How to REALLY use Microsoft Office: Word Styles 101

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  • čas přidán 30. 01. 2015
  • Lots of people think they understand how to use Microsoft Word. Do you? I break down the basics and importance of Styles in Word in this evenly paced How-To video. Check the full playlist!
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Komentáře • 281

  • @sanityone649
    @sanityone649 Před 6 lety

    Thanks. You have no idea how many videos I've watched...just to find tips by advanced users like yourself. Love the outline tip and the shortcuts that you demonstrated. I recently started using styles with my book manuscript...and just looked at it in outline mode...checking the applied styles. Thankfully, they were correct, but what a great way to check formatting and look for errors. Great video.

  • @susanwolf2031
    @susanwolf2031 Před 4 lety +3

    You have got to be the absolute best online teacher I have ever seen. You are so clear and use excellent examples in a very step by step matter. I am very glad this is not a basic class, and I don't hae to waste time hearing and seeing things I already know but yet you don't zoom through things without proper explanation. I plan to go through your other videos. I am interested in fixing up large documents that weren't properly created with a style sheet and template. Maybe you already have that, and I will eventually get to it. thank you!

  • @nancys8631
    @nancys8631 Před 7 lety +4

    Hi Scott. This video is REALLY useful. I learned more about styles from your video than I did in a college-level course on MS Office. Thanks.

  • @hongxia6677
    @hongxia6677 Před rokem

    It is a very very cool video that really helps me to use Word more professional. It has all the "style" information that I needed, whereas I could not find it anywhere else. I am very happy to find your video and channel! Awesome! Great work done!

  • @ofeliabridges6278
    @ofeliabridges6278 Před 5 lety +8

    I have been using Word for years and still had difficulty understanding Styles until I saw your video. Excellent presentation!

  • @angelarossetto7830
    @angelarossetto7830 Před 2 lety

    I can’t like this enough. Thank you so much for making this video. I just started a new job that relies heavily on styles for large legal documents. Amazing.

  • @Tokkemon
    @Tokkemon Před 9 lety +7

    Extremely helpful. I'm an advanced user of Word and used styles a lot but the navigation stuff I never knew about. Very cool!

  • @nicholasjacobs1967
    @nicholasjacobs1967 Před 5 lety

    This is without a doubt the most useful set of tips for MS Word that I have seen. Its very well presented and easy to understand. I have this bookmarked so I can refer back until its fused in my brain. Awesome. Thank you.

  • @timkropf4648
    @timkropf4648 Před 3 lety

    Wow! Every minute spent watching this video was worth a day of research elsewhere! What a lifesaver! Superpowers indeed!

  • @Fernanderas2011
    @Fernanderas2011 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for taking your valuable time to teach us, and yes you can go in depth on the Word features you consider a must to know, much appreciated

  • @txowl
    @txowl Před 7 lety

    This is the best styles video I've ever seen. Definitely sharing with co-workers! Thank you!

  • @BrianMcGuirkBMG
    @BrianMcGuirkBMG Před 3 lety

    Just brilliant. I don't think I ever met anyone who understood most of this, never mind all of this. Top marks.

  • @masterartist168
    @masterartist168 Před 4 lety

    Great. A lot better than trying to figure out what Word is trying to show me. I'm so glad I found your site.

  • @marisaspoetrycorner
    @marisaspoetrycorner Před 7 lety

    I have been struggling with styles for years. This was extremely helpful.

  • @kimhuman4302
    @kimhuman4302 Před 6 lety

    I'm also an advanced user of Word and I've always struggled with Styles and Themes. This video was extremely helpful!

  • @marciaadgmail
    @marciaadgmail Před 5 lety

    Hey Scott. This is my first time viewing your page. AWESOME STUFF!! I am now in training for a new position and your videos are helping me a great deal. I thought I understood a lot about formatting but after watching your videos, boy was I wrong. Thank you so much for these tools.

