Ms Word Tutorial
Ms Word Tutorial
Microsoft Word is a word processing software package. You can use it to type letters, reports, and other
documents. It gives you the ability to use your computer for desktop publishing. This tutorial teaches Microsoft
Word 2007 basics. Although this tutorial was created for the computer novice, because Microsoft Word 2007 is
so different from previous versions of Microsoft Word, even experienced users may find it useful. This lesson
will introduce you to the Word window. You use this window to interact with Word.
The Ribbon
The Ruler
Click
Exit Word
The features in Word 2007 can make your work easier, make your documents more attractive, and/or enable you
to work more efficiently. This Microsoft Word lesson teaches you how to open a file, cut, copy, paste, use
AutoText, use spell check, use Find and Replace, and change fonts. All of these features either make your work
easier or make your document more attractive.
Open a File
Create AutoText
When you type information into Microsoft Word, each time you press the Enter key Word creates a new
paragraph. You can format paragraphs. For example, you can indent the first line of a paragraph, you can set the
amount of space that separates paragraphs, and you can align a paragraph left, right, center, or flush with both
margins. Styles are a set of formats you can quickly apply to a paragraph. For example, by applying a style, you
can set the font, set the font size, and align a paragraph all at once. In this lesson, you will learn about the
various formats you can apply to a paragraph and about styles.
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Open a Blank Document
Indent Paragraphs
Align Paragraphs
Apply a Style
Lesson 5: Adding Bullets and Numbers, Undoing and Redoing, Setting Page Layouts and Printing Documents
If you have lists of data, you may want to bullet or number them. When using Microsoft Word, bulleting and
numbering are easy. The first part of this lesson teaches you to bullet and number. After you have completed
your document, you may want to share it with others. One way to share your document is to print and distribute
it. However, before you print you may want to add page numbers and tell Word such things as the page
orientation, the paper size, and the margin setting you want to use. In this lesson you will learn how to layout
and how to print your documents.
This lesson will introduce you to the Word window. You use this window to interact with Word. To begin this
lesson, open Microsoft Word 2007. The Microsoft Word window appears and your screen looks similar to the
one shown here.
Note: Your screen will probably not look exactly like the screen shown. In Word 2007, how a window displays
depends on the size of your window, the size of your monitor, and the resolution to which your monitor is set.
Resolution determines how much information your computer monitor can display. If you use a low resolution,
less information fits on your screen, but the size of your text and images are larger. If you use a high resolution,
more information fits on your screen, but the size of the text and images are smaller. Also, Word 2007, Windows
Vista, and Windows XP have settings that allow you to change the color and style of your windows.
In the upper-left corner of the Word 2007 window is the Microsoft Office button. When you click the button, a
menu appears. You can use the menu to create a new file, open an existing file, save a file, and perform many
other tasks.
Next to the Microsoft Office button is the Quick Access toolbar. The Quick Access toolbar provides you with
access to commands you frequently use. By default Save, Undo, and Redo appear on the Quick Access toolbar.
You can use Save to save your file, Undo to rollback an action you have taken, and Redo to reapply an action
you have rolled back.
Next to the Quick Access toolbar is the Title bar. The Title bar displays the title of the document on which you
are currently working. Word names the first new document you open Document1. As you open additional new
documents, Word names them sequentially. When you save your document, you assign the document a new
name.
The Ribbon
You use commands to tell Microsoft Word what to do. In Microsoft Word 2007, you use the Ribbon to issue
commands. The Ribbon is located near the top of the screen, below the Quick Access toolbar. At the top of the
Ribbon are several tabs; clicking a tab displays several related command groups. Within each group are related
command buttons. You click buttons to issue commands or to access menus and dialog boxes. You may also
find a dialog box launcher in the bottom-right corner of a group. Clicking the dialog box launcher gives you
access to additional commands via a dialog box.
The Ruler
2. Click the check box next to Ruler in the Show/Hide group. The ruler appears below the Ribbon.
Just below the ruler is a large area called the text area. You type your document in the text area. The blinking
vertical line in the upper-left corner of the text area is the cursor. It marks the insertion point. As you type, your
text displays at the cursor location. The horizontal line next to the cursor marks the end of the document.
The vertical and horizontal scroll bars enable you to move up, down, and across your window simply by
dragging the icon located on the scroll bar. The vertical scroll bar is located along the right side of the screen.
The horizontal scroll bar is located just above the status bar. To move up and down your document, click and
drag the vertical scroll bar up and down. To move back and forth across your document, click and drag the
The Status bar appears at the very bottom of your window and provides such information as the current page
and the number of words in your document. You can change what displays on the Status bar by right-clicking on
the Status bar and selecting the options you want from the Customize Status Bar menu. You click a menu item
to select it. You click it again to deselect it. A check mark next to an item means it is selected.
In Word 2007, you can display your document in one of five views: Draft, Web Layout, Print Layout, Full
Screen Reading, or Online Layout.
Draft View
Draft view is the most frequently used view. You use Draft view to quickly edit your document.
Web Layout
Web Layout view enables you to see your document as it would appear in a browser such as Internet
Explorer.
Print Layout
The Print Layout view shows the document as it will look when it is printed.
Reading Layout
Reading Layout view formats your screen to make reading your document more comfortable.
