Changing Character Color

Need to easily change the color of some selected text? A quick way to do it is with a custom macro that sets just the hue that you want. This tip describes such a macro and explains how to modify it for any color desired.

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Changing AutoComplete Words

AutoComplete allows you to easily complete words you are typing in your document. If AutoComplete is presenting you with the wrong suggestions, you need the information in this tip.

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Journal Your Life

Journals go by many names--diaries, sketchbooks, or simply blank books. Regardless of the name, though, journals provide a way for you to record, track, create, dream, and illustrate your life. Journals make it not only possible, but easy. Check out our complete line of high-quality, convenient journals today!

Opening and Printing a Document

Want a quick, fast way to print a Word document? Here's a way that can't be beat!

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Configuring Spell Check for Internet Addresses

When writing technical documents, URLs are a common thing to include in your text. Normally Word will mark these as incorrectly spelled. You can, however, configure Word so that it ignores them.

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New video: Pictures Move on their Own
Insert some pictures into a document and you may be in for a surprise--they don't necessarily stay where you put them. Depending on how you add pictures and what formatting you apply, your pictures may move around a document the same way that your text can. In this video I show you how to make pictures stay where you put them.

New video: Repeating Your Typing
Want a quick way to repeat a word or phrase you just typed? Here's the shortcut you need.

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