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Microsoft Word on Windows

Autotext or Quickparts in Word 2010 and Word 2007

Save time by creating blocks of automatic text that you can add to your documents at the click of a button.

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Bullets and Numbering Word 2010 & Word 2007

In this video tip you will learn how to create a numbered or bulleted list. You will also learn how to create a line space between line items and how to use Multi Level or Outline Numbering.

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Paragraph Alignment

How to change the alignment of paragraphs in Word 2007 and Word 2010.

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Quick Styles in Word 2007 and Word 2010 Use Quick Styles in Word 2007 and Word 2010 to format your heading styles very quickly. More information Download Course Outline
How to print the header row of a table on every page You know the problem, you have a table which runs on to a second or even a third page and you want to make sure that the Header Row prints on each page. Watch this video tip to find out how to do this. More information Download Course Outline
How to add the Filename and Path to the Footer in Word 2007 and Word 2010

How to add the filename and Path to the Footer of your Word 2007 or Word 2010 Document.This means that you will never lose your document as the file location will always be there.

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Bullets and Numbering Word 2007

Find out how to add bullets and numbers with Microsoft Word 2007.

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Quick Tables in Word 2007

Create a quick ready formatted table in Word 2007 - you can add a calendar to your tables too.

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Adding Columns and Rows to Tables in Word

Add extra columns and rows to your Word Tables

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Insert Table in Word with Icon

Use the Insert Table icon to create a table in Word.

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Find and Replace Text

Use this method to find and replace text really easily.

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Format Painter in Word 2007 and Word 2008

Use this quick shortcut to copy formatting from one part of your document to another.

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Create a Hyperlink in Word 2007 Add a Hyperlink to your document More information Download Course Outline
Mail Merge Word 2007 Learn how to use Mail Merge to create a letter that you can personalise to many people. More information Download this tip
Text to Tables Word 2007 Convert text that you have already typed into a table in Word 2007. More information Download this tip
The Ribbon

Get familiar with the Ribbon in Office 2007

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Keyboard Shortcuts formatting in Word

A selection of  keyboard shortcuts to enable you to format your documents using the keyboard so saving your arm and giving your shoulder a break!

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How to add a Picture to Word 2007 and Word 2010

Find out how to add a picture to Word 2007 and Word 2010. You will also see how to change how your picture looks.

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How to Create Columns in Word 2007 and Word 2010

Learn how to turn your text into newspaper style columns in Word. It is really simple.

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Save a Microsoft Word Document as a pdf How to save your Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft Word 2010 documents as a pdf. More information Download this tip

Microsoft Word on Mac

Autotext in Word 2011 and Word 2008

Save time by creating blocks of text that you can add to your documents at the click of a button.

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Bullets and Numbering in Word 2011 and Word 2008

In this video tip you will learn how to create a bulleted or numbered list including how to get a line space between items. You will also learn how to create a Multi Level or Outline Numbered list.

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Paragraph Alignment

How to change the alignment of paragraphs in Word 2008.

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Styles in Word 2008

Use Syles in Word 2008 to format your headings quickly and easily.

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How to add the Filename and Path to a Word 2008 How to add the Filename and Path to a Word 2008 Document so you will always be able to find it! More information Download Course Outline
How to print the header row of a table on every page

You know the problem, you have a table that flows onto a second or even a third page of a document. You would really like the headers rows to repeat on every page. Watch the video to see how to do this.

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Bullets and Numbering Word 2008 Learn how to add bullets and numbers to your lists of data in Microsoft Word 2008. More information Download this tip
Quick Tables in Word 2008 Create ready formatted tables in Word 2008 at the click of a button. More information Download this tip
Adding Columns and Rows to Tables in Word

Add new columns and rows to a finished table.

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Insert a Table in Word with the Icon Use the icon to insert a table into your word document. More information Download this tip
Find and Replace Text

Quickly find text in your document and replace it with something else.

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Create a Hyperlink in Word 2008

You can create a hyperlink in Word to any website or other document on your system.

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Mail Merge Word 2008 Learn how to use Mail Merge to send the same letter to many people. More information Download this tip
Text To Tables Word 2008

Convert text that you have already typed into a table in Word 2008.

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Using the Toolbox

Learn about the Toolbox in Word 2008 and how it can speed up your work.

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How to add a Picture to Word 2008

Find out how to add a picture to Word 2008 and how to apply different styles to make it look fantastic.

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How to Create columns in Word 2008

Learn how to create newspaper style columns in Word 2008. It really is simple.

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Save documents as pdf on Mac

How to save documents that you create in Microsoft Word 2008 or Microsoft Word 2011 and in Pages 2009 on the Mac as pdf documents.

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