Outline View
You should use Draft view for these lessons. Before moving ahead, make sure you are in Draft view:
2. Click Draft in the Document Views group. When the Draft option is selected it appears in a contrasting
color.
Click
During the lessons that follow, you will be asked to "click" items and to choose tabs. When asked to click:
Certain characters, called nonprinting caharacters, do not print and will not appear in your printed document but
do affect your document layout. You can elect to see these characters on the screen as you type or you can elect
to have them remain invisible. For these lessons, opt to see them onscreen. This table describes most of them:
A tab
. A space
Hidden text
2. Click the Show/Hide button in the Paragraph group . The Show/Hide button appears in a contrasting
color, when it is selected.
If you type =rand() in your Word document and then press Enter, Word creates three paragraphs. You can use
these paragraphs to practice what you learn. Throughout these lessons, you will be asked to select text. The
following exercise teaches you how to create data and how to select data. You can select by using the arrow
keys or by clicking and dragging. When using the arrow keys, use the up arrow to move up, the down arrow to
move down, the left arrow to move left, and the right arrow to move right. When using the mouse, press the left
mouse button and then drag in the direction you want to move.
EXERCISE 1
1. Place your cursor before the word "On" in the first paragraph.
2. Press and hold down the Shift key, which serves as an "anchor" showing where text you wish to select
begins or ends.
3. Press the right arrow key until the first line of text is highlighted.
4. Press the down arrow key until the first paragraph is highlighted.
1. Place your cursor before the word "You" in the second paragraph.
3. Drag the mouse until you have highlighted the second paragraph.
During the lessons, you will often be asked to place the cursor at a specific location (the insertion point) on the
screen. You place the cursor by moving the cursor to the specified location and pressing the left mouse button or
by using the arrow keys to move to the specified location.
EXERCISE 2
Cursor
1. Move around you document by using you mouse and clicking in a variety of location.
There are many methods you can use to accomplish tasks when using Word. Generally, you choose an option by
clicking the option on the Ribbon. However, you can also use shortcut keys. A key name followed by a plus and
a letter means to hold down the key while pressing the letter. For example, Ctrl+b means you should hold down
the Ctrl key while pressing "b." A shorthand notation of the above would read as follows:
Press Ctrl+b
Typists who are slowed down by using a mouse usually prefer using keys.
When you type in Microsoft Word, you do not need to press a key to move to a new line. To start a new
paragraph, press the Enter key.
Exit Word
You have completed Lesson One. Typically, you save your work before exiting.
EXERCISE 3
3. You are prompted: "Do you want to save changes to Document1?" To save your changes, click Yes.
Otherwise, click No. If you click Yes, the Save As dialog box appears.
5. Name your file by typing Lesson One.doc in the File Name field.
3. You will be prompted: "Do you want to save changes to Document1?" To save your changes, click Yes.
Otherwise, click No. If you click Yes, the Save As dialog box appears.
5. Name your file by typing Lesson One.doc in the File Name field.
In Microsoft Word, you create documents by typing them. For example, if you want to create a report, you open
Microsoft Word and then begin typing. You do not have to do anything when your text reaches the end of a line
and you want to move to a new lineMicrosoft Word automatically moves your text to a new line. If you want
to start a new paragraph, press Enter. Microsoft word creates a blank line to indicate the start of a new
paragraph. To capitalize, hold down the Shift key while typing the letter you want to capitalize. If you make a
mistake, you can delete what you typed and then type your correction.
You can use the Backspace key to delete. Each time you press the Backspace key, Microsoft Word deletes the
character that precedes the insertion point. The insertion point is the point at which your mouse pointer is
located. You can also delete text by using the Delete key. First, you select the text you want to delete; then you
press the Delete key.
EXERCISE 1
2. Delete the word "house." Using either the arrow keys or the mouse, place the cursor between the period
and the "e" in "house."
Delete
Delete the word "very" from the sentence you just typed.
1. Select the word "very." You can place the cursor before the "v" in the word "very," press and hold down
the Shift key, and then press the right arrow key until the word "very" is highlighted.
Alternatively, you may want to overtype textreplace old text with new text. For example, suppose you type
the sentence, "Joe has a large blue boat." After typing it, you decide you want to change the sentence to "Joe
has a large gray boat." With Microsoft Word, overtyping the word blue with the word gray is also easy. Before
you attempt to insert or overtype, you should check the mode you are inInsert or Overtype. You right-click
the Status bar and then use the Customize Status Bar menu to place the Insert/Overtype button on the Status bar.
You can then use the Insert/Overtype button to switch between Insert and Overtype mode. When you are in
Insert mode, you can insert text. When you are in Overtype mode, you can overtype text. By default, Microsoft
Word is in the Insert mode.
EXERCISE 2
1. Right-click the Status bar. The Customize Status Bar menu appears.
3. If the word Insert appears on the Status bar, you are in Insert mode.
4. If the word Overtype appears on the Status bar, click the word Overtype and it will change to Insert,
thereby changing Word to Insert mode.
Insert
Make sure you are in Insert mode before proceeding. You are going to insert the word "blue" between the words
"large" and "boat."
1. Place the cursor after the space between the words "large" and "boat."
Overtype
You can type over the current text (replace the current text with new text) in the Overtype mode. Do the
following to change to the Overtype mode.
