Where can I find more
information
about Microsoft Word
on the Web?
This page last revised: 13 Jul 2006 07:21:34 -0500 .
This page last revised: 13 Jul 2006 07:21:34 -0500 .
Other (more extensive) FAQ pages, MVP web sites, and other sources of information:
- Joint collaborative effort of the Word MVPs - the MVP FAQ
- MVP Individual Websites
- Another listing about MVPs and their websites
- Templates
- Tutorials
- Mail Merge
- Word Fields
- Word Forms
- Styles in Microsoft Word
- AutoText - AutoCorrect - AutoFormat - AutoFormat as you Type
- Word Perfect and Word
- Word Tips
- Legal Users' Guide
- Payne Consulting Group
- Document Recovery Services
- Brainbench Certification and Testing
- Newsletters
- WOPR - Woody's Office Watch
- News Groups
- Microsoft Corporation
- Service Releases
- Books about Microsoft Word and VBA
- VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) (macros)
- Misc. - Easter Eggs anyone?
- Information about this FAQ
Links to the collaborative effort of the Word MVPs
MVP Site Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) indices:
UserForms
(Note: Userforms are not document or template forms
in Word, they are custom dialog boxes that use VBA.)
What's New on the MVP site?
The following link is to a page listing all pages in the
Word MVP FAQ site
(no links, but titles and URLs):
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQURLsAndTitles.txt
(Two sections: About Templates - Templates for Download or Purchase)
 | Template Basics - What is a template? User Templates, Workgroup Templates, Global Templates, Tabs for File => New |
| Create a Template Part 1 - Suzanne S. Barnhill, MVP |
| Create a Template Part 2 - John McGhie, MVP |
| What Do Templates and Add-Ins Store? by Dave Rado, MVP |
| Microsoft Word Templates by John C. Hill - a class handout at University of Virgina - a basic starting place - introduction to templates |
| Achieve a Uniform Look With Ease Using Microsoft Word Templates by Eric H. Steele (ABA) |
| Keystroke Shortcuts by Bob Blacksberg |
| Keyboard Shortcut Organizer - free utility |
| Microsoft Word Support - Modifying
Templates, Customizing
Toolbars and Menus, Watermarks |
| Template Manager -
commercial product for managing templates in networked environment |
| Getting to templates using a menu |
| Hyperlinks to templates that
create new documents instead of opening the template |
| Word Documents and Templates by Bill Coan, MVP |
(don't forget the MVP listing) (don't forget the Downloads on this site)
Microsoft Template Gallery Page (thanks to Suzanne S. Barnhill for link)
Google search (thanks to garfield-not-odie for this link)
American Psychological Association web site
MLA Template - building instructions
http://ccl.english.ohio-state.edu/handouts/miscellaneous/word_advanced_formatting_pc.htm
Basic Letterhead template - using user properties, styles,
different headers and footers, and styleref fields.
http://www.addbalance.com/word/download.htmGeneral templates
http://www.todaytemplates.com/news/microsoft-word-templates.html
http://www.cegos.gr/Greek/Stages/Word%20GR/
Word_niv_II_templates.html (one line)
http://www.solersys.com/Cardiology_Templates_for_
Microsoft_Word.htm (one line)
http://www.microsoft.com/education/tutorial/
classroom/o2k/default.asp (one line)
Squibb Planning Book #8 Lesson Plan:
http://viking.stark.k12.oh.us/~orchard/Templates4Teachers/
wordtemplates.htm (one line)
http://www.okidata.com/sbrc/html/nf/Temps.html (Okidata download)
Invoice: http://www.geocities.com/krweaver/invblank.xls
(right-click to download target)See also: KMT commercial add-ins (OfficeReady)
Business Cards
Downloads Two different formats using document property fields to hold information and styles for formatting. One is three-part with graphic, other is straight text.
