The Art of Consistency in Word 365: Painting Calm Over Your Documents
Ever opened a document in Word 365 and felt like it was all over the place?Perhaps there were different fonts, strange spacing and random colours. It is enough to make you reach for an energy drink! What if I told you that there is a simple tool in Microsoft Word 365 that, like the magic of Harry Potter, can bring consistency and peace back to your documents with a few simple clicks? That’s where Word 365’s Format Painter comes it…. Your shortcut to formatting zen! So What Is Format Painter? Like a digital paintbrush, the format painter makes lets you …
How to put text from one part of a Microsoft Word 365 document into another automatically.
So often we have documents that have text such as a client, customer, student or patient name that needs to be placed in several areas of a document. Rather than retyping the data in each location and risk missing one, watch this step by step video I created that involves setting up bookmarks to mark the specific text and then cross references to insert the bookmarked text into the relevant places in your document. PS The video also shows you how to update cross references to keep the document up to date! Check it out here Want more help with …
Need the Previous Version of a Word document?
Ever saved a Microsoft Word document and circulated it to colleagues only to get feedback that the previous version was better, or perhaps you need to get a paragraph or two from the previous version to add back into the updated document? I know as a former Executive Assistant, this has happened to me on more than one occasion! Don’t stress, I’ve got you covered! Did you know that Word 365 automatically saves versions of your document without you having to remember to save individual files? This is a life saver if you have a manager or colleagues who like …
What is Autocorrect & how to use it in Microsoft Word 365.
Ever typed in a word that you know you spelt wrong, such as beleive instead of believe and when you look back, the text has corrected itself? Well that’s Autocorrect, a feature of Microsoft Word 365 that could literally save you HOURS… Autocorrect corrects commonly misspelt words in documents. Words such as believe, days of the week, months of the year, capitalising first letters of sentences and many more. However did you know you can leverage this feature to save you having to type in repetitive details such as your own name, a departmental name that is long, or text …
Make it easier to fix Microsoft Word Document with this simple tool
If you are with formatting issues in your Word documents it can be stressful and frustrating. However, using the Show/Hide tool in Microsoft Word 365 can help you troubleshoot and fix problems with ease! To show you just how helpful it can be, I put together a quick step-by-step tutorial, to guide you through using this handy feature to reveal hidden formatting marks like spaces, tabs, and paragraph breaks. Perfect for beginners and anyone looking to clean up their Word docs quickly. Check it out below Want more helpful business tips with Microsoft 365 programs? Subscribe to my free monthly …
Microsoft Word 365 – Populating Text
Don’t waste time typing repetitive data into your documents. Make it easy to populate data from one location to another with Bookmarks. Check out how easy it is in this video. For more Microsoft 365 Core Four (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook) tips, subscribe to my free monthly eNewsletter here or go to www.donnahanson.com.au/subscribe. …
How to put text under bullet without adding another bullet in Microsoft Word
When I show people how bullets work in Microsoft Word 365, it can literally be life changing! When you understand how bullets work and WHY Word does what it does with bullets, and numbering as well, working with Microsoft Word 365 becomes so much easier! Here’s a little video explainer I put together. Check it out Want more Microsoft 365 Core Four (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) tips? Subscribe to my free monthly eNewsletter here or go to www.donnahanson.com.au/subscribe …
How to Create Tables in Microsoft Word 365
Ever wasted time after inserting a table in a Word document trying to resize column widths and end up tottally messing up your table? Or perhaps you want to get the column headings onto the next page without copying and pasting them? When I present at conferences or in house workshops, when I show people how easy it can be to work with tables, they get so excited and so do I! Take a look at how easy it is to do when you know how! Sometimes it is simple things that can make all working with programs such as …
