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If you need to create handouts from your PowerPoint slides, you can create more detailed handouts by printing them in Word. PowerPoint makes this easy to do by including an option that allows you to create handouts in Word.
To create handouts in Word:

Open your PowerPoint presentation.
Click the Microsoft Office button , point to Publish, and [...]

There may be instances where you only want to print a specific part of your document. For example, you may want to print a few paragraphs of a document as opposed to the entire thing. In such cases, you can print the current selection using the steps described below.

Within your document, select the specific text [...]

Sometimes when you add a graphic to a Word document, you may need to include a caption to explain the graphic. Most books that include graphics also have corresponding captions. Furthermore, the captions usually include a generic label, such as figure1, figure 2, etc.
Word makes it easy to automatically add captions to your graphics. The [...]

If you have a preference for a specific zoom setting in Word, you can force your documents to open using that setting. You can accomplish this by creating a new Word template that has your desired zoom level. The steps to configuring zoom settings in a Word template are outlined below.

Open Microsoft Word.
Select View and [...]

Word can check certain aspects of a document as you are working on it. For example, Word can check your document for spelling and grammar errors. Word underlines any inconsistencies with a red (spelling) or green (grammar) wavy line.
Word can also check your document for formatting inconsistencies and underline them with a blue wavy line. [...]

Ever wonder how to format fractions in Word? In some cases, Word formats fractions automatically (i.e. ½). However, for less common fractions, you may be left with a inconsistent formatting (i.e. 7/8).
One way around this is to change the font characteristics of the characters as described below.

Type in a fraction, such as 5/6.
Select the [...]

As you search for tips on how to use Word, you will notice that many of them are specific to a version of Word. If you are just learning how to use Word, you may not know how to find out what version is installed on your computer. You can look at the splash screen [...]

Word lets you create active links within a document to objects such as graphics, Excel worksheets, etc. With active links, any changes to the linked objects are reflected within your document. You can even configure Word to automatically update the links for you.
By turning on the Update automatic links at Open option, Word will automatically [...]

Another tool that, although useful, can be very dangerous is the Control Panel. Given that the Control Panel is the main place for making changes, you may want to restrict access to computer administrators only.

Open the Group Policy Editor.
Navigate to User Configuration / Administrative Templates / Control Panel.
In the details pane, enable the Prohibit access [...]

If you plan to bind documents, you may find after doing so that some of the text is not visible because it is hidden by the bindings. This is because there is not enough white space either on the side or top of the document.
Microsoft Word recognizes that you may want to bind printed documents [...]