Wrong Characters Printed in Equations

Ever have the problem of your document printing different characters than what appears on the screen? There are several reasons why this might happen. This tip explores why the Equation Editor could run into funny font substitutions.

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Temporarily Changing the Printer in a Macro

You can use a macro to print to any printer you have defined in Windows. It is good practice, if you are changing which printer you are printing to, to use the programming technique described in this tip to remember which printer was previously selected on the system.

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Word Macros, from the Ground Up

Macros are the key to making Word do what you really want it to do. I've written a complete tutorial that explains, from the ground up, how you can harness the power of macros. Word VBA Guidebook provides the information you need to finally conquer Word macros.

Selecting a Graphic that is Behind Text

Position a graphic so that it is "behind" your text, and it may seem like you can no longer select the graphic. Here's how you can get to that graphic, even if it is obscured by your text.

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Viewing Footnotes

Adding footnotes to a document is essential for some types of writing. How you view those footnotes depends on the display mode you are using for your document.

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The Zoom tool is very useful to help you see all of your document information. Here's how to make sure you can see all the document information horizontally.

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