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Use Your Keyboard to Quickly Change the Case of Text

Here's how you can use your keyboard to quickly change the case of text in Microsoft Word:

Select the text you want to change and press SHIFT+F3. Each time you press the F3 key, the text case switches between Title Case, UPPERCASE, and lowercase.

Paste Using the INSERT Key

Did you know that you can assign the Paste command to the INSERT key on your keyboard? That means you only have to use one key to paste the contents of your Clipboard into your document.

Here is how to set it up:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.

2. Select the Use the INS key for paste check box to enable this feature.

3. Click OK.

Now, each time you press the INSERT key, you will paste the contents of the Clipboard into your document.

Editor's Note: Choosing this option disables the default function of the INSERT key in Microsoft Word that enables you to switch between insert typing mode to overtype mode.

Use Word 2000 to Do Your French (or Spanish) Homework                Go to Top

I am a student in high school and engaged in French language courses. The fact that Office 2000 can tell me when I have misspelled a word, or even if my French grammar usage is wrong, is extremely time saving and it gets me an A on the papers I write.

Editor's Note: Microsoft Word 2000 automatically detects whether you are typing in English, French, or Spanish, and uses the appropriate spelling or grammar checker for that sentence.

What's This? Find Out What Formatting is Applied to Text in Word

To find out what formatting (fonts, style, alignment, etc.) is applied to a paragraph in Word:

1. On the Help menu, click What's This?.

2. When the pointer becomes a question mark, click the text you want to check. Then a message will appear describing the formatting in that section.

3. When you have finished checking your text, press ESC.

Don't Lose Sight of Your Column Headings in Word                 Go to Top

When you create a table in Microsoft Word, you can use column headings to describe what information is in each column. But if you have a table that spans multiple pages, you lose the headings after the first page, so it's hard to tell what each column topic is. Here's how to keep those headings visible:

1. Select the first row or rows of your table.

2. On the Table menu, click Heading Rows Repeat.

Now Word automatically repeats the table headings at the top of subsequent pages.

Editor's Note: Word automatically repeats table headings on pages that result from automatic page breaks—but not if you manually insert a page break. Also, repeated table headings are only visible in Print Layout view or when you print the document.

Save All Your Word Documents at Once

If you know the "secret" key, you can save or close all of your open documents in one step.

1. Hold down SHIFT and click the File menu. When you hold down SHIFT, two new options appear on the File menu: Close All and Save All.

2. To save all your open documents at once, click Save All. Or, to close all your open documents, click Close All; Word will prompt you to save your changes before closing any documents.

Editor's Note: The Close All command also works in Excel.

Speed Up Your Typing with AutoCorrect                           Go to Top

If you find yourself typing long words again and again, you should consider setting up typing shortcuts, so you only need to type in part of the word and Word fills in the rest. For example, if I need to type New Smyrna Beach (the town where I live), I just type NSB; then I press the SPACEBAR, Word automatically spells out all the words.

Here's how I set up this shortcut:

1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect. Select the Replace text as you type check box.

2. In the Replace box, type an abbreviation you will remember—for example, NSB.

3. In the With box, type the complete spelling of the word—for example, New Smyrna Beach.

4. Click Add.

5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add additional terms, then click OK.

You can also use this tip to quickly type people's names, technical terms—anything you want. And once you add a term to your AutoCorrect list, it also works in PowerPoint and Outlook—if you use Word as your default e-mail editor.

Type Out a Table in Word

You can create tables in Microsoft Word by simply typing out a string of PLUS SIGNS (+) and MINUS SIGNS (-).

Start the row with a PLUS SIGN (+) and then type MINUS SIGN (-) until you have the column width you want. To add a new column type PLUS SIGN (+) again. When you're done type a final PLUS SIGN (+) and press ENTER. Word turns your text into a table. To add more rows to your table, move to the last cell in the table and press TAB.

Editor's Note: If this tip doesn't work for you, then you need to turn on the AutoFormat feature in Word. To do this, on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect. Then, click the AutoFormat As You Type tab and select the Tables check box.

Select Columns of Text in Word                        Go to Top

To select a vertical block of text in Word, such as a column of numbers, press and hold down ALT, and then drag your mouse over the text.

Then, you can delete it or copy it into another file. So easy!

Editor's Note: If your column of text is inside a Word table, you will not be able to use this trick to select it.

Move Images in Word to the Exact Position You Want                     Go to Top

When you position an image in a Word document, it automatically aligns (or snaps) to an invisible grid, which helps keep everything lined up.

If you ever need exact control over the placement of your image, you can temporarily override the grid by pressing the ALT key as you drag the object into place. You'll notice that the image moves smoothly and not in increments along the grid.

Editor's Note: This tip works as long as the image is not set to be in line with the text. To make sure it works for you:

1. Double-click the image, and select the Layout tab.

2. Under Wrapping style, choose any style except In line with the text.

3. Then, click OK.

Quickly Replicate Text or Graphics in Word

Here's a quick way to make copies of text or graphics in Word:

1. Select the item or text you want to copy.

2. Press and hold down the CTRL key.

3. Then use the mouse to drag the item to the desired position.

A copy of the original item is made right where you want it. This is helpful when you're creating a document that will include a lot of repeated text or images.

Find Your Place in Word Documents                              Go to Top

If you are working on a long document, it's easy to lose your place. With Microsoft Word documents, you can pick up where you left off in your last editing session because Word keeps track of the last three locations where you typed or edited text. Just press SHIFT+F5 immediately after opening the document, and the cursor will appear at the exact point where you last made a change. To reach the previous two editing locations, press SHIFT+F5 until you reach the location you want.

Add Attractive Horizontal Lines in Word
It's easy to add a variety of horizontal divider lines to Word documents. To create a solid, black line for example, type three HYPHENS (-) at the beginning of a new paragraph and then press ENTER. Typing three UNDERSCORES (_) will make a thicker line, and so on. See the table below for a guide to the types of lines you can create: