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- Learn about using styles to save yourself time formatting your chapter titles or subtitles.
- Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016: Customize styles in Word
- Word 2016 for Mac: Customize styles in Word 2016 for Mac
- Be cautious copying and pasting text in Word, even from one Word document to another
- To clear all formatting on selected text, on the Home tab, in the Font group, choose Clear All Formatting.
- To clear all formatting on selected text, on the Home tab, in the Font group, choose Clear All Formatting.
- Watch your white space: What you see as empty, Word may read as information
- To start a new page, use the Insert>Page Break option (or CTRL+ENTER on the keyboard) rather than hitting Enter multiple times
- Remember to save constantly as you work, and to save copies of the updated file(s) to all of your backup locations after each time working on your document
- Don't worry about page numbers or your Table of Contents until you are mostly finished writing
- You can use PDF-XChange Editor, found in CloudPC, to combine multiple PDF files into one PDF document (see "Using PDF-XChange Editor", above)
- If you feel more comfortable hiring someone to do the formatting for you, consider hiring a professional editor. The University Writing Center has a list of recommended professionals in the area.Be certain to ask if they can handle formatting during your exploratory conversations with them.
Reviewed June 5, 2023