10 Expert Tips For Microsoft Word 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 is vast and powerful, but there are secret techniques you've got to know to get the most out of it. Our latest collection of tips features power-user tricks for Microsoft Word 2010.

Microsoft 2010 is such a feature-rich package that we presented an initial set of 10 Office tips and tricks and then followed it up with another set of Office tips and tricks a few weeks later. We're back for a third run. The latest tip collection focuses on Microsoft Word, and it covers advanced customization options. Unless the tip specifically refers to Word 2010 only, it will work in Word 2007 as well. You can follow these tips as they're presented, or adapt them to make Word work the way you want it to operate. Here are 10 tips to expand Word's functionality.

Create and Use Building Blocks As Reusable Document Parts

Back up and Edit Word's Default Document Template

Create a Default Header or Default Page Numbering

Create Default Page Numbering that Starts on the Second Page

Delete Normal.dotm and Restore the Default Version or a Backed-up Copy

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Edward Mendelson

My Experience

I've been writing about software and hardware for PCMag for more than 40 years, focusing on operating systems, office suites, and communication and utility apps. I've specialized in everything related to word and document processing, including format conversion, OCR, and PDF apps. In my spare time, I build apps for Macs and Windows PCs that make it easy to run legacy operating systems (such as old versions of macOS and Windows) and work with legacy documents.

I've also written about technology for non-technical publications, such as The New York Review of Books. Before joining PCMag, I reviewed music and sound equipment for audio magazines. In my other career, I'm the Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University and write books about modern literature.

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For work, I use a Lenovo ThinkCentre M901s desktop (one at home, one in the office) and a Lenovo ThinkPad X13 laptop. For everything else, I use an M4 MacBook Air and an M4 MacBook Pro. I also have an iPad Air and a closet full of obsolete ThinkPads and Macs that I use for testing and nostalgia. I still use an iPhone 13 mini because it's the smallest iPhone that Apple still supports.

My speakers are a mix of Bang & Olufsen and Sonos models, driven by a mix of tube-based and solid-state electronics and a WiiM Pro streamer.

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