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Horizontal and vertical rulers: Are used for measurement purposes like any normal ruler; the
default unit of measure is in inches.
Note: Depending on the selected view, the ruler might not show.
White page area: is the space area where you type, edit, and format your document.
Views: Allows the user to view a document in different ways.
Status bar: Shows the page number the user is working on, section number, page number out of
the total pages found in the document, line number, column number, etc.
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Menu BarWhen you open a menu in Word from the Menu bar, it will display initially the
commands you have recently used. To view all options in any selected menu, you
must click the double arrow at the bottom of the menu list. The images on the right
show an example of a collapsed menu (Figure 1) and an example for the same menu
expanded (Figure 2).
Viewing or HidingToolbars
Many toolbars, displaying shortcut buttons,
are also available to make editing and
formatting quicker and easier. From the
Menubar, select View > Toolbars to see the
list of all toolbars available inside Word.
Click on the name of the toolbar that you
wish to view or hide, and the toolbar will be
automatically displayed or hidden inside
Worddocument, depending if it was initially
checked or unchecked.
Shortcut MenusShortcut menus allow you to access various
Word commands faster than using the
options on the Menu bar. While working
within our document ri ht-click on the
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Task Pane
The Task Pane is an interactive menu that opens inside Wordand provides
users with shortcut commands. It is divided into 14 sub panes; you can switchbetween the sub panes by just clicking on drop down arrow found next to the
Task Pane name and select the name of another sub pane.
1. Getting Started: Allows you to connect to the internet to get more
information on Word; you can also use it to open a new/existing document.
2. Help: Provides help in using any feature inside Word, by typing a keyword
inside the Search for box and Word will provide you with information
relevant to the keyword from the Microsoft website or from Wordhelp.
3. Search Results: Allows you to view the result of your previous searchunderHelp.
4. Clip Art: Allows you to search the Clip Art Gallery using keywords.
5. Research: Provides you with online search for reference books, research and business sites.
6. Clipboard: Lists the items you have recently cut or copied.
7. New Document: Allows you to create the Word document of your
choice.
8. Shared Workspace: Allows you to create a document workspace if you
want to share a copy of your document. A workspace also enables you to
invite other assign them tasks to link to additional resources.
9. Document Updates: Allows you to update your document if found in a
shared workspace.
10. Protect Document: Allows you to restrict formatting and editing
changes done to your document.
11. Styles and Formatting: Facilitates the formatting of text in the current
document.
12. Reveal Formatting: Shows all the formatting in the current document.
It has information such as the font, font size, paragraph alignment, margins
and paper width as well as other types of information.
13. Mail Merge: Allows you to create multiple letters, e-mails, envelopes, and labels.
14. XML Structure: Allows you to represent a Worddocument as an XML document.
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Views
Wordgives you the option to view your document in five different layouts. To change a current view,
use one of the following methods:
Normal view
You can work in Normal View to type, edit and format your text. This view shows text formatting
but simplifies the layout of the page so that you can type and edit quickly.
Web Layout View
You can work in Web Layout View, when you are creating a web page. In this view, backgrounds
are visible, and text is wrapped to fit the window, and graphics are positioned just as they are in a web
browser.
Print Layout View
You can work in Print Layout View, to see how text, graphics and other elements will be positioned
when the document is printed.
Outline View
You can work in Outline View to look at the structure of a document and to move, copy, and
reorganize text by dragging headings.
Reading Layout View
Reading layout view is designed to make reading easier on the screen without the need to print them
out. In this view, Worddisplays only the tools you need for reading and allows you to flip pages like
you do when reading a book.
Note: Reading Layout View does not display the document the way it is formatted for printing.
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Working with Files
Create New Documents
Click the New Blank Document buttonon the Standard toolbar.
Or, from the Menu bar, choose File >
New, the New Document Task Pane
will open, and select Blank Document.
Open Existing Documents
Click the Open button found on
the Standard toolbar.
Or, from the Task Pane, select Getting Started and the select More.
Or, from the Menubar, select File > Open
Any of these methods will show the Open dialog box. Choose the file and click the Openbutton.
