It was Ten Days Ago...

About ten days ago I released my WordTips Videos 2024 Collection. It contains 104 videos (over 8 hours) that I published on YouTube, all from last year. The videos have been re-mastered and even come with a 160+ page e-book that contains transcripts for each video. All of this is sent to you on a handy USB 3.2 flash drive.

Since I just announced the collection (about ten days ago, as I just said), you can currently get the WordTips Videos 2024 Collection for 33% off the normal price, which is a GREAT deal. Make sure you take some time to check it out here:

https://UsingOffice.com/videos/

The special discount is only available through this coming Wednesday (February 19), so time to take advantage of the discount won't last forever.

I hope you enjoy the tips in this week's newsletter!

—Allen

WordTips (ribbon) for 15 February 2025

Ensuring Space Before at the Start of a Page

If you have a format a paragraph to have space before it, Word won't normally add that space if the paragraph is the first one on the page. This can cause problems for some layout needs. This tip provides three ways you can get around this behavior.

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(Thanks to Gerry Barnby, Michael Avidan (MVP), Patrick Sedgwick, Mitchell Lazarus, Paul Fallon, and Timothy McGowan for contributing to this tip.)

Putting Shift+F4 On the Quick Access Toolbar

The Shift+F4 shortcut is very helpful when you want to repeat an action, such as finding the next occurrence of whatever you are searching for. You can add this command to the Quick Access Toolbar by following the steps in this tip.

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Editing a Hyperlink

Word allows you to embed active hyperlinks in your documents. If you later want to change or edit that hyperlink, you can use the techniques discussed in this tip.

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Keeping the Styles Pane Open by Default

Word doesn't provide a way that you can display the Styles task pane by default. If you get tired of manually displaying it each time you use Word, you may want to adapt and use the macro presented in this tip.

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WordTips YouTube Channel

Do you like to learn visually? Make sure you check out the WordTips YouTube channel. New videos are added weekly. (I typically try to add them on Tuesdays and Thursdays.)

New video: Distributing Table Rows Evenly
If you've adjusted the height of your table and the rows within the table, you might want to later return all those rows to a uniform height. In Word this is referred to as "distributing" rows, and it is an easy task to do, as discussed in this Quick Tip.

New video: Hyphenating Your Document
One of the final touches you can add to a document is to hyphenate it. This allows text to flow more smoothly from line to line, giving your document a more professional look. Here's how to achieve the hyphenation.

Help Wanted

This section is for those having problems making Word behave. If Word is giving you fits, feel free to submit your own Help Wanted question.

If you have a solution for the problems below, click the link after the problem to send us your answer. (All responses become the sole property of Sharon Parq Associates, Inc., and can be used in any way deemed appropriate.) If your response is used in a future issue, you will be credited for your contribution to the answer.

Changing Hyperlink Display Text

When I select a hyperlink and display the Edit Hyperlink dialog box, I can change the Display Text field to change what shows for the hyperlink in the document. Can I simply move the insertion point within the hyperlink, not display the Edit Hyperlink dialog box, and still make changes directly to what is shown in the document? Is one method "proper" and the other "improper?"
—Heather Reynolds (provide an answer for this Help Wanted question)

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