http://www.cc.utah.edu/~wake/msword/word_pet_templates/
word_pet_templates.html (one line)
| http://www.infoware.ca/content/legalext.html |
| http://www.infoware.ca/content/free.html |
| Federal Court http://www.infoware.ca/content/fedcourt.shtml |
| Public Defender Payment Voucher
- (Wisconsin) Summary cover sheet with five time sheets. Extensive use of tables, cross-references, calculated fields. Public Defender Transcript Request Form - (Wisconsin) (based on printed form - wild layout of fields using tables, some use of bookmarks, use of exit macros to control tab order. |
| FindLaw Forms Collections and Forms Indexes - many free, some commercial, some Word format, most PDF |
Word 97:
| http://home1.gte.net/racesale/wscript.htm |
| http://www.winsite.com/cgi-bin/dload/XX/win95/winword/fd98.exe |
| http://www1.pcworld.com/software_lib/data/articles/business/1633.html |
Word 2000:
| http://home.earthlink.net/~magicant/MagicScript2000.htm |
| http://www.wga.org/tools/ScriptSoftware/ |
contributed by Martin http://www.brainbench.com
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Resources for Microsoft Word Contents Go to Microsoft Word Downloads page
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On this site:
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Advanced
Word Processing TopicsThe MVP FAQ site:Don't forget the individual sites of the MVPs VBA tutorials listed above Calculations in Word Tables
Teaching Computers to Children - Microsoft WordCreating Mathematics Using Microsoft Word
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Word Fields
and Mail Merge
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| Microsoft Support - Fields Reference - this is a great place to get a handle on fields or find a field. Organized by category and by field. | ||||||||||||
| Microsoft Support - Fields Switches | ||||||||||||
| The mailmerge.fields newsgroup on the Microsoft news server. | ||||||||||||
| MVP FAQ index Fields | ||||||||||||
| Repeating Data - entering once and having it show up elsewhere! by Greg Maxey, MVP | ||||||||||||
| Fields Revealed by Sherry Kappel of Microsystems. | ||||||||||||
| Formatting Word Fields with switches by Graham Mayor, MVP | ||||||||||||
| How to hide a "Print" command button on a Form so that it doesn't print by Ibby | ||||||||||||
| Microsoft MailMerge Resource Center - MS site | ||||||||||||
| Cindy Meister's Articles from Office Developer
(now OfficeVBA) Magazine:
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** These articles are on a subscribers'-only site. However, you can sign up for a free issue and get 30 days on-line privileges.
| Mail Merge FAQ - MVP site |
| Mail Merge Labels with Word XP by Graham Mayor, MVP |
| Convert Labels into a Data Source by Graham Mayor, MVP |
| MailMerge Graphics by Graham Mayor, MVP |
| Express Mailmerges in Word 2002 by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP |
| How to Create A Mail Merge by Beth Melton, MVP and Dave Rado, MVP |
| Individual Merge Letters by Graham Mayor, MVP |
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Making
Your MailMerge Intelligent using IF Fields by Dave Rado, MVP |
| Turning Word into a Pseudo-Database Using Mail Merge Query Options by Dave Rado, MVP |
| How to do a mail merge to the printer using VBA, without displaying the Print dialog by Ibby, MVP |
| Microsoft Webcast - MailMerge Basics - 45 minutes |
| Microsoft Webcast - Intermediate MailMerge - 45 minutes |
| Working With Field Codes - Cindy Meister (part of her FAQ on Mail Merge) possibly included in her series of articles above - haven't analyzed |
| Page X of Y bugs and Workarounds |
| How to Control Page Numbering in a Word Document by Bill Coan, MVP. Using Fields for Page Numbering - Much more Control - and see also... |
| How to insert the filename and path on the last page of a document, such that it will be updated automatically if the filename or path changes by Bill Coan, MVP. |
| Keyboard shortcuts for manipulating fields and dates by Charles Kenyon |
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Customizing
Your Table of Contents with Switches by Suzanne S. Barnhill, MVP. |
| The {=} Field - Formula Field - Documentation on MS site |
| The {IF} Field - Comparison Field - Documentation on MS site |
| MacroButton Fields - not
just for macros anymore! by Charles Kenyon |
| Using MacroButton Fields by Graham Mayor, Jonathan West and Hak-lok NG |
| Using {MacroButton} fields to insert information from the Outlook Address Book into documents such as letters by Graham Mayor, MVP |
| Toggling Data Display Using MacroButton Fields by Greg Maxey, MVP |
| Instant Envelopes Using the MacroButton Field and VBA by Dian Chapman, MVP |
| Field Macros - Greg Maxey's page on using vba to manipulate fields |
| Using Addin Fields by Hak-lok NG - this is virtually the only documentation available for these fields which accept / hold data which is not visible to the user (like document variables) - they can only be set or read using VBA |
| StyleRef Field Tutorial - two-page download |
| Useful StyleRef Field Tricks - Suzanne Barnhill, MVP |
| Using Styles in Letterhead and in Headers and Footers by Charles Kenyon - StyleRef field |
| Letterhead Textboxes and Styles Tutorial - two page download demonstrating StyleRef and Author fields, among other things |
