Microsoft Word is something that most of us probably use daily, but we take for granted the customizability that the program is capable of. Yes, it can be a very simple word and text creator/editor but you can do lots of cool things with this simple program. Check out this list of 15 tips and tricks from Business Insider for Microsoft Word.

15 Microsoft Word tips and tricks that will help any user work more efficiently

Emma Witman

Mar 2, 2021, 9:08 AM

man using keyboard on laptop computer — Microsoft Word has many useful features you might not know about.

It’s easy to take Microsoft Word for granted, despite its reputation as an easy-to-use word processor.

However, even everyday Word users might not realize how powerful the app is, or how many features it has beyond the simple editing commands we all know.

Microsoft Word tips and tricks

Taking time to explore Word’s more obscure corners can make the program even more useful for you. If you start using these tricks often, you might start to wonder how you ever went without them.

Here are 15 of our favorite Microsoft Word tips and tricks, all of which can save you time and energy while you work.

Sign your name on any document

Of course, your most important forms might also require a signature. Luckily, you can draw a signature using Word and add it to any document.

Click “Insert” at the top of the screen, and then “Shapes.”
In the “Lines” section, click the rightmost icon — it’ll look like a scribble.

The freeform drawing tool is listed under “Lines.”
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Your cursor will turn into a crosshair. Click and drag your mouse anywhere to write your signature. Once you finish, it’ll be converted into a picture that you can move and resize.

Your signature drawn in Word might not look pretty, but it’s easy to make and move.
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Writing a signature with your mouse might not be pretty, but if you have a touchscreen or drawing tablet, you can use it in place of your mouse.

Add filler placeholder text anywhere

Let’s say that you want to check how a font looks, or how to format certain pages, but don’t have any writing to test with. This is where Lorem Ipsum comes in.

Lorem Ipsum is filler text — nonsense words and sentences that are structured exactly like actual words and sentences. If you just need text as a placeholder, Lorem Ipsum is perfect for the job.

Click the spot on the page where you want the filler text and type this, then hit Enter:

=Lorem()

By default, it’ll give you five paragraphs of text. You can type a number in the parentheses to specify how many paragraphs you want.

Once the Lorem Ipsum appears, you can edit, format, and move it like any other text.

Filler text is a great way to keep working on a document if you need to format text that doesn’t exist yet.

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Make a custom template for your most common projects

If you find yourself writing the same sort of document often — maybe you’re a student who needs to put a heading on each paper — you can create a custom template, which lets Word take care of the busywork.

Create a new document and format it however you like. Then go to “Save As” and change the file type to “Word Template (*.dotx).”

Saving your document as a .dotx file will allow you to load it as a template in the future.

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Word will take you to the “Custom Office Templates” menu, where you can save your new template with a unique name. And in the future, you’ll see the template appear under the “Personal” heading when you make a new document.

Just click your custom template, and you’ll be given a Word document formatted in the exact way you saved it.

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