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How to Create Tables in Abiword

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AbiWord is a program designed to create tables of different shapes and sizes. Tables and graphs can make a document easier to read by condensing important material into a format that is easy to understand. Follow the instructions below to create ... more »

How to Create Usable Forms With Solid Converter PDF to Word

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Filling out forms from the computer can be time consuming. Without the proper conversion software, you either have to fill the forms out by hand or find a typewriter. Now you can create usable forms with a shareware program called Solid Converter ... more »

How to Create Variables in Adobe FrameMaker

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Many users of Adobe FrameMaker publish several different books for several different audiences using the same content. One of the best ways to accomplish this is through the use of variables. You can define variables so your documents can be used ... more »

How to Customize a Toolbar in Microsoft Word

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You can make your most used Microsoft Word commands easier to use by simply customizing your toolbar. If you've already found that you need more than the standard formatting commands given in the toolbar, customize your toolbar and have your most ... more »

How to Customize Microsoft Word

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Customizing Microsoft Word makes your workspace individualized to your preferences. Many users just go with the default settings, but Microsoft put a large number of tools on the toolbar that the average user just doesn't need. Changing the ... more »

How to Decide When to Save Documents in PDF (Acrobat) Format

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PDF format has become a standard for distributing documents across multiple platforms. The PDF format can be read "as is" by Microsoft Windows and Macintosh computers equipped with the Acrobat Reader, or by other platforms using the Acrobat ... more »

How to Delete Tabs in Microsoft Word

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Tabs can be useful in organizing and formatting a Microsoft Word document. However, they can also be problematic when you want to make certain changes to your text. By simply deleting the problem tabs, you can make changes to your document with ease... more »

How to Develop Custom File Extensions in Word

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You can name a Word document with a custom file extension in Word very easily. Developing custom file extensions will allow you to more easily organize your files into different categories. Read the steps below to find out how you can develop ... more »

How to Disable Automatic Corrections in Word 2003

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Disabling the automatic corrections in Word 2003 allows you to keep what Word might otherwise automatically correct. This is useful for documents filled with words and punctuation that do not follow the rules of Standard English... more »

How to Display Calculation Results in Microsoft Word Form Fields

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When you have a form in a Microsoft Word 2003 document that contains calculations, the results of those calculations are not displayed until the document is printed. You may need to view these results before that time. With the directions below, ... more »

How to Display Field Codes in Microsoft Word

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A quick way to display field codes in your Microsoft Word 2003 documents is to add a "View Field Codes" button to your menu or toolbars. You can then simply click the button on and off to display and hide your document's field codes. The steps ... more »

How to Display Font Samples in Word

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In earlier versions of Word, fonts viewed from the "Formatting" toolbar were all written in a default font, not their own font. There are a few steps you can take to change this so you can see the font samples from the "Formatting" toolbar. This ... more »

How to Display or Hide Gridlines in a Word Table

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When you create a table in Word, the table’s gridlines show the boundaries of the table when the table doesn't have borders applied. Gridlines only appear on the screen and not when you print your document. You can turn off gridlines and your ... more »

How to Display Path Names in the Word Menu Bar

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Adding the "Address" command to your menu bar in Microsoft Word 2003 will allow you to view the entire path of a document you have open. This is an easy process that takes only a few minutes for you to add the command to the menu bar. Follow the ... more »

How to Do Table Calculations in Word 2007

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Microsoft Word 2007 is the latest and greatest version of the popular word processing software. Word 2007 makes calculations more user-friendly and the process more robust. While the more complicated calculations still reside in Microsoft Excel, ... more »

How to Download FREE Desktop Publishing Software

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Learn how to get free desktop publishing software... more »

How to easily create and format a table in Microsoft Word

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You need a table created quickly or nicely formatted. But you don't want or have a lot of time to spend doing this. How can you quickly and easily get the job done? This article will show you how. When I worked as a Software Trainer, this was ... more »

How to Edit a Style in Word 2003

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Using style presets can help you compose your document quickly and easily. Apply the properties of a style to a section of text, a table or list, and you can modify several aspects, such as font size and alignment, in just one step. Customize ... more »

How to Edit an AutoText Entry in Microsoft Word

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If you have AutoText entries you have previously created, you may find that you need to edit those entries to make them more useful. There is no editing tool for existing AutoText entries, but you can use the process below to quickly change and ... more »

How to Edit Documents in Microsoft Word

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Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing program, allowing you to write any kind of document. Microsoft comes with a variety of editing tools that save time and are perfectly suited for this fast-paced, modern world... more »

How to Edit Word 2007 Document Themes

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The themes feature in Word 2007 has generally high approval ratings from software reviewers. The feature allows you to set up a document with appropriate fonts, colors and spacing, depending on the effect you're trying to achieve. Edit Word 2007 ... more »

How to Edit Word 2007 Quick Styles

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The Quick Styles feature in Word 2007 allows you to change fonts, spacing and headings on the fly while working inside a document. Edit these items inside a Quick Style so you can easily move through selections while creating the document itself. ... more »

How to Eliminate a Horizontal Line in Microsoft Word

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Ridding your Microsoft Word document of horizontal lines is a matter of changing the formatting to eliminate borders. It's a 3-step process that will remove the horizontal lines from the document while you're working, and then keep them from ... more »

How to Embed a Font in a Word Document

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If you aren't sure if another user or recipient of your Microsoft Word 2003 document has a particular font, then you can simply embed the font to ensure they see the document displayed in the font you have chosen. Although doing this will ... more »

How to Enable Double-Spacing in Microsoft Word

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By default, Microsoft Word is set for single-spacing. If you wish to enable double-spacing, please follow these steps... more »

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