Click "Insert" on the Status bar. The word Insert changes to Overtype.
Note: You can overtype text without changing to Overtype mode by selecting the text you want to overtype and
then typing.
When creating a document, you may need to emphasize particular words or phrases by bolding, underlining, or
italicizing. Also, certain grammatical constructs require that you bold, underline, or italicize. You can bold,
underline, and italicize when using Word. You also can combine these featuresin other words, you can bold,
underline, and italicize a single piece of text.
When you need to perform a task in Microsoft Word, you can usually choose from several methods. The
exercises that follow show you how to bold, underline, or italicize using four different methods: using the
launcher, the Ribbon, the Mini-toolbar/context menu, and the keyboard.
EXERCISE 3
Type the following exactly as shown. Remember, pressing the Enter key starts a new paragraph. Press the Enter
key at the end of each of the following lines to start a new paragraph.
1. On the line that begins with Launcher, select the word "Bold." You can place the cursor before the letter
"B" in "Bold." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.
3. Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.
6. Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting. You have bolded the word bold.
1. On the line that begins with "Ribbon," select the word "Bold." You can place the cursor before the letter
"B" in "Bold." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.
3. Click the Bold button in the Font group. You have bolded the word bold.
Note: To remove the bold, you can select the text and then click the Bold button again.
1. On the line that begins with "Mini Toolbar," select the word "Bold." You can place the cursor before the
letter "B" in "Bold."Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is
highlighted.
3. Click the Bold button . You have bolded the word bold.
1. On the line that begins with "Keys," select the word "Bold." You can place the cursor before the letter
"B" in "Bold." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.
2. Press Ctrl+b (hold down the Ctrl key while pressing b).
Note: To remove the Bold, press Ctrl+b again. You can also remove formatting by pressing
Ctrl+spacebar.
3. Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.
6. Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting. You have italicized the word Italicize.
1. On the line that begins with "Ribbon," select the word "Italicize." You can place the cursor before the
letter "I" in "Italicize." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is
highlighted.
3. Click the Italic button on the Ribbon. You have italicized the word Italicize.
Note: To remove the italics, select the text and click the Italicize button again.
3. Click the Italic button . You have italicized the word Italicize.
1. On the line that begins with "Keys," select the word "Italicize." You can place the cursor before the letter
"I" in "Italicize." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.
2. Press Ctrl+i (hold down the Ctrl key while pressing i).
Note: To remove italics, press Ctrl+i again. You can also remove formatting by pressing Ctrl+spacebar.
3. Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting.You have italicized the word Italicize.
You can underline when using Word. Word provides you with many types of underlines from which to
choose.The following are some of the underlines that are available if you use the dialog box launcher:
1. On the line that begins with "Launcher," select the words "Underline these words."
3. Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.
6. Click OK to close the dialog box. The underline you selected appears under the words.
3. Click the Underline button in the Font group . Alternatively, you can press the down arrow next to
the underline button and click to choose the type of underline you want.
Note: To remove the underlining, click the Underline button again.
1. On the line that begins with "Keys," select the words "Underline these words."
2. Press Ctrl+u (hold down the Ctrl key while pressing u).
Note: To remove the underlining, press Ctrl+u again.
1. On the line that begins with "Launcher," select the words "All three."
3. Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.
5. In the Underline box, click to open the pull-down menu. Click the type of underline you want to use.
Note: To remove an underline, select None from the pull-down menu.
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6. Click OK to close the dialog box.
1. On the line that begins with "Ribbon," select the words "All three."
1. On the line that begins with "Keys," select the words "All three."
You must save your documents if you wish to recall them later. You can use the Save option on the Microsoft
Office menu, to save a document. You can also save a document by typing Ctrl+s. The first time you save a
document, the Save As dialog box appears. Use the Save As dialog box to locate the folder in which you want
to save your document and to give your document a name. After you have saved your document at least once,
you can save any changes you make to your document simply by clicking the Save after you click the Microsoft
Office button.
The following exercise shows you how to save the file you just created and close Word. You will name your file
Lesson Two.
EXERCISE 4
2. Click Save. The Save As dialog box appears, if you are saving your document for the first time.
3. Use the Address bar to locate the folder in which you want to save your file.
4. Name your file by typing Lesson Two.docx in the File Name box.
5. Click Save.
Save a FileWindows XP
2. Click Save. The Save As dialog box appears if you are saving your document for the first time.
4. Name your document by typing Lesson Two in the File Name box.
5. Click Save.
7. Click Exit Word, which is located in the bottom-right corner of the window. Word closes.
Every time you save your document, you overwrite the previous version of your document. For example, you
create a document and save it. Later you delete several passages from the document and then save your changes.
The passages from the first draft of the document no longer exist. If you want to save both the original draft of
your document and the revised document, you must save the second draft of the document using a different
name. To save the document using a different name, click the Microsoft Office button. A menu appears. Click
Save As. The Save As dialog box appears. Use the File Name box to give your document a new name.
Open a File
When you do not have time to complete your work or when you finish your work, you can save and close your
file. After saving a file, you can later open it to revise or finish it. You learned how to save a file in Lesson 2. In
the exercise that follows, you learn how to open the file you saved.
EXERCISE 1
4. Locate the folder in which you saved the file. The file is named Lesson Two.docx.
6. Click Open. The file you created during the previous lesson appears.
4. Use the Look In field to move to the folder in which you saved the file. The file is named Lesson
Two.docx.
