Don't ignore Word

Microsoft Word, ah, that old, good friend. Many of us treat it like an old pair of jeans - comfortable, but without much enthusiasm. "It's just Word," we often say, assuming that we have seen everything in it. Well, time for a little surprise, because Word has many more tricks up its sleeve than just ctrl+C and ctrl+V.

First of all, let's take a look at advanced formatting and styles. It's not just about making your text look nice. It's about making sure it doesn't look like it was put together by a five-year-old - which happens more often than you might think.

And macros? That's real magic. Instead of repeating the same tedious tasks over and over again, you can simply teach Word to do them for you. Sounds like a plan?

And finally, working with long documents. If you've ever had to manually number pages in a bachelor's or doctorate thesis, you know how much pain an automatic table of contents, indexes, or footnotes can save you.

So yes, maybe everyone "can use Word," but the ability to use it to its full potential? That's an art. Don't underestimate this tool, because when you master its hidden features, suddenly those old jeans will have the style of Milan.