Save Documents
Click the Savebutton on the Menubar
Or, from the Menubar, select File > Save.
Rename Documents
To rename a Word document, select File > Open
and find the file you want to rename. Right- click on
the document name with the mouse and select
Rename from the Shortcut menu. Type the new
name for the file and press the ENTERkey on the
keyboard.
Close Documents
Select File > Close.
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Or, click on the small x found on the right top next to the Menubar and under the Titlebar.
Working with Text
Type and Insert Text
When you open a new Worddocument, you will notice a blinking cursor at the start of the document,
indicating that you can start typing where the cursor is positioned.
Start typing your text and you will see that the text will appear where the blinking cursor is located. Move
the cursor by using the ARROW buttons on the keyboard ( ) or positioning the mouse and
clicking the left button.
Highlight Text
In order to change the format of the text you just typed, it must be first highlighted, that is, selected
with the mouse cursor.
To highlight the whole text or part of it, locate the mouse at the start of the text you wish to highlight
and click the left button, then drag the mouse over the desired text while keeping the left mouse
button pressed (i.e. clicked).
The table below summarizes the shortcuts used for selecting a portion of the text:
Selection Technique
Whole word Double click within the word.
Whole paragraph Triple click within the paragraph
Several words or lines Drag the mouse over to hightlight or
hold down SHIFT key while using the
arrow keys.
Entire Document Select Edit > Select All ftom the Menu
bar.
Note: To deselect the text, click anywhere outside of the selected area on the page.
Delete Text
Use the BACKSPACE or the DELETE key found on the keyboard to delete text. BACKSPACE
key will delete text to the left of the cursor and DELETE key will erase text to the right. To delete a
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large selection of text, highlight the text using any of the methods outlined above and press the
DELETE key.
Spelling and Grammar
Word will automatically check for spellingand grammar errors as you type. Spelling
errors are noted in the document with a red
underline. Grammar errors are indicated by a
green underline.
To disable this feature, go to Tools > Options
from the Menubar and click the Spelling and
Grammar tab on the dialog box. Uncheck the
checkbox named Check spelling as you type
and the checkbox named Check grammar as
you type, then click on the OKbutton.
To use the spelling and grammar checker, follow these steps:
1. Select Tools > Spelling and Grammar from the Menubar.
2. The Spelling and Grammar dialog box will notify you of the first mistake in the document and
misspelled words will have a red color.
3. If the word is spelled correctly, click the Ignore Oncebutton or click the Ignore Allbutton if theword appears more than once in the document.
4. If the word is spelled incorrectly, choose one of the suggested spellings in the Suggestionsbox and
click the Changebutton to correct one occurrence of the word orChange Allbutton to correct all
occurrences of the word. If the correct spelling is not suggested, enter the correct spelling in the
Not in Dictionarybox and click the Changebutton.
5. If the word is spelled correctly and will appear in many documents you type (such as your name),
click the Add to Dictionarybutton to add the word to the dictionary so it will no longer appear as
a misspelled word.
As long as the Check Grammar box is checked in the Spelling and Grammar dialog box, Word
will check the grammar of the document in addition to the spelling. If you do not want the grammar
checked, remove the checkmark from this box.
Otherwise, follow these steps for correcting grammar:
1. IfWordfinds a grammar mistake, it will be shown in the
box just like spelling errors. The mistake appears in green
text. Several suggestions may be given in the Suggestions
box. Select the correction that best applies and click
Change.
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2. If no correction is needed (Wordis often wrong more than it is right), click the Ignorebutton.
Formatting Text
Formatting Toolbar
The Formatting toolbar is the easiest way to change many attributes of a text. If the toolbar shown
below isn't displayed on the screen, from the Menu bar, select View > Toolbars and choose
Formatting.
Style menu: Allows you to make your text Bold,Italic, nderlined...depending on the Style you
choose.
Font: Allows you to change the font by clicking on the drop-down arrow on the right of the font
name box. You will view a list of fonts available, you can scroll scroll-down to view more fonts,and select the font name you wish to use by clicking on its name with the mouse.
