Microsoft Word 2010 includes a number of research tools that can aid you in writing your document. You are probably already familiar with the spellchecker, and possibly the grammar checker, but Word 2010 also has a thesaurus. The thesaurus tool in Word 2010 allows you to select a word in your document, then look that … Read more
Word documents can take a lot of shapes and sizes, but it is not unusual to include pictures when you are editing something in the program. For example, you might even copy and paste cells from Excel as a picture, which allows you to easily move the data around without fear that it will accidentally … Read more
Are there a couple of documents on your computer that you are always editing or printing? The Recent Documents list in Word 2010 is a great way to find the documents that you were working on last, but occasionally an often-used document could fall off of this list, forcing you to manually seek it out. … Read more
It is not uncommon for people to have access to more than one printer, especially in an office environment. And when you can print to more than one printer, certain choices can be better for certain situations. For example, you might have a black and white laser printer connected to your computer that prints everything … Read more
If you are creating a contract, or sending an official letter, in Microsoft Word 2010, then you may be looking to add a place where the document can be signed. Word 2010 offers an official tool that allows you to quickly create a signature line, even including an X to let the person know to … Read more
If you have difficulty locating documents that you have saved in Microsoft Word 2010, then there is a location within the program that displays documents that you have recently opened. But if you share a computer with a colleague, classmate, or family member, then you might prefer that they are not able to access certain … Read more
Microsoft Word 2010 will display documents that you have recently worked when you click the Recent option on the File tab. This is a default setting, and is one that many people use to find their documents. This makes it a simple task to re-open and resume work on a document that you were previously … Read more
Has there ever been a document that you spent so much time working on, that you were curious about the actual total? Or are you doing some work for a client, and need to know how much time was spent on a document so that it can be billed properly? Word 2010 has an interesting tool that … Read more
In work and school environments it is very common to create a lot of documents that all have the same formatting. But if this formatting is different than what is currently the default for the Word template that you are using, then modifying your document every time you create a new one can be tedious. … Read more
There are a large number of tools and settings in Microsoft Word 2010 that allow you to modify the appearance of your document. However, there is not an option to display your text vertically. There are options to achieve this affect, but they will require you to use a text box. Text boxes in Microsoft … Read more