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Formatting and Editing a Document

Change the Font Size, Style, and Color
Modify the style, size and color of text within your document. Also shows how to bold selected text.

Format Your Document Using Bold, Italic, and Underline
Learn how to use the Bold, Italic, and Underline formatting options.

Add Page Numbers to Your Document
Learn some of the different options you have for adding page numbers to your Word document.

Divide Your Document into Columns
Format your document using columns.

Using the Indent Feature
Use the Indent feature to format your Word document.

Insert Page Breaks into Your Document
Manually insert page breaks where you want them to be in your document.

Inserting Headers and Footers
Headers appear at the top of each page of your document and footers appear at the end of each page. Learn how to create headers and footers, plus insert text, graphics, and page numbers into them.

Apply Text Effects to Existing Text
Make specific text stand out in your document by applying Text Effects such as "Sparkle Text" or "Shimmer."

Spell Check Your Word Document
There are two ways to use spell checker to correct misspellings in your Word documents.

Using Cut and Paste
Cut and Paste are two easy tools to use to delete or move text and graphics within a Word document.

Using Find and Replace
Use the Find feature in Word to find certain text within the document. The Replace feature can be used to find certain text and change it to something else.

Moving Text Within a Word Document
Move text from one location to another location within a Word document.

Learn How to Enter URLs Into Word Documents.
By default, web page addresses (URLs) and email addresses are set to be hyperlinks when they are typed in a Word document.  Learn how to enter these items correctly and learn how to remove the link feature.
 

 

Add Images or Charts to a Document

Insert Clip Art into a Word Document
Clip Art images can easily be added to a Word document to make it more interesting.

Insert a Picture into a Word Document
Use pictures to enhance your Word document. It's easy!

Copy an Excel Chart into a Word Document
Adding an Excel chart into a Word document is a great way to add visual interest to a document.

Insert Symbols into Your Word Document
Symbols are special characters and include things like Greek letters, math symbols, and arrows. Symbols can easily be inserted into any Word document.

 

Printing

Print Preview
The Print Preview option in Word allows you to see how the document will appear when printed before you print it.

Print Selected Pages
Print only the pages of your document that you need.

Print Selected Text
Print a small section of your document by selecting it and then printing only the selected text.

Printing a Word Document
Learn the different ways to print a Word document.

 

Web Page Development

Save Your Word Document as a Web Page
Use Word to create a web page.   Create a Word document as you normally would and then save it as a web page.

 

Adobe Acrobat Icons

Display the Adobe Acrobat Icons in Word
Adobe Acrobat allows you to create PDF file from Word documents.  If the Adobe Icons are missing from your Word Tool Bar, the can easily be restored. 

 

Other Useful Information

Add a Shortcut for Word on the Quick Lauch Tool Bar
The Quick Launch Tool Bar provides quick access to programs you use frequently. Add a shortcut for Word to the Quick Launch Tool Bar.
 
Find Document Statistics
Need to know how many words are in your Word document? Look up the statistics in Document Properties.