Font Size: Allows you to change the font size by clicking inside the Font Sizebox and entering a
value or by clicking on the drop down arrow on the right of the box to view a list of font sizes
available. Select then a size by clicking on it once. Note: A font size of 10 or 12 is best for
paragraphs of text.
Bold, Italic, Underline: Each button respectively allows you to make your text appear as bold,
italic or underlined.
Alignment: Each button respectively allows you to make your text aligned to the left, center, orright side of the page. You can also justify the text across the page using the Justifybutton.
Line Spacing: Allows you to set the amount of space that Wordputs when you go to a new line.
Text Orientation: Allows you to change the typing direction of your text, from left-to-right or
right-to-left manner.
Numbering, Bullets: Allows you to make your text appear as a Bullets list or as a Numbering list.
Increase/Decrease Indent: Allows you to increase or decrease the indentation of your paragraph
in relation to the side of the page.
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Outside Border: Allows you to add a border around a text selection.
Highlight Color: Allows you to change the color behind a text selection. The color shown on the
button is the last color used. To select a different color, click the arrowhead next to the image on
the button.
Font Color: Allows you to change the color of the text. The color shown on the button is the
last color chosen. Click the drop down arrow next to the button image to select another color.
An alternative way to access the formatting options foundon the Formatting toolbar and some additional options is
to select from the Menu bar, Format > Font. The Font
dialog box will appear as shown in the figure.
Move / Cut Text
Highlight the text you need to move, and follow one of the
methods listed below:
From Menubar, select Edit > Cut.
Or, from the Standard toolbar, click on the Cutbutton .
This will move the text to a clipboard in your Task Pane.
Note:To move a small amount of text a short distance, the drag-and-drop method may be quicker.
Highlight the text you want to move, click the selection with the mouse, drag the selection to the newlocation without releasing the mouse button, and
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release the mouse button.
Copy Text
Highlight the text you need to copy, and follow one of the methods listed below:
From Menubar, select Edit > Copy
Or, from the Standard toolbar, click the Copybutton
Paste Text
To paste previously cut or copied text, move the cursor to the location you want to move the text to
and follow one of the methods listed below:
From the Menubar, select Edit > Paste
Or, from the Standard toolbar, click the Pastebutton .
Undo and Redo Options
Wordallows you to cancel the effect of one (or more) actions that took place previously by
clicking once (or more than once) on the Undo button found on theStandard toolbar,
or by selecting Edit > Undo from the Menubar.
Wordallows you to repeat a previously cancelled action using the Undobutton by clicking on
the Redo button found on theStandard toolbar or by selecting Edit > Redo.
Lists
Bulleted and Numbered Lists
1. To create a list, click the Bullets button orNumbering button found on the
Formatting toolbar.
2. Type the first entry and press ENTER. This will create a new bullet or number on the next line.
If you want to start a new line without adding another bullet or number, hold down the SHIFTkey while pressing ENTER.
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3. To end the list, continue typing entries and press ENTERtwice when you are done.
Use the Increase Indent and Decrease Indent buttons on the Formatting toolbar to create
lists of multiple levels.
Note: You can also type the text first, highlight the section, and click the Bullets or Numbering
buttons to add the bullets or numbers.
Nested Lists
To create a nested list, such as a numbered list inside of a bulleted list, follow these steps:
1. First type the list then increase the indentation of the items that are to be nested by clicking the
Increase Indentbutton for each item.
2. Highlight the items and click the Numberingbutton found on the Formatting toolbar.
Columns
To quickly place text in a column format, first you need to highlight the text. Click then on the
Columns button found on theStandard toolbar and select the number of columns by dragging
the mouse over the diagram. For more column options, select Format > Columns from the Menu
bar. The Columns dialog box allows you to choose the properties of the columns. Select the Number
and Width of the columns from the dialog box. Note: For the column feature to run properly you
need to be in the Print Layout View.
Note:
Lets say
you
created
two
columns
and the
first is
filled
with text
however
the
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second is still empty and you keep trying to add text to it but it simply
wont work! In this case, Wordonly accepts text in the second column IF
the first column is COMPLETELY filled with text (i.e. there is no more
space for text in the first column). In this case you can do the following:
Place your cursor right after the text that appears in column one then go toInsert > Break > Column Break. Notice that the text that was below the
cursor has been shifted to the second column.
