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If whenever you try to open Office Word on your Mac computer but receive the error prompt stating Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close, then this post is intended to help you. In this post, we will provide the most suitable solutions you can try...

PowerPoint is a Microsoft Office software used to present data, edit photos, and create simple graphic images. Microsoft PowerPoint is often used in businesses and classrooms. Today, in this post we will show you how to create a Word Cloud in Microsoft PowerPoint....

Cover pages are a terrific way to make your document have a great impression and a stylish look. In Microsoft Word, some features can assist you in designing a cover page. The cover page feature offers various built-in style templates that make it easier for...

There's just one problem—you need to pay a one-time fee or a recurring subscription to use Microsoft Word as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription ... or do you? This online version of Word isn't as powerful or as versatile as the desktop software for Windows and...

We recently spoke about how to add a color frame to photos using Word. The way we did, it was by using the options already available in the program. However, what is available might not be pleasing to all users, which is why it would make sense to download and add new...

From time-to-time users of Microsoft Word will come face-to-face with a file extension called ASD. In many cases, folks are confused about what to do with such a file and how to open it. Well, we are here to say that it is easy to open this file, and were going to...

Microsoft will begin rolling out text predictions for Word by March 2021. The new update will help users type faster, saving time.According to Microsoft “Text predictions help users write more efficiently by predicting text quickly and accurately. The feature reduces...

Microsoft Excel and Word are without a shred of doubt the two most abundantly used software in the corporate and non-corporate world. They are practically synonymous with the term ‘work’ itself. Oftentimes, not a week goes by without us firing up the combination of...

By default, you can’t freely move pictures (by drag-and-drop) to any position in a Microsoft Word document without also placing them somewhere in the text. But with a small change, you can drag images anywhere. Here’s how. Make a Picture Freely Move in a Word Document...

You can use Microsoft Office apps for free. It's likely you've needed access to a Microsoft Word document, a PowerPoint presentation or other basic tools from Microsoft 365 at least once -- for either work, school or personal use. Although the software may seem like a...

We reported a while back that Microsoft had added a new feature to Microsoft Word called LinkedIn Resume Assistant. It is one of the first ways the software giant has proven how it plans to integrate LinkedIn into its key services. Now, not everyone might know how to...

At a glanceExpert’s Rating ProsFirst-class text editing capabilitiesEasy to add and edit imagesReadily available on most PCs and MacsConsMay have trouble correctly displaying documents with heavy formatting or lots of graphicsNo PDF annotation toolsNo easy way to...

Most Word documents contain sensitive information that you might not want shared. Not everyone needs to worry about this, but it’s something to think about even if you’re not producing legal, financial, government or other sensitive business documents. Most of us...

Microsoft Word is the most well-known word processing application on the planet. For decades, it has been a staple of both home and enterprise use. It has also been hidden behind a paywall most of that time. Things are a little different in the present climate,...

While many seasoned attorneys still tell tales of electric typewriters buzzing around the office as assistants sat plugged into dictation machines, today’s lawyers occupy a far different desk setup: they’re perched in front of a monitor (or two… or more) with...

Google is continuing to give its document editing suite a more modern makeover. The latest update to Google Docs makes pageless documents available to all users after the company announced the feature last May. It also adds new features such as AI-generated document...

Microsoft Word will now scan text for so-called “hate speech” and warn users if their language is not “inclusive” enough, following a ‘woke’ new update to their popular program. In addition to the hate speech warnings, the inclusiveness checker will order users to...

Old science fiction shows depicting the future make a big deal out of voice control. We can ask the computer to identify a nearby planet or request a cup of tea. Decades later, we can ask questions and control devices with our voice, thanks to virtual assistants and...

A new zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office could potentially allow hackers to take control of your computer. The vulnerability can be exploited even if you don’t actually open an infected file. Although we’re still waiting for an official fix, Microsoft has...

Summary List PlacementIt's surprisingly easy to set up a mail merge, which lets you create seemingly personalized communication for a large number of recipients without creating each message by hand.  To mail merge a document — like a letter, envelope, printing label,...