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Word 2010

Page 39

The directions for finding the GoTo command may be different with your version of Word. You may have to find the GoTo command on the Replace button menu, not the Find button menu.

Pages 113, 114, and 115

The name of the Share command has changed since the book went to press. The command is now named Save & Send. So Step 3 on page 113 should read:

3. Choose the Save & Send command.

Step 3 on page 114 should read:

3. Choose the Save & Send command from the File tab menu.

Step 1 on Page 115 should read:

1. From the File tab menu, choose the Save & Send command.

Page 115

The web page link to download the Adobe Acrobat reader is: http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Page 180

The Page Numbers command does not appear on the Quick Parts menu. (It was there in the Word 2010 preview, but was removed from the final program). To insert a page number into a header or footer, use the Insert tab: Choose the Page Number command from the Header & Footer group, then select either a preset page number or use the Current Position submenu to insert a manual page number. Also see the information on page numbers on page 167.

Word 2007

Page 76

The steps mentioned for finding and replacing formatting don't remove the underline. To do that, you must choose the option (none) from the Underline Style list in Step 9, right after you choose Italics. This rule holds true for all attributes when using Find and Replace in Word: You must search for the attribute to find, then you must replace it with the new attribute as well as replacing it with the "off" setting for the original attribute.

Page 154

Frances is a girl, so her name should be Frances, not Francis.

Page 177

Some graphical goofs: The "margin art" at the top of page 177 is just a gray box. That's wrong. The image shown for Figure 20-6 (page 269) is not the Design tab; the Layout tab is mistakenly shown in its place. Here is what Figure 20-6 should look like:

Page 179

In the Tabs chapter, the value 1.1875 should really be 1.875 or 1 ⁷/₈ inches. This value is rounded up to 1.9.

Word 2002/2003

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Latest Information & Updates

Running Word 2010 on Windows XP

In the Introduction to my Word 2010 For Dummies book, I mention that the product doesn't run under Windows XP. That statement is no longer true. As long as you've updated your version of Windows XP to the Service Pack 3 (SP3), then you can run Word 2010, or Office 2010, on your computer. (SP3 came out after my Word book was released.)

Deleting an unwanted file from the Recent Documents list

The file may be gone, but the remnants remain in the stupid Recent Documents. Yes, you can remove that bad file reference, but it's not easy. Read more...

Converting that Word 2010/2007 document format

As you might already know, both Word 2010 and Word 2007 save documents in a new format, DOCX. This format is different from and incompatible with the older DOC format used by Word versions 97 through 2003. The good news is that there is a converter available from Microsoft. Click here to download the converter.

Getting the Save All command back

Do you miss the Save All command? Here's how to get it back.

Supplemental Material

Manually Inserting Page Numbers

Word 2010 and Word 2007 changed the way page numbers are inserted into a document. Rather than use a specific command, you choose examples based on previews. You can still insert page numbers manually by using fields. My blog post here describes how it's done.

The References Tab Overview

One of the many things I don't have room to cover in the book is the References tab. While a lot of people may use the End Note/Foot Note item, there are plenty of other goodies there that are valuable to those few who write serious research papers, doctorates, and other refency-documents. I wrote two blogs posts about the References tab; read the first one here, the second one here.

Dealing with Lines in a Document

There are four different types of lines you can find in a Word document. Each is applied to the text in a different way, which can be frustrating. My blog post here describes how to deal with the different line types.

Doing a Numberless Cover Page

Oddly, one of the most difficult things to do in Word is to create a cover page without any page numbers, headers or footers. I try to crack this nut with two blog posts, here and then here.

Working with Graphics in Word

It's possible, though not very obvious, to put all sorts of graphics and line art into your Word documents. I barely cover this topic in my books, so I wrote a four-part blog post that covers the relevant parts.

Reveal Word Codes

It's not the same, but there are features in Word that let you see what's going on inside your text, very similar to my favorite Reveal Codes command from WordPerfect way back when. Read my blog post.

Automatic Text in Word 2010/2007

Microsoft removed AutoText as a special thing from Word 2007. Instead, they hid it in a new feature called Quick Parts. Read my blog post about how to use Quick Parts as a replacement for AutoText in Word 2010 and Word 2007.

Word Style Tricks

I've written a series of blog posts on using and managing styles in Word 2010/2007. You can read Part 1, Part 2, and then Part 3.

Selecting Text in Multiple Chunks

It's possible to have non-contiguous blocks of text selected in Word. I don't see how that's useful, but you may find it interesting. Check out my blog post on the topic here.

Weirdo Ways to Move Blocks of Text

Microsoft Word features some hold-over commands from its early days. Some of those commands can still be used to move around blocks of text. For the idly curious, I write about them here in my blog.

Creating Fill-In-The-Blanks Underlines

There is a proper way and an ugly way to create those fill-in-the-blanks types of forms in Word. This blog post describes the proper way.

Understanding Soft Returns

Word lets you mess with line spacing, but it also offers you the soft return for formatting titles and other single-spaced items, such as addresses. This blog post explains how the soft return can be a useful text-formatting tool.

Understanding Word's Margins

Here's another blog post, this time dealing with Word's often-confusing double set of margins.

Fixing Weird Line Spacing

If you find the default line spacing in Word 2007/2010 to be odd, and would like to get the old line spacing back, then you need to read this blog post.

Random Automatic Text Writing

Word has a secret command that you can use to produce random text. Knowing how to use the command certainly helps over typing asdf asdf asdf over and over. Read my blog post.

Spaces and Dashes Galore!

Over on my Wambooli Blog I have two posts of interest. One is on the em dash and en dash, the second is on em space and en space. Discover what these things are and how to use them.

Understand That Pushpin Thing

Word, as well as other programs, use a pushpin icon to help you manage recent files. This blog post explains how it works.

The Document Looks All Weird Trouble!

Ever open a document in Word and it looks really weird on the screen? It's a Word document, but for some reason it got trashed! What did you do? What did you do? Read about what you did.

Creating a Vinculum in Word 2010/2007

I, too, didn't know what a vinculum was until a reader wrote me. I soon discovered that Word can not only do vinculums, but it can do them well — and it's a useful trick to know. Read more...

Speed Up Word By Using Accelerator Keys

Hate the ribbon? Don't worry: When you understand and use accelerator keys, not only will the ribbon no longer bother you, you'll find yourself doing things a lot faster in Word. Read more...

Finding Text Formatting

I talk about this in the books, but it's not really explained well enough. This tutorial should help. Read more...

Locating Template Files

Of all the things I wish about Word, I really really wish that they'd find a nice, consistent place to hide your document template files. Read more...