Peter S. Chamberlain asked for a way, in Microsoft Word, to automatically manage the formatting of “a lot of text.” The Styles feature in Microsoft Word is one of a handful of tools that keep me from ...

Three ways to expose formatting inconsistencies in a Word document Your email has been sent Whether you're sharing new documents or revamping old ones, these three tools can reveal troublesome ...

We’ve all been there—staring at a Microsoft Word document that just doesn’t look quite right. Maybe the text feels cramped, the formatting is inconsistent, or that image you inserted refuses to stay ...

There is no avoiding the fact; Microsoft Word is a very powerful program that has way more features than you’re probably ever going to need. When you are just getting started with Word the entire ...

"Carriage return" is a term commonly used with typewriters that you still hear today when business people talk about word processing. On a typewriter, it meant literally causing the carriage holding ...

Gone are the days when Clippy would pop up, offer to help you write a letter when you were typing up a resume, and generally insist on improperly formatting your Word document. Still, we haven't come ...

As a general rule, I recommend using as little direct formatting in Microsoft Word as possible. It’s hard to track and, if you change your mind, you can find yourself with a tedious and time-consuming ...

Shortcut keys can be real time savers if you repeatedly use the same functions in a program. However, this feature can just as easily cause headaches if you accidentally hit the right combination of ...

Inserting tables into your Word document is a great way to organize and present information. However, you don't have to stop there. With a few simple formatting adjustments, you can transform basic ...