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CONTENTS
I ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
II DECLARATION
III CERTIFICATE
IV INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
V MS OFFICE
1. Introduction
2. MS Office Suits
3. Versions History
Windows Versions
Macintosh Versions
VI MS WORD
4. Basic Operations
5. The Standard Toolbar
6. The Formatting Toolbar
7. Some More Formatting
VII TABLES
VIII MAIL MERGE
IX BIBLOGRAPHY
Acknowledgement
It is customary to write an acknowledgement before
submitting the project but I am not writing it for sake of
customs. There are persons who helped me in all ways
they could. This project work would be really incomplete if I
forget to thank them.
I am thankful to my project guide Mr. Ashish
Vishwakarma for the pains he had taken to guide me. He
has always been ready to listen, direct and to suggest in
the most polite and gentle way to any queries. His ideas
and views were wrapped with his knowledge and long
experience and guidance, with which he extracted best
from me.
My heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Amar Kumar Jain who has
always been a source of inspiration and without whose
cooperation and guidance, this project report would not
have seen the light of this day.
Last but not least I would like to express my sincere thanks
to all who helped me with their innovative suggestions
throughput the period of the project report generation.
Ankit Tiwari
DECLARATION
The project report made by us which is based
on “Microsoft Office” which has been
computerized. This is declare that the project
report entitled “Microsoft Office” submitted to
“PANDIT DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY GOVT.
ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE SAGAR” in
the year “2011” .
Date: Name: Ankit Tiwari
Place: Sagar B.Com. 3rd Yr, 5th Sem
Roll No.: - 827680
Sign.______________
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that present project entitled MS
Office project on “Microsoft Word” embodies
original piece of work carried out by “Ankit Tiwari”
student of B.Com 3rd Year 5th Sem. of “PANDIT DEEN
DAYAL UPADHYAY GOVT. ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE
SAGAR” during the academic year 2011-2012 under
the guidance of “Dr. Amar Kumar Jain”
Teacher’s Sign Principal Sign
Date:- _________
MS Office
IntroductionMicrosoft Office is a non-free commercial office suite of
inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for
the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems,
introduced by Microsoft in August 1, 1989. Initially a
marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first
version of Office contained Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
and Microsoft PowerPoint. Over the years, Office
applications have grown substantially closer with shared
features such as a common spell checker, OLE data
integration and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
scripting language. Microsoft also positions Office as a
development platform for line-of-business software under
the Office Business Applications brand.
Microsoft Office SuitsThe versions available are made up of some or all of the
following programs:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processor that lets users type text
into the document and add images, clip art, diagrams and
different font or design choices.
The main file formats are .doc and .docx. it also helps to
check the spelling and find the meaning of words.
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet and mathematics program that
can make calculations and graphs based on data the user
enters. The main file formats are .xls and .xlsx. Most computers
at schools do not have Microsoft Office 2007/2010, so the file
format .xlsx (which is the 2007/2010 format) will not work. Try
to save it as a .xls file.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a program that creates presentations
and slideshows. They can have text, drawing, pictures and
media. They can also be set up to show on a projector. The
main file formats are .ppt and .pptx.
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is an email client that can send and receive
emails. The user can add a contact list, multiple calendars and
it can be used with other programs in the office system.
In the Mac version of Office, it is called Microsoft Entourage,
and it has many of the same features.
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access is a database program where people can store
data over many tables.
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher is a program that lets people make layouts
for newsletters and presentations to print.
Version History
Microsoft Windows Versions
The Microsoft Office for Windows started in October 1990
as a bundle of three applications designed for Microsoft
Windows 3.0: Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1, Microsoft Excel
for Windows 2.0, and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 2.0.
The Microsoft Office for Windows 1.5 updated the suite
with Microsoft Excel 3.0.
The Microsoft Office for Windows 1.6 added Microsoft Mail
for PC Networks 2.1 to the bundle.