  • @ryanthenurse2391
    @ryanthenurse2391 Před 2 lety

    My mind is blown. Thank you, so much, for creating these videos. And shout out to my professors for making this an assigned media, because this video has changed how I will be using Microsoft Word. I am studying for my BSN/MSN in Nursing Education, and I imagine my professors will be very thankful for how my Word document assignments are formatted.

  • @RamakrishnanRukmini
    @RamakrishnanRukmini Před 5 lety

    This has been the best coverage I have seen on this topic on styles in word. Must watch for everyone word learner, Cheers, Ramakrishnan V

  • @carlynunez2075
    @carlynunez2075 Před 6 lety

    Your video on styles is a game changer! Thank you!

  • @debaniavideos
    @debaniavideos Před 2 lety

    At last! Years using Word without all the power of styles, thank you very much

  • @mattblackburn3791
    @mattblackburn3791 Před 5 lety

    Thank you so much for so clearly making something understandable that was beyond me. I am an engineer and writing control narratives upwards of 50 pages or more is part of my job. I have to use the outline format to make it readable to others, so using styles with built in numbering is my normal pattern, but I had too much return, tab, etc. without really setting it up right.

  • @ladykenja2700
    @ladykenja2700 Před 6 lety

    - GREAT info on how to use Style. Thanx. This will make doing documents much easier.

  • @unkillbilly3158
    @unkillbilly3158 Před 4 lety

    Thanks Scott! Excellent intro to Styles. I was able to replicate every screen you featured which adds a ton to comprehension. You covered just enough ground to make me dangerous!

  • @janlyles913
    @janlyles913 Před 7 lety +3

    Another GREAT video. Expand on Styles in your next video -- how to manage styles, update styles, etc. for Annual Reports, etc.

  • @vanessacavallaro6420
    @vanessacavallaro6420 Před 4 lety

    This was super helpful. I had no idea there were that many options and that I have been doing all of this manually. These edits also help your document to be more accessible for screen readers.

  • @therodgepodge002
    @therodgepodge002 Před 5 lety

    Thank you, Scott! This video is really helpful. I appreciate your quick, yet lucid explanation.

  • @ifengineering4188
    @ifengineering4188 Před 7 lety +1

    Hi Scott. I'm an Engineer, and I've been using MS Office, and Word, specifically, for many years for all kinds of technical documents. I've learned quite a few things about it, but never REALLY learned to how to use its features properly, mostly, because MICROSOFT NEVER CREATED TRAINING VIDEOS WORTH WATCHING!!!
    Finally, after searching the CZcams for a good explanation on how to use Styles, I found your channel. I have subscribed, I'l be watching and following your videos from now on.
    Thank you for taking the time to learn this monstrosity in the first place, explaining it in a clear way that makes sense of it, and then taking the time for making videos.

  • @janicewalton
    @janicewalton Před 6 lety

    Wow, your videos are amazing, can't believe how much I learned in a few hours!! Keep them coming!

  • @paulahenderson3156
    @paulahenderson3156 Před 7 lety

    Really great video...best I've seen on styles. thanks Scott.

  • @golperdeshe1992
    @golperdeshe1992 Před 2 lety

    Thank you a lot. I can't explain my expression through my words how helpful this video is! Thank you again

  • @sdbgpf
    @sdbgpf Před 3 lety

    Great stuff Scott. Advanced view of the styles in draft mode is a great tip. Thank you.

  • @jeannemccabe5752
    @jeannemccabe5752 Před 9 lety +3

    Im returning to watch this video for the third time! I have been a light Word user for many years and did not know how to use styles. Nor did I know how to use indents appropriately. Thank you so much. Any videos on using Word more powerfully would help, such as all the avenues to use fields.

  • @mistycowman2443
    @mistycowman2443 Před 8 lety +2

    Very Helpful. Thanks Scott.I am working with styles and multilevel paragraphs which has been a challenge as I need to learn WORD ASAP!

  • @charlesasante1439
    @charlesasante1439 Před 5 lety

    Awesome, awesome, Scott. I lost some sleep over this issue and you made it worth my keeping wake.

  • @alanbrady4318
    @alanbrady4318 Před 6 lety

    This tutorial is extremely helpful. I use word infrequently, and there is a reason why-I don't know how to use it proficiently. Thank you for spending the time to share this knowledge.

