Turning Off Background Repagination

When you use Word, it normally performs several tasks in the background, while you are typing. One of those tasks is to continuously repaginate your document. Depending on the view you are using, you can turn this feature off, if you don't need it.

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Extracting Pictures from a Document

Word allows you to easily insert pictures into your documents. Getting the pictures back out of your documents can be another story, however. Here's a description of what happens to your pictures once they are inserted and what your options are for getting them out.

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Discover the Power of Styles

The real power behind formatting documents in Word is wielded through styles. Discover how to use styles and you can format documents faster, easier, and more consistently than ever before. Here's the way to unlock the secret.

Program Opens without the Desired Document

Double-click a document link in the recent documents list maintained by Windows, and you may be surprised if Word doesn't open the document. There is a reason for not opening such a document, most likely that Word can no longer find the document.

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Searching for Footnote and Endnote Marks

Do you want to quickly search for any footnote or endnote marks in your document? Word makes it easy using the standard Find and Replace dialog box.

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New video: Exceptions to the Way Word Capitalizes Sentences
When automatically capitalizing the beginning of sentences, Word relies on how you historically have done your typing. This can cause some problems, as detailed in this tip.

New video: Editing Headers and Footers
Headers and footers are a nice final touch in a document. You can easily edit them by using the methods described in this Quick Tip.

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