Word Tutorial 2007 Final
Word Tutorial 2007 Final
Screen Layout
Menus
When you begin to explore Word 2007 you will notice a new look to the menu bar. There are three
features that you should remember as you work within Word 2007: the Microsoft Office Button, the
Quick Access Toolbar, and the Ribbon. These three features contain many of the functions that were in
the menu of previous versions of Word. The functions of these three features will be more fully explored
below.
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The Microsoft Office button performs many of the functions that were located in the File menu of older
versions of Word. This button allows you to create a new document, open an existing document, save or
save as, print, send (through email or fax), publish or close.
The Ribbon
The Ribbon is the panel at the top portion of the document. It has seven tabs: Home, Insert, Page
Layout, References, Mailings, Review, and View that contain many new and existing features of Word.
Each tab is divided into groups. The groups are logical collections of features designed to perform
functions that you will utilize in developing or editing your Word document. Commonly used features
are displayed on the Ribbon, to view additional features within each group, click on the arrow at the
bottom right of each group.
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The quick access toolbar is a customizable toolbar that contains commands that you may want to use.
You can place the quick access toolbar above or below the ribbon. To change the location of the quick
access toolbar, click on the arrow at the end of the toolbar and click on Show Below the Ribbon.
You can also add items to the quick access toolbar. Right click on any item in the Office Button or the
Ribbon and click on Add to Quick Access Toolbar and a shortcut will be added to the Quick Access
Toolbar.
There are several ways to create new documents, open existing documents, and save documents in
Word:
You will notice that when you click on the Microsoft Office Button and Click New, you have many
choices about the types of documents you can create. If you wish to start from a blank document, click
Blank. If you wish to start from a template you can browse through your choices on the left, see the
choices on center screen, and preview the selection on the right screen.
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Opening an Existing Document
Saving a Document
Click the Microsoft Office Button and Click Save or Save As (remember, if you’re
sending the document to someone who does not have Office 2007, you will need to click the
Office Button, click Save As, and Click Word 97-2003 Document), or
Press CTRL+ S (Depress the CTRL key while pressing the “S”) on the keyboard, or
Click the File icon on the Quick Access Toolbar
Renaming Documents
To rename a Word document while using the program:
Click the Office Button and find the file you want to rename.
Right-click the document name with the mouse and select Rename from the shortcut menu.
Type the new name for the file and press the ENTER key.
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Working on Multiple Documents
Several documents can be opened simultaneously if you are typing or editing multiple documents at
once. All open documents will be listed in the View Tab of the Ribbon when you click on Switch
Windows. The current document has a checkmark beside the file name. Select another open document
to view it.
Document Views
There are many ways to view a document in Word.
Print Layout: This is a view of the document as it would appear when printed. It includes all
tables, text, graphics, and images.
Full Screen Reading: This is a full view length view of a document. Good for viewing two
pages at a time.
Web Layout: This is a view of the document as it would appear in a web browser.
Outline: This is an outline form of the document in the form of bullets.
Draft: This view does not display pictures or layouts, just text.
To view a document in different forms, click the document views shortcuts at the bottom of the screen
or:
Close a Document
To close a document:
Word 2007 offers a wide range of customizable options that allow you to make Word work the best for
you. To access these customizable options:
Popular
These features allow you to personalize your work environment with language, color schemes, user
name and allow you to access the Live Preview feature. The Live Preview feature allows you to
preview the results of applying design and formatting changes without actually applying it.
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Display
This feature allows you to modify how the document content is displayed on the screen and when
printed. You can opt to show or hide certain page elements.
Proofing
This feature allows you personalize how word corrects and formats your text. You can customize auto
correction settings and have word ignore certain words or errors in a document.
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Save
This feature allows you personalize how your document is saved. You can specify how often you want
auto save to run and where you want the documents saved.
Advanced
This feature allows you to specify options for editing, copying, pasting, displaying, printing and saving.
Customize
Customize allows you to add features to the Quick Access Toolbar. If there are tools that you are
utilizing frequently, you may want to add these to the Quick Access Toolbar.
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4.0 Editing a Document
Typing and inserting Text
To enter text, just start typing! The text will appear where the blinking cursor is located. Move the
cursor by using the arrow buttons on the keyboard or positioning the mouse and clicking the left button.
The keyboard shortcuts listed below are also helpful when moving through the text of a document:
Move Action Keystroke
Beginning of the line HOME
End of the line END
Top of the document CTRL+HOME
End of the document CTRL+END
Selecting Text
To change any attributes of text it must be highlighted first. Select the text by dragging the mouse over
the desired text while keeping the left mouse button depressed, or hold down the SHIFT key on the
keyboard while using the arrow buttons to highlight the text. The following table contains shortcuts for
selecting a portion of the text:
Selection Technique
Whole word double-click within the word
Whole paragraph triple-click within the paragraph
Several words or drag the mouse over the words, or hold down SHIFT while using the
lines arrow keys
Entire document choose Editing | Select | Select All from the Ribbon, or press CTRL+A
Deselect the text by clicking anywhere outside of the selection on the page or press an arrow key on the
keyboard.