6. Click Open. The file you created during the previous lesson appears.
2. Press Ctrl+o.
3. Locate the folder in which you saved your file. The file is named Lesson Two.docx
5. Click Open. The file you created during the previous lesson appears.
You can use Word's Cut feature to remove information from a document. The you can use the Paste feature to
place the information you cut anywhere in the same or another document. In other words, you can move
information from one place in a document to another place in the same or different document by using the Cut
and Paste features. The Office Clipboard is a storage area. When you cut, Word stores the data you cut on the
Clipboard. You can paste the information that is stored on the Clipboard as often as you like.
4. Click the Cut button in the Clipboard group. Word cuts the text you selected and places it on the
Clipboard. Your text should now read:
"I am content where I am."
1. Place the cursor after the period in the sentence "I am content where I am."
4. Click the Paste button in the Clipboard group. Word pastes the text on the Clipboard. Your text
should now read:
"I am content where I am. I want to move."
3. Press Ctrl+x.
1. Place the cursor after the period in the sentence: "I am content where I am."
3. Press Ctrl+v.
In Microsoft Word, you can copy information from one area of a document and place the information you
copied anywhere in the same or another document. In other words, after you type information into a document,
if you want to place the same information somewhere else, you do not have to retype the information. You
simple copy it and then paste it in the new location. As with cut data, Word stores copied data on the Clipboard.
EXERCISE 3
4. Click the Copy button in the Clipboard group. Word copies the data you selected to the Clipboard.
1. Place the cursor after the period in the sentence: "One of me is all you need."
4. Click Copy. Word places the data you copied at the insertion point. Your text should now read: "You will
want to copy me. One of me is all you need. You will want to copy me."
1. Place the cursor after the period in the sentence: "One of me is all you need."
4. Click Paste. Word pastes the information on the Clipboard into the document.
1. Place the cursor after the period in the sentence "One of me is all you need."
3. Press Ctrl+v.
As you cut or copy, Word can store the information you have cut or copied on the Clipboard in a hierarchy.
Then each time you cut or copy, the data you just cut or copied moves to the top of the Clipboard hierarchy and
the data previously at the top moves down one level. When you choose Paste, the item at the top of the
hierarchy is the item Word pastes into your document. The Clipboard can store up to 24 items. You can paste
any item on the Clipboard into your document by placing your cursor at the insertion point, displaying the
Clipboard pane, and then clicking the item.
The Clipboard pane includes an Options button. You can click the Options button to set the Clipboard options
described in the following table.
Option Description
Show Office Clipboard Automatically Shows the Clipboard automatically when you copy
items.
Show Office Clipboard When Ctrl+c Shows the Clipboard when you press Ctrl+c twice.
Pressed Twice
Collect Without Showing Office Clipboard Copies to the Clipboard without displaying the
Clipboard pane.
Show Office Clipboard Icon on Taskbar Displays the Clipboard icon on your system taskbar.
Show Status Near Taskbar When Copying Displays the number of items copied on the taskbar
when copying.
EXERCISE 4
4. Click the item on the clipboard you want to insert into your document. Word pastes the Clipboard item
into your document at the insertion point.
Create AutoText
Cut and Copy both store information on the Clipboard. Information you store on the Clipboard is eventually
lost. If you want to store information permanently for reuse, use AutoText. AutoText permanently stores
information for future use.
EXERCISE 5
Create AutoText
5. Click Save Selection to Quick Part Gallery. The Create New Building Block dialog box appears.
6. Microsoft Word suggests a name. Change the name by typing AT in the Name field.
9. Place the cursor between the period in the sentence you just typed and the paragraph marker ().
Note: Whenever you need the text, simply type the name (AT) and then press F3.
Word checks your spelling and grammar as you type. Spelling errors display with a red wavy line under the
word. Grammar errors display with a green wavy line under the error. In Word 2007, you can use the Review
tab's Spelling & Grammar button to initiate a spell and grammar check of your document.
EXERCISE 6
2. Select: "Open thr door for Mayrala. She is a teacher from the town of Ridgemont."
4. Click the Spelling & Grammar button. The Spelling and Grammar dialog box appears.
8. Click Change.
Note: If the word is misspelled in several places, click Change All to correct all misspellings.
9. The name "Mayrala" is not in the dictionary, but it is correct. Click Ignore Once to leave "Mayrala" in
the document with its current spelling.
Note: If a word appears in several places in the document, click Ignore All so you are not prompted to
correct the spelling for each occurrence.
10. "Ridgemont" is not found in the dictionary. If you frequently use a word not found in the dictionary, you
might want to add that word to the dictionary by clicking the Add to Dictionary button. Word will then
recognize the word the next time it appears. Click Add to Dictionary.
11. The following should appear on your screen: "Word finished checking the selection. Do you want to
continue checking the remainder of the document?"
12. Click No. If you wanted Word to spell-check the entire document, you would have clicked Yes.
Note: You can also press F7 to initiate a spelling and grammar check. If you don't have anything selected, Word
checks the entire document.
If you need to find a particular word or phrase in your document, you can use the Find command. This
command is especially useful when you are working with large files. If you want to search the entire document,
simply execute the Find command. If you want to limit your search to a selected area, select that area and then
execute the Find command.
