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Automatic Lines in Word
Want an easy way to add lines in your document? You can do it by making sure Word is using one of its AutoFormat features.

Controlling Automatic Capitalization
When you start typing, do you ever notice those times that Word starts capitalizing words at the start of what it thinks are your sentences? If this drives you nuts, you have complete control over turning it on or off. Here's how.

Controlling Smart Quotes
As a way to make your documents look more professional, Word can utilize "smart quotes" for both quote marks and apostrophes. Here's what that term actually means and how to control the capability in Word.

Getting Rid of Word's Automatic Lines
Sometimes you are typing along and all of a sudden you end up with some lines in your document. How did they get there, and what can you do about them?

Getting Rid of Word's Automatic Lines
Type a few characters, and Word may think you want to add a border to a paragraph—and then add it. If you want to get rid of these automatic lines, here's the low-down.

Replacing a Limited Number of Smart Quotes
Smart quotes look great in a document, but may not be right for all instances of quote marks or apostrophes. If you need to replace some smart quotes, but not all of them, then you'll want to understand the technique described in this tip.

Single-Step Table Creation
Want to easily add a table to your document simply by typing a few keystrokes? Here's how you can do it in one easy step.

Stop Word from Automatically Formatting Numbered Lists
Type what Word thinks is a numbered list, and it will helpfully format the text to match what it thinks your numbered list should look like. If you don't want Word to automatically do such formatting, you need the info in this tip.

Turning Off Automatic Indenting
Type a tab character and you might just find that Word adjusts the indentation of the entire paragraph. If you don't like Word making assumptions about indentation based how you use the tab key, then you can turn this feature off using the steps in this tip.