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Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks

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Product type Book
Published in Nov 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800565432
Pages 472 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Heather Ackmann Heather Ackmann
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Heather Ackmann is an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer Alumnus, and Microsoft MVP. Since 2006, she has designed, authored, and narrated over 300 hours of video-based training for a variety of public and private entities. In 2016, she co-founded AHA Learning Solutions to provide high-quality custom learning materials to educational institutions and businesses nationally. She is an active member of the presentation community and a proud member of the Presentation Guild. You may find her sharing advice and Microsoft Office news on Twitter. When she is not teaching, she is herself a student and is currently finishing an MS degree in Human Computer Interaction at DePaul University.
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Bill Kulterman Bill Kulterman
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Bill Kulterman is an E-Learning content author who has been involved with software education for many years. Focusing mainly on the Microsoft ecosystem, the last several years, he has spent most of his efforts on creating video training for SharePoint and the Power Platform. Recently Bill has turned his attention to HR training, starting a UK based training company specializing in generational and gender bias training, but MS Office will always be near and dear to his heart. When not teaching Bill can be found either making cheese or relaxing beside his koi pond.
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters close

Preface 1. Section 1: Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word
2. Chapter 1: There Is No One Word 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

Paste options

To begin, whenever you paste something into Word, you may have already noticed this little button appear just below the text you pasted:

Figure 15.2 – Paste Options button

Then, after you continue typing, that button will disappear, never to appear again. If you happened to click on that button, however, you will notice a series of options related to how your text or whatever object you have copied is pasted:

Figure 15.3 – Paste Options icons

The problem for many users is that the options displayed are icons that are hard to decipher at first. To figure out what each icon means, users must hover their mouse over each icon, wait, and then read the tip text that appears briefly above their mouse.

Important Note

If these Paste Options buttons do not appear when you paste text into Word, go to your File menu, click on Options, and click on the Advanced tab. In the Cut, Copy, and Paste section, make sure...

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Heather Ackmann is an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer Alumnus, and Microsoft MVP. Since 2006, she has designed, authored, and narrated over 300 hours of video-based training for a variety of public and private entities. In 2016, she co-founded AHA Learning Solutions to provide high-quality custom learning materials to educational institutions and businesses nationally. She is an active member of the presentation community and a proud member of the Presentation Guild. You may find her sharing advice and Microsoft Office news on Twitter. When she is not teaching, she is herself a student and is currently finishing an MS degree in Human Computer Interaction at DePaul University.
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Bill Kulterman is an E-Learning content author who has been involved with software education for many years. Focusing mainly on the Microsoft ecosystem, the last several years, he has spent most of his efforts on creating video training for SharePoint and the Power Platform. Recently Bill has turned his attention to HR training, starting a UK based training company specializing in generational and gender bias training, but MS Office will always be near and dear to his heart. When not teaching Bill can be found either making cheese or relaxing beside his koi pond.
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