Want to see what your Word document would look like on the web? It’s simple: Click the “Web Layout” command on the “View” tab, in the “Views” group. To create polished Documents, take a Word training course from AETC!

You can easily and quickly add captions to a picture, table or equation. Once you have created the caption you can cross reference it anywhere in the document. The ‘Insert Caption’ command is located in the Reference tab, in the Captions group. When selected, a dialog box helps setup your caption. Now you can cross reference the figure as follows: Figure 1: MCS Logo To Cross Reference the figure, use the Cross Reference command located in the Reference tab, in the Captions group. When selected, a dialog box will help with the setup, which looks like the following: Note that you can insert a hyperlink to the caption, allowing for quick navigation to the figure, as shown when hovering over the cross reference with the cursor (below). Get the skills to make polished and professional documents with a Word training course from AdvantEdge Training and Consulting

You can use the Status Bar to display useful information. Right click the bottom bar of your document to make the Status Bar settings pane appear. Select the options you want shown. Then click outside the Status Bar setting pane. Your options will appear in the bar. For more ways to make editing documents easier, check out AETC’s Word Training Classes.

Word allows you to write out equations right in the text field, as well as find out what the equation’s total is. You only need to set up Calculator. To do this, go to File Options Quick Access toolbar. Select All commands in the drop-down menu, and scroll down for Calculate. Click on the Add button. You’ll see it appear on your Quick Access toolbar as a small gray circle. To use it, you only need to type out a mathematical equation. For instance, type out 10+5, highlight your equation, and click on the button. The result appears in the lower left side of the taskbar. For more ways to make editing documents easier, check out AETC’s Word Training Classes.

Many of today’s users prefer using the keyboard for as many functions as possible. If you are this type of user, here is a keyboard short cut for removing some different types of formatting quickly and easily. If you prefer to use your mouse, that is still an option but you might want to give this a try! Quickly remove formatting If text has been formatted and you want it to appear back in its original state, just click on the word or section of text and press [Ctrl] + [Space] simultaneously. To remove any formatting with a style, click on [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [N] and it will go back to the default style. Applying Bold and Italics To apply Bold or Italics to text, either select the desired text or click within the desired word, and press [Ctrl] + [B] to make text Bold, and [Ctrl] + [I] to make it Italics.  The same shortcut keys can be used to change Bold or Italic text back to normal formatting. For more ways to make Word work for you, take a training course from AETC!