Section breaks are one of the top five things that can trip you up when working with Word. This is largely because section breaks ‘hold’ formatting for a section of your document. So when you delete a break, it can lead to all sorts of formatting issues. Unless, of course, you know how to delete a section break in Word without losing formatting.
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It’s easy enough to format text as you type when you use text styles. But have you ever needed to format a document at the end of the process because it looked like a dog’s breakfast? If so, you’ll appreciate how time consuming this can be. Unless, of course, you know how to assign shortcut keys to text styles in Word. Then your job becomes a lot easier!
It’s a good idea to include a table of contents in your long documents. And better still, to format it to include tab leaders. So read on to find out how to insert tab leaders in a table of contents. I’ll show you how to add them to an automatic table of contents (always the better option). And also show you how to add them to a table of contents you’ve typed into your document.
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One of the easiest ways to make your document look professional is to format the text within it. After all, most Word documents are largely made up of text. So this is where you can make the biggest difference. As such, it’s important to know the different options available. And how to apply basic text formatting in Word.
Word’s built-in text styles are handy when you want to format your document. As are any custom text styles you create. The thing is that built-in styles usually don’t align well with your business brand. Or you may find you don’t like the way the built-in styles look. Likewise, you may feel your custom styles are lacking in some way. You can, however, overcome these issues when you know how to customise Word text styles.
It’s useful to know how to navigate to tables in Word documents. Because it means you don’t have to scroll through your document to find the table you’re looking for. This saves time when you’re editing a document, especially if it’s a long one.
Using text styles is one of the most effective ways to format your documents. Amongst other things, styles help ensure consistent formatting of text. And when you know how to use text styles in Word, document formatting becomes a whole lot quicker!
There are a couple of options available when you want to insert a table of contents in a Word document. But if you want to create a clickable table of contents, then there’s really only one option. And that is to insert an automatic table of contents. Find out why this is the better option. Plus, learn how to insert a table of contents in your Word document.
This article covers using the ruler to align text. As an example, we’ll look at how to indent a paragraph in Word. And the quickest way to do this. Clue … you should never (and I mean never) use tabs to indent a paragraph in Word!
Horizontal ruler missing in Word? Here’s how to show the horizontal ruler. Plus, find out what you can use the horizontal ruler for in Word.
