Problems with Microsoft Word?

Do you have a Microsoft Word problem that is tying you (and your stomach) in knots? Are you about to throw your shoe through your monitor because you can't get Word to act properly?

Believe me...IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!

Microsoft Word is an incredibly powerful program, but it can be incredibly frustrating. Sometimes it just doesn't work like you expect. And there is nothing more frustrating than being up to your elbows in alligators with deadlines, only to be stopped cold by a word processor that isn't doing what you need.

Well, the good news is that relief is available—right here, right now. I have the answers to your Microsoft Word questions, and those answers are free! This site contains over 2,700 tips and tricks on how to use Word better, faster, and more easily. You can quickly access the answers you need in two ways:

  1. Browse through the index by clicking on the links below. (A bracketed number after a topic indicates the number of articles related to that topic.)
  2. Enter your question or keywords in the search box at the top-right corner of every page.

Information in this site covers many different versions of Microsoft Word for the PC: Word 6, Word 95, Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007. Tips are clearly marked as to the versions to which they apply.

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Newest/Updated WordTips

These are the newest WordTips or WordTips that have been recently updated:

  • Comments in Endnotes. Able to add comments everywhere, except in endnotes? This seems to be a limitation in Word, but here's some ways to work around the problem. (July 19, 2008)
  • Erroneous Table Math. Depending on the type of data you have in your table, the SUM(ABOVE) function might return incorrect results. Here's an explanation of why this happens, along with several ways to work around the problem. (July 19, 2008)
  • Jumping to Tables. If your document contains quite a few tables, you may find it helpful to jump quickly from one table to another. There are two ways you can do this: using Go To and the Object Browser. (July 19, 2008)
  • Determining the Current Page Number. While your macro is processing the text in your document, you may need a way to determine the current page number where the insertion pointer is located. This is done by using the Information method, as described in this tip. (July 19, 2008)

Top Ten WordTips

These are the ten most popular WordTips during the past week:

  1. Putting Tables Within Margins
  2. Protecting Tracked Changes
  3. Quickly Moving Your Table
  4. Fixing the Big Red X
  5. Getting Rid of Overtype
  6. Clip Art Sizing Difficulties
  7. Speeding Up Cursor Movement
  8. Flipping a Drawing Object
  9. Word Slow to Open Documents
  10. Converting PDF to Word Documents

Latest Daily Nuggets

These are the latest WordTips Daily Nuggets. These are sent out every morning to those who subscribe to this free service. (Click here to subscribe to WordTips Daily Nuggets.)

  • Creating or Changing Wizards. Wizards are used to programmatically step you through how to create a particular document or create a desired result in Word. You can create your own Wizards or edit existing Wizards if you know the information in this tip. (February 21, 2008)
  • Limiting Spell Checking. Forcing Word to not use any custom dictionaries when spell checking. (February 20, 2008)

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