EXERCISE 7
2. Select: "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the east side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High
School."
1 Click the Find option on the menu. The Find and Replace dialog box appears.
5 Click Find Next. The following message should appear: "Word has finished searching the selection. Do
you want to search the remainder of the document?"
6 Click No.
7 Click Cancel.
1. Select: "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the east side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High
School."
2. Press Ctrl+f.
1. Select "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the east side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High
School."
3. Click Replace in the Editing group. The Find and Replace dialog box appears.
7. Click Replace. Word replaces the "East" in "Easton" with "West" and then highlights the word "east."
8. Click Replace. Word replaces the word "east" with "west" and then highlights the word "Eastern."
1. Select "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the west side of town. Her daughter attends Western High
School."
2. Press Ctrl+h.
A font is a set of characters (text) represented in a single typeface. Each character within a font is created by
using the same basic style. In Microsoft Word, you can change the size of your font. The following exercise
illustrates changing the font size.
EXERCISE 8
4. In the Font group, click the down arrow next to the Font Size box. A menu of font sizes appears.
5. Move your cursor over the menu of font sizes. As you do, Word 2007 provides a live preview of the
effect of applying each font size.
Note: If you know the font size you want, you can type it in the Font Size field.
Alternate MethodChange the Font Size with Grow Font and Shrink Font
You can also change the size of your font by clicking the Grow Font and Shrink Font buttons. Selecting text and
then clicking the Grow Font button makes your font larger. Selecting text and then clicking the Shrink Font
button makes your font smaller.
2. Select "Grow"
4. Click the Grow Font button several times. You font becomes larger.
5. Select Shrink.
6. Click the Shrink Font button several times. Your font becomes smaller.
In Microsoft Word, you can change the font (the "family" of type you use for your text). This feature is
illustrated in the following exercise:
EXERCISE 9
4. Click the down arrow next to the Font field. A menu of fonts appears.
5. Move the cursor over the list of fonts. Word 2007 provides a live preview of what the font will look like
if you select it.
4. Click the down arrow next to the Font field. A menu of fonts appears.
This is the end of Lesson 3. You can save your file and close Word. See Lesson 2 to learn how to save and
close.
When you are formatting a paragraph, you do not need to select the entire paragraph. Placing the cursor
anywhere in the paragraph enables you to format it. After you format a paragraph, pressing the Enter key creates
a new paragraph in the same format.
To begin a new Word project, you start by opening a new document.To begin this lesson, open a blank
document in Microsoft Word.
EXERCISE 1
This lesson uses sample text provided by Microsoft for training and demonstration purposes. You can type the
text; however, there is a quicker way. You can use the rand function.
EXERCISE 2
1. Type =rand().
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall
look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists,
cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or
diagrams, they also coordinate with your current document look.
You can easily change the formatting of selected text in the document text by choosing a look
for the selected text from the Quick Styles gallery on the Home tab. You can also format text
directly by using the other controls on the Home tab. Most controls offer a choice of using the
look from the current theme or using a format that you specify directly.
To change the overall look of your document, choose new Theme elements on the Page
Layout tab. To change the looks available in the Quick Style gallery, use the Change Current
Quick Style Set command. Both the Themes gallery and the Quick Styles gallery provide
reset commands so that you can always restore the look of your document to the original
contained in your current template.
When creating a document, space is often used to clearly identify where each paragraph begins and ends. By
default, Word may place slightly more space between paragraphs than it does between lines in a paragraph. You
can increase or decrease the amount of space that appears before and after paragraphs by entering amounts in
the Before and After fields in the Paragraph section of the Page Layout tab. Use the up arrows next to the
Before and After fields to increase the amount of space before or after each paragraph; use the down arrows to
decrease the amount of space before or after each paragraph. The following illustrates:
EXERCISE 3
2. Choose the Page Layout tab. The default spacing appears in the Spacing Before field.
3. Click the up arrow next to the Spacing Before field to increase the space before the paragraph.
4. Click the up arrow next to the Spacing After field to increase the amount of space after the paragraph.
Note: You can click the down arrows next to the Spacing Before and the Spacing After fields to decrease the
amount of space before or after a paragraph. You can also type the amount of space you want to use directly into
the fields. Space is measured in points. There are 72 points to an inch.
Line spacing sets the amount of space between lines within a paragraph. The spacing for each line is set to
accommodate the largest font on that line. If the lines include smaller fonts, there will appear to be extra space
between lines where the smaller fonts are located. At 1.5, the line spacing is set to one-and-a-half times the
single-space amount. At 2.0, the line spacing is set to two times the single-space amount (double space).
EXERCISE 4
3. Click the Line Spacing button in the Paragraph group. A menu of options appears.
Some people and organizations delineate the start of a new paragraph by indenting the first line. If you want to
indent the first line of your paragraphs, you can use the Paragraph dialog box to set the amount by which you
want to indent. In the Special Field of the Paragraph dialog box, you tell Word you want to indent the first line
by choosing First Line from the menu options. In the By field, you tell Word the amount, in inches by which
you want to indent.
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the
overall look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists,
cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or diagrams,
they also coordinate with your current document look.
