Changing the Document Author in Microsoft Word

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  June 3, 2010  /  Word   —   1 Comments ↓

Microsoft Word 2007: Change the author name for documents
Every time you create a new document, Microsoft Office Word sets the Author property based on the User name setting that appears in the Word Options dialog box. The User name setting also provides the name and initials that are displayed in comments and tracked changes.
Change the author name in an existing document
1. Click the Microsoft Office Button Button point to Prepare, and then click Properties.
2. In the Document Information Panel, type the author name in the Author box.
Note: Changing the Author property in the Document Information Panel of an existing document has no effect on the User name setting in the Word Options dialog box.

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Using Portrait and Landscape Orientation in the Same Document

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  May 4, 2010  /  Word   —   No Comments ↓

Microsoft Word 2007

1. Select the pages or paragraphs that you want to change to portrait or landscape orientation.
**Note: If you select some but not all of the text on a page to change to portrait or landscape orientation, Word places the selected text on its own page, and the surrounding text on separate pages.
2. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Margins.
3. Click Custom Margins.
4. On the Margins tab, click Portrait or Landscape.
5. In the Apply to list, click Selected text.
**Note: Microsoft Word automatically inserts section breaks before and after the text that has the new page orientation. If your document is already divided into sections, you can click in a section (or select multiple sections), and then change the orientation for only the sections that you select.

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How To Get a Blank Line Above a Table

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  April 27, 2010  /  Word   —   2 Comments ↓

Microsoft Word 2007: Insert a Blank Line Before a Table

Use this procedure to insert a blank line before a table that is on the first line of the first page in a document.

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Prevent Page Breaks in the Middle of a Paragraph

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  March 30, 2010  /  Word   —   No Comments ↓

Microsoft Word 2007: Prevent page breaks in the middle of a paragraph

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The First Page is Special

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  March 16, 2010  /  Word   —   No Comments ↓

Make the First Page Header or Footer Different from the Rest of the Pages

1. On the first page of the document, double click the header or footer area.
2. Under Header & Footer Tools, on the Design tab, in the Options group, select the Different First Page check box.
Note If your document includes a cover page from the gallery of cover pages in Office Word 2007, the Different First Page option is already turned on. Inserting or editing a header or footer on this page does not affect the other pages in the document.
3. Create a header or footer, or make changes to the existing header or footer, on the first page.

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How Do I Type Text Above a Table at the Top of the Page?

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  March 9, 2010  /  Word   —   No Comments ↓

Microsoft Word 2007: I Can't Insert Text Before a Table

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Prevent Others from Changing Document Styles

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  January 29, 2010  /  Word   —   No Comments ↓

Restrict formatting in Word 2007 Documents

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Dear Microsoft Word: Please Don't Make Lists Automatically

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  November 20, 2009  /  Word   —   No Comments ↓

Microsoft Word 2007: Turn on or off automatic bullets or numbering

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