About DocTools, Word Add-Ins and the person behind

Lene Fredborg

My name is Lene Fredborg. I established DocTools in 2006. DocTools provides professional templates and efficient tools in the form of add-ins and macros for Microsoft Word. In addition, DocTools provides consultancy within all areas related to Microsoft Word.

I have been working professionally with Word and have been programming add-ins and macros in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for more than 25 years.

Since I started DocTools, I have developed customer-specific solutions in the form of Word templates, add-ins and VBA macros for private companies as well as the public sector in Denmark and foreign countries, primarily the USA. You can see examples of customers on the References page of my main website.

The main website of DocTools is thedoctools.com. From the main website, you also have access to free Word macros and free Word tips. I also provide Word tips in Danish via my blog, Lene Fredborg's Word Blog.

As part of my work with programming of Word add-ins and macros in VBA for many organizations, I have developed several add-ins that can function as stand-alone products. In addition, I have developed a lot of add-ins for my personal use. I use many of those add-ins every day and they help me work far more efficiently and be a lot more productive than I could be without those add-ins.

Via this site, DocTools Word Add-Ins, I want to make add-ins available to Word users in general. The add-ins provide supplemental tools for Word that can help you improve productivity and work more efficiently in Word.

Microsoft MVP Award (M365 Apps & Services – Word) each year since 2008

MVP - Most Valueable Professional - link to Microsoft's MVP site

I have had the honor to receive the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award from Microsoft 16 times, latest the 2023 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award.

The award categories have changed over the years. The first many years, my award category was Word. Now the Office apps are combined in one award category, M365 Apps & Services. All the years, my work has been concentrated around Word.

From Microsoft's description of the MVP Award:

"Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. They are always on the "bleeding edge" and have an unstoppable urge to get their hands on new, exciting technologies. They have very deep knowledge of Microsoft products and services, while also being able to bring together diverse platforms, products and solutions, to solve real world problems."

The 2023 MVP badge, issued to Lene Fredborg  on July 6, 2023

This badge was issued to me, Lene Fredborg, on July 6, 2023.

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DocTools Word Add-Ins 
can help you save time and work more efficiently in Word

Generate complete documents in seconds from re-usable text or graphics

Manage comments in Word fast and easy – review comments, extract comments to Word or Excel, etc.

Simplify and speed up the management of cross-references even in your most complex documents

Manage and repeat data in Word fast and easy with custom document properties and DocProperty fields

Extract insertions, deletions and comments from any Word document, incl. context and headings

Apply any highlight color or remove highlight in Word with a single click – customizable shortcuts

Browse pages, sections, headings, tables, graphics, etc. and find text in Word with a single click

Check safety-critical procedure documents for human factor issues in minutes – improve quality and help prevent errors

Create screen tips in Word fast and easy – with up to 2040 characters

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