EXERCISE 5
3. In the Paragraphs group, click the launcher. The Paragraph dialog box appears.
3. In the Paragraphs group, click the launcher. The Paragraph dialog box opens.
5. Click the down arrow next to the Special field and then click None.
6. Click OK.
Indent Paragraphs
Indentation allows you to indent your paragraph from the left and/or right margin. You may find this necessary
when you are quoting a large block of text. The following exercise shows you how to indent a paragraph 1 inch
from each side.
EXAMPLE: Indentation
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall look
of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists, cover pages,
and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or diagrams, they also
coordinate with your current document look.
EXERCISE 6
Indent Paragraphs
3. Type 1" in the Indent Left field or use the up or down arrows to set the field value to 1".
4. Type 1" in the Indent Right field or use the up or down arrows to set the field value to 1". Your
paragraph is now indented one inch from both the left and right margins, as in the example.
Align Paragraphs
Microsoft Word gives you a choice of several types of alignments. Left-aligned text is flush with the left margin
of your document and is the default setting. Right-aligned text is flush with the right margin of your document,
centered text is centered between the left and right margins, and Justified text is flush with both the left and
right margins.
EXAMPLE: Left-Aligned
Sample Paragraph
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall
look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists,
cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or
EXAMPLE: Right-aligned
Sample Paragraph
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall
look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists,
cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or
diagrams, they also coordinate with your current document look.
EXAMPLE: Centered
Sample Paragraph
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall
look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists,
cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or
diagrams, they also coordinate with your current document look.
EXAMPLE: Justified
Sample Paragraph
On the Insert tab, the galleries include items that are designed to coordinate with the overall
look of your document. You can use these galleries to insert tables, headers, footers, lists,
cover pages, and other document building blocks. When you create pictures, charts, or
diagrams, they also coordinate with your current document look.
EXERCISE 7
2. Press Enter.
4. Press Enter.
3. Click the Align-right button in the Paragraph group. Word right-aligns your paragraphs.
Left-align
3. Click the Align-left button in the Paragraph group. Word left-aligns your paragraph.
Center
3. Click the Center button in the Paragraph group. Word centers your paragraph.
Justify
3. Click the Justify button in the Paragraph group. Word justifies your paragraph.
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Alternate MethodRight-Justify with Keys
The hanging indent feature indents each line except the first line by the amount specified in the By field, as
shown in the example.
EXAMPLE:Hanging Indent
Hanging Indent: The hanging indent feature indents the first line of the
paragraph from the margin by the amount specified in the
Left field. The amount in the Left field plus the amount
specified in the By field indent all subsequent lines.
EXERCISE 8
4. Click the launcher in the Paragraph group. The Paragraph dialog box appears.
7. Click Hanging.
9. Click OK.
10. Place the cursor after the colon following "Hanging Indent."
11. Press the Tab key. Notice that the indentation changes.
When working with Word, you can use styles to quickly format your documents. A style is a set of formats
consisting of such things as fonts, font colors, font sizes, and paragraph formats. Word 2007 supplies you with
predesigned style sets that contain styles for titles, subtitles, quotes, headings, lists and more. The sections that
follow all show you how to work with styles. The exercises are based on a file you must download. Right click
here to download the file. Click Save Target As from the menu that appears, and save the linked file to a
directory on your computer.
The file will download as a zip file. A zip file is a file that is compressed. Compressed files are smaller and
easier to download. To open the file:
3. Click Extract All on the menu that appears. The Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders dialog box
appears.
4. Enter the folder you want to put the file in or except to suggested location.
EXERCISE 9
3. Click Style Set. A menu appears. You can choose from any of the styles listed on the menu.
4. Click Simple. Word 2007 reformats all of the paragraphs into the Simple style by applying the Normal
format to each paragraph.
Apply a Style
You can see of all the styles available to you in the style set by clicking the launcher in the Styles group and
opening the Styles pane. You can leave the Styles pane open and available for use by docking it. To dock the
Styles pane, click the top of the pane and drag it to the left or right edge of the Word window.
You do not need to select an entire paragraph to apply a style. If the cursor is anywhere in the paragraph, when
you click on the style, Word formats the entire paragraph.
EXERCISE 10
2. Click the launcher in the Styles Group. The Styles pane appears. You can drag it to the side of the Word
window to dock it. To close the Styles pane, click the Close button in the upper right corner of the
pane .
4. Click Title in the Styles pane. Word 2007 applies the Title style to the paragraph.
Headings and subheadings mark major topics within your document. With Word 2007, you can easily format the
headings and subheadings in your document.
Apply Headings
Displaced Homemakers
Adolescent Mothers
Single Fathers
You can also choose styles by selecting the option you want from the Styles group on the Ribbon. First you
must place your cursor in the paragraph to which you want to apply the style. Then you click the More button in
the Styles group to see all of the styles in the currently selected set. As you roll your cursor over each of the
styles listed, Word 2007 provides you with a live preview of how the style will appear when applied.
1. Select the paragraphs "Emotional Support" through "Parenthood Education" (they are probably on page
two).
3. Locate and click the List Paragraph style. Word applies the List Paragraph style to the paragraphs you
selected.
Once you have applied styles, changing to another style set is easy. You simply open the Style Set gallery. As
you move your cursor down the menu, Word 2007 provides you with a live preview of the effect of applying the
style set. To choose a style set, you click it.
