Find Footnotes Fast
To quickly jump to the text of a particular footnote or endnote, double click on the note's reference mark (the superscripted number.)

Using the Format Painter
The Format Painter icon can be used to copy character or paragraph formatting from one portion of text to another.

• Click in the paragraph (or word) that is formatted the way you want. Then click on the Format Painter icon.
• Click on the word you want to copy the formatting to, or for multiple words, drag to select the portion of text.

To copy the formatting multiple times, click in a portion of text with the formatting to be copied, double-click on the Format Painter icon, and copy the formatting as many times as you want. When you've finished, click the format painter icon once again to de-select it.

Adding a Calculate Button
One feature missing from a button or menu in Word is the ability to calculate a string of numbers and paste the total at the end, for example you might have the sequence 49+88= in the text and want Word to calculate the sum for you.

This feature is available as a WordBasic command which can be added to a menu, toolbar, or shortcut key combination. To add the item to a menu, choose Tools, Customize, Menus. In the Categories list box, select All Commands, then highlight the ToolsCalculate command in the Commands list box. Select a menu for it in the Change What Menu box and select a position in the Position on Menu box. Designate a menu item name in the Name on Menu box, then click the Add Button.

Quick Table Select
To quickly select an entire table, click anywhere inside the table, then with the Num Lock key off, press Alt+5 on the numeric keypad.

Using AutoCorrect to Correct Commonly Misspelled Words
Word's AutoCorrect feature is useful for correcting words that you might routinely mistype. Some of the more common typing errors, such as typing "teh" instead of "the", are already included in the list of words it corrects. To see the built-in list of corrections select Tools, AutoCorrect. You can add other words to the list by typing the mistyped word in the "Replace" box and the correct spelling in the "With" box.

Another not so well known feature of AutoCorrect is the ability to add abbreviations for short phrases, chemical formulas, medical terms, and department or people's names. For example, you can create an entry called "js" for the name "Mr. John Smith" or one called "cl" for the closing of a letter.

To create an AutoCorrect entry for a portion of text such as the closing portion of a letter.

• Type and format the closing of the letter, including the blank lines for the signature.
• Select the entire portion of text.
• Choose Tools, AutoCorrect. The selected text will automatically be placed in the "With" box. The "Formatted Text" button should be highlighted, if not, click to select it.
• Type an abbreviation, such as "cl" in the "Replace" box. Don't use a real word or that word will always be replaced by the letter closing! Click on Add.
• To use this shortcut, just type the abbreviation in your document and press the spacebar-the entire portion of text will be inserted.

Shrinking a Document to Fit
If you've created a document and one or two lines spill over unto a new page, you can use the "Shrink to Fit" feature to fit everything on the page. Choose File, Print Preview and click on the Shrink to Fit button.

Removing Formatting for a Portion of Text
To quickly remove character formatting, such as bold, italic, or underline, and reset text back to the normal style, select the text and press Ctrl+Spacebar (Ctrl+Shift+Z also works.) To reset paragraph formatting, such as tabs and indents, back to the normal style press Ctrl+Q.

Selectively Undoing Previous Actions
Selecting Edit, Undo will undo your last action. Word, however, stores a list of your last one hundred edits and you can selectively undo any one of these. To see the list click on the down arrow beside the undo button and select the one you want to undo from the list.