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Maximize your Use of Microsoft Word

Published on Nov 22, 2015

!0 Tips to maximize your use of Microsoft Office

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10 Tips To Maximize Your Use of Microsoft Word

1)  Quickly toggle between text cases

(Upper, Lower, and Camel)

Simply highlight a block of text and press Shift+F3 to choose between those three options.

2

Display a list of all your open documents

Press Alt + W then W by itself.
Want to compare two documents side by side?
Press Alt + W + B

3

Edit and save PDFs

Open a PDF in Word 2013, click “Enable Editing,” and go to town. Once you’re done, click “Save As,” select “PDF.”

4

Turn Track Changes on quickly
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Press Ctrl + Shift + E to turn Track Changes on quickly.

5

Rearrange items in a bulleted or numbered list
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Press Alt + Shift, or right click the bullets or numbers to reveal Restart Numbering and Continue Numbering options.

6

Use keyboard shortcuts to quickly select blocks of text

Triple-clicking anywhere within a paragraph selects the entire paragraph; pressing the CTRL key and clicking anywhere within a sentence selects the whole sentence; and holding down the ALT key then dragging your mouse over any rectangular area allows formatting to be applied across that entire selection.

7

Embed videos or cloud-based photos directly into a document

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  • For videos, click “Insert,” then “Online Video,” then paste an embed code or search via video provider.
  • For Photos, Word 2013 allows users to pull their own photos from Microsoft One Drive for use in a document. Simply click “Insert,” “Online Pictures,” and then browse away.

8

Look up a word’s definition, translation, or synonyms
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Right-click on any word in a document to show its definition, translate it into another language, or view its synonyms.

9) Make a specific word, line, or phrase point to a specific Internet link

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Copy the link you want to use, highlight your desired text, press Ctrl + K or Command + K, and then paste in the URL.

10

Recover unsaved documents
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In Word 2013, click “File,” then “Info,” then “Manage Version,” then select “Recover Unsaved Documents.” Then click “Save As” immediately!