Word 2013’s handy Border Painter tool makes this task supremely easy. To access it, choose Table Tools, Design, Border Painter. There are new icons for inserting rows and columns in tables and ...

Word 2013 lets users reply to comments, to maintain a cleaner discussion thread. I particularly like two new functions for collaborating and editing. First, you can now reply to a comment.

For Word 2013, Microsoft said they wanted to put in new ways to track changes made by others in a Word document that was easier to read. This is done with a new feature called Simple Markup.

These charts accompany our story Word 2013 cheat sheet. Click through to that article for detailed information on how to get the most out of Word 2013. For the most part, Word 2013’s Ribbon is ...

Aside from interface changes, the biggest new feature in Word 2013 is its ability to import PDF files, and, unfortunately, Microsoft's implementation has some major flaws.

Word 2013’s collapsible headings feature has a few rules of usage: You must use Word’s built-in heading styles. This feature considers only the highest headings in the hierarchy.

Aside from interface changes, the biggest new feature in Word 2013 is its ability to import PDF files, and, unfortunately, Microsoft's implementation has some major flaws.

This can be a useful strategy if you are using pre-2013 versions of Word. In the PDF, click Ctrl-A to highlight all the text, then Ctrl-C to copy it. In your Word document, paste the text with Ctrl-V.