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OpenOffice solution for some corrupted Word files

Updating older Microsoft Word files into Word 2007 generally occurs without too much of a hitch.  However, when some older files are corrupted, you can fix the problem by opening the file(s) in OpenOffice and then saving them. One caveat: This workaround is effective for some circumstances only.

Open Office is a “free and open” productivity suite that involves a variety of tools for: Continue reading “OpenOffice solution for some corrupted Word files”

Microsoft Word 2007 tools for referencing sources

Ever have challenges with citing references, both in-text and in the bibliographical list that follows? Microsoft Word 2007 offers a references tool that may make this task easier. The References Tab on the MS Word 2007 Ribbon offers many options for working with references in a document.

The Table of Contents feature allows the automated building and updating of these contents, which comes in handy for larger documents.

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Microsoft Word 2007: How to display/hide formatting codes?

Word is displaying all formatting codes as I type. Whenever I add a space, press Enter, and so on, Word puts a formatting code in my document view. How do I turn this off?

On the Home tab, in the paragraph section, click the Hide/Show button to turn formatting off and on. When the Hide/Show button is highlighted as shown below, the formatting feature is turned on.