  • @angelamoore5078
    @angelamoore5078 Před 4 lety

    Thanks Scott. You were right, it IS the advanced tips that I'm interested in. Great tips!

  • @tedlienhart1699
    @tedlienhart1699 Před 6 lety

    This is excellent! I still need to learn more about Styles, but this is well worth the time.

  • @llshepherd99
    @llshepherd99 Před 5 lety

    Scott excellent tutorial. Best I have found yet. Numbering is my challenge especially when in big documents. If you could address that at some stage. Thanks!

  • @debswartzendruber1158
    @debswartzendruber1158 Před 3 lety

    This was very helpful to learn about styles. Thank you!

  • @DanielMatthews2000
    @DanielMatthews2000 Před 4 lety

    Scott, this was an awesome video! Great editing, great tips. I really appreciate your time and efforts. Thanks a bunch!

  • @baldrick98007
    @baldrick98007 Před 3 lety

    You can also use drag and drop in the navigation pane, to re-arrange sections of your document. You can also select a complete section from the navigation pane, and copy, paste or delete.
    Another thing you can do from the styles pane, is to select all styles in your document of a particular type. Now you can, change that selection to a style of a different type or copy/cut all the selected content (figures for example).
    I have been using styles in Word for over 20 years and I learned a few things from this video, thanks.

  • @sueness644
    @sueness644 Před 5 lety +4

    Still very helpful after all this time. Thank you for helping us REALLY use Word!

  • @kevinmouncher7497
    @kevinmouncher7497 Před 8 lety +4

    Really helpful and well presented. Keep up the good work Scott.

  • @juliomazzarella2320
    @juliomazzarella2320 Před 3 lety

    Excellent video. I am a business finance and strategy consultant and while I use Excel more frequently, Word is the vehicle to communicate with clients.

  • @gustavomattos7669
    @gustavomattos7669 Před 6 lety

    Wow! If I had known that a few years ago, I would have thousands of hours to do anything else! That was extremely helpful!

  • @davidwhitehead3089
    @davidwhitehead3089 Před 6 lety

    wow, wow, wow. This was very useful and well done. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.

  • @marilynkemper5310
    @marilynkemper5310 Před 7 lety

    Fantastic. Really helpful information. Your time is much appreciated. Blessings!

  • @pdmcrae
    @pdmcrae Před 6 lety

    SO helpful! Thanks so much! I use styles, but didn't know about the navigation links.

  • @DennisBassey
    @DennisBassey Před 9 lety +4

    Thanks, Scott. As always, there's something new to be learnt from your videos. I work with documents above 50 pages all the time.
    Could you do a video on pivot tables in Excel? I find myself struggling with it a lot.

  • @skiesawash6357
    @skiesawash6357 Před 5 měsíci

    This is amazing! So much useful info in one video. Thankful for your contribution, sir.

  • @DorisDupuis
    @DorisDupuis Před 6 lety

    super These are best ways to format ... quick and steady look, plus easy table of content production with futur changes applied in seconds. merci

  • @judit357
    @judit357 Před 6 lety

    Great tutorial, well organized, clearly explained, nice pace and overall very well done, thank you!

  • @utkalikabhoi9901
    @utkalikabhoi9901 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks Scott..I have just started preparing word document of around 1500 pages and for that this video is a great help.

  • @samuelcelestine9755
    @samuelcelestine9755 Před 4 lety

    YOU ROCK!!!! Thank you so much for all of your videos.

  • @daveasbury2801
    @daveasbury2801 Před 5 lety

    Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

  • @kimberlywhetstine6201
    @kimberlywhetstine6201 Před 3 lety

    Fantastic Information. This will truly save me a magnitude of time. Thanks!!

  • @djeanmary7
    @djeanmary7 Před 3 lety

    Mind blowing tips & tricks! Love your content!!❤

  • @muik99
    @muik99 Před 5 lety

    Very clear and professional explanation. Thanks a lot!

