Exploring Microsoft Word Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting Exploring Microsoft Office XP - Microsoft Word Chapter 2
Overview Editing - change the contents of your document Formatting - change the appearance of your document Change basic typography elements such as fonts Use shortcuts There are many ways to accomplish the same task
Page Setup Command File Menu Margins Portrait orientation Landscape orientation
Bulleted list a. Numbered list Borders and Shading
Bullets, Lists, and Outlines Format Menu: Bullets & Numbering command Bulleted Numbered Outline Numbered List Styles
Bullets and Numbering (Format Menu) Numbers Preview Apply
Borders and Shading (Format Menu) Style Preview
Format Font Command Font Font List Style & Size Font Effects
Typography (1 of 2) Typography Typeface Presence or absence of Times New Roman Arial Courier New Presence or absence of tiny cross lines that end the main strokes of each letter Serif typeface Sans serif typeface
Typography (2 of 2) Mono-spaced typeface Proportional typeface Font Type size Point size (1/72 inch) Format Font command
Paragraph Formatting (1 of 6) Alignment Indents Left indent Right indent Special indent First line indent Hanging indent Spacing Before After
Paragraph Formatting (2 0f 6) Tabs Tab Stop Position Default Alignment Leaders Set Clear Clear All
Paragraph Formatting (3 of 6) Hyphenation Hyphenate Don’t Hyphenate Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen
Paragraph Formatting (4 0f 6) Line Spacing Single 1.5 lines Double At Least Exactly Multiple
Paragraph Formatting (5 of 6) Windows and Orphan Control Controls Soft Page Breaks
Paragraph Formatting (6 0f 6) Borders & Shading Borders Color Width Apply to Shading Patterns
Columns Command Cont’d Newspaper-style columns Section breaks
Columns Command (Format Menu) Preset Designs Choose Columns Width of Columns Line in Between
Column Formatting Columns Presets Numbers Width & Spacing Equal Column Width Line Between Apply To
Page Breaks Soft page break Hard page break Column break Continuous
Section Breaks Insert Menu Page Break Column Break Section Breaks
Elements of Graphic Design The Grid Clip Art Format Picture Command Emphasis Insert Picture Command Microsoft Media Gallery
Drawing Toolbar Action Buttons WordArt Lines & Arrows WordArt
The Drawing Toolbar Drawing Toolbar Draw button Pointer AutoShapes Line Arrow Rectangle Oval WordArt Diagram/Chart Picture Clip Gallery And More… Drawing Toolbar
With Shading, 3D Effects, Fill Color, ClipArt, & Callout Drawing Toolbar cont’d Drawing Shapes Text Box With Shading, 3D Effects, Fill Color, ClipArt, & Callout Good Stuff!
An Enhanced Document (1 of 2) Objects: Microsoft Media Gallery Clip art Sound Files Photographs Movies Microsoft WordArt WordArt toolbar
Clip Art (Insert Picture/Task Pane) Insert Menu Picture Command Clip Art Command Type Key Word
An Enhanced Document (2 of 2) Format Picture command Picture toolbar Crop Sizing handles Insert Symbol command AutoCorrect AutoFormat