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How-to guides and tutorials about topics related to the Microsoft Word 2013 application and ways that you can edit documents inside of it.

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How to Delete Documents from Microsoft Word

June 30, 2023May 18, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The documents that you create in Microsoft Word can be opened and read from within Microsoft Word at any time. This is possible through the …

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Categories Programs Tags Deleting, Files, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Repeat Header on Each Page in Word

June 28, 2023February 1, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you have to create a document in Microsoft Word that needs to include a title at the top of every page or perhaps your …

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Categories Programs Tags Header, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Hide the Recent Documents in Word 2013

June 30, 2023January 26, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

When you are in Microsoft Word 2013, and you want to open a document, you might be used to seeing a list of the documents …

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Categories Programs Tags Files, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to apply styles in Word 2013

How to Apply Styles in Word 2013

July 20, 2023January 25, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Getting the right formatting combination in a Microsoft Word document can be difficult, especially if you need to meet some specific requirements. Rather than re-applying …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Ribbon
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How to Password Protect a Word 2013 Document

July 18, 2023January 25, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Word documents can often include information that shouldn’t be given to strangers, or people with malicious intent. But laptops get stolen and computers get hacked, …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Passwords
how to disable drag and drop in word 2013

How to Prevent Text Drag and Drop in Word 2013

June 30, 2023January 24, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Accidentally dragging and dropping a word or sentence in a Word document can be really annoying. If you notice it happen, then you can usually …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Selections
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How to Stop Showing the Start Screen in Word 2013

June 9, 2023January 24, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

When you open Microsoft Word 2013, you may know exactly what you want to do. If that involves creating a new document, then you might …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Startup
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How to Add Two Spaces After Period in Word 2013

June 19, 2023January 18, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

If you have preferences about the spacing in your document, or your school or organization requires specific settings, then you might need to update something …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Punctuation
how to change the default font in Word 2013

How to Change the Default Font in Word 2013

August 4, 2023January 11, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you find that you need to change multiple settings each time you create a new Word document? This can be a time-waster, and it’s …

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Categories Programs Tags Defaults, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
How to Insert a Check Mark Symbol in a Word Document

How to Insert a Check Mark in Word 2013

August 22, 2023December 9, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

While your Microsoft Word documents may often be things that contain a lot of words or numbers for school or work, you may occasionally need …

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Categories Programs Tags Featured Word, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Symbols
How to Make Periods Bigger in Microsoft Word

How to Make Periods Bigger in Microsoft Word

June 10, 2023December 4, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Some fonts have a big impact on the way that punctuation looks. Occasionally this can make those characters too small, to the point where they …

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Categories Programs Tags Fonts, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Punctuation
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How to Change Table Color in Word 2013

July 17, 2023November 22, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Microsoft Word has a remarkable amount of options for controlling the appearance of the objects in your document. This applies to the tables you create, …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Tables
how to make bigger than 72 pt fonts in word 2013

How to Make the Font Size Bigger than 72 in Word 2013

June 29, 2023November 21, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Many regular documents in Microsoft Word won’t use fonts much larger than 20 pt. But when you are making a flyer or a banner, you …

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Categories Programs Tags Fonts, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
flip a picture in word 2013

How to Flip a Picture in Word 2013

July 7, 2023November 4, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Editing pictures can be difficult and time-consuming, especially if it’s not something that you do a lot. Fortunately, many of the popular Microsoft Office applications …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
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How to Apply Small Caps in Word

August 22, 2023October 26, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Have you seen a document that used a type of “all caps” writing, but it looked a little different? Unless they were using an unusual …

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Categories Programs Tags Fonts, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to turn off double spacing in word 2013

How to Turn Off Double Spacing in Word 2013

June 27, 2023October 20, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Depending on your version of Word, the default spacing for your document might be double spaced, or something other than single-spaced text. While the amount …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Spacing
how to run spell check in word 2013