  • @EminoMeneko
    @EminoMeneko Před 5 lety +1

    I've been using Open Office and Libre Office and Star Office even before. As a student I wrote my thesis and any report I had to do with these. I use them for over a decade and this is where I learnt how to format a document. Since then I was clearly using styles. Before I was just the usual suspect using MS Works and earlier version of Word but self-teaching and not using it properly. I also used Office at work but I see how most people know little about proper document formatting . We had a 30 pages or so procedure that was terribly difficult to read and did not only disrespect the proper way to write documents but was also formatted the noob way (i.e. manually). The thing is the elders in a company don't want to evolve and keep THEIR file so it remains as they like it. An excuse I've heard when I told them about styles and alike is it messed up the document when they updated. I can hardly believe it. I rather think their lack of understanding how it works got this and it scare them.
    You won't need to explain me how styles are astonishing, it would be preaching a converted. But yesterday I had to give in and buy Microsoft Word. And guess why I'm here? After having explored Word on my own I wished to see if there is more than I can find out myself about styles. It seems this video will not provide me with an answer. I learnt nothing new (as I'm already an advanced user of word processors this makes sense) and for sure not the specific point I'm looking for. Could you please tell me more should you know?
    So this is the thing. In Libre Office and co. styles are hierarchical. You have basic styles and you can create new styles out of the others. This allows it to create styles that are linked to their parent style and let say Heading 1 is 16pts I can create Heading 2 and tell it is 90% of Heading 1. So should I update Heading 1 to 20pts, the other linked styles will also update for they have relative size. Styles are also divided into categories. You have styles that apply to an entire line of text but also character styles and pages styles for the one I'm using the most. Is there any equivalent ? Another thing is you can set what style follows the one you chose. So if I set Heading 1 it will go to the equivalent to normal because it's set it that way. It makes complete sense to me. Today when I tried on Word it keeps the Heading 1 style every time I hit return. I did not like this because it made no sense to me but as soon as I found that hitting several times pretty much gives me a quick way to have what I want I'm fairly OK with it. I just wonder if there's a way to tell after this use this specific style or it goes to normal and that's it. Styles are already and advanced yet simple feature everyone should use but I think there must be more advanced ways of using styles in Word. There must be something to decide what style will be chosen after another.
    Thanks for reading and should you be able to answer these I'm highly thankful. I'll keep on searching on my own.

  • @tonytooshort
    @tonytooshort Před 7 měsíci

    Great great videos Scott. Immensely useful! Thanks!

  • @GarryLeeNZ
    @GarryLeeNZ Před 7 lety +3

    Awesome video Scott. Just what I needed to know. thanks

  • @jeffangcanan5708
    @jeffangcanan5708 Před 7 lety

    Thanks. Very informative. Hope you come up with more.

  • @daniellemoroux6477
    @daniellemoroux6477 Před 5 lety

    OMG That was great. Very clear, concise and useful. Thank you for doing these videos!

  • @briantaylor8279
    @briantaylor8279 Před 6 lety

    Very helpful - clearly explained AND demonstrated! Please post a tutorial on getting level-1 an -2 headings to number correctly!

  • @kelleyhiggins327
    @kelleyhiggins327 Před 5 lety

    Hi Scott- That was very helpful! Thanks!

  • @lauriewalsh3310
    @lauriewalsh3310 Před 5 lety

    This was a very good video. I will certainly look for more from you. I am interested in using Word or maybe Excel to track a large project, tracking includes things like due dates for drafts, public meetings, review times for executive team and legal, board meeting dates. Thank you again for this video.

  • @shae2402
    @shae2402 Před 6 lety

    This is amazing! Bless your heart for sharing this... I appreciate it!

  • @larryculver2053
    @larryculver2053 Před 3 lety

    I'm new to MS Word..started to type my document before I knew what I was doing..bad mistake. Your videos are a great help..but have to watch several times. Thanks

  • @NeonRaisin
    @NeonRaisin Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much. You are a gifted instructor.

  • @lankymart
    @lankymart Před 9 lety +2

    Finally Scott someone who gets me! Great Video.

