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Sunday, January 13, 2008 – Permalink –
Match Format Paste
Copy/Paste formatting in Word, PowerPoint or Excel

When you copy information from a Web page or another document, the formatting will also be copied.

To match the formatting of the target document, copy the text and place the cursor where you want to insert the copy.

Then, go to Edit>Paste Special, and select the Unformatted Text option.
(Click the arrow under Paste in the Clipboard group on the Home tab in 2007)

The clipboard text will be pasted to match the target.

Another way when using Word 2002 + is to click on the "Smart icon" that appears at
the lower right corner of the pasted text. You can then choose to keep the original formatting, match the destination formatting, keep text only, or apply a new style.

An additional way to transfer just the formatting between documents is to highlight the text with the formatting you wish to copy and then hold down the Ctrl key and the Shift key and press the C key (Ctrl+Shift+C). Release the keys. Select the text you want to have formatted. Hold down the Ctrl key and the Shift key and press the V key (Ctrl+Shift+V). Only the formatting is copied, not the text.
In Excel use Edit>Paste Special and select the "Formats" option.

TechTrax:
What's So Special About "Paste Special"?
by Linda Johnson, MOS

Paste Special can also be used with graphics.

You can change Word's default behavior; choose whether to paste Inline or Floating.

Microsoft Word MVPS FAQ

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Labels: Formatting, General, Graphics

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 – Permalink –
Images Sources
No cost

After awhile the graphics in Office Clipart or even the ones found on Microsoft's Office online appear the same.

Here is a list of 100 locations for royalty free stock images.

Free stock images

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Labels: Graphics

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Saturday, December 08, 2007 – Permalink –
Drawing Canvas
More than I want

The Draw layer has been around since about Word 97, but it has not been as intrusive as it is in Word 2002+.

Try to place an AutoShape on a page and the Drawing Canvas pops up by default.

To turn off this feature, go to:
Tools>Options.
On the General tab, remove the check mark from
"Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes"

To just dismiss it each time, choose your AutoShape and then touch the Delete or Esc key before drawing the object.

Here's some more information.

Wordsite.com:
The draw layer: a metaphysical space

Knowledge Base
General Information About Floating Objects
(a discussion of Word's floating objects and layers)

As I understand it, the Drawing canvas is not really a new layer. The following illustration shows the classic layers. It is from the Knowledge base article:
How to Place Text over a Graphic

___________________
/ /
/ <SURFACE OF /
/ PAPER> /
/ / /
Front drawing layer ------------------- /
MAIN TEXT LAYER =================== / /
Back drawing layer -------------------/ / /
/ /
Front drawing layer -------------------/ /
(Header/footer) BOTTOM TEXT LAYER =================== /
Back drawing layer -------------------/

You can dump the layer in 2007 in the Office button Word Option equivalent of Tools>Options:

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Labels: Graphics, Tips

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