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Configure Microsoft Word for Remediation

Conduct these steps prior to beginning to remediate your Microsoft Word file. 

Overview

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Enable Editing

You must enable editing prior to proceeding to the next steps.Enable_Editing.png

 

View Paragraph

    1. Select "Home" from the Ribbon.
    2. Select the "Paragraph" icon.

      From the Home ribbon, select the paragraph icon.

    3. You'll then notice paragraph markers.Screenshot with arrows pointing to paragraph marks on a Word document

 

Set Style Area Pane Width

    1. To set the Style Pane area width, select the "Word" option from the top menu bar.Select Word from the menu bar

    2. Select "Preferences".
      Select Preferences from the Word menu

    3. Under "Authoring and Proofing Tools", select "View".Select View from the Word Preferences menu

    4. Insert 1.5" into the "Style area width" field.  You can then close this window.Change the Style Area Width entry from 0 to 1.5

Draft View

Select the "View" option from the Ribbon and locate and select the "Draft" option.Select View from the Ribbon then select Draft

 

You can now see the format settings on the left side of the document.

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