Graphics
Add Clip Art Images
Word comes with a set of pictures called Clip Art. These pictures are
found in the Clip Art Gallery and are organized according to their typeor category. To add a clip art image from the Microsoft library to a
document, follow these steps:
1. Select Insert > Picture > Clip Art from the Menubar. The sub pane named Clip Artwill appear.
2. To find an image, in the Search For textbox, type a keyword describing the image you want to use,
and press on the Gobutton
3. Click once on the downward arrow that appears when you place your mouse pointer over an
image. A pop-up menu (as shown in the figure on the right) will appear: The most important options
in this menu are the following:
Insert to add the image to the document.
Copy to place the clip on the clipboard to paste it later on.
Find Similar Style to retrieve images similar to the one you have
chosen.
4. Select images to add to the document
5. When you are done, click the Closebutton (small x) on the top right corner
of the Task Pane.
Add Images from Files
Pictures from various sources (scanned
images and other image files saved in
your computer) can be inserted in a
Word document. Follow these steps to
add a photo or graphic:
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1. Select Insert >Picture > From File on the Menubar.
2. Click the down arrow button on the right of the Look in: window to find the image on your
computer.
Highlight the file name from the list and click the Insertbutton.
Print Documents
Print Preview
Preview your document by clicking the Print Preview button found on the Standard toolbar or by
selecting File > Print Preview.
Printing From File menu, select Print
option
Choose a Page range.
Select the Number of copies as
desired.
You can choose from the Print
drop down menu to print All
pages in range, only Odd, or
Even pages.
You can also choose the numberofPages per sheet
When the document is ready to print,
click on the OKbutton.
Paragraph Formatting
Paragraph Attributes
You can format a paragraph by placing the cursor within
the paragraph and selecting
Format > Paragraph from the Menu bar. From the
Paragraph dialog box, select the
Indents and Spacing tab.
Under the Indentation section, you can set the
indentation to be eitherBefore text,
After text, or both by assigning the desired values.
There are special types of indentations:
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None: No indentation occurs.
First line: Indents the first line.
Hanging: Indents every line except
the first.
Under the Spacing section, from the Line spacing drop down menu, you can select the space you
would like between lines of the paragraph.
You can view the changes you have made from the Preview section, clickOKwhen finished.
Non-printing characters
To be able to view the non-printing characters within a paragraph, e.g., spaces and paragraphs, click
the Show/Hide button found on the Standard toolbar.Observe the paragraph symbols () as well as the dots (.) between each word.
Each dot represents a space. To easily see the dots, create more spaces between two words. To hide
all non-printing characters, click the Show/Hide button again.
Drop Caps
A drop cap is a larger letter that begins a paragraph and drops through several lines of your text. To
add a drop cap to a paragraph:
1. Place the cursor within the paragraph whose first letter will be
dropped.
2. Select Format > Drop Cap from the Menubar. The Drop Cap
dialog box allows you to select the Position of the drop cap, the
Font, the number ofLines to drop, and the Distance from text.
3. ClickOKwhen all selections have been made.
4. To modify a drop cap, select Format > Drop Cap again to
change the attributes, or click on the letter and use the handles tomove and resize the letter.
Text Formatting
Styles and Formatting
You can use the Styles and Formatting Task Pane to create, view, select, apply, and clear formatting
from text.
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After you apply formatting font changes to your text, select the Task Pane named Styles and
Formatting from the drop-down menu found at the top of the Task Pane window
Note: Remember that in order to show or hide the Task Pane window, go to the Menubar,
choose View > Task Pane. Click on the arrow next to Getting Started andselect Styles and
Formatting.
From the Show drop down menu found on the bottom of the Styles and Formatting Task
Pane, select Formatting in use option, this will show you all the fonts formatthat \ you can
use to format your text.
