1--Creating a Border Line as you type Have you ever wanted to insert a line to separate parts of your Word document? First, make sure that your AutoCorrect options are set correctly to enable this feature by selecting AutoCorrect Options in the Tools Menu. Click the 'AutoCorrect as You Type' tab and make sure that the 'Border Lines' option is checked. To add border lines to your document, hit enter when you are ready to add the border line. Then type the following characters to get the border line you want. Hit enter again and your border line will appear.
- 3 hyphens -- single narrow line
- 3 underscores -- single wide line
- 3 Equal signs -- double line
- 3 tildes (~) -- wavy line
- 3 asterisks -- dotted line
- 3 number signs -- wide line with a narrow line above and below
2--Quickly move to the beginning or the end of your documentTo quickly move to the beginning of your document, press [CTRL][Home]. To quickly move to the end of your document, press [CTRL][End].
3--Select a word Double click on the word. If a space follows the word, the space will be selected, too. Punctuation will be ignored.
4--Select a sentence Press [CTRL] and single click anywhere in your sentence. The sentence and the space or spaces immediately following the sentence will be selected.
5--Selecting a block of textDo you ever get frustrated when you are trying to select a block of text with your mouse when all of the text is not currently visible on the page? In this case, Word often jumps way past the text you are trying to select and you end up having to do multiple selections to get the text you want. In this case, instead of using the mouse to select the text you want, use the [Shift] plus the arrow keys. Hold down the [Shift] key and use the appropriate arrow key to select text in the desired direction.
6--Selecting a ParagraphTriple click within the paragraph.
7--Calculating a Total in a Table ColumnDid you know that this is possible? It's easy! If you want to add the figures in a Word table column, click in an empty cell at the bottom of a column of numbers. Open the Table menu, select Formula, and click OK to accept the default Sum function.
8--Pick-up where you left offDo you ever wish that, when you open a document, you could go directly back to the place where you were editing it when you closed the document? Unfortunately, when you open a document, Word always puts you at the top of the document. If you remember to press [Shift][F5] before you do anything else in the document when it opens, Word will remember the last place you made an edit and take you to it.
9--Delete text quicklyYou can delete text in your document a word at a time rather than a letter at a time by using [CTRL][Delete] to move forward and [CTRL][Bk SP] to move backward through your document. If you accidentally delete too many words using this method, you can always get them back by using [CTRL]Z to undo your mistake.
10--Quick Solution--UndoIf you have not had a chance to disable a MS Word automatic feature, or if you want to override the change in a particular case, you can very easily do this. Undo the change by clicking the arrow next to the Undo button and selecting AutoFormat or by clicking [CTRL]Z right after Word makes the change.
