Microsoft Word was, and still is, the “big daddy” of word processing software, and has always been both the talisman and the lightning rod of the MS Office family.. Microsoft has fine-tuned and tweaked Word over the course of its evolution through many iterations, and this evolution has not always met with universal acclaim. In its time, it has inspired more than its fair share of gnashed teeth and bitter tears. Schrodinger’s Cat acknowledges this, but asks that you explore the posts below, and take the time to explore some of Word’s broader horizons and its true potential.
Some of Word’s critics have declared it, in this hyperbolic Trumpian age,to be the “enemy of the people”. The Guardian’s Jason Wilson agrees, Here’s my take.
And as a follow-up to Wilson’s viewpoint, here is The Guardian’s Alison Flood on the surging popularity of the Times New Roman font as the preferred font, or otherwise, of many famous authors
Use styles to really make Word work for you.
Read all about using section breaks in Word documents – both why and how.
Create a Table of Contents in your Word document by taking advantage of styles
Use this hidden trick to print a list of Word keyboard shortcuts.
Use this handy feature to easily repeat the heading rows in a Word table