If you select a word, or part of a word, that has a certain type of format, notice that the format
appears in the Formatting of selected text box showing on the top of the Styles and
Formatting Task Pane. You should see that same format in the list box named Pick
formatting to apply.
So if you highlight your text, and click on the name of that format from the list box namedPick formatting to apply, the same formatting is automatically applied.
Now if you click on any part of your text, and from the Styles and Formatting Task Pane you
choose Select All button, this will highlight all the text with this formatting throughout the
whole document.
The New Style button allows you to create a totally new
style to be applied on any part of the document.
If you highlight a part of the document and choose the
Clear Formatting option from the drop downmenu list from the Formatting of selected text box
this will clear all types of formats in the selected text
and will keep you with only the basic default
format.
Reveal Formatting
Another option would be choosing the Reveal Formatting Task Pane from the dropdown menu, and
that would give you details about the selected format, rather than showing it to you visually.
Tables
Tables are used to display data and there are several ways to build them in Word. Begin by placing
the cursor where you want the table to appear in the document and choose one of the following
methods.
Insert Tables
There are two ways to add a table to the document using the Insert feature:
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Click the Insert Table button on the Standard toolbar. Drag the
mouse along the grid, highlighting the number of rows and columns for
the table.
Or, select Table > Insert > Table from the Menubar. Specify the
number of rows and columns for the table and clickOK.
A table can also be drawn on the document:
1. Draw the table by selecting Table >
Draw Table from the bar. The cursor is
now the image of a pencil and the Tables and
Borders toolbar has appeared.
2. Draw the cells of the table with the mouse. If you make a mistake, click the Eraser button and
click/drag the mouse over the area to be deleted.
3. To draw more cells, click on the Draw Tablebutton
Nested Tables
You can insert a table inside another table or cell the same way you insert a regular table.You can delete that table the same way you delete the outer one. To do that, place your mouse where
you want to insert the table and click on the Insert Tablebutton from the Standard toolbar.
Insert Rows and Columns
Once the table is drawn, you can insert additional rows by placing the cursor in the row next to which
you want to insert the new row. Select Table > Insert > Rows Above orRows Below. Or, select an
entire row and right-click the mouse. Choose Insert Rows from the Table Shortcut menu, a new row
appears above the selected one.
Similar to inserting a row, you can add a new column by placing the cursor in a cell adjacent to whereyou want the new column be added. Select Table > Insert > Columnsto the Left orColumns to the
Right. Or, select the column, right-click the mouse, and select Insert Columns, a new column
appears to the right of the selected one.
Move and Resize Tables
Place your mouse within the table. A four arrow shape appears on the upper left side of the table. A
resizing handle will appear in the right part of the table.
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To move the table, click and drag the four-ended arrow. Position the table on your document
and release the mouse click.
To resize the table, click and drag the resizing handle.
Change the column widths and row heights by clicking and dragging the mouse on the line
divider between rows or columns. Drag the mouse to increase or decrease the column width or
the row height.
Moving the order of the column and/or rows inside a table
Highlight the column or row, and drag it to the destination position. For example in a 4 x 4 table, if
you want to move the first column to the third position, drag the first column to position of the fourth
column and you can see that first column has been moved to third position.
Moving a part of table (column/row) outside the table
Put the mouse pointer outside the table and press ENTER several times,
then highlight a column or row and move it to outside the table; Wordwill
create a new table with the same data.
Splitting or Merging cells
To split a cell in 2 columns or 2 rows:
Click once inside the cell. From the Menubar, select
Table > Split Cells
Specify in the Split Cells dialog box the number of columns or rows. Click
OK. The cell is split now into the number of rows and columns you specified.
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To merge one or more cells:
Highlight the cells you want to merge. From the Menubar, select Table > Merge Cells.
Table Properties
Click inside a table. From the Menubar, select Table > Table Properties. Use theTable Properties dialog box to modify the alignment of the table with the body text and the text
within the table.
Under the Size section, check the Preferred width
checkbox and enter a value if you want the table to have an
exact width.
Under the Alignment section, highlight the illustration that
represents the alignment of the table in relation to the text of
the document.
