Microsoft changed Word’s format with version 2007, adding new features that some people find useful. But in doing so, they broke compatibility with an industry-wide standard. Fortunately, the company ...

So my school is buying me a new Macbook over the summer (I'm trying to convince myself not to get the black version). My main use for it is writing scholarly papers and books. I've written a ...

Create custom styles in Word 2003 and 2007 to reformat documents quickly, and to help others format their files in a uniform manner. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an ...

Over the next several weeks we’ll be taking a closer look at each of the elements included in the Small Business Edition of Microsoft Office 2003. This includes Word, Excel, Outlook with Business ...

To help readers follow the instructions in this article, we used two different typefaces: Boldface type for the names of program functions, screen tags, icons and URLs. Sans serif type for the names ...

Microsoft Word 2003 includes a feature called "AutoText," which stores phrases and sentences you often type. When you begin typing a stored phrase, Word activates the AutoComplete feature, also known ...

These charts accompany our story Word 2010 cheat sheet. Click through to that story for detailed information on getting up and running with Word 2010. If you’ve upgraded to Word 2010 directly from ...