  • @mimil4294
    @mimil4294 Před 4 lety +1

    OMG. I was blind and you healed me! ;)

  • @deborahxuereb7541
    @deborahxuereb7541 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video, very well explained. Thanks so much.

  • @tonymatola1
    @tonymatola1 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the quick class very helpful

  • @aceharun1
    @aceharun1 Před 4 lety

    Very helpful, thanks for making this video.

  • @neekee13
    @neekee13 Před 4 lety

    Very helpful tutorial! Thank you for breaking this down so well. :)

  • @normamcclure6468
    @normamcclure6468 Před 6 lety

    Hi Scott. What a helpful video! I'm writing a novel, and will have to watch this a few times to absorb what I need, but I was lost before your video.
    If you haven't done so already, a video about tracking changes between documents would be helpful for updating a manuscript.

  • @allensagalla6340
    @allensagalla6340 Před 8 lety +5

    Amazing tutorial by the way, I learned a lot of keyboard shortcuts and about styles! :-)

  • @marioivanov2009
    @marioivanov2009 Před 8 lety +11

    THIS CHANGED MY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @MrMilesfinn
    @MrMilesfinn Před 3 lety

    Excellent content. And great video technique too.

  • @hesham8721
    @hesham8721 Před 4 lety

    This is more than useful and it was very practical and great!

  • @torbjornstorli2880
    @torbjornstorli2880 Před rokem

    Great Stuff Hanselman! Just what I needed to see!

  • @bethmcalpine9741
    @bethmcalpine9741 Před 4 lety

    Thanks this was very useful - im looking for using numbering within styles' - I'll have a look meanwhile, otherwise please do it soon!

  • @squishytoad1
    @squishytoad1 Před 8 lety +3

    Incredibly useful! Thank you!

  • @lesamourai777
    @lesamourai777 Před 4 lety

    Thank you so much! This was very helpful!

  • @happyshopper570
    @happyshopper570 Před 6 lety

    excellent!! i know a bit about Styles but not enough - Thank you so much!

  • @DonSegien
    @DonSegien Před 5 lety

    Great explanation and demonstration.

  • @Bills_Bicycle_Rides
    @Bills_Bicycle_Rides Před 4 lety

    Great lessons, please create many more. Thank you!

  • @rmariti1
    @rmariti1 Před 5 lety

    Great video Scott, thank you. I'd love to have your take on captions and Citations and the different styles etc. thanks again.

  • @Tefdou
    @Tefdou Před 6 lety

    It was a very useful video. It was the perfect refresh :) thanks

  • @123funeralfog
    @123funeralfog Před 4 lety +1

    thank you very much mate!! you saved my life today.. and most likely my computer too..

  • @abybibin9486
    @abybibin9486 Před 4 lety

    This is extremly useful. Thanks a lot

  • @larissarapisardi9106
    @larissarapisardi9106 Před 5 lety

    thank you that was an excellent tutorial - very helpful

  • @janowens7610
    @janowens7610 Před 3 lety

    AMAZING How much I learned! Thanks, I’ll be looking for more (tho I could not find the little gray triangles in my MSWord 2010).

  • @melissadavis5060
    @melissadavis5060 Před 5 lety

    Wow, great! As you said, its good for PhD students, but also it helps for any long document, such as a business manual and booklet. Thanks~!~! P.S. Your video was assigned for my husband's Tech Writing class. ;)

  • @akrussek
    @akrussek Před 7 lety

    Thank you! I've put off learning this for far too long.

  • @monicabozzi82
    @monicabozzi82 Před 5 lety

    Great video! So helpful

  • @stellafrances4030
    @stellafrances4030 Před 7 lety

    Awesomely helpful..thanks!

  • @sewing2251
    @sewing2251 Před 5 lety

    Extremely helpful!!! Thanks!!

  • @chicagocgf773
    @chicagocgf773 Před 6 lety

    great work hanselman. thanks a lot.

  • @amandapurnell7613
    @amandapurnell7613 Před 4 lety

    Fantastic video!!! Thank you!!!