Though Microsoft Word is very useful as a document and form authoring program, Word files aren't designed for use as a publishing format. This is mainly due to the fact that the documents are editable ...

Microsoft Office, which contains the desktop publishing applications PowerPoint, Excel and Word, offers small businesses several options for managing, organizing and formatting data. Forms created in ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Word offers the tools you need to handle simple calculations within your documents. This walk-through demonstrates the process. Word offers the tools you need to handle simple calculations within your ...

Word isn't just for documents. It's surprisingly capable of creating fillable forms. It’s quick to set up, looks professional, and works perfectly for sharing or printing. Word has a special Developer ...

One of the best ways to gauge user responses and collect data is with a survey. In this Word tip, Mary Ann Richardson explains how to create a customized survey form, step by step. Word allows you to ...

Create a text form field that lets you enter text once and have it appear automatically elsewhere in the document, such as the date shown in the file's header. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about ...

Q. I’ve developed various forms, surveys, and checklists in Word that we’ve used for years, and they work well. However, I’m drowning in paper. What would be the easiest way to convert these forms, ...

Microsoft Word can do more than bang out simple letters and plain text. Delve into its Design and Layout tools, and you’d be surprised at how much it can help even novices produce attractive layouts ...