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