Word

Have you found that when you create a new document in Microsoft Word, that the initial blank page has a weird symbol that looks like a backwards “P”? And that as you type and create your document, other weird characters are showing up as well? Don’t worry, there isn’t actually anything wrong with Word, there’s […]

If you’re making a document in Microsoft Word that will be prominently featuring visual elements, such as a newsletter or a flyer, then you may consider adding a background image to the document as well. Fortunately Microsoft Word gives you the ability to add a background image or a watermark to a document, and you […]

When you hear the word “gridlines” in relation to a Microsoft Office product, it’s likely that you will associate it with Microsoft Excel. That application displays gridlines on the screen by default, and can even be printed to make the spreadsheet data easier to read on paper. But it’s possible to have gridlines in Microsoft […]

When you are creating a document in Microsoft Word, the application will typically continue adding content to the current page until it runs out of room. In many cases this is the desired result, which is why it’s the default setting in the application. But not every case wants Word to behave in this manner, […]

When you create a new document in Microsoft Word, it will typically by using the Normal margin setting. This means that the top, left, bottom, and right margins will all be one inch in size. Many organizations and schools require margins to be this size, so it can make things a little easier for people […]

There are a lot of different ways that you will reformat a document based on what you are creating. We have previously written about adding columns in Word, which is important for people that are writing articles or generating newsletters. But the design of your document might dictate that the columns aren’t enough, and that […]

If you’re writing a long paper or report that is going to need to be printed either multiple times, or for multiple people, then the amount of paper that you will be using could be a concern. Long documents can use a surprising amount of paper, which might be something that you wish to minimize […]

Many of the documents created in Microsoft Word are perfectly fine using the default formatting and layout settings you get with any document that uses the Normal template. Whether it’s a paper you are writing for school or a report for work (or a collaboration with others where you may need to hide the comments […]

Sometimes when you’re working with a document in Microsoft Word, the physical size of some of the elements on your page can be important. This can be difficult to determine on the screen, as what you see on your computer usually doesn’t reflect the actual size when it’s printed. One way to solve this is […]

The ability to comment on documents in Word not only gives you the option to make notes on documents that you are working on yourself, it also makes it easy for a group of people to collaborate on a document together. These comments are notated in the right column of the document, and are labeled […]