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Move your Table Quickly

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

For those of you who love to save keystrokes and time, this is the tip for you!

Did you know that in most versions of MS Word you can use your mouse to quickly and easily move your entire table within your documents?  Well you can!  Everyone knows I am the queen of saving time and keystrokes, so I thought I would share this with those of you who weren’t aware of this nifty little feature.

Follow the steps below to learn how:

  1. Hover your mouse over your table. You do not have to click, just hover. When you do you will see in the upper left corner of your table, a small icon that looks like a square with a four headed arrow inside it.
  2. When you click and drag the icon your table moves with it.
  3. Once you have reached the spot in your document where you would like your table to appear, simply release your mouse button and your table has now been repositioned!

Cool beans huh?

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MOVING PARAGRAPHS USING MS WORD IN LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

It can be very frustrating and time consuming after you have completed a lengthy document, such as a Deed, Power of Attorney, etc. and then you have to move your paragraphs either up or down in your document.

Of course, you can always use the old cut and paste method, but that in itself can be time consuming and we all know that I am all about saving time and keystrokes. There is a better method to use when you need to move the paragraphs in your document and it is quick and efficient!

Follow the steps below to learn how:

  1. Click one in the paragraph you would like to move.
  2. Hold down the Shift and Alt keys simultaneously and at the same time use either your up or down arrow.

Works like magic!  Go ahead and try it – you’e gonna love it! 

So you do not forget this handly little tip, make a note in MS Outlook and save it.  Then you can quickly check when you need it again.

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Create a Drop-Down List in MS Word Forms

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Lots of times there is a need to create a form within MS Word wherein the form is e-mailed to a colleague or a client and they fill out the form and send it back to you.

It can be very tedious to sort through the information when users insert data that you are not specifically looking for and that is where drop-down lists come in very handy, because you can create a drop-down list with specific items for selection.

To create your drop-down list, follow the steps below:

If your form template has already been created, open it and remove protection from the form.

If you are just creating your form, right-click on an empty spot on your toolbar which will open the list of Toolsbar.  From there, click on the Forms Toolbar, which will open a floating toolbar.

Click the Drop-down Form Field button.

Double-click the field to open the dialog box.

Type each choice for the drop-down list and click Add.

Make sure you arrange them in the order you prefer.

Click OK.

The form will display the typical arrow next to the field. When you click it the choices are displayed for you.

Don’t forget that you will not be able to use the form until you protect it!

You can use these same techniques to create an online form for the Web. In this case, however4, use the tools on the Web Tools toolbar to creatre the form fields, which has many of the same controls as the Forms toolbar.

Go ahead and experiment with it. I think you will find that it is fun to create forms and not difficult at all!

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