Word Tutorials

It is easy to add hyperlinks to a Word document so that you can create a link to a website, email or even a file like Excel, PowerPoint, another Word document or anotehr different file like a PDF or picture.Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

If you want to add a newspaper style layout using columns so that you can create your own newsletter or magazine then this is really easy in Word. You can also use a mixture of having a normal layout an adding in the columns part way through and thne switching back. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows you how.

There are occasions where you may want to have pages in both portrait and landscape within the same Word document. This could be because you want to add something like a table and by having a page or pages in landscape you can fit more in across the page. This works in all versions of Word for PC and Mac. Check out these easy to follow steps and many other useful episodes at http://www.jargonfreehelp.com This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0

Copying a chart in Excel to Word or PowerPoint is really quite straightforward. There is a bonus to this as well as by pasting the link if data changes in Excel it changes in Word or PowerPoint too. It is always preferable to create your charts in Excel. See more of my useful tips and videos at http://www.jargonfreehelp.com. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

It seems that for many of us we have more and more work to do when we are in the office and it would certainly help if we could speed up how we use software programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. One way to do this is to make the functions you like easily accessible so there are less clicks or looking around to click on the button you want. Since Office 2010 it has been possible to customize the Ribbon in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. This can be really useful to add buttons to your own tab that you use a lot, add buttons that are not easy to find or buttons that are not already on the Ribbon. It is also useful if you have created macros. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how.

Microsoft Word templates are a great time saver and can speed up how you work. This is really useful for documents that you need to create often such as invoices, purchases orders, quotes or anything else that has content in a preset style you have made. The great thing about this is it helps if you usually open an existing document and run the risk of overwriting it if you click on Save rather than Save as. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

Adding colour to your tables in Microsoft Word can help highlight areas or just make the table look nice with some nicely chosen colours. This works more or less the same way if you are using the Windows or Mac version. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

Why not add a bit of formatting to the pictures you add in Microsoft Word, you can really add some style and make them stand out using the presets, borders and picture effects. If you want to see more then check out my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com

If you are adding a picture into Microsoft Word you do not need to crop it first, it is possible to crop it directly in Word and then do some formatting such as having rounded corners. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

If you want to add something to the background of your Word document to indicate that it is a draft, confidential or a sample then you want to use the Watermark feature in Microsoft Word. You can also add images such as a logo as a watermark too. Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how. Related tutorials: Adding a Watermark to a Word Document - Mac version: https://youtu.be/jScW3H3YRUY Portrait and Landscape Pages in Same Word Document: https://youtu.be/LdZ2H9CdyKk

Do you need to add author's name to a Word document automatically? You might want to add it to the header or footer, perhaps you want it in the main body of the document. Here is how it is done. http://www.jargonfreehelp.com This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

It is common to display the file name and its folders in the header or footer of a Microsoft Word document. It does not have to go in the header or footer it can go in the main body of the document. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how.

Adding page numbers to a Word document is really straightforward, you can add them to the header and/or footer. You can also include the total number of pages so that it says Page 1 of 3 as an example. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how.

You may have created a table of contents for your Word document and now you want to add an index. An index can have more detail and tends to do at the end of document. It generates the index from entries you have marked in your document. You can also add subentries. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how. If you would like to create a table of contents then click on this link https://youtu.be/B6gy9AwIPv0 To add a table of figures then click on this link https://youtu.be/RjulMlFHZpA

If you have created a document with a number of pages in it then it would be useful to have a table of contents at the beginning of your Word document. Without knowing this can be done with just a few clicks you may think you need to do this manually. The other useful thing about doing it this way is if the contents of your document update then all you need to do is update the table with a couple of clicks. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how. If you would like to insert an index as mentioned in this video click here http://youtu.be/GJ1Pxj7wHqg

If you have data in an Excel worksheet and want to copy that over into a Word document so that when the data changes in Excel it updates in Word automatically then all you need to do is use Paste Special. You may want to do this as your data may be changing in a report you update regularly but you do not want to have to type the data again when it is already in Excel. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how to do this.

Pages is a great app but not as popular as something like Microsoft Word which has been around quite a long time. Pages also only works on Apple devices and computers and most people are using Word. If you need to send someone a document you created in Pages or uploading to a website you may need to convert it to Microsoft Word or a PDF, most people can open a PDF regardless of having a PC, Apple Mac or mobile device. It is straightforward to do. Here is how you can do it. http://www.jargonfreehelp.com This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

It can be quite handy to show when a Word document has been saved either in the body of the text or in the header or footer. You can easily do with with SaveDate field. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how.

In more recent versions of the Microsoft Office programs there is a greater list of recent files, however, there may be files that you want to make as favourites, you can do this by pinning them to the recent list. Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how.

Creating PDFs in Word is straightforward, however, how to do it is slightly different in Word 2013 compared to 2010. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how to create PDFs in both.

If you have a Word document that is too big because of all the pictures in it then here is how you can reduce the file size. If you are submitting an assignment, thesis, dissertation and it is too big to upload this will help. This will also cut down the amount of space taken up on your hard drive or perhaps you just want to email it and it is too big. Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how.

If you have a PDF and you need to edit it or use some text or images from it in another document then you will want to copy it from PDF to Word, or some other text editor. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

If you have a PDF and need to convert it to Word here is how you can do it in Windows, atlhough the same applies to the Mac and I have created a tutorial for that too. Have you ever misplaced the Word document you created the PDF from? If so this is for you. Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows you how using Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Pro This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

Have you noticed when you type in Word that it automatically fixes common typing errors, known as typos, this is a very useful feature and I'm sure like me has sped up how quickly I can type. http://www.jargonfreehelp.com

Many of us have files that from time to time we need to keep from prying eyes. Here is how you can prevent people opening documents to have a look should they get to sit in front of your computer. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how to do it.

If you want to use tables in Word 2003 or have never used them then you might find this video tutorial useful. Tables are really useful for laying out information and also lining things up. You might also find using tabs, tab leaders an decimal tabs useful in this tutorial http://youtu.be/EMhLVwimOE4

If you need to send out a whole lot of personalised letters then mail merge will do the job for you. You can have the list of people with their details in a database like Access or have the details in Excel or Word. All you then need to do is create your letter with the blanks and let Word connect to your list and it will do the rest. For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com or more videos on this channel. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

If you use Microsoft Word you may want to add headers and footers but you want something different on the first page or perhaps nothing at all. For example, you may want nothing on the first page and then the page numbers on subsequent pages. You can also have something different on odd and even pages so you could have book title on the odd pages and chapter name on the even pages. You can also use a combination of different first page and odd and even pages. Here in this video tutorial Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how. This video, like many on my channel, has been created using Camtasia https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zaqjq0 For more tutorials see my website http://www.jargonfreehelp.com I am an Amazon an Techsmith affiliate and might earn when purchasing from any of these links. However, this does keep my free tutorials to you going.

It's now surprise that Microsoft Word has a tool that will count how many words you have typed in a document. Here in this video tutorial Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com shows us how.

Need to keep files private here? Then add a password and keep your files from prying eyes. Here Gary Schwartz from http://www.jargonfreehelp.com show us how to do this with Office 2010.