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Spell check in Microsoft Word is a valuable tool. Many of us have come to...
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Proofreading your own writing can be challenging. Thankfully, Microsoft Word has a plethora of tools...
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A drop cap is a large capital letter that can be used to indicate the...
In a world where multitasking has become a way of life, we welcome anything that...
If you’re working on a document with multiple chapters and that includes figures, tables or...
Cross-references refer readers to other parts of your document. In Microsoft Word, you can also...
‘Wildcards’, in the context of Microsoft Word, are characters that allow you to refine a...
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The ruler tool in Microsoft Word provides a simple way of making sure different parts...
Do you prefer to work in inches rather than centimetres? Or vice versa? Or maybe...
The ‘add-ins’ in Microsoft Word can be very useful, offering simple ways to complete tasks...
Did you know that Microsoft Word lets you change your paper size to suit any...
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You can use the themes in Microsoft Word to apply a consistent formatting style to...
The citation tools in Microsoft Word make it easy to add references to your work....
You may need to keep track of the number of words in a document (e.g....
Did you know that you can create an interactive form in Microsoft Word? To do...
Underlining text in Microsoft Word is simple. You can even tailor the line style! To...
Alternative text (also known as ‘alt text’, ‘alt tags’, or ‘alt descriptions’) is text that...