When to Add an "ly" Ending
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Grammar and Writing
To add the "ly" ending on a word...not not to. That is the question.
Good Reasons Why You Can’t Rely on Your Spellchecker
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If you think that "running spellcheck" finds and corrects all the mistakes in your document, then you are wrong. This article provides easy-to-implement self-proofreading tips that help to ensure that your document is as error as possible.
More About Macros
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Grammar and Writing
Creating and using macros is a time-saving function of your word-processing software. However, you may need to change a macro you have already records, or you may need to delete it. Here are the instructions for how to edit or delete a macro.
Are You Typing the Same Thing Over and Over Again? Run a Macro!
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Grammar and Writing
If you are tired of typing the same thing 20 times in a page for a document that you are writing, or for any instance that you need to type the same thing repeatedly, then you need to learn about and how to run macros. Don't let this scare you! You don't need to be a computer genius to use this feature of Microsoft Word.
Tackling a Writing Assignment: How To Get Started
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You've got a write a paper. You are dreading it. If you need a few suggestions about how to actually get started on a writing assignment, then this article should give you some idea of how---and where---to start.