Find the Reading Level of a Document with Word

05 dec 2010

Here’s how you may quick find the readability score or the reading level of any document / piece of text in Microsoft Word. Go to File –> Options –> Proofing and under “When correcting spelling and grammar in Word,” check the following options: Check grammar with spelling Show readability statistics Save your changes and then F7 to check your document for any spelling or grammar related errors.

Use Microsoft Word as a WYSIWYG Editor for Wikis

01 nov 2010

Looking for a WYSIWYG editor for Wikis? Well you may use Microsoft Word to create documents in Wiki style markup.

Add the Quick Brown Fox in Microsoft Word

30 aug 2010

Learn how to insert the quick brown fox dummy text in your Microsoft Word document.

Total Count of Words in your Document

10 dec 2009

This video explains how you can calculate the total number of words, characters or lines are in your document or part of the document.

Translate Word Documents Quickly with Windows Live Translator

08 aug 2009

Microsoft Word and other Office programs gave a built-in language translator powered by WorldLingo but now you can also integrate the Windows Live Translator service into Office that in-turn uses Systran.

Use Microsoft Word to Generate Lorem Ipsum Text

18 may 2009

Lorem Ipsum refers to a dummy block of text that is often used in publishing and graphic design to fill gaps in the page before the actual words are put into the finished product. Learn how to generate Lorem ipsum inside a Word Document.

How to Insert Images in a Word Document without Embedding

09 apr 2009

How to insert images in a Word document such that if the source image file is edited, the changes are reflected in the Word documents as well.

Save your Word Documents as MP3

22 mar 2009

If you like to listen to Word Documents on your mobile phone or an iPod, check the Save as Daisy add-in available for Microsoft Word. This will convert the text of your Word Documents into a Daisy book along with an audio file in MP3 format.

Clean HTML Files Online – Remove Tags Added in Word Documents

26 sep 2008

If you ever tried converting an Excel sheet or a Word document into an HTML web page, you know the amount of useless tags and styles that get added to the output making the HTML file bulky and very complex.

Go Back & Forward When Editing Lengthy Documents in Microsoft Word

14 jul 2008

This tip will come very handy if you are editing a document inside Microsoft Word that spans more than a couple of pages.

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