/tag/4-useful-microsoft-word-tips-tricks-to-format-like-a-pro/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 /tag/4-useful-microsoft-word-tips-tricks-to-format-like-a-pro/#comment-402144 Magnet Pineapple Fry-up Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:59:12 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22896#comment-402144 Good article, but you can actually fix a disk with toothpaste- if you know how to do it properly. Toothpaste is abrasive, and will wear down the plastic layer covering the aluminium foil that holds the data. If you scrub the disk in slow, radial motions, you will erase any scratches, and return the disk to a readable state. It is more wise to buy a professional disc cleaner though, or just to pay someone else to do it. Good article, but you can actually fix a disk with toothpaste- if you know how to do it properly. Toothpaste is abrasive, and will wear down the plastic layer covering the aluminium foil that holds the data. If you scrub the disk in slow, radial motions, you will erase any scratches, and return the disk to a readable state. It is more wise to buy a professional disc cleaner though, or just to pay someone else to do it.

]]> /tag/4-useful-microsoft-word-tips-tricks-to-format-like-a-pro/#comment-401276 Titanium Pen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:06:32 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22896#comment-401276 The comments stuff is new to me. The comments stuff is new to me.

]]> /tag/4-useful-microsoft-word-tips-tricks-to-format-like-a-pro/#comment-399149 Ryan Dube Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:43:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22896#comment-399149 Hi Alexander - thanks for your comment. You'll find in about the third paragraph I wrote: "For the purpose of this article I’m using MS Word 2003..." Hi Alexander – thanks for your comment. You’ll find in about the third paragraph I wrote: “For the purpose of this article I’m using MS Word 2003…”

]]> /tag/4-useful-microsoft-word-tips-tricks-to-format-like-a-pro/#comment-399082 Alexander Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:53:42 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22896#comment-399082 Like the suggestions, but you might want to specify which version of Word you're using. These suggestions don't work with my 2002 version. Like the suggestions, but you might want to specify which version of Word you’re using. These suggestions don’t work with my 2002 version.

]]> /tag/4-useful-microsoft-word-tips-tricks-to-format-like-a-pro/#comment-399068 N Rimassa Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:17:06 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22896#comment-399068 Formatting the picture with the tight or square text-wrapping feature is useful until you add elements before the picture. The text flows and the picture stays where you originally placed it, no longer referring to the text OR magic (logically explained by a Word engineer but not by me) moves the picture to another page totally screwing up your carefully arranged text. The anchored text box allows the picture to stay attached to the text AND have the tight text wrap. Another way to do this is insert a table (two or three columns)and remove the borders. Text can go into one cell, a picture can go into another and if you've used 3 columns, more text or another picture can go into the third. Formatting the picture with the tight or square text-wrapping feature is useful until you add elements before the picture. The text flows and the picture stays where you originally placed it, no longer referring to the text OR magic (logically explained by a Word engineer but not by me) moves the picture to another page totally screwing up your carefully arranged text. The anchored text box allows the picture to stay attached to the text AND have the tight text wrap.
Another way to do this is insert a table (two or three columns)and remove the borders. Text can go into one cell, a picture can go into another and if you’ve used 3 columns, more text or another picture can go into the third.

]]> /tag/4-useful-microsoft-word-tips-tricks-to-format-like-a-pro/#comment-399047 Tina Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:48:17 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=22896#comment-399047 You can also make images play nice using the format picture menu. Simply double-click on any image inside the word document to open the menu. Select the layout tab and then select the matching format, such as tight. This will allow you to move the image around, while the text will adapt to it automatically. Instead of working with a box, you could select square as a format. Personally, I prefer this over using an additional element, i.e. a box. But maybe I'm missing an advantage of the box? You can also make images play nice using the format picture menu. Simply double-click on any image inside the word document to open the menu. Select the layout tab and then select the matching format, such as tight. This will allow you to move the image around, while the text will adapt to it automatically. Instead of working with a box, you could select square as a format.
Personally, I prefer this over using an additional element, i.e. a box. But maybe I’m missing an advantage of the box?

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