The Microsoft Office for Windows 3.0, Also called Microsoft
Office 92, released in August 1992, contained Word 2.0, Excel
4.0, PowerPoint 3.0 and Mail 3.0. It was the first version of
Office also released on CD-ROM. In 1993, The Microsoft
Office Professional was released, which added Microsoft
Access 1.1.
Microsoft Office 4.0 was released containing Word 6.0, Excel
4.0, PowerPoint 3.0 and Mail in 1994. Word's version number
jumped from 2.0 to 6.0 so that it would have the same version
number as the MS-DOS and Macintosh versions (Excel and
PowerPoint were already numbered the same as the Macintosh
versions).
Microsoft Office 4.2 for Windows NT was released in 1994
for i386, Alpha, MIPS and PowerPC architectures, containing
Word 6.0 and Excel 5.0 (both 32-bit,PowerPoint 4.0 (16-bit),
and Microsoft Office Manager 4.2 (the precursor to the Office
Shortcut Bar).
Microsoft Office 4.3 was released as the last 16-bit version,
containing Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, and PowerPoint 4.0. Office 4.3
(plus Access 2.0 in the Pro version) is the last version to
support Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.1 and Windows NT 3.5.
Windows NT 3.51 was supported up to and including Office 97.
Microsoft Office 95 was released in August 1995. Again, the
version numbers were altered to create parity across the suite
—every program was called version 7.0 meaning all but Word
missed out versions. It was designed as a fully 32-bit version to
match Windows 95. Office 95 was available in two versions,
Office 95 Standard and Office 95 Professional. The standard
version consisted of Word 7.0, Excel 7.0, PowerPoint 7.0,
and Schedule+ 7.0. The professional edition contained all of the
items in the standard version plus Access 7.0. If the
professional version was purchased in CD-ROM form, it also
included Bookshelf.
Microsoft Office 97 (Office 8.0), was a
major milestone release. It included hundreds of new features
and improvements, introduced command bars, a paradigm in
which menus and toolbars were made more similar in capability
and visual design. Office 97 also featured Natural Language
Systems and grammar checking. Office 97 was the first version
of Office to include the Office Assistant.
Microsoft Office 2000 (Office 9.0)
introduced adaptive menus, where little-used options were
hidden from the user. It also introduced a new security feature,
built around digital signatures, to diminish the threat of macro
viruses. Office 2000 automatically trusts macros (written in VBA
6) that were digitally signed from authors who have been
previously designated as trusted. Office 2000 is the last version
to support Windows 95.
Microsoft Office XP (Office 10.0 or Office 2002) was released
in conjunction with Windows XP, and was a major upgrade with
numerous enhancements and changes over Office 2000. Office
XP introduced the Safe Mode feature, which allows applications
such as Outlook to boot when it might otherwise fail. Safe Mode
enables Office to detect and either repair or bypass the source
of the problem, such as a corrupted registry or a faulty add-
in. Smart tag is a technology introduced with Office XP. Some
smart tags operate based on user activity, such as helping with
typing errors. These smart tags are supplied with the products,
and are not programmable. For developers, though, there is the
ability to create custom smart tags. In Office XP, custom smart
tags could work only in Word and Excel. Microsoft Office XP
includes integrated voice command and text dictation
capabilities, as well as handwriting recognition. Office XP is the
last version to support Windows 98, ME and NT 4.0. It was the
first version to require Product Activation as an anti-piracy
measure, which attracted widespread controversy.
Microsoft Office 2003 (Office 11.0) was released in 2003. It
featured a new logo. Two new applications made their debut in
Office 2003: Microsoft InfoPath and OneNote. It is the first
version to use Windows XP style icons. Outlook 2003 provides
improved functionality in many areas,
including Kerberos authentication, RPC over HTTP, Cached
Exchange Mode, and an improved junk mail filter. 2003 is the
last Office version to support Windows 2000.
Microsoft Office 2007 (Office 12.0) was released in 2007.
Office 2007's new features include a new graphical user
interface called the Fluent User Interface, replacing the menus
and toolbars that have been the cornerstone of Office since its
inception with a tabbed toolbar, known as the Ribbon; new
XML-based file formats called Office Open XML; and the
inclusion of Groove, a collaborative software application.
