduce the Gap Between Lines in Word

Add an appendix in Word with a section break and a heading, list it in your table of contents, and number appendix figures and pages separately. Continue Reading How to Add an Appendix in Word

Remove the page number from the first page in Word with Different First Page, make page 2 start at 1, or start numbering on page 3 with a section break. Continue Reading How to Remove the Page Number from the First Page in Word