When you are inputting text into a table cell, Microsoft Word automatically adjusts the size of cells to meet the amount of text being put into them. However, this could lead to messy looking empty space in what would otherwise be a neat table. To remedy this, you can set a limit on the height of the cells themselves. Here is how you do it:

1. Select the entire table and then on the ribbon, select the layout tab and click on the Select button before choosing ‘Select Table’.
2. Right click on the selected table and select Table Properties from the menu which will in turn bring up the Table Properties dialog box.
3. Ensure that the Row tab is selected and in the Specify Height box, input how big you want each row to be – 1 inch = 6 lines of size 12 text.
4. In the Row Height is drop down list, select Exactly and then click ok.

With this tip it is easy to ensure your tables stay nice and neat for presentation purposes and for easy reading of the contained information.

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Well, we’re back again with another Microsoft Word Tip for you lucky readers.

This time we’ll look at securing Microsoft Word Documents with a password so that the only pair of eyes that read the protected documents is yours.

Having a password protected document is useful in case something happens to the device the documents are stored on such as a USB memory stick or Laptop. Now, let’s secure our documents:

1. Open Microsoft Word and click the Office button in the top left corner.

2. Scroll down to Prepare and select Encrypt Document.

3. Enter the password you want into the dialog box and click Ok.

4. Enter the password again for verification and click Ok again and now from now on, whenever somebody tries to open that document, it’ll ask for you to input the password.

This way, if the device is misplaced or stolen, you wouldn’t have to worry too much about people looking through the documents and finding out any information from the secure documents because if the person can’t access the file, they’ll most likely just delete them.

Therefore, it is also crucial to keep a separate back-up of your entire device just in case something like that happens.

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