Word Table of Contents: The Real Reason Your PDF Shows Old Numbers
Word’s table of contents can look right on screen and still print wrong, because one printing setting most people never touch decides which version ships.
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Why Copilot Ignored Half Your Reference Document
A better prompt does not fix content Copilot under-weighted because it sat in the middle of a long file. Three documented causes for one symptom, checked in the order that actually rules them out.
Track Changes Won’t Catch an AI Edit You Didn’t Track
The setting has to be on before the edit, not after. Compare is the only tool that catches an AI edit made before Track Changes was switched on, because it reads two saved files rather than an edit history that may never have started.
Copilot in Word: What It Still Can’t Do
A comment can be deleted if Copilot rewrites the paragraph it’s anchored to. This is documented Microsoft behaviour, not an edge case, and it’s one of six stated exclusions that decide whether you can rely on the feature at all.
How to Add a Header in Word (And Customize It Per Section)
Add and customize a header in Word, skip it on a title page, and use Section Breaks for genuinely different header content in different parts of one document.
How to Add a Border in Word (Page, Paragraph, or Table)
Add a border to a page, paragraph, or table in Word using the right tool for each, and fix a page border that isn’t covering the pages you expected.
How to Insert a Checkbox in Word (Clickable or Printable)
Insert a checkbox in Word — a clickable form field for digital forms, or a printable symbol for pen-and-paper use, and lock a form so only checkboxes change.
How to Add Footnotes in Word (Footnotes vs Endnotes)
Add footnotes in Word, choose between footnotes and endnotes based on your citation style, and format them consistently using Word’s built-in Footnote Text style.
How to Track Changes in Word (And Actually Remove Them)
Use Track Changes in Word to record and review edits, and learn why turning it off doesn’t remove existing tracked changes — only Accept or Reject actually does.
How to Make Labels in Word (Aligned Correctly)
Make and print labels in Word by matching your exact label sheet’s product number, and avoid the alignment mistakes that cause labels to print offset.