word 2007 ® business and personal communication how can word 2007 help you make complicated...

1Word 2007® Business andPersonal Communication

How can Word 2007 help you make complicated documents easier to

understand?

1Lesson 5: Columns, Tables, and Graphics

Use Word 2007 to create columns, tables, and graphics to improve the appearance and

readability of lengthy documents.

TableSmartArt

1• Create and format columns• Insert and modify a table and chart• Insert and manipulate Clip Art,

SmartArt, and WordArt• Work with a text box• Insert, position, and modify a shape

Lesson 5: Columns, Tables, and Graphics

Lesson 5 Key Concepts:

1Columns, tables, and graphics can make a document like a newsletter more attractive and easy to read.


Newsletter text is usually displayed in two or three columns.

A column groups text vertically and makes it easier to read many stories on a single page.

1To create columns in a document, use the Columns dialog box. Page Layout > Page Setup > Columns


This dialog box allows you to control how the columns are formatted.

1Use the Columns dialog box to adjust column width, or by change the number of columns.


Presets allow you to select preformatted columns

To see what your columns will look like, choose Preview.


Insert a column break to force text to begin at the top of the next column.Page Layout > Page Setup > Breaks

When text reaches the end of a column, it automatically wraps, or moves, to the topof the next column.

1At work, you might use a table to present the results of a survey or a detailed analysis of information. At school, you might use a table to list the research results for a science project.


Tables effectively present complicated information.


To insert or draw a table in a document, click the Table button on the Insert tab.

Use the Insert Table dialog box, to choose the number of columns and rows in your table.

1A table consists of vertical columns and horizontal rows.


When columns and rows cross in a table, they form a cell.

Row

Column

Cell


To key text in a cell, position the insertion point in the cell and then start keying text.

To move more efficiently through cells, rows, and columns, use keyboard shortcuts .

1Add shading and borders to emphasize specific content and make a table look more interesting.


To make text fit better, change column widths, or let AutoFit do it for you.

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To format the borders and shading of a table, use the Borders and Shading dialog box.


To add borders and shading to a table, click the Borders and Shading drop-down arrows on the Home tab.

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Use Clip Art to enhance the look of a document and break up long blocks of text.


You can use Word 2007 to insert and manipulate Clip Art.

Clip Art


The Clip Art Gallery contains pictures that you can insert into a document.

1To resize and format Clip Art to fit your document’s design, use the Advanced Layout dialog box or the Picture Tools Contextual Ribbon


To move Clip Art, point to it and drag it to where you want to place it on the page.

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A text box is a movable, resizable box that contains text.


Use text boxes to arrange individual blocks of text on a page.

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Use a sizing handle to resize a text box.


Sizing handles can also be used to resize objects, such as Clip Art and pictures.

1The SmartArt Gallery contains several samples of diagrams to help you make your point.


A diagram can explain an idea or process by displaying it graphically.

Diagram

1A graphic is an element that is used to display information and add visual interest to a document.


Word has tools that allow you to create an easy-to-see graphic shape such as a circle, arrow, or star.

Graphic

1Use the Shapes menu to select the type of shape you want to create and use.


1WordArt is text that is…


shadowed,

stretched,

or shaped.

The WordArt Gallery contains many different types of WordArt.

1WordArt creates visual interest and appeal in documents.


Use WordArt to create a visually appealing title for a newsletter.

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