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Opening multiple windows is useful for viewing different documents on the screen at the same time.  Did you know that you could also open multiple windows of the same document?

This makes it easier to cut/copy/paste items, or proofread long documents by having different sections of the same document on the screen.

To make this happen, go to the VIEW / WINDOW option and choose NEW WINDOW.  It will open a second window on the screen of your document.  You can then navigate each window independently.

For more useful Microsoft Word tips, attend one of our classes!

If you’re a fast typist, it can slow you down significantly if you have to stop and use your mouse to apply formatting, or find a word, or do pretty much anything that is on the menu or ribbon. Microsoft Word has many keyboard shortcuts which can help you be more efficient.  You probably already know a few — thinks like CTRL + N to create a new document and CTRL + P to print a document.

If you’re curious to find out all the keyboard shortcuts available in Microsoft Word, you can easily list them all in a document of their own.

• Press ALT + F8 to bring up the MACRO dialog box
• Type LISTCOMMANDS in the MACRO NAME box
• Press ENTER
• A box will pop up, and select “Current Keyboard Settings” and OK
• A table will appear in the document with all the keyboard shortcuts

The document is around eleven pages long, but you can skim through it and find the ones that will be most useful to you. If you want to spend a day learning more about all the features in Word, attend one of our classes.

If you need to gather information from your customers, forms are a great tool for you to use. For many years, forms were printed off and filled in with pen or pencil.  Today, you can use Microsoft Word to create forms that your customers can fill in using their computers.

If you’ve created a form, and then run into difficulty making it work as you expect, chances are that the form document has not been protected. Once you protect the form (on the DEVELOPER tab) and change the editing restrictions to “Filling in Forms” you will be able to tab through the form document and enter data.

If you want to learn more about forms, or other great things you can do in Microsoft Word, attend one of our classes.  We look forward to teaching you soon!