Microsoft Office 2010 (Office 14.0) was finalized on April 15,
2010, and was made available to consumers on June 15,
2010. The main features of Office 2010 include the backstage
file menu, new collaboration tools, a customizable ribbon,
protected view and a navigation pane. This is the first version
to ship in 32- and 64-bits. Microsoft Office 2010 also features a
new logo, which is similar to the 2007 logo, except in gold, and
with a slightly modified shape. Service Pack 1 for Office 2010
was released on June 28, 2011.
Microsoft Office 2012 is reportedly in Build 15.0.2703.1000
(version 15), and has reached Milestone 2. It sports a revamped
application interface; the interface is based on Metro Design
Language, the interface of Windows Media Center for Windows
Phone 7. Microsoft Outlook has received the most pronounced
changes so far; for example, the Metro interface enables users
to have access to a new visualization for scheduled tasks.
PowerPoint will include more templates and transition effects,
and OneNote a new splash screen. On May 16, 2011, new
images of Office 15 were revealed, showing Excel with a tool
for filtering data in a storm, the ability to convert Roman
numerals to Arabic numerals, and the integration of advanced
trigonometric functions. In Word, the capability of inserting
video and audio online as well as the broadcasting of
documents on the Web were implemented.
Macintosh VersionsPrior to packaging its various office-type Macintosh software
applications into Office, Microsoft released Mac versions
of Word 1.0 in 1984, the first year of the Macintosh
computer; Excel 1.0 in 1985; and PowerPoint 1.0 in
1987. Microsoft does not include
its Access database application in Office for Mac.
Microsoft has noted that some features are added to Office for
Mac before they appear in Windows versions, such as Office for
Mac 2001's Office Project Gallery and PowerPoint Movie feature,
which allows users to save presentations as QuickTime
movies. However, Microsoft Office for Mac has been long
criticized for its lack of support of Unicode and right-to-
left languages, notably Arabic and Hebrew.
The Microsoft Office was introduced for Macintosh in 1989,
before Office was released for Windows. It included Word 4.0,
Excel 2.2, PowerPoint 2.01, and Mail 1.37. It was originally a
limited-time promotion but later became a regular product.
With the release of Office on CD-ROM later that year, Microsoft
became the first major Mac publisher to put its applications on
CD-ROM.
Microsoft Office 1.5 for Mac was released in 1991 and
included the updated Excel 3.0, the first application to support
Apple’s System 7 operating system.
Microsoft Office 3.0 for Mac was released in 1992. It
included Word 5.0, Excel 4.0, and PowerPoint 3.0. Excel 4.0 was
the first application to support the new AppleScript.
Microsoft Office 4.2 for Mac was released in 1994. (Version
4.0 was skipped to synchronize version numbers with Office for
Windows.) Version 4.2 included Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint
4.0, and Mail 3.2. It was the first Office suite for the Power
Macintosh. Its user interface was identical to Office 4.2 for
Windows, leading many customers to comment that it wasn't
Mac-like enough. The final release for Mac 68K was Office 4.2.1,
which updated Word to version 6.0.1, somewhat improving its
performance.
Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition was unveiled
at MacWorld Expo/San Francisco in 1998. It introduced
the Internet Explorer 4.0 web browser and Outlook Express, an
Internet e-mail client and usenet newsgroup reader. Office 98
was re-engineered by Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit to
satisfy customers' desire for software they felt was more Mac-
like. It included drag–and-drop installation, self-repairing
applications and Quick Thesaurus, before such features were
available in Office for Windows. It also was the first version to
support QuickTime movies.
Microsoft Office 2001, launched in 2000, was the last Office
suite for the classic Mac OS; it required Mac OS 8, although
version 8.5 or later was recommended. Office 2001
introduced Entourage, an e-mail client that included
information management tools such as a calendar, an address
book, task lists and notes.
Microsoft Office v. X was released in 2001 for the new Mac
OS X platform.
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac was released in 2004.
