There are those days that we run into things we need to deal with and then we’re sitting there, wondering. When I have those moments, I tend to annotate them for you, my reader:
Word and Character Count in Word
Have you ever wondered just how many characters or words are in that novel you’re writing in Microsoft Word?
To find out the number of characters in your Word document:
go to
“File”,
“Properties”,
then click on the
“Statistics” tab.
Quick Text Case Changes
Here’s how you can use your keyboard to quickly change the case of text in Microsoft Word:
Select the text you want to change and press SHIFT+F3. Each time you press the F3 key, the text case switches between Title Case, UPPERCASE, and lowercase.
Quick Paste Key Command
Did you know that you can assign the Paste command to the INSERT key on your keyboard? That means you only have to use one key to paste the contents of your Clipboard into your document.
Here is how to set it up:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
2. Select the Use the INS key for paste check box to enable this feature.
3. Click OK.
Now, each time you press the INSERT key, you will paste the contents of the Clipboard into your document.
Scribe’s Note: Choosing this option disables the default function of the INSERT key in Microsoft Word that enables you to switch between insert typing mode to overtype mode. Then again, I’ve rarely used the overwrite option.
Use Word 2000 to Do Your French (or Spanish) Homework!!
Microsoft Word 2000 automatically detects whether you are typing in English, French, or Spanish, and uses the appropriate spelling or grammar checker for that sentence. (This might work for newer versions of Word Also.)
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