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  How to change flowchart shapes

  Business process charts like employee routines, document preparation and approval, or online user navigation path on a website or a Web store are different from academic flows of algorithms. Usually academic applications use a limited number of standard shape types, but in business, different shapes give a better look and simplify understanding. However, it is hard to decide which shape is appropriate for the specific block.
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  How to change format of diagram shapes in Word

  The Format tab of the Drawing Tools toolbar provides a plenty of options for customization of the shape outline, background and text settings. Also, here you can change spacing and size for multiple shapes at once.
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  How to create a flowchart in Word

  A flowchart or flow chart usually shows steps of the task, process or workflow. There are many different SmartArt templates predefined in Microsoft Word that you can use to make a flowchart, including visually appealing templates with pictures. However, if you have a process with a complex flow or you need a custom layout it is better to build a flowchart using rectangular, diamond, round and other box types.
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  How to use Word document like a board

  Word 2016 has an option that allows to use Word document like a board to write some notes anywhere without positioning a cursor. This can help to easily format any kind of document on freely style.
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  How to copy format easy and quickly

  The simplest way to copy format from one character, word, paragraph, or other element in Microsoft Word, is to use the Format Painter button (on the Home tab, in the Clipboard group), but with keyboard shortcuts it is faster.
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  How to copy paragraph or numbering format without changing the text format

  The simplest way to copy format from one character, word, paragraph, or other element in Microsoft Word, is to use the Format Painter button (on the Home tab, in the Clipboard group) or to use shortcuts (see How to copy format easy and quickly). But there is some trick how to copy font, indentation, etc. for elements such as paragraph or numbering and keep existing formatting inside the text.
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  How to customize your Word settings

  Word is heavily used by all Microsoft Office users and customization of menu, recent documents and start screen allow you to save a lot of time.
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  Create a bibliography

  If you use citations in your Word documents, you might need the bibliographic specs for each source that you have referenced.
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  Displaying Word Count Statistics

  Sometimes you need to see a word count statistics without obtaining readability or AutoSummarize information. For example, you might have been given a limit on how many words a document can be for a particular assignment - magazines and newspapers commonly set this type of limit.
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  How to turn off Start screen

  When you first start most of the Office 2016 applications, you'll see a new feature called the Start screen.