
With this approach, there is minimal interaction with the Word program you need to open a blank document, but once open, you do not need to interact with the scroll area. With the Pages document, you can either export it into a Word document, or copy and paste it into a Word document. There are still ways to create a file, with the end result of a DOCX file, which is really the bottom line. However, many students and professionals are required to use word, as the DOCX file is what is required for submission. The bug in Office 365 of characters not being spoken, and the scroll area being blank appears to be a problem within Word. I have done exti?ive searching through the VoiceOver utility on my computer, including making sure that my verbosity settings are set correctly, which they are. I am a new MicroSoft Word user for Mac, but I do notice the same issues described above. You can switch the document measurement units with MS Word 2010/13 and their Starter editions, but other editions of Word might not have the same option.Hello. Then you can match up your printer paper sizes with the document size. Switching the ruler measurement units might be handy for printing documents. You’ll also find that the margins listed under the Margins option also switches to the ruler measurement you selected from the drop-down list. For example, switching from centimeters to inches changes the A4 document size stated to 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

The document sizes are specified with the measurement unit that you selected. Click the Page Layout tab and then Size to select an alternative document size. In the shot below the ruler has switched to inches.Ĭhanging the ruler measurements also alters the MS Word document page sizes listed under the Size option. Now you should find that the units of measurement on your ruler has changed to the one selected. Once you have chosen an alternative unit, click on OK to close the window. You can select from Inches, Centimeters, Millimeters, Points and Picas. Click on that drop-down list to expand its options. There, there is a Show measurements in units of drop-down list.

There you should scroll down the window until you reach the Display section below. Click Advanced to open the window in the shot below.

Then you should select options to open the Word Options window. In fact, you can change it to one of five alternatives.Ĭlick on the File tab at the top left of the MS Word window. However, it’s not limited to that unit of measurement. The MS Word document ruler, at the top of page, shows measurements in centimeters by default.
