Did you know that Microsoft Word has a handy Transcribe tool that can automatically transcribe spoken words to text? The best part is that you can use the Transcribe feature to turn both audio recordings and live speaking into text. Many people who work transcription jobs don't really like this built-in feature fearing computers got one step closer to stealing their jobs. … [Read more...] about Fix: Transcribe Option Missing or Not Working in Word
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Word: Merge Comments and Changes from Multiple Documents
If several persons are working on revising the same document, you'll end up with multiple changes and comments. So far, so good. After all, that's the goal. But all these comments and changes will be available on different documents. … [Read more...] about Word: Merge Comments and Changes from Multiple Documents
Microsoft Word: Remove Extra Spaces Between Words
If you want to make sure there are no extra spaces between words in your document, you can use the Find and Replace tool. In other words, first, you're going to search for those extra spaces. Then, Microsoft Word will automatically replace the extra spaces with the field you defined. … [Read more...] about Microsoft Word: Remove Extra Spaces Between Words
Microsoft Word: How to Create a Custom Dictionary
If you use Microsoft Word to write and edit documents, the program will flag many of the specialized terms you used. This is because each domain or field comes with its own terminology. And the dictionary that Word relies on simply does not include your terms. … [Read more...] about Microsoft Word: How to Create a Custom Dictionary
How to Change the Number of Recent Documents Shown in Word
Microsoft Word defaults to showing your recent documents when you’re in the “Open Document” screen. The list of recent documents is sorted by the document edit date, with your most recent documents appearing first. By default, the list of recent documents is relatively long, with up to fifty entries, assuming you’ve got enough documents to fill it. You may want to change the … [Read more...] about How to Change the Number of Recent Documents Shown in Word
How to Add a Hyperlink in Word
Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software. One of the things that helps make Word so popular is its range of features. Not only can you write and style documents, but you can also add extra content too, such as images and hyperlinks. Hyperlinks are an important part of some documents; they allow you to link to internet resources or even to other local or … [Read more...] about How to Add a Hyperlink in Word
How to Change Text Wrapping Options in Word
When adding images to a Word document you have to choose how you want them to interact with the text in the document. By default, images are “In Line with Text” which means that the image is considered to be placed at a specific place in a line of text. Depending on the size of the image, this may end up looking quite awkward and wasting a lot of space. This is because text can … [Read more...] about How to Change Text Wrapping Options in Word
How to Change the Default File Type in Word
Most users of Microsoft Word will be perfectly happy with saving all their documents in the default “docx” file type and perhaps occasionally exporting a document as a PDF. In work environments, however, there may be times where you may need to use one of the alternative file type options that Word can save in. … [Read more...] about How to Change the Default File Type in Word
How to Change the Theme in Word
Microsoft Word defaults to a light grey and blue theme with a cloud motif in the top-right corner. This is likely the only Word colour scheme that most people have seen, as the customisation features for Word are not widely used. There are, however, a range of colour options and motifs that you can choose between if you prefer to change the look of Word. … [Read more...] about How to Change the Theme in Word
How to Turn a Picture Upside Down in Microsoft Word
When you need to do some picture editing, Microsoft Word might not be your first choice. But, the good news is that it does have some basic photo editing features you can use. If what you need to do is very little, you could very well get it done without having to open another program. One of those basic options Microsoft Word has is the option of turning an image upside … [Read more...] about How to Turn a Picture Upside Down in Microsoft Word