Under the Text wrapping section, select
None if the table should appear on a separate line from the
text or choose
Around if the text should wrap around the table.
Click the Borders and Shadingbutton found at the bottom
of the Table Properties dialog box to select from a number
of border styles, colors, and widths. Click the Shading tab
to change the background color and pattern.
Click the Optionsbutton found on the Table Properties dialog box to change the spacing betweenthe document text and the table borders by entering a value or using the up and down arrows from the
Default cell margins. Check the Allow spacing between cells checkbox and enter a value to add
space between the table cells.
Deleting Data from a Table / Part of a Tables / a Whole
Table
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1. To delete data from the whole or part of the table: Highlight the cells containing this data or the
whole table, and press the DELETE button from your keyboard, which will delete only the text
inside the cells highlighted.
2. To delete a part of a table:
a. Highlight a column or a row, and press the BACKSPACEbutton from your keyboard. Thecolumn or row highlighted will be deleted.
b. Highlight one or more cell (s) (not making a row or column), and press the BACKSPACE
button from your keyboard, it will show theDelete Cells dialog box asking whether you want
to:
Shift cells left
Shift cells up
Delete entire row
Delete entire column
3. To delete the whole table:
In case you want to delete the whole table and its contents, you should select the table by clickingeither on the top left square box, or the lower right one, and then press the BACKSPACE button
found on the keyboard.
Drawing Canvas
The drawing canvas feature is particularly useful when there are
different parts of a drawing you need to keep together.
To insert a drawing canvas, from the Menu bar, select Insert
>Picture >New Drawing. The drawing canvas and the Drawingtoolbar will appear. The canvas can be resized by clicking and
dragging the black outer edges at the corner or on the border.
You can add a line connector to the drawings in
your canvas by using the Drawing Toolbar.
If you want to delete the drawing and the canvas,
select the canvas by clicking once on its border and
press the BACKSPACE orDELETE key found on
the keyboard.
Spelling and Grammar
AutoCorrect
Word automatically corrects commonly misspelled
words and punctuation marks with the
AutoCorrect feature.
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You can view a list of words that are automatically corrected by Word:
From the Menubar, select Tools > AutoCorrect Options. If this feature is not showing, expand the
Tools menu by clicking on the double arrows at the bottom of the Tools Menu. The Autocorrect
dialog box will appear, select the first tab called AutoCorrect.
Many options including the accidental capitalization of the first two letters of a word and
capitalization of the first word of the sentence can be automatically corrected from this page. If there
are words you often misspelled, enter the wrong and correct spellings in the Replace and Withboxes.
Spelling and Grammar Check
Wordwill automatically check for spelling and grammar errors as you
type unless you turn this feature off. Spelling errors are identified in the
document with a red underline.
Grammar errors are indicated by a green underline.
To disable this feature
From the Menubar, select Tools menu > Options
From the Options dialog box, select the Spelling & Grammar tab. Uncheck the checkboxes: Checkspelling as you type and Check grammar as you type and clickOK.
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To use the spelling and grammar checker, follow these steps:
1. From the Menubar, select Tools > Spelling & Grammar.
2. The Spelling and Grammar dialog box will notify you of the first mistake in the document and
misspelled words will be highlighted in red.
3. If the word is spelled correctly, click the Ignore Oncebutton or click the Ignore
Allbutton if the word appears more than once in the document.
4. If the word is spelled incorrectly, choose one of the suggested spellings in the Suggestionsbox and
click the Changebutton orChange Allbutton to correct all occurrences of the word in the document.
If the correct spelling is not suggested, enter the correct spelling in the Not in Dictionary section andclick the Change button.
5. If the word is spelled correctly, click the Add to Dictionary button to add the word to the
dictionary so it will no longer appear as a misspelled word.
As long as the Check Grammarbox is checked in the Spelling & Grammar dialog box, Wordwill
check grammar and spelling mistakes. Follow these steps for correcting grammar mistakes:
1. IfWordfinds a grammar mistake, it will be shown in the box as a spelling error.
The mistake is highlighted in green.
