Microsoft Word - assistance required
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I'm trying to create a document format in Microsoft Word for 'controlled' documents (e.g. with version number, author etc).
The document should have a cover sheet, followed by the main body of the document, and then on the last page a form/table where people can sign to say they have read and understood this.
Is there a way to click and insert the last page when the rest of the document is finished. Currently, I'm manually cutting and pasting it from a separate document and I'm just looking for a slicker way of doing this as there are many documents to produce.
It's also a real pain messing around with blank lines to line up the following page correctly, is there a 'proper' way of locking a page so it's always one page, rather than pressing enter to line it up on the next page.
Hope that makes sense and grateful for any assistance.
The document should have a cover sheet, followed by the main body of the document, and then on the last page a form/table where people can sign to say they have read and understood this.
Is there a way to click and insert the last page when the rest of the document is finished. Currently, I'm manually cutting and pasting it from a separate document and I'm just looking for a slicker way of doing this as there are many documents to produce.
It's also a real pain messing around with blank lines to line up the following page correctly, is there a 'proper' way of locking a page so it's always one page, rather than pressing enter to line it up on the next page.
Hope that makes sense and grateful for any assistance.
I always used to do stuff like your last page with Auto-text, or I think that's what it was called. I just had a quick go in Word 2010
Put the text in that you want to save
Highlight it all
Choose "Quick Parts" from the text menu
Choose "Auto Text"
Choose "Save selection to autotext gallery"
It'll ask for a name and some other bits and pieces.
Next time you type in whatever name you chose, it'll prompt you to insert the text just by hitting Enter. I had to use F3, I think, back in the day.
I used to do sales quotes, I had one called "laserprt" which inserted a page of text in a table outlining various laser printer options, specs and prices and it was a great time-saver to just type laserprt then press F3.
As for pages, isn't it Ctrl-Enter to throw a new page?
Put the text in that you want to save
Highlight it all
Choose "Quick Parts" from the text menu
Choose "Auto Text"
Choose "Save selection to autotext gallery"
It'll ask for a name and some other bits and pieces.
Next time you type in whatever name you chose, it'll prompt you to insert the text just by hitting Enter. I had to use F3, I think, back in the day.
I used to do sales quotes, I had one called "laserprt" which inserted a page of text in a table outlining various laser printer options, specs and prices and it was a great time-saver to just type laserprt then press F3.
As for pages, isn't it Ctrl-Enter to throw a new page?
Edited by droopsnoot on Wednesday 22 January 10:42
On Windows ctrl-enter or ctrl-return is indeed the key combo for page break, or you can use the [Insert:Page Break] command in the Layout section of the toolbar. (only cmd-return on a Mac)
You could also split the document into sections so that the FIRST & LAST pages are already included and the MIDDLE section expands to fit the content - it's how we do our templates for SOPs and other process documents.
Don't think there's an equivalent key combo (you'd have to assign your own) on Windows for [Insert Section Break], but it's cmd-enter on a Mac.
You could also split the document into sections so that the FIRST & LAST pages are already included and the MIDDLE section expands to fit the content - it's how we do our templates for SOPs and other process documents.
Don't think there's an equivalent key combo (you'd have to assign your own) on Windows for [Insert Section Break], but it's cmd-enter on a Mac.
Edited by mmm-five on Wednesday 22 January 13:35
mmm-five said:
On Windows ctrl-enter or ctrl-return is indeed the key combo for page break, or you can use the [Insert:Page Break] command in the Layout section of the toolbar. (only cmd-return on a Mac)
You could also split the document into sections so that the FIRST & LAST pages are already included and the MIDDLE section expands to fit the content - it's how we do our templates for SOPs and other process documents.
Don't think there's an equivalent key combo (you'd have to assign your own) on Windows for [Insert Section Break], but it's cmd-enter on a Mac.
Thanks, these are SOPs I’m trying to sort out. You could also split the document into sections so that the FIRST & LAST pages are already included and the MIDDLE section expands to fit the content - it's how we do our templates for SOPs and other process documents.
Don't think there's an equivalent key combo (you'd have to assign your own) on Windows for [Insert Section Break], but it's cmd-enter on a Mac.
Edited by mmm-five on Wednesday 22 January 13:35
I will google the first and last page function.
I might have further things to question later!
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