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Stop there if you know what I am talking about. You know more about than I do. Let me test you a bit more by asking about “widow lines”. If you still got that, then do stop. If you didn’t, then welcome to this side of the line where we think we are proficient on Microsoft Word – but honestly aren’t.

In the Editor Options window, select the Proofing tab. Enable both the “Check grammar with spelling” and “Show readability statistics” check boxes and then click OK. Note that in both Word and Outlook, you can deselect the options for checking spelling and grammar. Jan 27, 2017 - Word lets you check for the spacing or not care at all. There's no way to change the sentence spacing check at the document, style or paragraph level. Word for Mac: Preferences Spelling & Grammar Writing Style.

You are fine as long as you fire up a document and just type. But billions of Redmond dollars went into making this the office Swiss knife it is today. Many of those greenbacks helped create the hidden productive features that we rarely use. Best mac apps for photo editing. Here are ten Don't want to pay for the full Microsoft Word experience? Don't worry, here are some ways to use Microsoft Word for free. That make your work easier. Be Distraction Free Writers want peace.

The visual clutter of Microsoft Word gave rise to a legion of distraction-free editors and undisturbed peace. But if you love Word, you can use a quick shortcut to hide the visual clutter of the Ribbon. Press Ctrl + F1 to toggle the Ribbon from view. Optionally, use the default buttons: • (On the Ribbon menu) View > Read Mode.

• (On the Status Bar) The Read Mode button on the right. Double-tap with your finger or double-click with your mouse to zoom in and make graphics like tables, charts and images fill the screen. Reorganize with the Outline View Outlining your main ideas and completing that first draft quickly is the surefire tip for writing productivity. If used well, the Outline View can increase your productivity with large documents by 50%.

Go to View > Views on the Ribbon. Outline View helps you fine-tune the organization of complex documents by reordering text blocks and nine levels of headings.

Outline View brings up a special toolbar with controls for promoting or demoting selected text. Use the controls to hide or display selected text.

• Want to get to a specific point in a long document? Switch to Outline View and jump to a specific heading level. • Want to draft quickly? Plan out the main sections on Outline View and them switch to the other layouts to write the body. • Want to reorganize a report by moving huge blocks of text? Drag and drop a heading to move not only that heading, but all the sub-levels under it and the body text. Use the upward-downward arrows to work them.

• Want to quickly format headings? Use Headlines 1, 2, and 3 instead of changing size and using uppercase. Use Word as a Quick Brainstorming Tool Double-click anywhere and begin typing. You don’t need to bother with positioning a cursor if you don’t want to. This is the closest Microsoft Word comes to freestyle writing. Has existed since Word 2002.

The feature works only in the Print Layout view or in Web Layout view. Though this is very useful for inserting text and graphics, you can also use it for impromptu brainstorming as a freeform Free Word templates are not just about beautiful documents, perfect resumes, and cover pages. They can be vital for brainstorming and mind maps too. Here are eight Word templates for your ideation needs.

Convert Tables to Graphs in 3-Steps Take your pick – a neatly formatted table with lots of data OR a nicely done chart visualizing that data for you? Being visual creatures, it is often a no-brainer to opt for the latter.