Jun 02, 2021
Creating Quick Parts in Microsoft Word
Quick Parts are a type of building block in Microsoft Word that allow you to insert a ‘standard clunk’ into your Word documents. They are great for ‘bits of a document’ [...]
Apr 24, 2021
Automate your table of contents in Microsoft Word
In order to create an automatically generated table of contents (TOC) in Microsoft Word, you need to ensure you apply heading styles throughout your document. That is, [...]
Oct 21, 2020
Inserting an online video in Word 2013
Microsoft Word 2013 introduces a new feature which I think is pretty great: the ability to insert a link to an online video. The most likely source of the video would be [...]
Oct 17, 2020
The mystery of mail merge in Microsoft Word
There seems to be some mystery surrounding the process of performing a mail merge in Microsoft Word. People are often daunted by the thought of having to use this [...]
Oct 10, 2020
Why use section breaks in Microsoft Word?
So you just got told that you are going to have to write the next training manual for your job. No problem. Just type everything up and then print it out, right? Hold [...]
Sep 01, 2020
Heading styles in Microsoft Word
Recently, one of the students in a Microsoft Word training course asked me whether it was a good idea to use the existing Heading styles (Heading 1, Heading 2 Heading 3, [...]
Jun 27, 2020
Protecting content in Microsoft Word with 'Restrict Editing'
I often ask people "what is the main reason for converting a Microsoft Word document into a PDF?" One of the most common answers is “to stop people from changing the [...]
Apr 17, 2021
Insert an online video into Word 2013
A picture says a thousand words and now in Microsoft Word 2013, we can say it with moving pictures. The new Online Video button found in the Insert tab makes it possible [...]
