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UCS Tech Clips Microsoft Word 2007
 


Basic Editing 

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

Using Cut, Copy and Paste
Cut, Copy and Paste are easy tools to use to delete or move text and graphics within a Word document.  Includes instructions for using the keyboard shortcuts.

Add Page Numbers to Your Document
Easily add page numbers to your Word 2007 document.

Spell Check Your Word 2007 Document
There are two ways to use spell checker to correct misspellings in your Word documents.

Using the Indent Feature
Learn how to use the Increase Indent and Decrease Indent buttons to indent text in a Word 2007 document.

 

Advanced Editing

Divide Your Document into Columns
Format an existing document to take if from a traditional document to one that features columns.  Includes information on using advance column features.

Inserting Page Breaks
A page break can be inserted within a document to move items below it to a new page.

Headers and Footers
Inserting Headers and Footers into a document allows you to provide consistent information on each page of a document either at the top (Header) or bottom (Footer) of the 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.

 

Printing

Printing a Word 2007 Document
Learn how to print an entire document to the default printer.

Print Selected Text of a Document
Select a portion of text and then print only that text.

Print Only Selected Pages of a Document
Use the page range option to print selected pages of a Word 2007 document.


Using Print Preview
The Print Preview option in Word 2007 allows you to see how the document will appear when printed before you print it.

 

Compatibility Issues

Save a Word 2007 Document in a Word 97-2003 Format
Saving Word 2007 documents in a previous Word format is an easy way to ensure that people with Word 2003 will be able to read the document.  This can be done for an individual document or for every document that is created and saved.

Download the Compatibility Pack
Word 2003 can open Word 2007 documents if the Compatibility Pack has been downloaded from www.microsoft.com.   Learn how to download and install the Compatibility Pack.