Understanding Object Anchors

Do you have documents that contain objects? Understanding how Word handles objects and the way they are anchored can make a big difference in the final look of your document. This tip explores object anchors and why they are important.

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Turning Off Screen Updating

When working with macros, you can often speed up processing by turning off the updating of the screen. Best news is that it takes only a line or two added to your macro.

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Macros! Macros! Get Your Macros Here!

WordTips: The Macros has all the information that you are ever going to need to help you learn the best ways to create and effectively use macros for Microsoft Word. Discover how powerful macros really are and how you can use them to make Word do your bidding. Get your macros here...

Choosing an Equation Style

You can define styles for different characters used in the Equation Editor. It is not as full-featured as styles in Word, but it can make it easier to create great-looking equations.

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Determining the Horizontal Position of the Insertion Point

Need to figure out how far the insertion point is from the left margin? You can do so by using this small macro that relies on the Information property.

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New video: Changing Spacing between Table Cells
Need to adjust the space between individual cells in a table? Word gives you a good deal of control over this spacing, as demonstrated in this Quick Tip.

New video: Advanced Table of Contents Techniques
Have you ever struggled with creating a professional-looking table of contents that perfectly matches your document's structure? Or needed to create multiple tables of contents for different sections? Word's advanced TOC features can transform this tedious task into something quick and customizable.

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