Q.
I’ve been a diehard WordPerfect user for a long time, but now I realize,
although reluctantly, I must join my colleagues using Word. However, to
make the transition less painful, I’m looking for a way to get Word to
emulate WordPerfect by showing the formatting of what I type—a very
helpful feature. Any ideas?
A.
Starting in Office 2000, you can do that. Click on Help
on the toolbar and then on What’s This?
A faster way is to press Shift+F1.
A.
Starting in Office 2000, you can do that. Click on Help
on the toolbar and then on What’s This?
A faster way is to press Shift+F1. Then, click on the paragraph in which you want the formatting revealed, and it produces the following:'
You also can set up a toolbar button that toggles the screen of selected text. Here’s how to set up such a button: Go to Tools, Customize , and if it’s not already highlighted, click on the Commands tab. Under Categories , cursor down to View and drag the Reveal Formatting icon up to the toolbar (see screenshot below).
