Contents of this Microsoft Word FAQ site

For new users of Microsoft Word

Basic Concepts - An Introduction
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/introduction/

1. Start typing
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/starttyping/
2. Rules for typing in Word
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/rulesfortyping/
   1. Don't press Enter at the end of every line
      http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/rules_keeptyping/
   2. Press Enter once to end a paragraph
      http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/rules_enterparagraphs/
   3. Use one space to end a sentence
      http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/rules_onespace/
3. Use styles to format text
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/styles/
4. Use tables and tabs to arrange text
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/tables/
5. Use a bulleted paragraph style for bullets
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/bullets/
6. Make changes, fix mistakes, edit your document as many times as you like
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/edit/
7. Use page numbering and let the text flow from page to page
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/pagenumbers/
8. Print your document
   http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/concepts/print/

Styles in Microsoft Word

Understanding styles
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/TipsOnStyles.html

Tips for understanding styles in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/stylesms/index.html

How to apply a style in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/ApplyAStyle.html

How to modify styles in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html

How styles in Microsoft Word cascade
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/HowStylesCascade.html

Why does Word sometimes override bold and italics when I apply a paragraph style, but sometimes it does not?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/stylesoverridedirectformatting/index.html

Why I don't use Custom Table Styles in Microsoft Word 2002 and 2003
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/tablestyles/index.html

Formatting in Microsoft Word

How the Styles and Formatting pane works in Word 2002 and 2003
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/sfpane/StylesAndFormattingPane.html

Why does text change format when I copy it into another document?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html

How Paste Options works in Microsoft Word 2002 and 2003
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/HowPasteOptionsWorks.html

"Letters are missing in my watermark when I print"
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/watermarkletters/index.html

How to tell Word to use Australian English or other non-US form of English
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/australianenglish/index.html

Numbering, Bullets, Headings, Outlines

How to control bullets in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/bullets/controlbullets.html

How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in your Microsoft Word document
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

How to number headings and figures in Appendixes in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/NumberingAppendixes.html

Why use Microsoft Word's built-in heading styles?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/numbering/UseBuiltInHeadingStyles.html

How to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

How Document Map works in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/documentmap/index.html

Templates

What is the relationship between a Microsoft Word document and its template?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/templaterelations/index.html

What happens when I attach a new template to my document? or How do I copy content and settings from a template to a document?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/attachtemplate/index.html

Layout

How to keep a figure on the same page as its caption
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/figures/keepwithcaption.html

Is your image slipping? How to get your images to stand still
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/imageslipping

How to create a glossary
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/glossary/glossary.html

Sharing documents

What happens when I send my document to someone else? Will Word mess up my formatting?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/sharing/WillMyFormatChange.html

How does Track Changes in Microsoft Word work?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/trackchanges/HowTrackChangesWorks.html

How to use the Reviewing Toolbar in Word 2002 or Word 2003
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/trackchanges/HowToUseTheReviewingToolbar.html

How do I control how a Word document opens from the internet or an intranet?
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/sharing/OpenDocInIE.html

Excel and Word: Links, charts and more

How to copy a chart from Excel into a Word document
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/ExcelChart/index.html

How to insert an Excel chart or worksheet into a landscape page in Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/LandscapeChart/index.html

How to create a hyperlink from a Word document to an Excel workbook
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/ExcelHyperlinks/index.html

Tools

Download: CompleteWordCount
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/CompleteWordCount/index.html

How to get Word to automatically fill the Edit > Find and Edit > Replace boxes with the selected text
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/defaulteditfind/index.html

Resources: How to get help about Microsoft Word

News about Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/wordnews/wordnews.html

Getting help, asking questions about Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/help/index.html

Trivia, some of it about Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/trivia"

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