| IncludeText Field Tutorial - Ten-page, three-document tutorial with IncludeText links demonstrating switches, interaction of styles, and use of hidden Page field for continuous page numbering of separate documents. Also demonstrates the weird behavior of headers / footers in source document. |
| Macro to replicate contents of a CheckBox formfield in place of { REF } field - download the Checkboxes Tutorial |
| Greg Maxey's guide to inputting and using fields |
| Macro to update all fields in a document, including those in headers and footers. |
| Conditional Drop-Down Form Fields |
| Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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| Date Fields - Calculated - Advanced
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| Calculated Dates - zip file - a Word document by Macropod |
| How
to Add Pop-Up Lists to Any Word Document So You Can Click Your Way Through
Changes in Seconds (or how to use the AutoTextList field) by Bill Coan, MVP. | ||||||||||||||
| Checkboxes Tutorial - Add-In - Examines different kinds of checkboxes, allows putting active checkboxes in a document / template that is not protected for forms. | ||||||||||||||
| Word Field Calculations - you have to see this to believe it - manipulate fields to get what you want - by Macropod | ||||||||||||||
| Sample Forms
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| Sample Templates using fields
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Word Forms (see also Fields)Note that Word uses the term "Form" to mean a document in which
only selected
portion(s) of the document can be edited. When you say "form" you may also be talking about a "Template" which is what Word uses to produce new documents based on a sample. See Template Basics for more on that (extensive) subject. To get information from Word help about Word's forms, use the
The following links are about the Word kind of Form as well as
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AutoText - AutoCorrect - AutoFormat - AutoFormat As You Type
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VBA (Visual Basic for Applications, programming Word)
UserForms -
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| Understanding Styles in Microsoft Word (rest of links here come from this document) This is a chapter on using styles. |
| Tips for Understanding Styles in Word 2002 by Shauna Kelly, MVP |
| How Styles Cascade in Microsoft Word by Shauna Kelly, MVP |
| To Style or Not to Style by Microsystems Engineering |
| Styles in a Networked Environment - newsgroup discussion |
| Create a Template Part 2, John McGhie, MVP. |
| What Happens When Styles in a Template and Document Don't Match? (Microsoft) |
| Quickly Reorganize Long Documents Using Outline View (Microsoft) |
| Template Basics in Microsoft Word |
| The Seven Laws of Styles by Bob Blacksberg |
| Use No Empty Paragraphs by Bob Blacksberg |
| Typing: Get Over It! by Bob Blacksberg |
| (Keyboard) Shortcuts to Styles by Bob Blacksberg |
| What is the difference between the normal style and the Body Text style? |
| Letterhead System - styles used to format letters and letterhead |
| AutoText Sampler - styles used to organize AutoText - see also How to add pop-up lists to any Word document |
| Using Styles in Letterhead and in Headers and Footers by Charles Kenyon |
| Newsgroup discussion of where styles live and style inheritance - starts with message 8 posted by Howard Kaikow - worth the read |
| Letterhead
Textboxes and Styles Tutorial - demonstrates use of styles "based on" other styles, style for following paragraph, and StyleRef field |
| Getting Started With Styles by Dian Chapman, MVP |
| A Global StyleSheet in Microsoft Word? by Charles Kyle Kenyon |
| (Advanced)
How
to safely update a document's styles from its template without using
the Organizer (and how to make the Tools + Templates and Add-ins
dialog safe) by Dave Rado, Margaret Aldis, Ian Sharpe and Beth Melton. |
| How to Apply a Style in Microsoft Word by Shauna Kelly |
| How to Modify a Style in Microsoft Word by Shauna Kelly |
| How Styles in Word Cascade by Shauna Kelly |
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Formatting applied to one paragraph affects entire document
by Suzanne S. Barnhill, MVP |
| Why Does Text Change Format When I Copy It Into a Different Document? by Shauna Kelly |
| Styles DropDown Keyboard Access Add-In - (For Word 2002+) Simple Add-In to give keyboard (Ctrl-Shift-S) access to the Styles DropDown in the Formatting Toolbar |
| Styles Dialog Box Add-In - (For Word 2003+) Simple Add-In to give menu access to the Styles Dialog Box |
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Converting from Word Perfect to Word
Word Tips
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unsupplemented: http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/legal/ See also: Payne Consulting Group (esp. law offices)
Document Recovery ServicesOfficeRecovery.com: Word Recovery for corrupted documents,
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BrainBench is a commercial site that offers certification testing in a number of areas, including various computer programs. Many of the certification tests are free. They make money by selling courses that can assist someone in taking the tests (and presumably in using the software).
