Microsoft Word is a beloved application used by typists all over the world. The program is packed with with all kinds of features, many of which you might never come across when you're typing up a report, short story, essay, or whatever else you might be working on. To help you uncover some of the lesser-known tricks the software is capable of, we present a bunch of our current favourites. Here are 18 tricks that will turn you into a master of Microsoft Word.

Last week, we walked you through how to get started quickly with, make the most of, and master every app in Microsoft Office. Maybe you missed one, or want a quick guide to all of them. Well, here you go.

Last week, I tried to get a subscription to Microsoft Office. I expected to simply find an Office licence that included what I needed for a simple price. Instead, I discovered that Microsoft's Office licenses are infuriatingly complex, making it nearly impossible for anyone to get what they need without overspending.

Need some filler text in a word document and tired of typing "blah, blah blah"? As it turns out you don't even have to go to the internet for some good old Lorem Ipsum -- Word is able to generate a number of different types of filler text for you with a simple command.

Finding a high-paying job without the right qualifications can be daunting. Even so, you may be surprised to hear that employers still want basics like Excel and Word before other, more advanced skills. Land those and your chances of scoring a gig with a living wage rise significantly.

Android: Today, Microsoft announced that it is expanding its Office for Android beta. Now, you can install it on any 7-10" ARM-based tablet running KitKat or higher. You don't even need an invite anymore.

The Document Inspector is a relatively obscure Office feature which helps identify elements of documents that could pose a security risk. The next updates for Excel, Word and PowerPoint add some new options to check for, including checking embedded documents.

The default option for Word when opening attachments from Outlook is to display them in Reading View -- which to be honest is not the way you want to look at most documents when you're reviewing them. Fortunately, you can switch this off.

Microsoft Office has so many options that often the trickiest task is working out where to find the option you need -- something the Ribbon interface doesn't entirely solve. Office Online, the free browser-based version of the suite, now incorporates a "Tell Me" feature, where you can search for what you want to do using plain English and relevant menu choices will automatically be displayed.

The free online versions of Word and Excel don't have all the features of the paid version, but they're steadily coming closer. The latest batch of updates includes improved comment support in Word and the ability to correctly open spreadsheets which include VBA code in Excel.

Microsoft has officially released Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad users -- and the basic apps are free. Here's what you need to know.

Caution, Microsoft Word users: there's a vulnerability in all versions of Word that can render your computer open to attack. Microsoft says it is working on a fix -- here's how to stay safe in the meantime.

If you've worked with Microsoft Word much at all, you know how frustrating it can be getting formatting just the way you want it. While you can't remove all of the frustration, you can eliminate a lot of it by learning how formatting works in Word and which tools are available to help you control it.

If you ever want to change the style of all the headings or captions in a document, bold all the italicised text, or otherwise fine-tune the formatting of your document in one swoop, Microsoft Word has a setting for that.

Word 2013 is a very capable word processor, but some of the default settings aren't actually helpful. These are the options you should change as soon as you set it up on a new machine.

Microsoft has issued a temporary fix for a vulnerability that can be exploited to install malware via infected Word documents. The fix is welcome, but the lesson for everyone is that sticking with older OSes and office suites can render you more vulnerable.

Microsoft has updated the web version of Word to include a built-in PDF viewer. Any PDF files from your email or stored on SkyDrive can be viewed directly within the app, or the text extracted into a new Word document for editing.

Like the look of some formatting in Word but aren't sure exactly what options have been applied? Simply select the text and hit Shift-F1 to bring up the Reveal Formatting task pane, which will tell you the font, line spacing, alignment and more.

Did you know that just about any command (such as clearing formatting or inserting a copyright symbol) in Word can be assigned your own custom keyboard shortcut? If you didn't know, here's how to use this great time-saving trick.