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Paragraph Marks Can't be Removed? Solve it Now!

    Hello guys! Today I'm gonna talk about a stupid creation of Microsoft Office i.e. Paragraph Marks ¶ . In my whole life I've never found a single person who is benefited by this option. But there are millions of users who are still suffering by this ridiculous feature. Today I've gonna show you how to solve this problem . . . Show/ Hide Paragraph Marks ¶ | (Shift+Ctrl+*) Very simple. When you're working on MS Word you will find this symbol (¶) in your toolbar.      First click will show the marks wherever you've pressed the Enter button. And the second click will hide all of these marks. You should know that this mark will not be appeared on printed document. It will just identify the places where you've pressed the Enter button to create a new paragraph.  Well that's quite fine so far. But what will you do when you can't remove these marks even by deselecting that Paragraph Mark?! Or you may think is it possible? Yes it's very possible. If this ...

Using Online Templates in MS Word . . .

With the improvement of technology, things are getting easier. You know, as a word processor, MS Word provides all the necessary elements & facilities for preparing any sort of document. Additionally, it has thousands of online templates to enhance the user experience. Let's explore . . . Applies To -  Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office 2013 Microsoft Office 2016 Template Categories Actually there are varieties types of online templates in Archive. The prime categories are divided as -  Business Personal Industry Print Design Sets Education Event etc.   But specifically, we may get the following types of templates -  Letters & Applications Wedding/ Birthday Party Invitations Party Menu Certificates Sales Invoice/ Sales Order/ Thanks Letter Meeting Minutes Survey Formats Report Cover Business Cards Resume Business Newsletter ...

Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Fonts in Word 2010

Professionals love to type quickly. And most of them like to use keyboard shortcuts to get their job done. And so am I. When you need to use multiple fonts frequently it might be boring and time consuming. If you wanna avoid using mouse to choose a font, then you can create keyboard shortcuts for your preferred fonts . . .  Applies to -  Office 2007 Office 2010 Office 2013 Office 2016 This tutorial has been prepared using Word 2016. If you're using previous versions of Word, you may experience a bit change in the options.  Creating Fonts Shortcuts . . . Run MS Word from your PC. Hit on the File button and choose Options from the bottom. Select Customize Ribbon from the left pane. Click on the Customize button located at the bottom of the window. Choose Fonts from the Categories . Select your preferred font from the list at the right. Press keyboard shortcut (i.e. Ctrl+Alt+T for Times New Roman font) in the press new s...

How to Repeat Table Heading in MS Word?

When you're working with a large table that is supposed to be divided into several pages, you may need to use the same heading on every page. And whenever you make any adjustment, you may face problem with the header rows. In MS Word, you can easily get rid of this problem through Repeat Header Rows option.  Applies to: Word 2007 Word 2010 Word 2013 Note: I've prepared this tutorial using Word 2013. You may find bit difference if you're using Word 2010 or 2007.  Often you may need to add/ remove some rows from a page, consequently the header rows of next page will move upward or downward. And every time you make any change, you may need to edit those header rows again. That's quite intolerable!  In Microsoft Excel, you can use the Freeze Panes option to do this. Repeat Header Rows in Word - Follow the image below . . . Run MS Word from your PC > Create a new document. Create a table from the Insert tab. ...

Perform Basic Calculations in MS Word Table

The general idea about MS Word is that, it's all about typing. Most of the users think that it's nothing but a word processor. Of course they are not wrong. But you can perform some basic calculations in MS Word while you're working with a table. It allows you to perform logical comparisons too! Intermediate level users should already know this trick. But the basic users may not have any knowledge about MS Word Table Function. That's why I'm sharing this little trick.  Applies to: Word XP/ 2003 Word 2007 Word 2010/ 2013 Note: This tutorial is prepared based on MS Word 2010. So you may notice slight changes in other versions. How to Perform Calculations? To perform basic calculations in MS Word, you have to create a table. After creating the table, input numbers there. Have a look at the illustration below: Product January February March Total A 12 12 15 B 8 9 10 C ...

How to Print Word Document as Booklet?

You can print your Word Document as book. In MS Word, the term is known as Book Fold which can be found in the Page Setup dialogue box. If you want a document to be printed as a booklet, you must set up the document at first. Otherwise your document settings may change too much. And this will take a huge time to fix the settings.  For last few days, I've published several posts on Excel. Now it's time to write something on MS Word. What do you think? :) Applies to All Versions of MS Word Word XP, 2003 Word 2007, 2010, 2013 What does Book Fold Do? It's a good question to begin the discussion. Suppose you have a document with 4 pages. If you want the printed document to be looked like a book, you can use the booklet option. The Word will print your document as show in the image below: And if you print the two pages in both sides of a single paper, it will be like a book! What if you have 8 pages? Then it will be printed as below: ...

How to Create Shortcuts for Symbols in Microsoft Word?

Though graphical user interface has almost smashed away the command line, still keyboard shortcut is very popular among professionals. Still it is the best way to get out the best from any software. Because graphical user interface may let you easily use the software but keyboard shortcuts can give you the productivity.  Earlier I've provided keyboard shortcuts for different programs. You can also read these: Keyboard Shortcuts for MS Excel Shortcuts for Internet Browsers Ctrl + A to Ctrl + Z Shortcuts for MS Word Keyboard Shortcuts for MS Word Today you will learn how to create shortcuts for symbols or special characters in MS Word .  For example: Alt + 1 for  × , Ctrl + Num 0 =  ≠ ,  Ctrl + Num 1 =  ÷ etc. Okay let's begin:  At first open MS Word. Then go to Symbol (Word XP and 2003 users will find it under Insert Menu. And Word 2007 and 2010 should go to the Insert Tab then at the right si...

How to Show Text Boundaries in MS Word?

When you install MS Office on Your Computer, by default there are some settings that may need to be changed due increase to your convenience.  The most common problem for every user is to show text boundaries in MS Word after installing Microsoft Office Pack. Text Boundaries show the printable area for text so that a user can easily  understand the layout of the page.  By default, MS Word shows no text boundary in the document. And this is very bothering personally for me. So, in this post, I'm gonna show you how to set text boundaries in MS Word document. For Office 2000/ XP/ 2003 Users:  At first open MS Word.  Then go to the Options under the Tools Menu and hit on the View Tab.  Now at the bottom of the window you will see an option named Text Boundaries .  Now simply place a Check Mark on Text Boundaries . Your Problem gets solved!  Note: Make sure you're using print layout option. To show your documen...