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 Microsoft Word / General Formatting Sometimes you will want to have both portrait and landscape orientation in the same document. This might seem difficult, if not impossible. Fortunately, however, you can specify different orientations for different sections of your document quite easily. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting The standard margins for a Word document are 1 inch at the top and bottom of the page and 1 ¼ inch from the left and right hand sides of the page; each new document you open in Word will have these margins. |
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Microsoft Word / Getting Started You can insert a variety of pictures and images in your Word document. Word will handle all the popular image types, such as jpeg, gif, png, and tiff. There are several easy ways to insert your an image in your document. And, once you've inserted your picture, you have a number of options for changing its appearance. So find out how to spice up your documents with picture now! |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting Oftentimes it is necessary to put vital information about your document either at the top of the page, at the bottom of the page, or a combination of both. While you can easily enter things such as document title, page numbers, creation date, author, etc. at the top or bottom of your document body, if you place them in a header or footer outside of the document body, you can rest assured that this information will always retain the correct placement, no matter how much you edit the content of your document. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting When you paste text from another document or from an outside source, the original formatting is retained. In most cases, you will probably want the text to blend seamlessly into your document. Microsoft anticipated this and has included the Paste Options button. It provides quick access to changing the formatting of pasted text. Find out how to use the button. Or, if the button bothers you, find out how to disable the feature! |
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Microsoft Word / Getting Started Sometimes you want to be able to view two different parts of your document simultaneously. It is particularly helpful to view different sections when you are cutting and pasting in or when you are making reference to an earlier part of a long document. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting Many users are frustrated by Word's tendency to apply formatting to document elements such as numbered and bulleted lists. If you would like to stop Word from formatting specific elements as you type, this will show you how. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting Word's styles feature will help you apply consistent formatting to your document. Once you define a style, you can apply it to different sections of your document with a single click. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting A watermark can be a valuable addition to your Word document – whether you want to enhance the appearance of the document by adding a seal or image or whether you want to add a text watermark that identifies the document contents as a draft or confidential information, the watermark feature in Word is a definite asset for intermediate to advanced users of Word. |
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Microsoft Word / Getting Started Navigating through long documents can be a chore. You can spend a lot of time scrolling through pages of text to get to the section you want to read or edit. But, there is an easy way to jump to the exact page you want to edit. With Word 2007's Thumbnails view, you'll see small pictures of each page of your document. You can use the thumbnails to navigate through your document. Learn more by reading this quick tip. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting You can spice up your document or draw attention to a specific portion of it by using a border. Borders are easy to apply, and Word provides you a number of options for working with them. |
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Microsoft Word / Getting Started While most users may be interested in adding watermarks to specify information about the contents or status of the document, the watermark feature in Word can also be used to give your document a more professional, refined look. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting When you're working on an academic paper, it is important to cite your references. Adding footnotes in Word is quite easy. Word automates the process so the numbering is always correct. Plus, if you make changes to the document, you don't need to worry about the placement of the footnotes. |
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Microsoft Word / Getting Started Styles can improve the appearance and readability of your document. Styles will help you apply formatting consistently throughout the document. To learn more about styles in word 2007, read this quick article. |
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Microsoft Word / General Formatting Word provides a number of different options when it comes to headers and footers. For example, you can specify different headers and footers for the first page of a document or for odd and even pages. But if you want different headers and footers for a portion of your document, things become more complicated. |
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