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Embedding Fonts in Microsoft Word Documents in Windows
The fonts you use in a document determine how that document appears when viewed or printed. If you share your documents with others and they don't have the same fonts on their system, Microsoft Word will substitute your font with another. This affects the layout and formatting of the document, so the number of pages might not be the same as the original and line and page breaks will not be where you intended them to be. The worst thing that could happen is that your text may be unreadable with symbols and boxes substituting characters.
Quickly make a spelling correction in Word
You can quickly make a spelling correction on a word in Microsoft Word without running spell-check on the entire document. A quick way to correct a misspelled word in Microsoft Word is to right-click on the word that has a red wavy underline. The resulting pop-up menu contains spelling suggestions which you can then select and have the misspelled word replaced.
What’s with the new filename extensions?
Did you know that files in Open XML Formats with the following file extensions are automatically zipped: .docx, .dotx, .xlsx, .xltx, .pptx, .potx, and .ppsx.
Documents, templates, worksheets, and presentations that you create in Office 2007 are saved with new filename extensions with an x or an m. For example, when you save a document in Word, the file now uses the .docx extension, instead of the .doc extension.
* The x signifies an XML file with no macros.
