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


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Formatting toolbar


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