Word number \# field code formatting explained
All about the \# formatting switch in Word field codes lets you change the look of numbers in many different ways. Many examples plus a guide to the formatting codes. Use these options with Word fields that return a number like SEQ, REF, PAGE, SECTION, SECTIONPAGES, AUTONUM, EDITTIME, FILESIZE and MERGEFIELD . The \# codes […]
Dog Face 🐶 emoji in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
How to insert the Dog Face 🐶 emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. Aside from the obvious the Dog Face 🐶 emoji can used as a variant of the Grinning smiley face emoji. How Dog Face 🐶 looks in different fonts. Here’s some examples […]
Change case using Word’s Replace feature
Changing the case upper/lower for text through all of a Word document is easy because the default Find / Replace settings don’t need changing. We’ve already talked about the manual Change Case options in Word, now we’ll move onto bulk changes. Sometimes the spelling of a product or brand has peculiar case choices like iPad, […]
Five Change Case choices in Microsoft Word
Change Case options in Word, like many Word features goes beyond the obvious choices from the basic shortcut. There’s up to five choices on the ribbon with a keyboard shortcut to reach it. Alter the upper/lower case of words, phrases or more. ‘change case’ can become ‘Change Case’ or ‘CHANGE CASE’ or even “cHANGE cASE” […]
Change Picture from clipboard in Word and Office
Replacing images in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook is a lot easier using the ‘Change Picture’ option, especially now you can change to insert an image on your clipboard. We’ll show you a step by step on how to do it. There might not be one simple keyboard shortcut, but it is a lot better […]
All the \* named format switches for Word field codes
Ever been confused by the \* formatting options in Word field codes? You’re not alone, believe me. Here’s a complete guide with the \* codes and examples of how they appear. In this article we’ll look at the named formatting codes which start with \* like \* Arabic and \* Ordinal and even \* Hex […]
Useful tricks hide in the new look Office.com
The main Office.com page has an updated look for Business and Enterprise customers. There’s a Create pane, My Content section and Quick Access buttons plus some more useful features hiding away under obscure buttons that are easy to overlook. This is the overall Home https://office.com look if you’re logged into a non-consumer Microsoft account. Choose […]
Using Text Boundaries view in Word – how and why
How to view Text Boundaries in Microsoft Word, why they can be useful and how the feature has changed over time. Text Boundaries put a dotted line box around each text element on a Word page. Turn on Text Boundaries to solve formatting problems. For example, in the above example, it’s easy to see why […]
Show Crop Marks each page in Word
How to show the four corner Crop or Trim marks on a Microsoft Word page. The ‘L’ shapes are a guide to the useable part of the page, inside the margins, and appear in all four corners. The four marks are called Crop Marks also known as Trim Marks. Word Crop Marks in Page View, […]
How Word warns you (or not) about rude, offensive words
Microsoft Word has a ‘profanity’ check to warn you about rude, offensive or swear words in some places. In others, the same word won’t get any special marking. We’ll explain how to setup and use Microsoft Word’s Profanity check then show its limitations and traps. The Profanity, offensive or swear word test is in Microsoft […]
Add a link to a PDF or other file into a Word document
Inserting a link to a PDF (or any other file) into a Word document or email is easy to do. All you need is the web or other link to the PDF and paste that link into your document or email. The key question to ask is ‘Where is the PDF located or saved to?’. […]
Table of Equations in Word made simple
If you have included equations in a document, Word can generate a list of them all for you. Like a table of contents, this list or Table of Equations can include page references or links to each equation. A Table of Equations can be useful for creating a proper appendix or reference within more formal […]
White Chess King ♔ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Type the White or outline Chess King ♔ into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook. Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac. White Chess King ♔ symbol is useful for users that want to represent the chess piece as a symbol, rather than an image. There’s also a Black Chess King ♚ symbol […]
All the ☟ Down pointing hand symbols in Word and Office
Word and Office have several down “pointing hand” symbols available in some fonts. Here’s the Unicode options explained and shown with the codes and shortcuts to type them in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook too. There are various pointing hand options in Unicode: Index – a pointing index finger with palm facing. Backhand Index – pointing […]
Make your Twitter ‘message’ in Word or Powerpoint
With a little Office formatting trickery, you can make a Twitter ‘message’ that looks like what you see on the Twitter web site or app to put in a Word document or PowerPoint slide. Use this trick to recreate a real Tweet that’s part of a document. Or as a fake or joke tweet as […]
Why does Word pronounce GIF two different ways?
There are disagreements about how to pronounce the acronym ‘GIF’ for the popular image format, even though there’s an authoritative answer. Even Microsoft Word is confused about how to say GIF with the Read Aloud feature. Stephen E. Wilhite, the developer of the Graphics Interchange Format or GIF passed away earlier this month. Obituary . […]
