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| Topic: | Word 2010 question: just show what I type, please This thread has 10 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 16:04 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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I'm trying to create a document page format that doesn't do anything.
I want to make lists that look like this:
1. bla bla bla
2. etc etc etc
That is, I want to stop Word from indenting when I type a number, a period, and a space.
I'm doing technical writing. If I start a sentence with parentheses like so:
(A) represents ble ble blo
Then Word indents the (A). I want to see what I type exactly where I type it.
When I type (E), sometimes I get a Euro symbol, sometimes I don't. I have been able to sneak up on (E) by typing
( E)
then removing the space: (E)
I have located the Help page that tells me how to do custom page formatting, but I don't find these things, probably because I have zero clue what they're called. (I simply must stop trying to earn a living, and read a book about Word 2010.)
Anybody know how to turn off this sometimes helpful stuff?
Oh, yes: when you let Word do all that formatting, it gets modified when you try to copy and paste into, say, an email.
Thanks!
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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| Post 2 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 16:19 |
iimig Senior Member |
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Options --> Proofing --> AutoCorrect options. Modify as needed.
You could also just try using WordPad.
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The less I say, the smarter I will appear |
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| OP | Post 3 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 17:01 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Well, Thank You Sir ! ! !
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw |
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| Post 4 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 17:04 |
Fred Harding Super Member |
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iimig, I think I like you a whole bunch. Thanks!
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| Post 5 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 17:27 |
King of typos Loyal Member |
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For those who have Word 2011, Mac's version, it's Tools--- Autocorrect and modify as needed.
KOT
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| OP | Post 6 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 22:18 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Wow, you even helped The Fred! Cool!
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
"The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- G. “Bernie” Shaw |
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| Post 7 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 22:32 |
Mr. Stanley Elite Member |
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Hire a pro
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"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."
Frank Lloyd Wright
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| Post 8 made on Saturday June 6, 2015 at 03:31 |
bcf1963 Super Member |
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Ernie,
I simply don't get how it is that you can't figure this stuff out...
I typed the following into Google:
"how to get word to quit changing things"
The top four results I got include things like turning off the top 10 most unwanted features in Word. There isn't one bit of jargon in that. I didn't even bother to put in the version of word, and the majority of the results returned cover every version of Word back to at least 2003.
I think not learning the features of the programs you use the most, is false economy! You only think you've saved yourself time.
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| Post 9 made on Saturday June 6, 2015 at 11:46 |
amirm Advanced Member |
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There is an easy temporary control. Type control z as soon as Word does something you don't like. In this case it will stop auto-correcting for the duration of that paragraph.
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Amir Founder, Madrona Digital, http://madronadigital.comFounder, Audio Science Review, http://audiosciencereview.com |
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| Post 10 made on Saturday June 6, 2015 at 11:57 |
tweeterguy Loyal Member |
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On June 6, 2015 at 03:31, bcf1963 said...
I simply don't get how [...] can't figure this stuff out... [you're surprised he]
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| OP | Post 11 made on Saturday June 6, 2015 at 15:41 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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I've learned that coming up with google search terms that find exactly what you want to find, and not three million irrelevancies, is an art. I've gone looking for program details and have not had much luck. Thanks for the suggestion: one thing I have not tried has been simple English!
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