Word Tips and Tricks

Course details

Microsoft Word contains a multitude of helpful features that can streamline your document creation workflow. In this course, Nick Brazzi shines a spotlight on some of the software's lesser-known features, sharing useful tips that can help you improve your productivity and efficiency in Word. Follow along with Nick as he shows you a variety of power-user formatting tricks, including how to select text more effectively, maintain text format when you're copying and pasting, and add a drop cap effect. Learn how to create customized spell-check dictionaries, work with nonprinting characters, leverage the Resume Assistant, and much more.

Note: This course was recorded in Microsoft 365. However, most of the tips are also useful for anyone with stand-alone versions of Microsoft Office, including Office 2019 and Office 2021.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Explore lesser-known features in Microsoft Word

1. Application and Document Defaults

02 - Use the new interface
03 - Disable the Start screen (Windows)
04 - Disable the Start screen (Mac)
05 - Set Dark Mode (Windows)
06 - Set Dark Mode (Mac)
07 - Set default font for new documents
08 - Share and coauthor documents online

2. Adding and Formatting Text

09 - Use automatic text replacement
10 - Insert placeholder text
11 - Work with website links
12 - Select text more effectively
13 - Maintain format during copy and paste
14 - Use the Drop Cap effect

3. Spelling and Proofing Tools

15 - Set the custom spell check dictionary (Windows)
16 - Set the custom spell check dictionary (Mac)
17 - Set the spell check language or disable spell check

4. Useful Tools

18 - Show nonprinting characters
19 - Word and character count
20 - Compress pictures to decrease file size
21 - Cite your sources with Researcher
22 - Get help writing a resume from the Resume Assistant
23 - Lock a document to restrict editing

Conclusion

24 - Learn more about Microsoft Word

Word Tips and Tricks

Authors

Nick Brazzi