Posts Tagged ‘word’

How to show a shortcut menu in MS Word 2011 (for Mac)

One of the main things I miss from Microsoft Word for PC is the ability to show a context/shortcut menu from where ever my curser is in the document. This is especially useful for correcting misspelled words without using my mouse: I put my curser over the misspelled word, then hit the menu button on […]

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Using “Track Changes” in MS Word

When I provide proofreading or editing services I will almost always use the “track changes” feature in Word so that you can see what changes I have suggested and what comments I have made in your paper. If you are not sure how to use the “track changes” feature please have a look at this […]

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Autoupdate Fields in MS Word (using Ask and Ref field functions)

These instructions explain how to add prompts for information in an MS Word document and automatically update certain fields in the MS Word document with this information. There are three main parts to accomplishing this: 1) inserting Ask fields 2) inserting Ref fields 3) updating the fields in order to input new information [more…]

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