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was released in 2008. It was
the first Office for Mac suite that was a universal binary,
running natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs, and it
supported Office Open XML file formats first introduced in Office
2007 for Windows. Five months after it was released, Microsoft
said that Office 2008 was "selling faster than any previous
version of Office for Mac in the past 19 years" and affirmed "its
commitment to future products for the Mac."
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 was released on October 26,
2010, and features a Mac version of Outlook to replace the
Entourage email client. This Mac version of Outlook is intended
to make the Mac version of Office work better with Microsoft's
Exchange server and with those using Office for
Windows. Office 2011 includes a Mac-based Ribbon similar to
Office for Windows.
MS WordIntroduction
Microsoft Word is one of the most popular word processing
programs supported by both Mac and PC platforms. Microsoft
Word can be used to create documents, brochures, leaflets,
outlines, resumes, lists, and simple web pages. Microsoft
Word is an essential tool for the creation of documents. Its ease
of use has made Word one of the most widely used word
processing applications currently on the market. Therefore, it's
important to become familiar with the various facets of this
software, since it allows for compatibility across multiple
computers as well as collaborative features. Word is a fairly
simple program to use for completing simple tasks. However, it
may be more difficult to learn how to explore the more
advanced possibilities of Word.
SOME BASIC OPERATIONSOpening Microsoft Word:
To run Word on your computer:
“Start” >> “Programs” >> “Microsoft Office” >>
“Microsoft Office Word 2003” If there is an icon of Microsoft
Word available on your desktop, you can open up the program
by double-clicking it, as well.
Making a New Blank Document:
When Word is opened, a new blank document should
automatically open. If not, then you can begin a new blank
document in a variety of ways.
First, find the "New Blank Document" icon, which looks like a
blank sheet of paper, located underneath the menu bar in Word
in what is called the "standard toolbar."
Click on the icon to bring up a new blank document.
You can go to the menu bar and select
File >> New…
To begin typing, just click the cursor anywhere within the new
blank document.
Opening a Document:
To open to view, edit, or print a document, you must first open
up that file in Word.
You can open a file by clicking on the "Open" folder icon (with a
picture of a folder) located in the standard toolbar. Or, you can
use the menu bar and navigate to File>> Open…
Saving a Document:
When you are working with any sort of media in any software,
you should be sure to save your work often. In Word, there are
numerous options for saving documents in a variety of file
types. To save a new, unsaved document, you can click on the
Save icon, shaped like a disk located on the standard toolbar.
Or, you can go to the menu bar and select
File >> Save…
Text/Paragraphs Using Toolbars
In a word processing program such as Word, there are
numerous options available for presenting your text. This part
of the tutorial will guide you through several of the important
features in Word that will allow you to edit, modify, and display
text (and non-text) components.
Toolbar
Click on the Toolbars tab, from here you can select the tool
bars that you would like to appear when working with a certain
document. For example, if you are working specifically with
Word Art, you may want the Word Art toolbar on the top of your
screen to save yourself time from having to go through all the
menus to achieve what you need. To turn a toolbar on, click on
the checkmark box, to turn it off, click again. Another way to
control which tool bars you see is by going to View, Toolbars.
Click on the tool bar you want to see from this pull down list to
have it added to your interface.
Commands:
Click on the Commands tab, From here you can further
manipulate your tool bars. By clicking on a category on the left,
a list of commands under that category will appear on the right.
Click on a command you want and drag it to any location on
your tool bars. A new icon will appear on your toolbar which will
activate this command. In addition to adding new items to your
toolbar, when you are in this mode you can drag items off of
your toolbar. These features are good if you find that your
toolbar has become too cluttered, you only want some features
of a category toolbar to appear, etc. When in this mode, you
can also rearrange the tool icons on your tool bar by dragging
them left or right to new positions.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Located in the lower right corner of each tab in the customize
window is a Keyboard... button. By clicking on this button, a
keyboard shortcut can be made for any feature of Microsoft
Word. First, select the Category in which your desired
command would be located. Then select the Command from
the list. The current keyboard short cut, if any, will appear in
the lower right. To add a new shortcut, click in the field Press
new shortcut key and then type a sequence of keys that you
would like to make your shortcut (For example: ctrl Z). As long
as the short cut is acceptable (no single letters or numbers,
etc.) the keys will appear in the field and the Assign button will
become active. Clicking the Assign button will now make this
short cut active.
