How-to guides and tutorials to help you perform specific tasks and use the Microsoft Word 2013 word-processing application.
Add “Page 1 of 2” numbering in Word with the Page X of Y gallery or PAGE and NUMPAGES fields, skip the cover page, and fix totals that do not update. Continue Reading How to Add “Page 1 of 2” Page Numbers in Word
You can use the footer section in Microsot Word 2013 documents to display various kinds of important information. Whether you want page numbers, the document… Continue Reading How to Change a Footer in Word 2013
Add a border around a paragraph in Word with Outside Borders or Borders and Shading, customize style and spacing, and remove it. Continue Reading How to Add a Border to a Paragraph in Word
If you are accustomed to copying data from a Web page or another file and pasting it into Microsoft Word, then you have probably notice… Continue Reading How to Always Paste Without Formatting in Word 2013
Insert a horizontal line in Microsoft Word with a typing shortcut, the Borders menu, a shape, or a custom border, and delete lines Word adds automatically. Continue Reading How to Insert a Horizontal Line in Word (4 Easy Ways)
Open links with one click in Word 2013: File > Options > Advanced, uncheck Use CTRL + Click to follow hyperlink. Plus how to edit links afterward. Continue Reading How to Make Links Clickable Without Ctrl in Word 2013
Remove the fill color from an Excel 2013 text box: select its border, open Format, Shape Fill and choose No Fill. Remove the outline too if needed. Continue Reading How to Remove Fill Color From a Text Box in Excel 2013
Put your document title at the top of every page in Word 2013 with Insert > Header, or use Quick Parts > Document Property > Title so it updates. Continue Reading How to Put the Document Title at the Top of Every Page in Word 2013
Remove the page number from the first page in Word 2013 and later with Different First Page, then start numbering at 1 on page 2 or use section breaks. Continue Reading How to Remove the Page Number From the First Page in Word 2013
Get rid of split screen in Microsoft Word: remove a split pane, turn off View Side by Side, close extra windows, and go back to one page on Windows or Mac. Continue Reading How to Get Rid of Split Screen in Word (Remove Split and Side by Side)
Remove paragraph shading in Word with the Shading button or Borders and Shading, and clear highlighting, pasted backgrounds and field shading. Continue Reading How to Remove Paragraph Shading in Word
Remove a text box in Word 2013: click its border so it’s solid and press Delete. Plus how to keep the text, remove only the border, and find hidden boxes. Continue Reading How to Remove a Text Box in Word 2013
Have you ever been proofreading a document that you wrote and discovered that an entire phrase, sentence, or paragraph seemed to be completely misplaced? While… Continue Reading How to Disable the Drag and Drop Word 2013 Feature
Add a border to a picture in Word 2013: select it, then Format > Picture Border to pick a color, weight, and dashes. Plus picture styles and fixes. Continue Reading How to Add a Border to a Picture in Word 2013
Hide formatting marks in Word 2013 and later with Show/Hide ¶ or Ctrl + Shift + 8, and turn off marks that stay visible in Word Options. Continue Reading How to Hide Formatting Marks in Word 2013
There are a couple of ways that you can draw attention to a specific selection in your Word document. Some people will use Bold or… Continue Reading How to Undo Highlighting in Word 2013
Save a Word 2013 document as PDF: File > Save As > Save as type: PDF, or Export > Create PDF/XPS. Use Options for page range and bookmarks. Continue Reading How to Save a Word 2013 Document as a PDF
Turn off spell check in Word 2013: File > Options > Proofing, uncheck Check spelling as you type. Plus per-document and selected-text options. Continue Reading How to Turn Off the Spell Checker in Word 2013
Select the text and press Ctrl + Shift + K, or open the Font dialog with Ctrl + D and check Small caps. How small caps differs from All caps, plus tips. Continue Reading How to Type in Small Caps in Word 2013
Remove a watermark in Word with Design > Watermark > Remove Watermark, delete it from the header, or use the Selection Pane when it won’t go away. Continue Reading How to Remove a Watermark in Word (Every Version)
Remove strikethrough in Microsoft Word with the Home tab button or Font dialog, clear it from a whole document, and remove Track Changes deletion lines. Continue Reading How to Remove Strikethrough in Word (All Versions)
Merge multiple Word documents: Insert > Object > Text from File, then select one or more files. Plus ordering tips and combining tracked changes. Continue Reading How to Merge Multiple Documents in Word 2013
You may already be familiar with adding objects to your document in Microsoft Word, such as a picture, but there are actually a number of… Continue Reading How to Insert the Date in Microsoft Word 2013 So That it Updates Automatically
Speed up picture-heavy Word 2013 documents: File, Options, Advanced, Show picture placeholders. Pictures still print normally. Continue Reading How to Show Picture Placeholders in Word 2013