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Inserting Additional Text
Text can be inserted in a document at any point using any of the following methods:
Type Text: Put your cursor where you want to add the text and begin typing
Copy and Paste Text: Highlight the text you wish to copy and right click and click Copy, put
your cursor where you want the text in the document and right click and click Paste.
Cut and Paste Text: Highlight the text you wish to copy and right click and click Cut, put your
cursor where you want the text in the document and right click and click Paste.
Drag Text: Highlight the text you wish to move, click on it and drag it to the place where you
want the text in the document.
You will notice that you can also use the Clipboard group on the Ribbon.
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Search and Replace Text
To find a particular word or phrase in a document:
Click Find on the Editing Group on the Ribbon
To find and replace a word or phrase in the document, click Replace on the Editing Group of
the Ribbon.
Undo Changes
To undo changes:
Click the Undo Button on the Quick Access Toolbar
Styles
A style is a format enhancing tool that includes font typefaces, font size, effects (bold, italics, underline,
etc.), colors and more. You will notice that on the Home Tab of the Ribbon, that you have several areas
that will control the style of your document: Font, Paragraph, and Styles.
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To change the font size:
Highlight Text
Highlighting text allows you to use emphasize text as you would if you had a marker. To highlight text:
Select the text
Click the Highlight Button on the Font Group of the Ribbon, or
Select the text and right click and select the highlight
tool
To change the color of the highlighter click on down
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arrow next to the highlight button.
Copy Formatting
If you have already formatted text the way you want it and would like another portion of
the document to have the same formatting, you can copy the formatting. To copy the
formatting, do the following:
Select the text with the formatting you want to copy.
Copy the format of the text selected by clicking the Format Painter button on
the Clipboard Group of the Home Tab
Apply the copied format by selecting the text and clicking on it.
Clear Formatting
To clear text formatting:
Select the text you wish to clear the formatting
Click the Styles dialogue box on the Styles Group on the Home Tab
Click Clear All
6.0 Formatting Paragraphs
Formatting paragraphs allows you to change the look of the overall document. You can access many of
the tools of paragraph formatting by clicking the Page Layout Tab of the Ribbon or the Paragraph
Group on the Home Tab of the Ribbon.
Indent Paragraphs
Indenting paragraphs allows you set text within a paragraph at different margins. There are several
options for indenting:
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First Line: Controls the left boundary for the first line
of a paragraph
Hanging: Controls the left boundary of every line in a
paragraph except the first one
Left: Controls the left boundary for every line in a
paragraph
Right: Controls the right boundary for every line in a paragraph
To indent paragraphs, you can do the following:
Click the Indent buttons to control the indent.
Click the Indent button repeated times to increase the size of the indent.
Add Borders and Shading
You can add borders and shading to paragraphs and entire pages. To create a border around a paragraph
or paragraphs:
Select the area of text where you want the border or shading.
Click the Borders Button on the Paragraph Group on the Home Tab
Choose the Border and Shading
Choose the appropriate options
Apply Styles
Styles are a present collection of formatting that you can apply to text. To utilize Quick Styles:
Select the text you wish to format.
Click the dialog box next to the Styles Group on the Home Tab.
Click the style you wish to apply.
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Create Links
Creating links in a word document allows you to put in a URL that readers can click on to visit a web
page. To insert a link:
Click the Hyperlink Button on the Links Group of the Insert Tab.
Type in the text in the “Text to Display” box and the web address in the “Address” box.
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7.0 Styles
The use of Styles in Word will allow you to quickly format a document with a consistent and
professional look. Styles can be saved for use in many documents.
Apply Styles
There are many styles that are already in Word ready
for you to use. To view the available styles click the
Styles dialog box on the Styles Group in the Home
Tab. To apply a style:
Select the text
Click the Styles Dialog Box
Click the Style you choose
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Create a Table
To create a table:
Place the cursor on the page where you want the new table
Click the Insert Tab of the Ribbon
Click the Tables Button on the Tables Group. You can create a table one of four ways:
o Highlight the number of row and columns
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
o Click Quick Tables and choose a table
On the Design Tab, you can choose: Table Style Options, 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:
View Gridlines and Properties (from the Table Group)
Insert Rows and Columns (from the Rows & Columns Group)
Delete the Table, Rows and/or Columns (from the Rows & Columns Group)
Merge or Split Cells (from the Merge Group)
Increase and Decrease cell size (Cell Size Group)
Align text within the cells and change text directions (Alignment Group)
9.0 Graphics
Word 2007 allows you to insert special characters, symbols, pictures, illustrations, and watermarks.