How to Run Spell Check in Word 2013

June 18, 2023October 18, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you have been manually proofreading the documents that you create in Microsoft Word, then you probably know how tedious it can be. It’s also …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
turn on the automatic spell checker in word 2013

How to Turn On Automatic Spell Check in Word 2013

July 10, 2023October 18, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

You might already be familiar with the tools in Microsoft Word that can help you fix mistakes in your writing. Learning how to do a …

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Categories Programs Tags Featured Word, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to View Document Readability Statistics in Word 2013

June 17, 2023October 18, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Have others told you that your writing was difficult to read or understand? This is something that can be tough to evaluate on your own, …

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Categories Programs Tags Files, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Stop Word 2013 from Capitalizing the First Word of a Sentence

June 5, 2023October 2, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Usually, when you are typing in Microsoft Word, any word that you type after a period or question mark will be capitalized automatically. While this …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Punctuation
how to double space in word 2013

How to Double Space in Word Documents

June 19, 2023September 29, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Some of the formatting requirements that your school or job may want for your documents will involve things like the margin size and spacing. A …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Spacing
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Can Word 2013 Save as a .doc File?

June 19, 2023September 26, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

The .docx file type that Microsoft Word has been using for recent versions of the Word application is compatible with a number of different programs …

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Categories Programs Tags Files, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to hide text in word 2013

How to Hide Text in Microsoft Word 2013

June 19, 2023September 23, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you want to remove some of the text from your document, but you don’t want to delete it completely? You might have considered copying …

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Categories Programs Tags Fonts, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Vertically Center Text in Word 2013

June 19, 2023September 22, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you need to put some of the text in your document in the middle of the page? While you may have found the button …

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Categories Programs Tags Centering, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to change vertical alignment in word 2013

How Do I Change the Vertical Position of Text in Microsoft Word?

June 19, 2023September 22, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Microsoft Word gives you the ability to move text horizontally on the page with some buttons that you can find on the Home tab. But …

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Categories Programs Tags Alignment, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to insert a text box in word 2013

How to Insert a Text Box in Word 2013

June 19, 2023September 12, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Microsoft Word provides a number of different tools that you can use to add content to a document. You might already be familiar with adding …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Paragraphs
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How to Count Characters in Microsoft Word 2013 (A Quick 3 Step Guide)

July 3, 2023July 2, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Occasionally you will need to know the number of letters, numbers, and spaces in a phrase, paragraph, or document. Manually counting this sort of information …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
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How to Remove Superscript in Word 2013

July 17, 2023June 24, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you copy text from a different location, it’s likely that it will have some unwanted formatting. If that formatting includes superscript, then you might …

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Categories Programs Tags Fonts, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Change Automatic Font Color in Word 2013

June 28, 2023June 8, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

When you start a new document in Microsoft Word, there are certain settings that it will use by default. In a perfect world, these will …

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Categories Programs Tags Fonts, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to show text boundaries in word 2013

How to Show Margins in Word 2013

July 15, 2023March 21, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

The margins that you set for a document in a word processing application like Google Docs or Microsoft Word can be pretty important. Your school …

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Categories Programs Tags Margins, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to underline blank spaces in word 2013

How to Underline Spaces in Word 2013

June 28, 2023March 18, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Many of the formatting changes that you want to apply in a Microsoft Word document can be achieved by selecting the text that you want …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Spacing
how to add page borders in word 2013

How to Add a Page Border in Word 2013

July 26, 2023February 9, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

You might be familiar with working with borders for your cells in an Excel spreadsheet, but other types of documents can have borders, too. One …

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Categories Programs Tags Borders, Featured Word, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Remove the Underline from a Hyperlink in Word 2013

June 29, 2023January 12, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Hyperlinks are a crucial part of how we navigate our digital world. Whether it’s something in an email, text message, on a website, or even …

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Categories Programs Tags Hyperlinks, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to outline text in word 2013

