Microsoft Word also known as Ms Word is one of the office productivity applications included in the Microsoft Office suite. It is one of the most preferred Word processors. Our blog is dedicated to make use of Word simple, easy and efficient. It covers Tips and Tricks to use Ms Word for creating report, thesis and dissertation, equation and more.
Ever wondered how to align text left and right on same line in Ms Word. The trick is to use tab spacing and is explained in following steps. Setting up tab space to align text left and right align on same line in Word 1: Make sure the “Ruler” is visible. Navigate to View Tab and check the box against “Ruler” to display ruler. 2: Change “Left Tab” to “Right… Read More »How to align text left and right on same line in Ms Word
While selecting text using mouse, Ms Word sometimes selects more than you need. This is one of the annoying feature of Ms Word and is one of the most searched in superuser. Steps to stop word from selecting more Navigate Files > Options to open Ms Word options window Click Advance Uncheck the box against “When selecting, automatically select entire word” in “Editing options” group Result After the above setting,… Read More »How to stop Ms Word from selecting more than you need
Pi (π or Π) is one of the most commonly types Greek alphabets in Ms Word. Of the four different ways to type Pi symbol in Word, Math Autocorrect is my favourite. Apart from being the fastest of all, it has the easy to remember keyboard shortcut. Ms Word Pi shortcut Type \pi and hit spacebar to get lower case of Greek letter pi (π). Similarly, to get upper case… Read More »Ms Word shortcut for Pi (π or Π) symbol
Table of contents, page number, list of figures/tables/equations, figure/table/equation number and cross reference are some common example of fields. Sometimes you need to update all fields in Ms Word rather than updating each one by one. There are a couple of ways to do it. However, each method has its limitations and doesn’t update each type of field. This blog describes the correct procedure that ensure every field are updated… Read More »How to update all fields in Ms Word for Windows & MacOS
Many of the Microsoft Word document formats requires header only on the first page. There are different methods to achieve it. Some method includes insertion of section break in the first page as an additional step while other simply involves ticking a check box. Here we will cover the latter one which is simple and faster. Steps to Insert Header Only on First Page The following method works in Word… Read More »How to Insert Header Only on First Page of Ms Word document
Alpha (α), the first Greek alphabets is one of the most commonly used Greek letters in mathematics and science. However, inserting alpha symbol in Word is not straightforward as there is not keys associated with it. So, in this blog you learn four different methods to type Alpha (α) symbol in Microsoft Word. Method 1: Math Autocorrect – The smartest way to insert Alpha To insert alpha, simply type “\alpha” and… Read More »How to insert alpha symbol in Word: 4 Methods
Degree (°) symbol is used to quantify temperature (°C or °F), angle (90°) and alcohol proof. However, typing degree symbol in Word can difficult as there are no dedicated keys for it. In our earlier blog we have covered, four ways to type degree symbol in Word. This blog cover only the best method which will save your time and is very easy to remember. Word shortcut for degree symbol… Read More »Shortcut to type Degree Symbol (°) in Word
Greek letters delta (Upper case: Δ and Lower case: δ) is used widely in science and economics. It is the fourth letter of Greek alphabets. To type Delta in Word, there are four different ways. Methods to type Delta in Word There are four different ways to insert Delta in Word. Method 1: Math Autocorrect (Fastest) Shortcut for Delta in Word Type “\Delta” and press space to get Δ symbol.… Read More »Four methods to type Delta in Word (Δ/δ): Alt X, Alt Code, Insert > Symbols & Math Autocorrect Shortcut
Circle is one of the basic shapes that you may need. However, drawing a circle in Word and PowerPoint is not straightforward. But with the simple trick, you can quickly draw a perfect circle of any size in Word or PowerPoint. Steps to draw a Circle in Word and Power Point In the Insert Tab, click on Shapes From the drop-down list, click on Oval under Basic Shapes Left click… Read More »How to draw circle in Word or PowerPoint?
Ms Word has a feature to insert 112 arrows. Of these, we often used eight reaction arrows. This blog covers 4 different ways to insert these arrows in Ms Word. At the end, we summarize all the shortcut. Four methods to insert reaction arrows in Word Four methods to insert reaction arrows in Ms Word includes Math Autocorrect (similar to LaTeX and fastest & easiest to remember), Insert > Equations,… Read More »How to insert Reaction Arrows in Word: 4 Methods