Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated August 22, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Have you ever printed a document, reviewed it, and then wished you could add just one more line to the end of the document? Here's one easy way to do this:
Since white text doesn't print, only the text you added in step 1 (the text you didn't format was white) is printed. When you are done, discard the document without saving.
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