This tutorial shows you some free, quick, and simple ways to convert a Word document into a PDF on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
How to convert a Word file to PDF on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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AI-powered text predictions are coming to Microsoft Word
Microsoft is adding machine learning-powered text predictions to Word next month. According to Neowin, which first spotted text predictions in Word, Microsoft has put this feature on its roadmap and plans to launch it for all Word users on Windows next month.
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Word predicts what words you want to type next. Suggestions can be accepted/rejected with the Tab/Escape key. The feature can be turned off at will. Predicting what you wanna type nextThe feature will show predictions as you type, giving you the option to accept the suggested word by pressing the Tab key or reject it by hitting Escape. This isn't a mandatory feature because people will be able to turn it off at will in their Word preferences.
Microsoft originally announced text predictions in Word last year.
Your data does not leave the tenant boundary. Text predictions use a machine learning model to make suggestions based on the text you have typed in the current document or email. The content is not stored or seen by any human unless donated as part of the feedback mechanism.
Text prediction learns and improves over time
It's unclear whether the same feature might appear in Word for Mac. For what it's worth, Microsoft remains committed to the Mac platform: It recently announced that Office 2021 will be launch across Windows and macOS platforms later this year.
Text predictions in Word could speed up document creation and help “users write more efficiently by predicting text quickly, timely and accurately”, Microsoft hopes. This sounds very similar to the same feature that recently rolled out to Outlook for Windows users.
Excel updated with Split View multitasking, Word now supports trackpad and mouse
Microsoft has updated its Office for iPhone and iPad productivity suite with a few new nice-to-haves. For instance, you can now take advantage of side-by-side multitasking in Excel. Also, Word now supports richer mouse and trackpad interactions on your Magic Keyboard.
The best apps for kids to learn sight words on iPhone and iPad
Teaching children to recognize sight words is important when they’re just learning to read. Knowing those common words that they can spot easily and not have to sound out helps them focus on tougher words.
For helping the youngster in your life, you can download sight word apps for iPhone and iPad. These digital tools can reinforce what they learn from you and their teachers. Plus, apps like these give them fun and entertaining ways to learn, which makes education more interesting.
Take a look at this list of apps for kids to learn sight words and see which one or more you think your child would enjoy!
How to extract photos and images from Pages, Word, Excel, and more
Have you ever received or downloaded a document that you wanted to grab an image from? It could be your company logo in a Pages document, photo of a location in Word, or an instructional image in a Keynote or PowerPoint presentation.
For the most part, extracting a photo or image from Apple and Microsoft applications is universal, which is nice. Here, we’ll show you how to extract a photo or image from various document types.
Microsoft is rolling out full iPadOS trackpad support in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Not too long ago, Microsoft confirmed that it planned to rollout full trackpad support in iPadOS before the end of 2020 for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. And the company has kept its word.
Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word on Mac
If you’re a fan of Microsoft Word and have installed the Word app on your Mac, you may prefer it over Pages for certain tasks. So knowing some handy keyboard shortcuts for Word on Mac can save you time.
While Word, Excel, and PowerPoint offer some of the same shortcuts for common tasks, most below are specific to using Microsoft Word. Take a look at this list of keyboard shortcuts for Word that you’ll end up using daily and that will become second nature in no time.
How to add and remove words in your Mac’s dictionary
If you do a lot of writing for work or school on your Mac, then you likely misspell a word here and there. And with handy built-in tools like autocorrect, you can have those errors corrected for you. But there are some words that are simply spelled uniquely like company names, people’s names, app names, or brands. That’s when autocorrect can be a detriment.
If you type a few words often that you want to your Mac to permanently recognize, you can add them to your Mac’s dictionary. This lets you bypass that squiggly line that screams out whenever you type the word your Mac thinks it misspelled.
Here, we’ll show you a couple of ways to add as well as remove words from the built-in dictionary on macOS.
How to combine portrait and landscape pages in a Word document
Some recently asked on Twitter how to add a landscape page to a portrait document in Pages. Unfortunately, the answer is, you can’t. Why not is a mystery. But if you have access to Microsoft Word, you can mix page orientations there.
This is convenient for many types of documents. You may want to insert a table or spreadsheet of data, include a landscape-view, full-page image, or create a brochure or pamphlet that requires both portrait and landscape pages.
If you’re willing and able to open your document in Word, here’s how to mix portrait and landscape pages in one document.
Multi-window support is coming to Word and PowerPoint on iPad
Microsoft is now testing iOS 13's ability to have apps run several windows of the same app on iPad with its own Word and PowerPoint software.
Microsoft launches the new Office iPhone app that consolidates Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Back in November of last year, Microsoft began beta testing a new version of its Office app for iPhone, one that consolidates Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into one app experience.
How to translate documents and text in Word on Mac
If you use Microsoft Word on your Mac for creating documents, then you know it has some nice features. And if you’re writing something that you want to translate into another language, Word has that feature built right into it.
You can translate an entire document or just specific text. So if you want to send or share your work with someone speaking a different dialect, in business for example, this is handy.
Here’s how to translate documents in Word for Mac.