Microsoft Word Tutorial

What is Microsoft Word? Microsoft Word is a word processor for creating text documents: reports, letters, resumes, essays, books and flyers. You type text, format it, add pictures ...

Creating a New Document File → New → Blank document, or press Ctrl+N. A new document starts from the Normal template. Typing and Navigation Type normally; Word wraps ...

Font Formatting On the Home tab set font family , size , bold/italic/underline , and color: Paragraph Formatting Alignment - left, center, right, justified (Layout-aligned edges). ...

Why Use Styles? A style is a saved bundle of formatting applied to text: font, size, bold, spacing, color. Using Heading 1, Heading 2 and Normal means your document is structured ...

Margins and Page Size On the Layout tab set margins (Normal 2.54cm or Narrow 1.27cm), orientation (Portrait/Landscape) and paper size (A4, Letter). Sections and Breaks Page break ...

Inserting a Table Insert → Table → pick rows and columns in the grid. Or choose Draw Table for free-form layouts. Adding Data Click a cell and type. Tab moves to the ...

Inserting Pictures Insert → Pictures → This Device (or Stock Images / Online Pictures). Word inserts the image at the cursor. Text Wrapping Select the image and choose a ...

Bulleted and Numbered Lists Type your items, select them, then Home → Bullets or Numbering. Press Enter inside a list keeps the list going; Backspace on an empty list line ...

What Is Mail Merge? Mail merge creates many personalized documents (letters, emails, labels) from one template and a data source - typically an Excel spreadsheet. Step 1 - Prepare ...

Table of Contents References → Table of Contents inserts a TOC from your Heading styles. Rebuild it after edits with right-click → Update Field. Captions Right-click an ...

Spelling and Grammar F7 runs spell check; red squiggles = spelling, blue = grammar, purple = style. Right-click a squiggle for suggestions. Track Changes Review → Track ...