Be sure to keep an eye on the Office Week tag page throughout the week.
The larger menu that runs across the top of the document Microsoft refers to as the ribbon.
How to Apply and Edit Styles
A style in Word is a preset formatting for your document.
Its as easy as that.
Making your own specific styles is pretty easy too.
Heres how to do it:
From the Home tab, press Styles Pane.
Click New Style or pick the style youd like to edit.
Click through the options you want to change.
If youre confused about what each term means, dont worry, its pretty straightforward.
Paragraph styles determine the look of the text on a paragraph level.
When you apply this style, itll change the whole paragraph.
Table styles alter the look of tables, like the header row or how the grid lines work.
Finally, list styles alter the look of a list, such as bulleted lists or a number scheme.
Click an empty paragraph where you want to insert the table of contents.
smack the References tab.
Click Table of Contents and then snag the appearance you want to use.
Word automatically updates that table of contents any time you add or alter a header.
Heres how to compare two documents:
Open one of the two documents you want to compare.
Click Tools > Track Changes > Compare Documents.
Pick your original document and revised document files.
This way, Word will add a note telling you where each change comes from.
Click Tools > Merge Documents.
When the documents are merged, the differences between the two are highlighted.
From here, you might go in and pick what you want to keep in the final version.
Tab stops: A tab stop is the location a cursor stops after the tab key is pressed.
In Word, its a way to easily align text.
When you nudge the ruler in Word, a tab stop appears as a little curved arrow.
When you tap the tab key, the cursor and text will jump to that arrow.
On the ruler, youll see two triangles that adjust the indentation.
you’re free to click either triangle and move it to change the indentation.
The top triangle adjusts the indentation of the first line of a paragraph.
The bottom triangle adjusts the indentation for subsequent lines (aka the hanging indent) in the paragraph.
nudge the Reference tab.
opt for Dropdown arrow next to Bibliography style and opt for style youre using for that paper.
grab the end of a sentence or phrase where you want to add the citation.
In the Create New Source box, enter in all the info you need.
Its basically a boring version ofClippyfor the 21st century.
For whatever reason, this isnt included in the Mac version.
If you use Word heavily, get to know these shortcuts, they will make your life better.
Additional Reading for Power Users
Words a big program and we cant cover everything here.
Here are a few more guides to help you push the boundaries of what Words capable of.
Everything you oughta know about collaboration: Collaboration is a big part of Word.
