Word processors and editors
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Microsoft Word
- IU's software agreement with Microsoft
- Locations of commonly used Word 2003 menu commands in Word 2007
- What are the new file extensions in Office 2007?
- For Office 2007, what are some new interface features?
- In Microsoft Word for Windows, what are some keyboard shortcuts?
- In Microsoft Word, how do I change the default font?
- In Microsoft Word, how do I change the amount of line space between paragraphs?
- In Microsoft Word, how do I stop Word from automatically inserting numbers and bullets?
- In Microsoft Word for Windows, how do I insert page numbers?
- In Microsoft Word for Mac OS X, how can I control page numbering?
- In Microsoft Word, how do I convert footnotes to endnotes or vice versa?
- In Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect, how can I create a resume?
- In Microsoft Word, how can I use the AutoRecover feature to restore a document?
- In Microsoft Word, how can I recover text from a damaged file?
- About mail merges using Microsoft Office in Windows
WordPerfect
- IU's software agreement with Corel
- For Corel WordPerfect, what are the minimum system requirements?
- In Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect, how can I create a resume?
Foreign language word processing
- Foreign language word processing at IUB
- For Microsoft Word, how can I proofread text other than English?
- In Microsoft Word for Windows, how do I access foreign or special characters?
- In Microsoft Word for Windows, how can I type foreign language characters?
- In Mac OS X, how can I type foreign language characters?
Emacs
- GNU Emacs Quick Reference Guide
- How do I get a list of Emacs commands and their keyboard definitions?
- For Emacs, how do I get online help?
- In Emacs, what does "M-x command" mean?
- In Emacs and Pico, how do I delete many lines of a document at once?
- In Emacs, how can I search for and replace text?
- In Emacs or Pico, what should I do if a huge chunk of my document disappears while I'm editing?
- If Emacs crashes, how can I recover the file I was editing?
- In Emacs, how do I properly set up a .emacs file?
Pico
- What is Pico?
- In Emacs and Pico, how do I delete many lines of a document at once?
- In Emacs or Pico, what should I do if a huge chunk of my document disappears while I'm editing?
- In Pico, how do I turn off word wrap?
Converting between document formats
- If I don't have Office 2007, how can I open Office 2007 documents?
- In Microsoft Word, how can I work with documents created in different versions?
- In Microsoft Word, how do I return my document to Word format after it has been formatted as HTML?
- In Microsoft Office for Mac OS X, how can I open a WordPerfect document?
- How do I convert between Unix and Windows text files?
- How do I convert between Unix and Mac OS or Mac OS X text files?
- In Unix, how do I convert a PostScript file to text?
- What is Rich Text Format?
