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I've been using Word for Windows since version 2.0 (1992), and the more I learn about it, the more I realize how little I know. But I may know a few things that you don't, and I'll help if I can. I answer many questions every day in Microsoft's peer support newsgroups and as a result have been awarded the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) designation by Microsoft Corporation. You may be able to find the answer to your question at the Word MVPs' FAQ site or at my own Word FAQ site, so please check those first! Please, no questions about VBA (macros), Registry editing, networks, or complex merges, as I have no experience with these aspects of Word, nor do I have any experience with Word for the Mac.

Experience in the area

I have a master's degree in classics (Latin), which is surprisingly helpful, though I no longer teach. The things I am proudest of: Having raised two children to maturity, both Merit Scholars, both college graduates (one a philosophy major!), one Phi Beta Kappa (from Harvard!); having been made a Paul Harris Fellow by my Rotary club; having been designated a Microsoft MVP.

Education/Credentials

B.A. (Latin), Agnes Scott College, 1966; M.A. (Classics), Emory University, 1972.

What do you like about this subject?

What's not to like? (Well, right: whatever isn't working for you!) Seriously, I really love Microsoft Word. Although I do use other programs (Excel, Publisher), it's a challenge to figure out how to do things in Word.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I'm still very much a novice in Word 2007, and I'm still learning things about Word 2003. There are many Word features I may never need to use, but I'd like to understand more about how they work. Answering your questions often forces me to investigate these areas.

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Recent Answers from Suzanne S. Barnhill

2009-11-22 Header/Footer page number Alignment:

As explained in my article at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm, each section can have up to three headers and footers. If you enable "Different first page," you can have a separate First

2009-11-20 Labels:

There is no "Windows 2007." The version of Windows that followed Windows XP was Vista, and the current version is Windows 7. But you cannot create labels (as far as I know) with any version of Windows

2009-11-19 Chapter Headings in Word 2007:

This is what the StyleRef field is intended for. Reference the Heading 1 style, and it will change as the heading changes without your having to do anything. For more on the field, see http://sbarnhill

2009-11-18 mail merge - excel to a word table:

I'm guessing you're just doing the wrong kind of merge. A Letter-type merge will produce one page per record. To have more than one record on a page, you need to create a Catalog- or Directory-type merge

2009-11-18 Word 07 and Page Numbers:

There are essentially two possibilities: 1. The most likely one: The document contains more than one section (perhaps many more than one). If you're looking at the footer in Section 1 and seeing a page

 

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This topic answers questions related to Microsoft Word stand-alone or Mircrosoft Office Word including Word 2003, Word 2007, Office 2000, and Office XP. You can get Word help on formatting text, tables, tabs, fonts, styles, general Word layouts, bullets, headings, and outlines, using templates, toolbar modifications, and using Track Changes. You may also find tips on linking Word and Excel embedded objects including charts. This site does not provide a general Word tutorial nor the basics of using a word processor. It provides specific answers to using Microsoft Word only. If you do not see your Word question answered in this area then please ask a Word question here

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