TOOL BARSTHE STANDARD TOOLBAR
Word allows all toolbars to be customized, so you may not find
all options listed here. There are several buttons that may or
may not appear immediately in your version of Word. Use the
following graphic as a guide to the Standard Toolbar.
1. New Blank Document: To begin a new document, click on
the New Blank Document icon, shaped like a blank sheet of
paper.
2. Open: Clicking on this icon opens up a previously saved
document on your computer.
3. Save: Clicking on the Save icon saves the document you are
currently working on. If you are saving a document for the first
time, you can click on this button. However, if you want to save
a new file from a preexisting document, then you must go to
the menu bar and select
“File” >> “Save As”
and give the file a new name. When working on any document,
you should be sure to save frequently, so that you don't lose
any work.
4. Permission: Not generally used.
5. Print: Clicking on the Print icon automatically prints the
document currently active in Word. If you wish to explore more
print options, then go to the menu bar and select
“File” >> “Print.”
6. Print Preview: To get an idea of the appearance of your
document in print before you actually print it out, you can click
on this icon to view your document from a zoom-out distance.
7. Spelling and Grammar: Clicking begins a review of your
document in search of spelling and grammatical errors that
may need to be corrected.
8. Research: for searching of any element.
9. Copy: Copy the current selection to the clipboard, which can
then be pasted elsewhere in the document, or into a
completely separate program/document.
10. Paste: Clicking on the Paste button inserts the text that
has been most recently added to the Clipboard (the text would
have been added there by Cutting or Copying). With Paste, you
can either insert the copied text into a document or replace
selected text.
11. Undo Typing: The Undo Typing button goes back and
removes the last addition or change made to your document.
12. Insert Hyperlink: You may find that you want to make
links to a particular web site, web page, or some other kind of
online file in your Word document. Using the Insert Hyperlink
button, you can turn selected text into hyperlinks. When the
icon is clicked, a window will appear that will allow you to insert
the URL (web address) of the web page you want to link to. You
can type in the URL yourself or insert a preexisting bookmark.
Once the link is inserted, the link in your Word document can
be clicked and the web page will open up in a web browser.
13. Insert Table: When this icon is clicked, a small window will
appear in the form of a grid of squares. Use this window as a
guide to indicate how many rows and columns you would like
your table to contain. Once selected, a table will automatically
appear in Word. Clicking the Tables and Borders button will
allow you to modify the table. To modify an aspect of the table,
select, or place the cursor in, the area and apply changes such
as borders and colors.
The Formatting Toolbar:
Word allows all toolbars to be customized, so you may not find
all options listed here. There are several buttons that may or
may not appear immediately in your version of Word. Use the
following graphic as a guide to the Formatting Toolbar.
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1. Style: Styles in Word are used to quickly format portions of
text. For example, you could use the "Normal" or "Default
Paragraph Font" for the body text in a document. There are
also three preset styles made for headings.
2. Font: Font is a simple but important factor in Word
documents. The choice of font (the style of the text itself) can
influence the way others view documents, either on the screen
or in print. For example, Arial font looks better on screen, while
Times New Roman is clearer in print. To apply a font to text,
select desired text with your cursor, and choose a font from the
font drop down menu.
3. Font Size: You may encounter times in which you need to
display some text larger or smaller than other text. Selecting
desired text with the cursor and choosing a font size from the
drop down menu changes the size of text.
4. Bold: Places the text in bold.
5. Italic: Places the text in italics.
6. Underline: Underlines the text.
7. Align Left: Aligns the selection to the left of the
screen/paper.
8. Center: Aligns the select ion to the center of the
screen/paper.
