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This wikiHow teaches you how to create, format, and navigate Microsoft Word documents.

Create basic documents

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Open the Microsoft Word application. Double-click the Microsoft Word icon.
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Review available templates. On the right side of the screen, you’ll see some notable patterns:

  • Blank document – Blank document with default formatting.
  • Creative Resume/Cover Letter – Preformatted blank resume template (and accompanying cover letter).
  • Student Report with Cover Photo – Document format for students/students.
  • Fax Cover Sheet – The document that opens fax reports.
  • You can also use Word to search for specific templates online through the search bar at the top of the screen.
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Sampling. The template with the predefined formatting opens in Word. Now that you have opened the document, continue to go through the options in the toolbar.

  • If confused, you can open a blank document.

Navigate in the Microsoft Word toolbar

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Click the File tab at the top left of the screen (or in the menu bar for Mac users). On the left side of the screen, many useful options will appear:

  • Info (PC only) – Click here to view a document’s statistical report, such as the last time the document was modified, as well as possible issues.
  • New – Click here to open the “New Document” page with all the preformatted templates. To open a new document, Word asks you to save the current document.
  • Open – Click to see a list of recently opened documents. You can also select a folder (for example, “This PC”) to search for.
  • Save – Click here to save the document. If this is a new document, you need to enter a name, choose a save location and desired file format.
  • Save As – Click here to save the document in another format (such as a different name or file format).
  • Print – Click here to open printer settings.
  • Share – Click here to view the document’s sharing options such as email or cloud services.
  • Export – Click here to quickly create a PDF document or change the file type.
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Click the ← sign in the upper left corner of the screen. Macs won’t have this option, so just click on the document to exit the “File” menu.
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Look through the Home tab to see formatting options. At the top of the screen, from left to right are the 5 subsections of this tab:

  • Clipboard – This is the cache that holds the content each time you copy text. You can go through the copied text by clicking the Clipboard option here.
  • Font – This will help you change the style, size, color, format (e.g. bold or italic) and highlight text.
  • Paragraph – This section includes paragraph settings such as line spacing, indentation, and bullet formatting.
  • Styles – This section offers different types of text for a variety of situations (e.g. titles, headings, subtitles, etc.). There is also a “No Spacing” option, which is quite popular for removing excess spacing between lines of text.
  • Editing – Here are some of the most commonly used tools, such as “Find and Replace” (which allows you to quickly replace all certain words with other words).
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Click the Insert tab to see the types of media you can include in the document. The Insert tab (to the right of the Home tab) allows you to add objects such as graphics and page numbers to the document. Here are some notable options (in order from left to right):

  • Table – Click this option to create an Excel-style table right in the document.
  • Pictures – This feature allows you to insert pictures into the document.
  • Header, Footer, and Page Number – These options are all very important when editing in MLA or APA style format. The Header option adds space for comments to the beginning of the document, and the Footer inserts a customizable space at the end of the page number.
  • Equation/Symbp – These options use special formatting to correctly display simple equations. You can choose an equation or symbol from the drop-down menu.
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Click the Design tab to create the template you want. This option is to the right of the Insert tab.

  • The Design tab with pre-designed themes and formats will appear at the top of the page.
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Click the Layout tab to customize the page format. This tab includes options to change the following aspects of the document:

  • margin
  • Page orientation (portrait or landscape)
  • Page size
  • Number of columns (default is 1)
  • Page break position
  • Indentation
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Click References to manage citations. You can also manage the category page (if available) here.

  • For quick catalog formatting, click the Bibliography drop-down menu and select a template.
  • In the “Citations & Bibliography” option group, you can change the catalog format from APA to MLA (or another citation style).
  • The “Captions” group has the option to insert a data table. This option is useful for scientific review articles or similar documents where statistical data takes precedence over citations.
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Click the Mailings tab to see document sharing options. You can review your email and document sharing settings in this section.

  • You can also print an envelope template or label by clicking on the corresponding option in the upper left corner of the screen.
  • The Select Recipients drop-down menu allows you to select Outlook contacts as well as a list of contacts available in Word.
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Click the Review tab. The Review section is for editing, so it includes options for marking the document and proofreading (also known as proofreading). Some important options include:

  • Spelling & Grammar – This option in the left corner will underline any grammar or spelling mistakes.
  • The “Changes” section on the right side of the toolbar will help you enable the “Track Changes” feature. This is a feature that automatically converts the content that you have added or deleted in the document into red text.
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Decide which option set is best for your needs. For example, if you are a student, then the Insert and References tabs will be used often. Now that you are familiar with the options in the toolbar, you can try formatting the Word document first.

Text format

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Open a new document in Word. If you already have a document, you can open it right away.
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Enter text. Click an empty space in the document to enter text.

  • In the case of using existing documents, you need to make sure everything is saved before proceeding to reformat.
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Highlight text. To proceed, click and drag your mouse over the text and release your hand once you’ve selected it.
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Consider what you want to do with the text by consulting the following options:

  • Quick formatting of paragraphs. Right-click (or two-finger click on the trackpad) the highlighted text and then choose an option from the context menu.
  • Change the selection font. You can do so by clicking the drop-down bar at the top of the “Font” section of the Home tab and selecting a new font.
  • Bold, italic, or underline the selected part. To proceed, click the B , I , or U button from within the “Font” section of the Home tab.
  • Change the spacing in the document. The easiest way to do this is to right-click the selected text, click Paragraph , and adjust the “Line Spacing” value in the lower-right corner of this window.
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    Continue working with the Word document. The options you use will vary depending on the purpose of the document, so being creative will help you master it faster.

    • Advice

    • The color of the line that appears below the text represents the word’s problem. The red line indicates typos, green indicates incorrect grammar, and blue indicates a formatting issue.
    • If you right-click (or two-finger click on the trackpad) on the underlined word, alternative suggestions appear at the top of the context menu.
    • You can quickly save a document by holding down the Contrp (or Command on a Mac) key and pressing S .

    Warning

    • Don’t forget to save your session before closing Word.

    This wikiHow teaches you how to create, format, and navigate Microsoft Word documents.

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