Word processors and editors

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Contents

• Microsoft Word
• WordPerfect
• Foreign language word processing
• Emacs
• Pico
• Converting between document formats

Microsoft Word

• About the IU/Microsoft Campus Agreement
• 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 2000, 2002, 2003, or 2007, 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

For more information, search the Knowledge Base on Microsoft Word, for example.

WordPerfect

• At IU, where can I get WordPerfect?
• What is IU's current software license agreement with Corel?
• For Corel WordPerfect, what are the minimum system requirements?
• In Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect, how can I create a resume?

For more information, search the Knowledge Base on WordPerfect, for example.

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?

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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?

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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?

For more information, search the Knowledge Base on Pico, for example.

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 or Mac OS X, how can I open or convert 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?

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