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Symbols and Special Characters
Special characters are punctuation, spacing, or typographical characters that are
not generally available on the standard keyboard. To insert symbols and special
characters:
Place your cursor in the document where you want the symbol
Click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon
Click the Symbol button on the Symbols Group
Choose the appropriate symbol.
Equations
Word 2007 also allows you to insert mathematical equations. To access the mathematical equations
tool:
To edit the equation click the equation and the Design Tab will be available in the Ribbon
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Illustrations Pictures and Smart Art
Word 2007 allows you to insert illustrations and pictures into a document. To insert illustrations:
Place your cursor in the document where you want the illustration/picture
Click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon
Click the Clip Art Button
The dialog box will open on the screen and you can search for clip art.
Choose the illustration you wish to include
To insert a picture:
Place your cursor in the
document where you want
the illustration/picture
Click the Insert Tab on the
Ribbon
Click the Picture Button
Browse to the picture you
wish to include
Click the Picture
Click Insert
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Smart Art is a collection of graphics you can utilize to organize information within your document. It
includes timelines, processes, or workflow. To insert SmartArt
Place your cursor in the document where you want the illustration/picture
Click the Insert Tab on the Ribbon
Click the SmartArt button
Click the SmartArt you wish to include in your document
Click the arrow on the left side of the graphic to insert text or type the text in the graphic.
Resize Graphics
All graphics can be resized by clicking the image and clicking one corner
of the image and dragging the cursor to the size you want the picture.
Watermarks
A watermark is a translucent image that appears behind the primary text in a document. To insert a
watermark:
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10 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
Click the Review Tab on the Ribbon
Click Spelling & Grammar on the Proofing Group.
Any errors will display a dialog box that allows you to choose a more appropriate spelling or
phrasing.
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Thesaurus
The Thesaurus allows you to view synonyms. To use the thesaurus:
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:
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On the AutoCorrect Tab, you can specify words you want to replace as you type
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Click Edit Word List
Type in any words that you may use that are not recognized by the current dictionary.
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The Header/Footer Design Tab will display on the Ribbon
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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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 the View Tab on the
Ribbon
Click Macros
Click Record Macro
o Under Choose Commands: Click the Macro that you are recording
o Click Add
o Click OK to begin Recording the Macro
o Perform the actions you want recorded in the Macro
o Click on Macros
o Click on Stop Recording Macros
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To assign a macro button to a
keyboard shortcut:
o Click Keyboard
o In the Press New
Shortcut Key box, type
the key sequence that you
want and click Assign
Running a Macro
Running a macro depends on whether it’s been added to the Quick Access Toolbar or if it’s been given a
Keyboard Shortcut.
To run a Macro from the Quick Access Toolbar, simply click the
Macro Icon
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The easiest way to create a Table of Contents is to utilize the Heading Styles that you want to include
in the Table of Contents. For example: Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. based on the content of your
document. When you add or delete headings from your document, Word updates your Table of
Contents. Word also updates the page number in the table of contents when information in the
document is added or deleted. When you create a Table of Contents, the first thing you want to do is
mark the entries in your document. The Table of Contents is formatted based on levels of headings.
Level 1 will include any text identified with the style Heading 1.
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If you don’t 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
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Delete Table of Contents
To delete a table of contents: Click the References Tab on the Ribbon; Click Table of Contents ;Click
Remove 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:
Entering Text
To enter text into the document, simply begin typing. If you want to adjust the layout of the page and
text, you should use tables to format the page properly.
Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks, or links, allow the reader to click on text and go to another web site. To create a hyperlink:
Select the text that will be the link
Click the Insert Tab of the Ribbon
Click the Hyperlink Button on the Links Group
Type in the web address, or URL, of the link and Click OK
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Saving Web Pages
To save a web page:
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Lists allow you to format and organize text with numbers, bullets, or in an outline.
Place your cursor where you want the list in the document
Click the Bulleted or Numbered Lists button
Begin typing
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Nested Lists
A nested list is list with several levels of indented text. To create a
nested list:
Formatting Lists
The bullet image and numbering
format can be changed by using the
Bullets or Numbering dialog box.
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:
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Citations
To insert a citation in the text portion of your document:
Click the References Tab on the Ribbon
Click the Insert Citation Button on the Citations
& Bibliography Group
If this is a new source, click New Source
If you have already created this source, it will be
in the drop down list and you can click on it
Bibliography
To add a Bibliography to the document:
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Insert Footnote
Some types of academic writing utilize footnotes. To insert a footnote:
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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.
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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
Original: The original document without any changes.
To change the view, click the appropriate choice in the Tracking Group of the Review Tab on the
Ribbon.
The Show Markup feature allows you to view different items (comments, formatting, etc.) and choose
to view different authors’ comments.
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.
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