BrainBench has its own MVP program and their MVPs sometimes contribute on the Microsoft newsgroups with the tag-line BrainBench MVP. This is a status which is applied for and requires a contribution to their user forums as well as a very high test score and impressive resume. The MVP designation used in the Microsoft newsgroups is based on long-term helpful contributions in the Microsoft peer-to-peer support newsgroups. The Microsoft MVPs are not Microsoft employees but rather volunteers who have considerable expertise.
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Word Tips
| http://www.VitalNews.com/WordTips/ |
| http://www.woodyswatch.com/office/ |
| http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/ABC.htm |
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Woody's Office Power Pack (WOPR)
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http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search To restrict your search to only the Word newsgroups put:
microsoft.public.word.*
in the box for "newsgroup"
To restrict it to a single group (i.e. newsusers) put
| microsoft.public.word.newusers |
in the box for "newsgroup"
(The archives used to be on deja.com - google.com bought them out.)
| http://www.gmayor.com/MSNews.htm - not only shows you how to do it but explains why using a news agent such as Outlook Express is the preferred way to use the newsgroups. |
| http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp |
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The Microsoft Word newsgroups can be found under the classification:
microsoft.public.word and include:
microsoft.public.word. . . .
| newusers |
| application.errors |
| customization.menustoolbars |
| docmanagement |
| drawing.graphics |
| formatting.longdocs |
| internet.assistant |
| mailmerge.fields |
| numbering |
| oleinterop |
| pagelayout |
| printingfonts |
| setup.networking |
| spelling.grammar |
| tables |
| vba.addins |
| vba.beginners |
| vba.customization |
| vba.general |
| vba.userforms (note - not forms) |
| web.authoring |
| word97vba |
(The news groups above are ones that I subscribe to and that formed the basis for most of the answers in this FAQ.)
Thoughts of the MVPs about which
news group is best for which question.
http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/WhichNewgrp.htm
There are also non-English-language groups. Other word news groups are:
microsoft.public.word. . .
| conversions |
| macword98 |
| word6-7macros |
Missing from this is one newsgroup that is used by many but is not on the
microsoft server
(but used to be):
general
It can still be found on many servers, including at google.com.
Unlike the offical newsgroups, this one is not reviewed often by
many of the
MVPs.
To a large extent it has been replaced by newusers.
You shouldn't use the word.general newsgroup if you want the best answers to your questions.
I think at least two more are needed: one on templates and one on
forms. Note that userforms are a distinct part of vba programming and
have no real relationship to word "forms," which are
documents that
have special fields and have to be "protected" to
be useful. Until a
group is set up for forms,
the best place to ask questions about online
forms is probably
pagelayout
and/or
mailmerge.fields.
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| http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp |
| http://support.microsoft.com/support/Word/faq/default.asp |
| Tips and Tricks for Word 2000 (97) http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/articlelist/WordTips.asp |
| Articles about Using Word http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/articlelist/o2kWordarticles.htm |
| Using Microsoft Word 2000 http://www.microsoft.com/office/word/using.htm |
| Mailmerge Resource Center http://support.microsoft.com/support/word/usage/mailmerge/ default.asp |
| Microsoft Word Legal Users Guide http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/index.htm (supplemented) http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/legal/ (original) |
| Layout Tips for Technical Papers http://www.research.microsoft.com/~jckrumm/Word%20Tips/ technical%20publishing.htm |
| http://office.microsoft.com/Downloads/ |
| http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/templategallery/default.asp |
| Macros8.dot http://www.mvps.org/word/Downloads/Macros8.zip |
| Macros9.dot (supplemental macros Word 2000) http://office.microsoft.com/2000/downloaddetails/supmacros.htm |
(My apologies to users of browsers other than Explorer for the huge text below. I use FrontPage for my web editor and for some reason I don't understand, the text below becomes huge in Firefox, and probably other browsers.)
(see other templates below)
There have been two (and a half) Service Releases for Word 97. Here
is some
info on how to obtain them:
SR1: http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/articles/sr1fact.htmSR2: http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/articles/sr2fact.htm
SR3: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q265/3/74.ASP
------ the MailMerge Security Patch - fixes part of page X of Y problem
There are two Service Releases for Word 2000. Here is info on what is fixed in the service release and on how to obtain it:
SR1: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q245/0/21.ASPhttp://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q245/0/25.ASP
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/articles/O2kSR1FAQ.htm
SP-2: http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/appndx/toolbox.htm
#offsp2Important WARNING about SP-2 - see Woody's Office Watch #5.51 for problems with SP-2 before you install.
http://www.woodyswatch.com/office/archives.asp
For more information on Word Versions and Service Releases available:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVersions.htm
Changes / suggestions / ideas can be sent to Charles Kenyon.
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