Word & PowerPoint

Tables, mail merge, track changes, styles, and creating effective presentations.

36 guides in this category.

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How-To Guides

• How to Accept or Remove All Track Changes in Word — Accept or reject every tracked change in a Word document, delete all comments, turn tracking off, and confirm nothing is left before you send the file out.
• How to Add a Watermark in Word — Add a DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL watermark in Microsoft Word, build a custom text or picture watermark, and remove one that will not delete.
• How to Add Animations and Transitions in PowerPoint — Apply slide transitions, animate objects with the Animation Pane, reveal bullets one at a time, and use Morph without overwhelming your audience.
• How to Add Footnotes and Citations in Word — Insert footnotes and endnotes in Microsoft Word, change their number format, and build a citation list and bibliography that updates itself.
• How to Add Page Numbers, Headers, and Footers in Word — Add headers, footers, and page numbers in Microsoft Word, skip the number on your title page, start counting at any value, and control each section separately.
• How to Add Speaker Notes in PowerPoint — Add speaker notes to your slides, read them in Presenter View while the audience sees only the slide, print them, and keep them out of shared files.
• How to Change Line Spacing in Word — Set single, 1.5, or double line spacing in Microsoft Word, close the stubborn gaps between paragraphs, and apply the change to a whole document at once.
• How to Change Margins and Page Orientation in Word — Set margins, orientation, and paper size in Microsoft Word, use mirror margins for double-sided printing, and make one page landscape in a portrait document.
• How to Change Slide Size in PowerPoint — Switch a deck between 16:9 and 4:3, set custom sizes for A4 or posters, and understand the Maximize versus Ensure Fit prompt before you pick.
• How to Check Word Count and Readability in Word — Check word count in Word from the status bar or the Word Count dialog, turn on readability statistics, and use the Editor pane to tighten your writing.
• How to Compare Two Versions of a Word Document — Use Word's Compare tool to see every difference between two versions of a document, even when neither copy has tracked changes turned on.
• How to Convert a PDF to an Editable Word Document — Learn how to easily convert a PDF back into a Microsoft Word document so you can edit the text without needing a paid PDF editor.
• How to Convert a Word Document into a PowerPoint Presentation — Learn how to use Microsoft Word for the Web to automatically generate a PowerPoint presentation from a text document using AI.
• How to Convert a Word Document to PDF (and Back) — Convert Word documents to PDF and PDF files back to Word using built-in tools — no extra software needed.
• How to Copy a Table from Word to PowerPoint (Without Breaking It) — Learn the proper way to move data from a Word document into a PowerPoint slide so it doesn't get squished, distorted, or lose its formatting.
• How to Create a Word Cloud in Microsoft PowerPoint — Learn how to generate and insert a custom word cloud directly into a PowerPoint slide using a free, built-in Microsoft Add-in.
• How to Create an Effective PowerPoint Presentation — Build professional PowerPoint presentations. Learn how to select layouts, use the Designer tool, add animations, and embed media files.
• How to Create Text Columns in Word — Split text into two or three columns in Microsoft Word, set custom widths and a dividing line, and control where text jumps to the next column.
• How to Delete a Blank Page in Word — Remove a stubborn blank page in Microsoft Word by showing formatting marks and deleting the paragraph mark, page break, or section break causing it.
• How to Export a PowerPoint Presentation as a Video — Turn a PowerPoint deck into an MP4 with narration and timings, pick the right resolution, and handle a file too big to email.
• How to Fix Microsoft 365 Apps Running Slowly — Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams Performance — Fix slow performance across Microsoft 365 apps — covering add-ins, hardware acceleration, Office cache, file bloat, and repair.
• How to Fix Microsoft Word Formatting Instantly (Without Re-typing) — Learn how to instantly strip out weird fonts, bullet points, and broken spacing in Microsoft Word using the Clear Formatting tool.
• How to Fix PowerPoint Not Opening or Crashing — Fix PowerPoint that won't open, freezes on startup, or crashes when opening presentations with these user-level steps.
• How to Fix Word Running Slowly — Lag, Freezing, and Slow Scrolling — Fix Word when it runs slowly — delayed typing, slow scrolling, formatting lag, and large document freezes — without needing IT or admin access.
• How to Insert a Signature Line or Checkbox in Word — Add clickable checkboxes, signature lines, and fillable form fields to Word documents.
• How to Insert and Format Tables in Word — Insert and format tables in Microsoft Word. Learn how to adjust rows, apply styles, and sort data to build professional document layouts.
• How to Print Address Labels with Mail Merge in Word — Set up Avery labels in Word, connect your Excel address list, and print a full sheet — including the Update Labels step everyone forgets.
• How to Print PowerPoint Handouts — Print multiple PowerPoint slides per page, add note lines, save toner with greyscale, and put a header on every handout page.
• How to Recover an Unsaved Document in Office — Recover unsaved files in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Learn how to use AutoRecover and search for temporary backups after an app crash.
• How to Save or Print Any Document as a PDF — Convert documents, spreadsheets, and web pages to PDF format on Windows. Save files using the built-in Print to PDF tool.
• How to Shrink a Large PowerPoint File — Cut a PowerPoint file down to emailable size by compressing pictures and video, dropping embedded fonts, and clearing out unused slide masters.
• How to Stop Word Online from Changing Your Document Formatting — Learn why Microsoft Word for the Web messes up your page layouts, margins, and fonts, and how to fix it.
• How to Track Changes in Word — Track Changes records every edit made to a Word document - insertions, deletions, and formatting changes - so you and your collaborators can review...
• How to Use Heading Styles and Create a Table of Contents in Word — Use heading styles in Microsoft Word to structure long documents and automatically generate a table of contents (TOC).
• How to Use Presenter View in PowerPoint — Presenter View lets you see your speaker notes, upcoming slides, and presentation tools on your screen while the audience sees only the current slide on...
• How to Use the Slide Master in PowerPoint — Change fonts, colours, and logos once for every slide in a PowerPoint deck using Slide Master view — and fix slides that ignore it.