If you're looking to get more out of Word, try
the best 100 tips for all versions of Word from 97 up.
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Working with Graphics:
Working with Text:
Working with Tables:
Word Tips - General
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Don't insert an image directly into your document -
link to it instead to reduce the size of the document. Do this by
selecting Picture, From File and then choosing Link to file from the
Insert drop-down menu. |
Rotate an image in Word 2002 by clicking it to select
it and dragging the top green handle to the desired position. |
Hold the [Shift] key as you rotate the image to constrain it to 15-degree
rotations. |
Reverse a WordArt image by i ..oo- dragging the handle
on one side of the image over the border on the other side. |
Change an inline picture so it can be moved by right-clicking it,
choosing Format Picture, Layout tab and selecting In front of text.
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To add a patterned border around an image, right-click
it, choose Format Picture, Colors and Lines tab and set the Line Color
to a pattern. |
Use pictures for text bullets by ftiM choosing Format,
Bullets and Numbering, Bullets tab. Select an option, click Customize
and choose Picture to select one to use. |
Turn an image into a hyperlink by right-clicking it
and choosing Hyperlink from the menu. |
When an image becomes a Word hyperlink, hold down [Ctrl]
and click it to open the hyperlinked document or site. |
Add text over an image by placing it in a text box,
alter its layout to In front of text and drag it over the image. |
Change the colour of a piece of an ungrouped image by
selecting it and using the Fill Color button on the Drawing toolbar. |
Add a picture border around the page by choosing Format,
Borders and Shading, Page Border tab and picking an option From the
Art collection. |
Turn an image into greyscale by MB selecting it, choosing
Image options from the Picture toolbar and clicking Greyscale. |
Add an image to an envelope by first adding an envelope
to your document and then inserting an image into its top left corner. |
Constrain an oval to create a circle by holding the
[Shift] key
as you draw it- |

It's possible to reverse WordArt in Word so
that you can print text on T-shirt transfer paper.
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Restore the selected image to its original colours by
clicking Reset Picture on the Picture toolbar. |
Set an image to appear automatically on all new envelopes:
select it and choose Insert, AutoText, New. Type the name EnvelopeExtrai
and click |
Use Word 2002's new Insert, Diagram tool to add charts such as
an organisation chart, a Venn diagram or a Pyramid chart to a document.
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