Some situations will dictate that a document you type in Microsoft Word 2010 needs to meet a minimum word or character count. You may already have found the word count in the status bar at the bottom of the Word 2010 window, but finding the character count in Word 2010 requires one additional step. Our… Continue Reading Where is the Character Counter in Word 2010?
If you have been using Microsoft Word versions other than 2013, then you may have come to rely upon the ruler that appears above the document. The ruler can be used for several different functions, such as lining up columns or working with a table of contents. But the ruler is not a fixed part… Continue Reading How to Show the Ruler in Word 2013
Microsoft Word 2013 has a feature where, if an entire word is already selected, it will automatically select any following words in their entirety. if you need to make a large selection then this can really make things faster. But if you need to select individual letters of a word instead of the entire word,… Continue Reading How to Stop Selecting Entire Words in Word 2013
There is a lot more formatting in a Microsoft Word document than what is typically shown on the screen. Aside from changes to fonts or text colors, your document in Word 2013 also includes formatting that indicates where tabs have been inserted, where new paragraphs begin, and much more. But these formatting marks are hidden… Continue Reading How to Show Formatting Marks by Default in Word 2013
Formatting is one of the biggest problems faced by many Microsoft Word users, as many different companies and institutions have their own preferred styles. So when you are working on a document for school or work and you are copying and pasting information to that document from other sources, then you may find that the… Continue Reading How to Change the Default Paste Options in Word 2010
Windows 7 and Microsoft Office programs, such as Microsoft Word, have default settings that correspond to where they think you should be saving files. These default settings actually make a lot of sense, as there are different folders for types of media that you might create, and they have extraordinarily simple names to remember, such… Continue Reading Change Where Microsoft Word 2010 Saves Your Documents