{"id":7297,"date":"2017-07-04T17:25:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T17:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/?p=7297"},"modified":"2017-07-04T17:25:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T17:25:45","slug":"writing-in-ms-word-2016-researcher-and-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/archives\/7297-writing-in-ms-word-2016-researcher-and-editor.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Write Better Research Papers In Microsoft Word"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Being a student isn\u2019t easy. When you\u2019re writing academic papers and theses, help in any shape or form, is highly welcome, especially if you hate writing.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why being familiar with new tools and just keeping up to date with current tech trends, will make the writing process much easier.<\/p>\n

As a student, you\u2018re no doubt familiar with Microsoft Word\u2019s spelling and grammar checker that helps you polish your writing. But do you ever go beyond those two features when drafting your documents?<\/p>\n

In case you didn\u2019t know, Microsoft comes with Editor<\/strong> and Researcher<\/strong> tools to complement the ones you commonly use and have at your disposal.<\/p>\n

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The Researcher tool gives you the opportunity to explore online information without leaving the document editing page, while the Editor tool improves and simplifies your spell check and grammar.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t used these features or don\u2019t even realize the power of what they can do for your papers, you\u2019re missing out. Whether you need to boost your writing skills for that summer course you\u2019re taking or looking to improve for next September, these features just might do the trick.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s explain how these can help you a bit more.<\/p>\n

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Everything starts with an idea and the same goes for your paper writing. When you\u2019re done with brainstorming it’s time to start educating yourself a bit more about your topic and start the actual writing. <\/span><\/p>\n

But when you\u2019re doing your <\/span>thesis writing in Microsoft Word<\/span>, you probably spend a lot of time on tiresome and tedious online research. That\u2019s why Microsoft Word 2016 created the Researcher tool to assist you with the exhausting process. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Researcher<\/span><\/a> feature is a service that helps you find and incorporate credible sources and content to your Word documents. The feature uses Microsoft’s Bing Knowledge Graph to get the desired information online and place it directly into your document. <\/span><\/p>\n

And you don’t have to worry about the trustworthiness of your data. Microsoft created and curated a list of trusted material and reference sources from which it pulls out your research. Researcher provides structured, credible and, more importantly, safe information you can use freely.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can even use the option to automatically create your citations and directly add quotes to your research paper. <\/span>So you don\u2019t have to worry about writing references in MS Word. <\/span>This eliminates the hard work that includes finding, inserting, and citing any published sources you use, giving you more time to refine and strengthen your thesis rather than going back and digging up more research to support it. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can find the Researcher option under the <\/span>References Tab<\/b> in the top menu bar:<\/span><\/p>\n

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After clicking the icon, a right sidebar will appear where you can search for the term you\u2019re researching.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Editor Feature That Will Help You Write More Naturally <\/b><\/h3>\n

What makes the difference between a great research paper and a poor one? The secret is in the way everything is edited for the final version. Behind every good student lies a top class editing tool and to help you here, Microsoft offers up an Editor feature. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Editor<\/span><\/a> feature is a digital writing assistant that helps you with proofing and editing your content. Simply put, the feature flags any unclear phrases, marks up complex words, and makes suggestions by displaying various alternatives. It\u2019s aimed at improving your <\/span>writing style in MS Word.<\/span><\/p>\n

The writing style functionality uses a combination of machine learning and human input, making the writing clearer or more effective. Rather than concentrating solely on spelling errors, MS Word\u2019s style suggestions ability can replace complicated phrases with more direct alternatives. <\/span><\/p>\n

To boot, details on why MS Word suggested the proposed changes are also added inside your document so you get a chance to learn from your mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spelling checks and grammar edits will still be underlined, while writing style suggestions have their own design with dotted lines:<\/span><\/p>\n