How to Outline Font in Word 2013

August 4, 2023January 11, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Word 2013 has a lot of formatting capabilities for the text and images that you include in your document. Some of the more basic ones, …

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Categories Programs Tags Fonts, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to toggle case in word 2013

How to Toggle Case in Word 2013

July 14, 2023December 21, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Some of the changes that you will want to make to a Microsoft Word document can seem pretty easy to accomplish. You’ve probably already changed …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Punctuation
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How to Replace All Occurrences of a Word in Word 2013

July 19, 2023November 12, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Many of the applications that you use every day will have a way for you to search through the text that appears on the screen …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Searching
how to print the background color in word 2013

How to Print Background Color in Word 2013

July 18, 2023October 20, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Microsoft Word documents let you select a page background color from a Colors dialog box, allowing you to view the document with that color on …

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Categories Programs Tags Background, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to show the ruler in word 2013

How to Get Ruler on Word 2013

July 6, 2023September 21, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Some of the formatting options and tools in Microsoft Word can be in the way, so some users may hide them. Or, perhaps, there is …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Rulers
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How to Remove Borders in Word 2013

June 30, 2023September 2, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

While borders are often more of a concern in other Microsoft Office products like Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Powerpoint, you can have borders in a …

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Categories Programs Tags Borders, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Add Word 2013 Columns

July 3, 2023June 3, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

A new document in Microsoft Word is going to have one column by default. For documents that you create in a scholastic or corporate environment, …

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Categories Programs Tags Columns, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to add a draft watermark in word 2013

How to Insert Draft Watermark in Word 2013

July 5, 2023June 3, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’ve ever seen a document with some faint text or an image that is grayed out and behind the document text, then you have …

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Categories Programs Tags Background, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Draw in Microsoft Word 2013

July 25, 2023May 19, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Do you need to add something to your Word 2013 document, but the only way that you can accurately express the information is through a …

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Categories Programs Tags Menus, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
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How to Remove Text Highlighting in Word 2013

July 5, 2023March 24, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

A text highlight color in Microsoft Word can be a useful way to indicate that something in a Word document is important. But if your …

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Categories Programs Tags Fill Color, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to remove a watermark in word 2013

How to Remove a Watermark in Word 2013

June 27, 2023March 10, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

There are some uncommon document formatting options that you may encounter in Microsoft Word, which can be difficult to delete. One such option is a …

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Categories Programs Tags Background, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to do a word count in word 2013

How to Do a Word Count in Word 2013

June 30, 2023March 5, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Manually counting words in a document can be frustrating, tedious, and is generally something that many people won’t want to do. So you may be …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Utilities
how to find and replace text in word 2013

How to Find and Replace Text in Word 2013

July 27, 2023February 24, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Sometimes you may use a word incorrectly, or you might use the wrong term or name. Or perhaps you have a document template and need …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Searching
remove the page number from the first page in word 2013

How to Remove the Page Number from the First Page in Word 2013

August 22, 2023February 18, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Page numbers are helpful for remembering where you have left off when reading or when you need to reference something to someone else. But if …

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Categories Programs Tags Featured Word, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Page Numbers
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How to Make the Header Smaller in Word 2013

June 14, 2023February 11, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Your school or organization likely has some specific formatting settings that you need to follow. Some of these are easier to adjust than others, especially …

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Categories Programs Tags Header, Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides
how to repeat the last name and page number at the top of each page in word

How to Put Your Last Name and Page Number on Every Page in Word 2013

July 6, 2023December 21, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

You may already know how to include page numbers in your Word document but, in some cases, that is only part of what you need. …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Page Numbers
how to switch to landscape in word 2013

Microsoft Word Landscape Orientation

June 2, 2023September 17, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Documents that you create in word processing applications can be in portrait or landscape orientation. Most programs, including Microsoft Word, use the portrait orientation by …

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Categories Programs Tags Microsoft Word 2013, Microsoft Word How-To Guides, Orientation
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