Making an Index in Word – Part 2
We look at marking index entries across multiple pages, hidden text and a nifty add-on for regular indexers.By Michael Barden In the last issue of Office for Mere Mortals we looked at the basics of indexing in Word – setting up a document to be indexed and then generating a simple index. In this issue […]
Making an Index in Word – Part 1
An index is a list of terms or topics that can be found within the document. We look at how to create an index in Microsoft Word. By Michael Barden In this and the next issue we’re going to talk about creating indexes in Microsoft Word. ‘Real’ books often have an index at the back […]
Table of Figures in Word
How to make a Table of Figures in Microsoft Word. By Michael Barden In last week’s issue, we looked at how to make a table of contents. This week, we’ll look at the similar concept of how to make a table of figures. That’s a list of the images, graphs, tables or equations in a […]
Table of Contents in Word
The basic options for making a Table of Contents in a Word document. In this issue we’ll look at the basic options for making a Table of Contents in a Word document. It’s very easy to do this in Word and it’s not just for people who are making books, for it can be useful […]
Microsoft Word Grows Up
From: Microsoft As Microsoft Corporate Vice President Peter Pathe prepares to retire, he discusses the lasting legacy of a product he’s overseen for more than a decade. REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 4, 2007 With the release of Microsoft’s new generation of technologies in 2007 comes an interesting highlight about a venerable program. Microsoft Word for Windows, […]
Add Office 2007 icons to SharePoint 2003
A neat little hack to add the Word 2007 and Excel 2007 icons to Sharepoint 2003. Wictor Wilén has a neat little trick to add the Word 2007 and Excel 2007 icons to Sharepoint 2003 when you upload .docx and .xlsx documents. He provides the two small GIF icons plus the lines to add to […]
October security updates for Microsoft Office
Here’s a list of the October 2006 security updates for Microsoft Office for Windows. There are five security updates for Microsoft Office this month, all of which are rated ‘Critical’ by Microsoft. Powerpoint for Windows and Mac See https://office-watch.com/kb?924163 PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003, Excel 2004 for Mac, Excel v.X for Mac Excel for […]
Easy Reviewing with Word – part 1
We’ll show you the basics of sharing a Word document and how it’s certainly better than the way you do it now. JUST WORD Microsoft loves to talk about collaboration, sharing, reviewing and otherwise scare many people into thinking that these Word features are way too complex. Once you’ve tried some simple document sharing, you’ll […]
Word 2000 Vulnerability
Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. Yet another vulnerability in Office was revealed this week, this time it effects Word 2000 even with all the latest patches installed. A malicious document could, via Word 2000, allow other programs run […]
The Invisible 80% of Office – Part 2
In part 2 of our “Invisible Office” articles, we point out another assortment of simple, yet often “invisible” features in Office. THE INVISIBLE 80% OF OFFICE – PART 2 By Michael Barden According to Microsoft, around 80% of the feature requests they get for Office are already currently within the applications. That’s right – the […]
Section Breaks in Word 2003
In this article we’ll explain what section breaks in Word are, how they work and some nifty purposes that you can put them to. SECTIONS BREAKS IN WORD You may have noticed the Insert | Break option in Microsoft Word and wondered what it was for, or worse, tried to use it and got into […]
Watermarks in Word 2003
A watermark is any text or graphic that appears either on top of or behind existing document text when the document is printed. WHAT IS A WATERMARK? By Michael Barden A watermark is any text or graphic that appears either on top of or behind existing document text when the document is printed. Common examples […]
Table tricks in Microsoft Word
The tables function in Word is very handy and not just for producing obvious grids of information. TRICKS WITH WORD TABLES The tables function in Word is very handy and not just for producing obvious grids of information. The same feature has some tricky uses as we’ll describe in this issue. You can make mini-spreadsheets […]
Word Exploit – May 2006 – Part 1
A potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Office users. Over the weekend a potentially serious nastie has been released which could affect Microsoft Office users. There’s NO fix for the security hole in Office which the virus exploits which makes it more serious than a usual warning. We’re publishing this special […]
Using AutoCorrect in Office – Part 2
In this article we look at the AutoText, AutoFormat, and SmartTags tabs in the AutoCorrect Options dialog box. MAKING AUTOCORRECT DO THE WORK FOR YOU – PART 2 By Kara Monroe In the last edition of Office for Mere Mortals we looked at the first two tabs of the AutoCorrect Options dialog box in Microsoft […]
2006 calendars
Some 2006 calendars from the Microsoft web site. Microsoft has released some 2006 calendar templates for Word. Check out this site. There’s a one month per page version plus some ‘Birthday and special occasion’ versions. Since they are normal Word documents, you can amend the wording or color schemes once you have downloaded them.