9. Align Right: Aligns the selection to the right of the
screen/paper.
10. Justify: Aligns the selection to both the left and right of the
screen/paper.
11. Line Spacing: Adjust the line spacing (single-spaced,
double-spaced, etc.)
12. Numbering: Create a numbered list.
13. Bullets: Create an unordered, bulleted list.
14. Decrease Indent: Decreases the indentation of the current
selection (to the left).
15. Increase Indent: Increases the indentation of the current
selection (to the right).
16. Outside Border: Places a border around the current
selection; click the drop-down for a wide selection of bordering
options.
17. Highlight: Highlight the current selection; default color is
yellow.
18. Font Color: Change the font color; the default/automatic
color is black.
More FormattingBesides the toolbars, Word provides a great deal of ways to
customize and format your text and documents.
Spelling & Grammar Tab:
This tab allows control over many of the details with Word’s
spelling and grammar checking functions. The first box under
both sections allows you to toggle checking as you type. If
these boxes are selected Word will insert red wavy lines for
spelling errors and green wavy lines for grammar errors as you
type. By deselecting these, Word will only check the document
when asked. You can also change what type of writing style
used to check the grammar. By default, it is set to standard.
However, by clicking on the pull down menu you have the
additional choices of casual, formal, technical and custom. By
clicking on settings, you can actually select which grammar
rules you would like Word to check. If you prefer to have Word
only spell check and not grammar check, then turn off
(deselect) Check grammar with spelling. All changes you
make here will not only affect your current document, but all
others as well.
AutoCorrect:
If you have noticed that Word is inexplicably changing your text
without asking for it, chances are that AutoCorrect is on.
Click on Tools, Auto Correct Options. From this menu you
can toggle whether you want Word to automatically capitalize
for you, fix two initial capitals, capitalize the names of days and
symbols to replace with other text. Exceptions to these
capitalizing rules can be set as well. You can also assign text to
be automatically replaced by another symbol or word.
AutoFormat:
This menu can be reached the same way as the autocorrect
window, clicking Tools, AutoCorrect then click on the
AutoFormat As You Type tab. From here you can determine
whether or not Word will replace certain phrases as you type,
keep styles consistent with what you’ve done before, create
automatic bulleted lists for you, or other formatting concerns. If
you change anything in this window, you need to also change
them under the Auto format tab. AutoFormat As You Type will
format things like straight quotes to smart quotes, fractions and
other items like lists. You have the option of turning all of these
off and waiting until you have finished typing the document to
run Format, AutoFormat and let Word format everything at
your discretion.
AutoText:
AutoText can be reached two ways, first you can go to Tools,
AutoCorrect then click the AutoText tab.
Or you can reach this window by going to Insert, AutoText
and from the pull down menu select Auto-Text. Once here,
you edit the list of terms Word will automatically enter for you.
You can add new Auto-text phrases, by typing them into the
top blank, under Enter AutoText Entries here: Then click the
Add button. If the first few letters of this word or phrase are
typed, Word will prompt you to enter in the complete word or
phrase. This is useful if you use a particular word (i.e. your
name, address, dept., division) or phrase (i.e. To Whom it May
Concern) a lot. AutoText phrases can also be removed from this
window. Select the word or phrase from the list and click the
Delete button.
Hyperlinks:
Word 2003 makes it easy to include hyperlinks to sites on the
World Wide Web in your documents. To make a link, simply
type the word or words you want linked, highlight them, and
press the Hyperlink button. Word will bring up the following box
to let you specify the link location and details.
Type in the complete web address (URL) in the Address box.
You can also copy and paste the URL from your web browser.
Paragraph Spacing:
To access the Paragraph formatting options, navigate to the
menu bar, and select
“Format” >> “Paragraph”
or right-click within a paragraph.
A window will appear with options for modifying spacing and
indenting. Here, you can choose to make the text in your
document single or double spaced, as well as edit the margins
for the document.
Headers/Footers:
Headers and footers are important aspects of a Word document
if you wish to include information such as page numbers and
headings on every page.
