XP M.S. Word Editing and Formatting a Document

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition2 Objectives Check spelling and grammar Select and delete text Move text within a document Find and replace text

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition3 Objectives Change margins Change alignment and paragraph indents Copy formatting with the Format Painter Emphasize points with bullets, numbering, bold, and italic Change fonts and adjust font sizes Change the document theme Preview and print a document

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition4 Using the Spelling and Grammar Checker Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document, click the Review tab on the Ribbon, and then, in the Proofing group, click the Spelling & Grammar button In the Spelling and Grammar dialog box, review any items highlighted in color. Possible grammatical errors appear in green; possible spelling errors appear in red. Review the suggested corrections in the Suggestions list box To accept a suggested correction, click on it in the Suggestions list box, click the Change button to make the correction, and then continue searching the document for errors To skip the current instance of the highlighted text and continue searching the document for errors, click the Ignore Once button

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition5 Using the Spelling and Grammar Checker Click the Ignore All button to skip all instances of the highlighted text and continue searching the document for errors. Click the Ignore Rule button to skip all instances of a highlighted grammatical error To type your correction directly in the document, click outside the Spelling and Grammar dialog box, make the correction, and then click the Resume button in the Spelling and Grammar dialog box To add an unrecognized word to the dictionary, click the Add to Dictionary button When you see a dialog box informing you that the spelling and grammar check is complete, click the OK button

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition6 Using the Spelling and Grammar Checker

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition7 Deleting Text Hold the Ctrl key to select multiple words simultaneously before you delete them

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition8 Moving Text in a Document Select the text you want to move Press and hold down the mouse button until the drag-and-drop pointer appears, and then drag the selected text to its new location Use the dotted insertion point as a guide to determine exactly where the text should be inserted Release the mouse button to “drop” the text at the insertion point

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition9 Moving Text in a Document

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition10 Cutting or Copying and Pasting Text The key to cutting and pasting is the Clipboard, a temporary storage area on your computer that holds text or graphics until you need them Select the text or graphics you want to cut or copy To remove the text or graphics, click the Cut button on the Home tab, or to copy, click the Copy button on the Home tab Move the insertion point to the target location in the document Click the Paste button on the Home tab

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition11 Cutting or Copying and Pasting Text

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition12 Finding and Replacing Text When you’re working with a longer document, the quickest and easiest way to locate a particular character, word, or phrase is to use the Find and Replace dialog box Click either the Find button or the Replace button on the Home tab Click the More button to expand the dialog box to display additional options, including the Find whole words only option. If you see the Less button, the additional options are already displayed In the Search list box, select Down if you want to search from the insertion point to the end of the document, select Up if you want to search from the insertion point to the beginning of the document, or select All to search the entire document Type the characters you want to find in the Find what text box If you are replacing text, type the replacement text in the Replace with text box

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition13 Finding and Replacing Text Click the Find whole words only check box to search for complete words Click the Match case check box to insert the replacement text with the same case (upper or lower) as in the Replace with text box. For example, if the Replace with text box contained the words “Pemberly Interiors,” this would ensure that Word inserted the text with a capital (uppercase) “P” and a capital (uppercase) “I” Click the Find Next button Click the Replace button to substitute the found text with the replacement text and find the next occurrence Click the Replace All button to substitute all occurrences of the found text with the replacement text, without reviewing each occurrence

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition14 Finding and Replacing Text

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition15 Changing Margins for a Document Make sure no text is selected, and then, in the Page Setup group on the Page Layout tab, click the Dialog Box Launcher. If necessary, click the Margins tab to display the margin settings Use the arrows to change the settings in the Top, Bottom, Left, or Right text boxes, or type a new margin value in each text box Make sure the Apply to list box displays Whole document Click the OK button To choose from groups of predefined margin settings, click the Page Layout tab on the Ribbon, and then click the Margins button. In the Margins menu, click the group of margin settings that is appropriate for your document

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition16 Changing Margins for a Document

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition17 Changing Margins for a Document

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition18 Aligning Text The term alignment refers to the way a paragraph lines up horizontally between the margins

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition19 Aligning Text

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition20 Adding Bullets and Numbers You can emphasize a list of items by adding a heavy dot, or bullet, before each item in the list – Much easier to read and follow than lists that do not have bullets

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition21 Adding Bullets and Numbers

XP Presentation on M. S. Word 2007___bY___ Hafiz Tariq Aziz22 Adding Bullets and Numbers

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition23 Emphasizing Text Using Bold and Italic You can emphasize text by formatting it with bold, underline, or italic These buttons, which are on the Home tab, are toggle buttons

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition24 Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts For common tasks, such as applying bold and italics, it’s often faster to use a keyboard shortcut Bold selected text: Ctrl+B Italicize selected text: Ctrl+I Underline selected text: Ctrl+U Single-space lines within paragraph that currently contains the insertion point: Ctrl+1

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition25 Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts Double-space lines within paragraph that currently contains the insertion point: Ctrl+2 Select entire document: Ctrl+A Cut selected text: Ctrl+X Copy selected text to Clipboard: Ctrl+C Paste most recently copied item at location of insertion point: Ctrl+V Undo your most recent action: Ctrl+Z You can also save time by using KeyTips, sometimes called access keys, to select buttons and commands

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition26 Working with Themes and Fonts The document theme controls the variety of fonts, colors, and other visual effects available to you as you format a document To apply a font, select the text you want to format, then in the Font group on the Home tab, click the Font arrow, and click the font you want

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition27 Working with Themes and Fonts

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition28 Changing the Document’s Theme Each document theme is designed to convey a specific look and feel Click the Page Layout tab, and then click the Themes button

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition29 Changing the Document’s Theme

XP New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2007: Windows XP Edition30 Previewing and Printing the Document Click the Office Button, point to Print, and then click Print Preview From the Print Preview window, you can set the Zoom, check the print settings, and Print the document Click the Close Print Preview button to return to Print Layout view