You're reading from Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks Discover better ways of creating, customizing, and troubleshooting your documents

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800565432

Length 472 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Microsoft Word

Concepts

Document Preparation

Authors (2):

Bill Kulterman

Heather Ackmann

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word

2. Chapter 1: There Is No One Word FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Working with Others Remotely (Sharing and Collaboration)

4. Chapter 3: Reviewing Documents Remotely

5. Chapter 4: Concentrating Better with Microsoft Word

6. Section 2: Making Sense of Formatting Short and Long Documents

7. Chapter 5: Working with Short Documents

8. Chapter 6: Lists and Characters

9. Chapter 7: Structuring Long Documents for Better Organization

10. Chapter 8: Saving Time and Ensuring Consistency with Styles

11. Chapter 9: Working Faster with Automation

12. Chapter 10: Working with Illustrations, Charts, and Tables

13. Chapter 11: Writing for Everyone – Understanding Document Accessibility

14. Section 3: Help! Word Is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems

15. Chapter 12: Formatting Problems – Too Much Space

16. Chapter 13: Transforming Annoying Automation

17. Chapter 14: Fixing Frustrating Numbers and Bullet Lists

18. Chapter 15: Stuck Like Glue – Word's Deceptively Simple Paste Options

19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Keyboard shortcuts

The first method for automation we will discuss is to assign a keyboard shortcut to your task. Keyboard shortcuts are a combination of keystrokes on your keyboard that, when pressed, will perform some assigned Word command. Keyboard shortcuts are faster than using your mouse. As I mentioned earlier, every time you take your hands off your keyboard to move to your mouse, you are adding valuable seconds to your workflow. Keyboard shortcuts keep your hands on your keyboard and allow you to stay close to where you need to be for many Word processing tasks.

Word comes preloaded with common keyboard shortcuts already. For example, Ctrl + S will save your document, Ctrl + C will copy selected text, and Ctrl + V will paste the copied text. However, what many users of Word do not know is how to customize their keyboard shortcuts.

To customize keyboard shortcuts, there are several places in Word you can go, depending on what kind of keyboard shortcut you are assigning...