Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks
To Select Large Blocks of Text - Click where you want the selection to start and then scroll down to where you want the selection to end. Hold down the shift key and click again - the text will be selected. This tip is particularly useful if you have a fast computer and you find the text shooting past when you try to select with a mouse.
Quickly Switch Between Open Word documents - When you have several documents open in Microsoft Word, hold down the Ctrl key and press F6. This allows you to switch between documents. Each time you press the F6 key (whilst holding down the Ctrl key), Word will switch to the next document. Holding Ctrl AND Shift, then pressing F6 allows reverse switching between open Word documents. |  |
Determining Word Count - 2003 Users: select the text you want to count - Tools - Word Count. 2008 Users: select the text you want to count - look at the bottom of your screen - word count is automatically calculated.
Dictionary/Thesaurus Shortcut - Hold the Alt key down and click on any word, the Reference Toolbar opens and give the definition of the word, as well as synonyms.
Dictionary/Thesaurus Shortcut - Hold the Alt key down and click on any word, the Reference Toolbar opens and give the definition of the word, as well as synonyms.
Highlight the Easy Way - Double click on any word and it will highlight. Triple click and it will highlight and entire paragraph. Ctrl+A will highlight the entire paper.
Instant Auto Correct - If you find a word that is highlighted in red, it is misspelled. Simply right click on the word and Microsoft word will provide suggested spellings. Creating a Hyperlink - As an alternative to pasting the entire web address (URL), do the following instead: Type the title of the website - highlight the title and then click Ctrl-K. Hopefully you've discovered something new today! |  |