To access the header and footer options, go to the menu bar
and select
“View” >> “Header and Footer.”
A dotted-line box called "Header" will automatically appear, as
well as a sub-menu for formatting header and footer properties.
The cursor will already be placed in the Header box. If you
scroll down on your current page opened in Word, you will see
a dotted-line box called "Footer."
To add text in the Header or the Footer, simply click the cursor
inside either one of the boxes, and type the text you want.
To add page numbers to your document, click your cursor
inside of the footer box. Then, click on the icon shaped like a
sheet of paper with a "#" inside. The page number will then be
inserted and applied to all of the pages in your document.
Inserting an Image:
In Word, it's possible to add clipart or other images to a
document. Click the cursor in your document where you wish to
place an image. Then go to the menu bar and select
“Insert” >> “Picture.”
From there, you will find a number of options to choose from.
"Clipart" searches through your computer's Clipart library.
"From File" will allow you to insert an image saved elsewhere
on your computer. Other options include "AutoShapes" and
"WordArt."
TABLES
Introduction
Creating documents using Microsoft Word allows for the
manipulation and display of text and other information. Tables,
which are made up of rows and columns that form cells, can be
utilized to organize information in your document. Formatting
text, structuring your document, and adding a little bit of
aesthetic appeal to your document are just a few ways in which
you can use tables in Word. By using tables, you can turn an
otherwise dull and unorganized document into a more well-
designed and laid-out project. This guide will provide some
basic information on the creation and manipulation of tables.
Open a Document:
Before you can begin working with tables, you must first open
up a document in Word.
You can either start a new blank document (File >> New), or
open up a previously saved document from your computer (File
>> Open). Once the file is opened in Word, you can insert a
table.
Creating a Table:
There are different methods you can use to insert a table into
your Word document. If you are less experienced with tables,
then you might want to consider using the "Insert Table"
option. Otherwise, you can use "Draw Table," which lets you
make a table by scratch by drawing it freehand using the Draw
Table tool.
Insert Table:
In your document, place your cursor where you wish to insert a
table. Then, go to the menu bar and select
“Table >> Insert >> Table.”
After you make this selection, the "Insert Table" window will
pop up.
Input the necessary information needed to create your table.
Decide on a number of rows and columns. "AutoFit" refers to
the space that the table takes up in your document. For your
initial table, you might want to set the "Fixed column width" to
"Auto." This sets the width to all of the columns in your table to
an equal amount, and the table itself will take up the entire
width of the document. When you have decided on all of your
table options, click on the "OK" button. The table will then be
automatically inserted into your document.
Draw Table:
If you'd like to draw your own table for scratch, go to the menu
bar and select
“Table” >> “Draw Table”
Once this option is selected, the "Tables and Borders" toolbar
will pop up (we will cover this toolbar more in-depth in a little
bit).
Click on the first icon on this toolbar, the "Draw Table" tool
(looks like a pencil drawing a line), to begin drawing a table.
Then, navigate to the location in your document where you
want to draw your table. Using the "Draw Table" tool, click and
drag to form the outside border of the table, determining its
width. When you are finished, let go of the mouse button so
that the outside border of the table can be rendered.
You can draw rows and columns by using the "Draw Table" tool
to draw vertical lines to create columns, and horizontal lines to
form rows. Continue to draw your table as you see fit.
Now that you have the initial table inserted into your Word
document (either by using the "Insert Table" or "Draw Table"
method), you can begin to modify your table as needed.
The Tables and Borders Toolbar:
You'll primarily be using the Tables and Borders toolbar for
formatting and modifying the appearance of your table. To
open the toolbar, go to the “File” menu and select
“Toolbars” >> “Tables and Borders.”
1. Draw Table: Lets you create a table by drawing it freehand
(see above section).
2. Eraser: You can remove parts of your table by using the
eraser to click and drag on lines, rows and columns.
3. Line Style: Click on the small triangle to show the drop
down menu. From here, you can choose a line style for your
borders, such as solid, dotted, dashed, and more.
