Sorting paragraphs using Word – Part 2
In the second part of her “Sorting paragraphs using Word” article, Kara Monroe looks at delimiters and sorting options.SORTING PARAGRAPHS AND MORE USING MICROSOFT WORD By Kara Monroe You are probably aware that Microsoft Excel can be used to put all of your data in order, but Microsoft Word has some pretty powerful sorting capabilities […]
The new look in Office 12 / Office 2007
Much of the talk about the UI (user interface) has been ill-informed and there’s been something of a knee-jerk reaction against the whole idea. We’ve sat down and spent some hours working with the new interface and think we have a pretty good idea of its benefits and pitfalls. There’s been a lot of talk […]
Auto add Headers and Footers in Word 2003
Office Watch reader Jeff Jones shares one of his macros with us to add headers and footers automatically and consistently in Word. See Also Omitting page numbers in Word
Word 2003 Redaction Tool
Microsoft has released a redaction tool for Word 2003. The purpose of the tool is to let you convert text into black bars for censorship. Microsoft has released a redaction tool for Word 2003. If you’re wondering what redaction is, see a separate article below. The purpose of the tool is to let you convert […]
The big deal about OfficeML
An introduction to XML as a primer for understanding the new Office document formats. THE BIG DEAL ABOUT OFFICEML All the ’tissues’ have been full of the news that the next Office release (known for the moment as Office 12) will have a new and improved document format – known as OfficeML. What is this […]
Track Changes basics in Word 2003
The Track Changes or Reviewing feature has been in Microsoft Word for many years though it has changed name and undergone many changes and improvements in each version. In a recent article we mentioned a submission to a US Senate committee and the use of the track changes feature in Word. This prompted a pile of […]
Office does photo management
MS Office Picture Manager is a good choice of photo management software because many people already have the software even though they may not realize it. By Helen Bradley About two weeks into getting a new digital camera you’ll have discovered that photos, like wire coat hangers, have a habit of multiplying. Overnight you have […]
Changing Word custom document properties
How to programmatically change custom document properties in Word – and and example of why you should not trust Microsoft help files! I have received a number of messages from readers (Word guru George Mair was the first) informing me that I was mistaken in saying the Word custom document properties collection was read-only. Well, for once […]