Hyperlinks are very useful in documents when you want to reference a website or a file so that your audience can read the information that… Continue Reading How to Delete a Hyperlink in Word 2013
Hyperlinks in a Word document are useful when you have some extra information, such as a website, that your document readers might find helpful. But… Continue Reading How to Stop Automatically Hyperlinking Screenshots in Word 2013
Have you ever been trying to work with a document in Word 2013, but you aren’t able to put a document element in the right… Continue Reading How to Show Text Boundaries in Word 2013
Microsoft Excel is very helpful when you have a lot of data that you want to sort or manipulate. But you may find yourself working… Continue Reading How to Sort a List Alphabetically in Word 2013
When you copy something from a program on your Windows computer, it is copied to the clipboard. Then, when you decide later to paste that… Continue Reading How to Clear the Clipboard in Word 2013
When you double-click a file on your computer, Windows will choose to open that file in whichever program is currently set as the default option… Continue Reading How to Turn Off the Default Program Nag in Word 2013
Are you editing a document that has some unwanted font colors? Or did you copy and paste text from someplace else, and that pasted text… Continue Reading How to Change the Font Color in Word 2013
Outline text in Word with Home > Text Effects > Outline, set color and weight, make hollow letters with Format Text Effects, and remove outlines. Continue Reading How to Outline Text in Word
You can create a variety of different document types in Word 2013, some of which may incorporate a lot of colors and images to draw… Continue Reading How to Print Background Colors and Images in Word 2013
Restrict editing in Word 2013 with Review > Restrict Editing: allow read-only, comments, tracked changes or forms, then start enforcing protection. Continue Reading How to Restrict Editing for a Document in Word 2013
Text in a Microsoft Word document can be formatted in a number of ways. You can change the font, the color, you can bold, italicize… Continue Reading How to Clear Formatting from a Selection in Word 2013
Remove bold in Word 2013 by selecting text and pressing Ctrl + B. Use Ctrl + Space, Clear All Formatting or Modify Style for stubborn bold. Continue Reading How to Remove Bold Formatting in Word 2013
The Print Layout view is typically the default view in Microsoft Word 2013, as it provides a nice balance between showing you what your document… Continue Reading How to Hide the White Space Between Pages in Print Layout in Word 2013
Add a background picture in Word 2013 with Design, Page Color, Fill Effects, Picture, or use a picture watermark so it prints reliably. Continue Reading How to Add a Background Picture in Word 2013
Print two pages on one sheet in Word with File > Print > 2 Pages Per Sheet, add double-sided printing for four, print booklets, and use Mac Layout options. Continue Reading How to Print Two Pages on One Sheet in Word
Remove gridlines in Word 2013 and later: hide page gridlines on the View tab, turn off table gridlines, and remove table borders that print. Continue Reading How to Remove Gridlines in Word 2013 (Page and Table Gridlines)
Single space in Word 2013 and later by setting line spacing to 1.0 and removing space after paragraphs, then make single spacing your default. Continue Reading How to Single Space in Word 2013 (and Newer Versions)
Microsoft Word is often thought of as a basic program where you type papers for school or work. However, the program is actually quite deep,… Continue Reading How to Switch to Landscape Orientation in Word 2013
Turn off hyphenation in Word 2013 and later with Layout > Hyphenation > None, turn it back on, stop it for one paragraph, and remove leftover hyphens. Continue Reading How to Turn Hyphenation On or Off in Word
Word 2013 can insert a picture stored on your computer directly into a document. After insertion, you can resize, crop, and control how text flows… Continue Reading How to Insert a Picture in Word 2013
Find and replace text in Word 2013 with Ctrl + H, then use More for Match case, whole words, wildcards and special characters like paragraph marks. Continue Reading How to Find and Replace in Word 2013
Insert a check mark in Word with Insert > Symbol (Wingdings 252), by typing 2713 then Alt + X, or add a clickable check box from the Developer tab. Continue Reading How to Insert a Check Mark in Word
If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to present a rough draft of a document or project, but none of the… Continue Reading How to Add Filler Text in Word 2013
Manually configuring the pages in your Word document can be incredible frustrating. It is often difficult to get a page to end or begin at… Continue Reading How to Insert a Blank Page in the Middle of a Document in Word 2013
Check passive voice in Word 2013: File > Options > Proofing > Grammar & Style > Settings > Passive sentences, then press F7. Plus Microsoft 365 steps. Continue Reading How to Check for Passive Voice in Word 2013
A Word document will typically have one column by default, but it is possible for the number of columns to be changed by someone that… Continue Reading How to Remove a Column in Word 2013