Entering Tabs in a Table

When press the Tab key while entering info into a table, Word dutifully moves to the next table cell. If you don't want to do this, but instead want to add the Tab into a cell, you'll appreciate the techniques in this tip.

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Stubborn Thumbnails

One of the tools that Word provides is to display thumbnails of your document pages at the left side of the program window (choose View | Thumbnails). This can be helpful at times, but it can be a bother if the thumbnails appear every time a document is opened. This tip explains how to turn off this bothersome behavior.

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These Autos are Amazing!

Word provides four "auto" tools that can make developing documents faster, easier, and more consistent. When you put AutoText, AutoComplete, AutoCorrect, and AutoFormat to work for you, you've harnessed some serious tools. Uncover the secrets of these tools!

Getting Rid of Background Color in All Tables

When working with tables (particularly those created by others), you can spend a large amount of time getting the formatting the way you want. If you need to routinely remove background shading from tables, here's a couple of ways you can make your task easier.

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Inserting Datasheet Rows or Columns

Microsoft Graph provides a handy way to add simple charts to your document without the need for Excel. Those charts are based on information stored in a datasheet; here's how to expand its size.

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New video: Quickly Moving a Table
For those who love to use the mouse during editing, you can use the little critter to help move your tables to exactly where you want them. Using click-and-drag techniques, you can make quick work of the move.

New video: Generating a Shortcut Key List
Do you need a list of shortcut keys available in Word? In this Quick Tip you discover that generating such a list is very easy, right within Word.

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