4. Line Weight: Click on the small triangle to show the drop
down menu. Using this, you can choose a line thickness for
your table line borders. The bigger the line weight, the thicker
the line.
5. Border Color: By clicking on this button, you can access the
color template that will allow you to apply a color to your line
borders.
6. Borders: To apply a certain border style to the borders of
specific cells, or to remove the borders from specific cells
completely, use your mouse to select the desired cells. Then,
use the Borders menu to apply or remove borders from those
selected cells. You can identify the cells that have borders by
the border type icons that are a light shade of gray in the
Borders menu.
7. Shading Color: You can apply a background color to cells,
rows, and columns by accessing the color palette that appears
when you click on the small triangle next to the paint bucket.
8. Insert Table: Clicking on this icon brings up the "Insert
Table" window which allows you to input specific information
about the look and design of your table (see above section on
"Insert Table").
9. Merge Cells: Merging cells is the act of selecting more than
one separate cell and merging them so that they become one.
First, select the cells that you want to merge with your mouse
(by clicking and holding within one cell and dragging the mouse
across the cells you want to select), and then click on the
"Merge Cells" icon. Word will automatically merge the two cells
together.
10. Split Cells: Splitting a cell is the act of selecting a specific
cell, and dividing it into one or more rows or columns. Select
the cell that you want to split, and then click on the "Split Cells"
icon. Once you do this, the "Split Cells" window will appear.
From here, you can decide how many rows or columns you wish
to create from the one cell.
11. Align: Choosing an alignment from the drop-down menu
allows you to format the text or content within a cell. From
here, you can make your text right, left, and centered aligned.
There are also other alignments to choose from, such as
different horizontal and vertical alignments.
12. Distribute Rows Evenly: Makes the heights between rows
equally spaced. Select the desired rows that you wish to
format, and then click on the "Distribute Rows Evenly" icon.
13. Distribute Columns Evenly: Makes the widths between
columns equally spaced.
14. Table AutoFormat: Clicking on this icon brings up the
Table AutoFormat window. There are a number of pre-made
design table templates you can use to apply to your table. You
can customize colors, fonts, borders, and other table features.
15. Change Text Direction: This allows you to modify the
orientation of text within a cell. The default setting is
horizontal, but by clicking on this icon, you can change the
orientation of the text to display vertically.
16. Sort Ascending: Sort a selection of text in cells in
ascending order.
17. Sort Descending: Sort a selection of text in cells in
descending order.
18. AutoSum: Automatically calculates formulas within cells.
Inserting Text and Content into a Table:
To begin adding text to a table, click your cursor in the cell
where you want the text to be placed. Begin typing (or paste
text from another source) into the cell. To move from one cell
to another, hit the "Tab" button on your keyboard, and continue
typing in the cell as needed. You can format the text within the
cell using the Formatting toolbar, just as you would edit any
other text in Word (see Word Introduction tutorial).
Inserting an Image into a Table:
Place your cursor into the cell where you wish to insert an
image. Then, go to the menu bar, and select
“Insert >> Picture”
and then choose from "Clip Art" or "From File." Locate a picture,
and click on "Insert" to put the image into a cell
Modifying a Table:
Not only can you edit your table using the Tables and Borders
toolbar, but you can also use your mouse to physically alter a
table.
Move a Table:
To move an entire table to a new location in your document,
move your cursor over the table until you see the icon that
appears in the upper left-hand corner of the table, shaped like
a square with crosshair arrows inside.
When you see this appear, click on it. You will see that it selects
the entire table. With the table selected, you can drag it to any
new place in your document.
Change Row/Column Heights/Widths:
If you need to increase or decrease the height or width of a row
or column, you can do so by clicking and dragging the borders
of rows or columns. Drag the borders until you create the
desired amount of space between rows or columns.
Table Properties:
At any time, you are free to change the properties of your
table. Right-click inside of any table and select “Table
Properties.”
A new window with four tabs will appear. Within these tabs, you
can adjust every minor detail about the table including
alignment, spacing, text wrapping, etc.