Do you have any tips for using Word?

Yes. We have a Word Quick Start Guide to help you.

Menus and Toolbars

Show or Hide Toolbars	Right click on any toolbar, click toolbar name to view or hide
Show or Hide Horizontal Ruler	Click View menu, click next to Ruler to display if not displayed
Add/Remove buttons to Toolbars	Right click on any Toolbar, choose Customize, click Commands tab. Select desired category, drag desired button to toolbar where you want it to appear.

Selecting Text

Select a word	Double click on word
Select a paragraph	Triple click in paragraph
Select character by character	Click and drag over desired area
Select word by word	Double click and drag over desired area
Select a continuous block	Select beginning text of block, move to ending text of the block, press the Shift key and click at end of the block

Editing Text

Copy Text	Select text then right click and choose copy OR click Edit menu-Copy OR Ctrl+C
Paste Text	Select text then right click and choose paste OR click Edit menu-Paste OR Ctrl+V
Drag and Drop	Select text, left click and hold button. Drag text to new location and release button.

Formatting Text

Select text, right click then choose desired options OR Use toolbar buttons

Formatting and Editing

Section and page breaks	Insert menu, then choose Break. Choose Section or Page
Format Painter	Select the cell with formatting you want to copy, choose the Format Painter icon from the toolbar, place the cursor in the cell or selected cells and click.
Change Margins	Click File menu, choose Page Setup, use Margins tab OR move margin slider on Ruler
Change Indents	Display Ruler. Slide indent markers to desired locations.
Change line spacing	Select lines, right click, choose Paragraph then Indents and Spacing. Change Line Spacing
Change page orientation to Portrait or Landscape	Click File menu, choose Page Setup, then the Paper Size tab
Find and Replace text	Click Edit menu, choose Find or Replace
Check Spelling	Right click on red squiggles or click Spelling and Grammar button.
Create Header/Footer	Click View menu, choose Header and Footer. To switch between the two use Switch between button
Insert Page Numbers	Click Insert menu, choose Page Numbers, select options
Create Numbered or Bulleted lists	Add or remove Bullets by clicking or Numbers by clicking on the toolbar. Change bullet or number styles by right clicking on a list and choosing Bullets and Numbering

Tables

Insert a table	Click insertion point where table will go, click Insert Table button, click and drag to choose number of rows and columns
Select a cell	Move insertion point to lower left corner of cell (changes to a black arrow) then click
Select several cells	Select cell and drag selection over desired cells
Select entire row	Move insertion point to left edge of row until it becomes a white arrow then click
Select a column	Move insertion point above column until it becomes a black arrow then click
Add a tab in a cell	CTRL+Tab
Insert/Delete rows	Place insertion point below where you want to add or delete row. Click Table menu, choose Insert or Delete
Insert/Delete columns	Select column to the right of where you want column inserted or deleted. Click Table menu, choose Insert or Delete
Merge or split cells	Select cells, click Table menu, choose Merge Cells or Split Cells
Changing row heights or column widths	Position insertion point at the edge of cell to be changed until double-arrowed resize tool appears. Click and drag to new size.
Show gridlines	Click Table menu, choose Show Gridlines
Show/Hide cell borders	Select cells, rows or columns to be alerted, right click, choose Borders and Shading, under Borders tab, choose borders

Inserting Items

Insert Images	Click Insert menu, choose Picture then either Clip Art or From File
Insert Date	Insert menu then choose Date and Time

Tracking Changes

Highlight	Select text, click Highlight button. Use drop arrow to change colors or None to remove highlighting
Insert Comments	Position insertion point where Comment will go. Click Insert menu, choose Insert Comment
Track Changes	Turn tracking on or off by double clicking TRK button on status bar. Gray means feature is off

Standard Toolbar

Formatting toolbar