Disappearing Macro Menus

Word is quite versatile in how you can customize it. You can add all sorts of macros to menus, but doing so may cause problems down the road. For instance, what do you do if your menus suddenly disappear? This tip discusses possible causes and how you can deal with this problem.

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Pasting Clean Text

One of the most helpful tools in Word is the ability to paste straight text into a document. This is used so much on my machines that I created a small macro that saves me time in using the tool.

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Using the GotoButton Field

Need to jump from one place in your document to another? One way to do this is through the user of the GotoButton field, described in this tip.

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Automatic Question Numbering

Want to use Word's numbering capabilities to help you number a series of questions? Here's how to accomplish the task as easily as possible.

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New video: Generating Meaningless Text
Need to quickly put some text into a document, even if that text is essentially meaningless? In this Quick Tip I show you three powerful ways to quickly add this type of filler text to your document.

New video: Working with Bookmarks
Have you ever needed to quickly navigate to specific locations in a long document? Or create cross-references that update automatically? Word's bookmark feature is a hidden gem that can transform how you work with complex documents, saving you time and making your documents more dynamic.

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