EXERCISE 11
2. Click Style Set. A menu appears. As you move your cursor down the menu Word 2007 provides you
with a live preview of the effect of applying the Style set to your document.
This is the end of Lesson 3. You can save you file and close Word. See Lesson 2 to learn how to save and close.
After you have completed your document, you may want to share it with others. One way to share your
document is to print and distribute it. However, before you print you may want to add page numbers and tell
Word such things as the page orientation, the paper size, and the margin setting you want to use. In this lesson
you will learn how to layout and how to print your documents.
In Microsoft Word, you can easily create bulleted or numbered lists of items. Several bulleting and numbering
styles are available, as shown in the examples. You can select the one you wish to use.
EXAMPLES: Numbering
EXAMPLES: Bulleting
Bullets
4. In the Paragraph group, click the down arrow next to the Bullets button . The Bullet Library
appears.
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5. Click to select the type of bullet you want to use. Word adds bullets to your list.
Note: As you move your cursor over the various bullet styles, Word displays the bullet style onscreen.
3. In the Paragraph group, click the down arrow next to the Bullets icon. The Bullet dialog box appears.
Numbers
4. In the Paragraph group, click the down arrow next to the Numbering button . The Numbering
Library appears.
5. Click to select the type of numbering you want to use. Word numbers your list.
Note: As you move your cursor over the various number styles, Word displays the number style
onscreen.
3. In the Paragraph group, click the down arrow next yo the Numbering icon. The Number dialog box
appears.
You can quickly reverse most commands you execute by using Undo. If you then change your mind again, and
want to reapply a command, you can use Redo.
EXERCISE 2
2. Click the Undo button on the Quick Access menu. The typing disappears.
8. Click the down arrow next to the Undo icon. You will see the actions you performed listed. To undo the
underline, click Underline; to undo the underline and italic, click Underline Italic; to undo the underline,
italic, and bold click Bold etc.
Before you print your document, you may want to change the orientation of your pages. There are two
orientations you can use: portrait and landscape. Paper, such as paper sized 8 1/2 by 11, is longer on one edge
than it is on the other. If you print in Portrait, the shortest edge of the paper becomes the top of the page. Portrait
is the default option. If you print Landscape, the longest edge of the paper becomes the top of the page.
Portrait
The exercises that follow use a file named SamplePrint.docx. Right click here to download the file. Click Save
Target As from the menu that appears, and save the linked file to a directory on your computer. The file will
download as a zip file. A zip file is a file that is compressed. Compressed files are smaller and easier to
download. To open the file:
3. Click Extract All on the menu that appears. The Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders dialog box
appears.
4. Enter the folder you want to put the file in or except to suggested location.
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4
Margins define the amount of white space that appears at the top, bottom, left, and right edges of your
document. The Margin option in the Page Setup group of the Page Layout tab provides several standard margin
sizes from which you can choose.
EXERCISE 5
Page numbers help you keep your document organized and enable readers to find information quickly. You can
add page numbers to the top, bottom, or margins of your pages, and you can choose where the numbers appear.
For example, numbers can appear at the top of the page, on the left, right, or center of the page. Word also offers
several number styles from which you can choose.
EXERCISE 6
2. Click the Page Number button in the Header & Footer group. A menu appears.
As you learned in Lesson 1, you can display your document in any of five views: Draft, Web Layout, Print
Layout, Full Screen Reading, or Online Layout. In Print Layout view you see your document as it will appear
when you print it. You can clearly see where each page ends and a new page begins.
As you review your document, you may find that you want to change the point at which a new page begins. You
do this by inserting a page break. For example, if a page heading appears on one page and the first paragraph
under the heading appears on the next page, you may want to inser a page break before the heading to keep the
heading and the first paragraph together.
EXERCISE 7
2. Click Print Layout in the Document Views group. Your document changes to the Print Layout view.
To delete a page break, you select the page break and then press the Delete key.
If you press the Zoom button while you are in Preview mode, the Zoom dialog box appears. In the Zoom dialog
box you can set the sizes of the pages that display as well as the number of pages that display.
When you are ready to print, you use the Print dialog box. In the Print Range area, choose All to print every
page of your document, choose Current Page to print the page you are currently on, or choose Pages to enter the
specific pages you want to print. Type the pages you want to print in the Pages field. Separate individual pages
with commas (1,3, 13); specify a range by using a dash (4-9).
EXERCISE 8
Print Preview
2. Highlight the Print option. The Preview and Print the Document menu appears.
3. Click Print Preview. The Preview window appears, with your document in the window.
4. Click One Page to view one page at a time. Click Two Pages to view two pages at a time.
7. Select an option and then click OK. Perform this task for each option and note the results.
Note: As you review your document, if you see changes you would like to make to the layout, use the Margin,
Orientation, or Page Size options to make the changes. If you want to make other types of changes to your
document, click the Close Print Preview button, to return to your document. Once you are satisfied with your
document, you are ready to print.
2. Click the down arrow next to the Name field and select the printer to which you want to print.
You have completed Lesson 5. You can save your document and close Word.
Macros are advanced features that can speed up editing or formatting you may perform often in a Word
document. They record sequences of menu selections that you choose so that a series of actions can be
completed in one step.