2. Several suggestions may be given in the Suggestionsbox. Select the correction that best appliesand clickChange.
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3. If no correction is needed, Wordis often wrong more than it is right, click the
Ignorebutton.
Note: If you do not want the grammar checked, uncheck the Check grammar checkbox in the
Spelling & Grammar dialog box.
Synonyms
To find a synonym for a word, right-click on the word
and select Synonyms from the Shortcut menu.
From the list of suggested words, highlight the word you
would like to use or click for more options.
Thesaurus
Steps to use the thesaurus:
From the Menubar, select Tools > Language >
Thesaurus or select it from the Synonyms Shortcut menu as
explained in the Synonymsparagraph above.
A list of synonyms for the word you are looking for are given in
the Research Task Pane. Click on any of the words listed in
the Thesaurus section to view other synonyms for those
words. Click on the arrow next to any word and select Insertoption to replace the word with its synonym.
Page Formatting
Page Numbers
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To add a page number to a document, follow the steps:
1. From the Menubar, select Insert > Page
Numbers. The Page
Numbers dialog box will appear.
2. From the Position drop-down menu, select
the position of the page number to make it appear
either on the Top of page or Bottom of page.
3. From the Alignment drop-down menu, select
the alignment of the page numbers.
4. If you do not want the page number to show on the first page (if it is a title page or booklet
covering, for example), uncheck the Show number of first pagebox.
5. When finished, clickOK.
Headers and Footers
Headers are added to the top margin of every page such as a document title or page number. Footers
are added to the lower margin at the bottom of the page. Follow these steps to add or edit headers and
footers in the document:
1. From the Menubar, select View > Header and Footer. The Header andFooter toolbar will appear and the top of the page.
2. Type the heading in the Header box. You may use many
of the standard text formatting options such as font face, size,
bold, italics, etc.
3. Click the Insert AutoTextbutton to view a list of options
available.
4. Use the other options on the toolbar to add page numbers,
the current date and time.
5. To edit the footer, click the Switch between Header and
Footerbutton found on the Header and Footer toolbar.
6. When you are done adding headers and footers, click the
Closebutton on the Header and Footer toolbar.
Footnotes and Endnotes
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Adding footnotes and endnotes to a document allows you to provide extra information on a topic.
This information could be the source location, or extra details not necessarily in the main body of the
text.
Footnotes always appear at the bottom of the
current page. Endnotes always appear at the bottom of the
last page of a document.
When inserting a footnote or endnote while the
document is in Normal View, the Notepane will open
at the bottom of the document window for easy
editing of footnotes orendnotes.
Place an insertion point in a sentence that the
footnote or endnote is being created for and
where the footnote or endnote mark will
appear.
From the Menubar, select Insert > Reference
> Footnote To open the Footnote and
Endnote dialog box. Select the Footnotes or
Endnotes option in the Location area.
Once done, clickInsert.
Bookmarks
A bookmark identifies a location or selection of text that you name and identify for future reference.
For example, you might use a bookmark to identify text that you want to revise at a later time. Instead
of scrolling through the document to locate the text, you can locate it by using the bookmark dialog
box.
Select a text you want a bookmark assigned to, or click where you want to insert a bookmark.
From the Menu bar, select Insert > Bookmark. Under Bookmark name, type or select a name.
Bookmark names must begin with a letter and can
contain numbers. You can't include spaces in abookmark name. However, you can use the underscore
character to separate words for example,
"First_heading." ClickAdd.
To show bookmarks:
From the Tools menu, click Options, and then click
the View tab.
Select the Bookmarks check box.
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If you assigned a bookmark to an item, the bookmark appears in brackets [] on the screen. If you
assigned a bookmark to a location, the bookmark appears as an I-beam. The brackets do not print.
Highlight the word or text, which you want to link to the bookmark you have just created and from
the Menu bar, go to Insert > Hyperlink, then click on Bookmark and select your specified
bookmark name. The text appears as a hyperlink that points to the bookmark location.
Page Size and OrientationFrom the Menubar, select File > Page
Setup and choose the Paper tab. Select the proper paper size from the Paper size dropdown menu.
Go to Margins tab and change the Orientation to Portrait orLandscape.