Recording a Macro
To record a Macro:
Click Macros
Click whether you want it assigned to a button (on the Quick Access Toolbar) or the keyboard (a
sequence of keys)
o Under the Customize Quick Access Toolbar, select the document for which you want the
Macro available
o Under Choose Commands: Click the Macro that you are recording
o Click Add
o Click on Macros
o Click Keyboard
o Click on Macros
Running a Macro
Running a macro depends on whether its been added to the Quick Access Toolbar or if its been given a
Keyboard Shortcut.
To run a Macro from the Quick Access Toolbar, simply click the Macro Icon
To run a Macro from the Keyboard shortcut, simply press the keys that you have programmed to run the
Macro.
If you dont see the style you want, click the arrow to expand the Quick Styles Gallery
If the style you want does not appear click Save Selection as New Quick Style
Put your cursor in the document where you want the Table of Contents
Simple web pages can be created in Word using the Save as Feature. In a web document, you can insert
pictures and hyperlinks. To view the document as you would a web page:
Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks, or links, allow the reader to click on text and go to another web site. To create a hyperlink:
Click OK
Word 2007 offers great tools for citing sources, creating a bibliography, and managing the sources. The first
step to creating a reference list and citations in a document is to choose the appropriate style that you will be
using for formatting the citations and references.
Style
To choose a publishing style:
Click the drop down box next to Style in the Citations & Bibliography Group
Click the Insert Citation Button on the Citations & Bibliography Group
If you have already created this source, it will in the drop down list and you can click on it
If you are creating a New Source, choose the type of source (book, article, etc.)
If you need additional fields, be sure to click the Show All Bibliography Fields check box
Click OK
Manage Sources
Once you have completed a document you may need to add or delete sources, modify existing sources, or
complete the information for the placeholders. To Manage Sources:
Click the Manage Sources Button on the Citations & Bibliography Group
From this menu you can Add, Delete, and Edit Sources (note, you can preview the source in the
bottom pane of the window
Place the cursor in the document where you want the bibliography
Track Changes
Track Changes is a great feature of Word that allows you to see what changes have been made to a document.
The tools for track changes are found on the Reviewing tab of the Ribbon.
Make the changes to your document and you will see any changes you have made.
Document Views
There are four ways to view a document after you have tracked changes:
Final Showing Markup: This shows the document with the changes displayed
Final: This shows the changed document, without the changes displayed
Original Showing Markup: The original document with the changes displayed
To change the view, click the appropriate choice in the Tracking Group of the Review Tab on the Ribbon.
Comments
The New Comments icon also lets you add comments to the document. To add a new comment, put your cursor
where you would like to add the comment and click on New Comment.
Adding Tables
Create a Table
To create a table:
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Place the cursor on the page where you want the new table
Click the Tables Button on the Tables Group. You can create a table one of four ways:
o Click Insert Table and enter the number of rows and columns
o Click the Draw Table, create your table by clicking and entering the rows and columns
Click the table and notice that you have two new tabs on the Ribbon: Design and Layout. These
pertain to the table design and layout.
Table Styles
Draw Borders
To format a table, click the table and then click the Layout Tab on the Ribbon. This Layout tab allows you to:
Insert Rows and Columns (from the Rows & Columns Group)
Delete the Table, Rows and/or Columns (from the Rows & Columns Group)
Align text within the cells and change text directions (Alignment Group)
Graphics
Word 2007 allows you to insert special characters, symbols, pictures, illustrations, and watermarks.
Place your cursor in the document where you want the symbol
Equations
Word 2007 also allows you to insert mathematical equations. To access the mathematical equations tool:
Place your cursor in the document where you want the symbol
Choose the appropriate equation and structure or click Insert New Equation
Place your cursor in the document where you want the illustration/picture
The dialog box will open on the screen and you can search for clip art.
Place your cursor in the document where you want the illustration/picture
Click Insert
Place your cursor in the document where you want the illustration/picture
Click the arrow on the left side of the graphic to insert text or type the text in the graphic.
Watermarks
A watermark is a translucent image that appears behind the primary text in a document. To insert a watermark:
To remove a watermark, follow the steps above, but click Remove Watermark
Proofreading a Document
There are many features to help you proofread your document. These include: Spelling and Grammar,
Thesaurus, AutoCorrect, Default Dictionary, and Word Count.
Place the cursor at the beginning of the document or the beginning of the section that you want to check
If you wish to check the spelling of an individual word, you can right click any word that has been underlined
by Word and choose a substitution.
Thesaurus
The Thesaurus allows you to view synonyms. To use the thesaurus:
The thesaurus tool will appear on the right side of the screen and you can view word options.
You can also access the thesaurus by right-clicking any word and choosing Synonyms on the menu.
Customize AutoCorrect
You can set up the AutoCorrect tool in Word to retain certain text the way it is. To customize AutoCorrect:
On the AutoCorrect Tab, you can specify words you want to replace as you type
Type in any words that you may use that are not recognized by the current dictionary.
On the Page Setup Group, Click the Orientation, Size, or Columns drop down menus
On the Page Background Group, click the Page Colors or Page Borders drop down menus
Choose a style
Choose the information that you would like to have in the header or footer (date, time, page numbers,
etc.) or type in the information you would like to have in the header or footer
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Create a Page Break
To insert a page break:
On the Page Setup Group, click the Breaks Drop Down Menu