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Tips and Tricks in using Microsoft Word

Welcome to 123DOCX.com's Tips for Word section.

Because there have been several releases of Microsoft Word over the years with differing menu, ribbon, functionality and features. In an effort to help you make the most out of your version of Microsoft Word, we have compiled a list of Tips and Tricks into several categories which are listed in the right hand menu.

To find tips which will help you get the most out of Microsoft Word and improve your efficiency in creating documents and publications, select the category that applies to your version of Microsoft Word.

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Tips and Tricks in using Microsoft Word 2000, Word 2003, Word 2007 and Word 2010

Questions from across all categories include:


How can I adjust the page size of a document in Microsoft Word 2010?
To adjust the page size of your document in Microsoft Word 2010:
  1. Choose the Page Layout tab from the main menu.
  2. Click Size in the Page Setup group. A menu appears.
  3. Scroll down through the predefined sizes to the document size setting you require or select More Paper Sizes at the bottom of the menu to define your own custom document size.
  4. Select the predefined or custom document size you have created.
  5. Word sets your page size.
How can I adjust and set the margins in Microsoft Word 2007?
To adjust and set the margins of your document in Microsoft Word 2007:
  1. Choose the Page Layout tab from the main menu.
  2. Click Margins in the Page Setup group. A menu appears.
  3. Scroll down through the predefined margin settings to the setting you wish to apply to your document or select Custom Margins... at the bottom of the menu to define your own custom margin size settings.
  4. Select the predefined or custom margin setting size you have created.
  5. Word sets your margin settings to your document.
How can I add page numbers to my Word document in Microsoft Word 2007?
To add page numbers to your Word document in Microsoft Word 2007:
  1. Choose the Insert tab from the main menu.
  2. Click the Page Number button in the Header & Footer group. A menu appears.
  3. Move the mouse cursor down to Bottom of Page. A sub menu opens besides the Bottom of Page menu option.
  4. Scroll through the available Page Number options and select the Page Number type you wish to apply to your document
  5. Word applies your Page Number selection to the Footer section of your document.
How can I create a first line indent using Microsoft Word 2003?
A first line indent indents the first line of the paragraph. To indent the first line of a paragraph using Microsoft Word 2003:
  1. Highlight the paragraph you wish to indent by holding down your select mouse button as you select the paragraph.
  2. Choose Format then Paragraph from the main menu.
  3. Choose the Indents and Spacing tab.
  4. Click to open the drop-down menu on the Special field.
  5. Click First Line.
  6. Enter the value you wish to indent the first word of the paragraph in the By field.
  7. Click OK. Word applies your indentation setting to the first word of the paragraph.
How can I change the line spacing in a document in Microsoft Word 2010?
To change the line spacing in your document using Microsoft Word 2010:
  1. Place your mouse cursor anywhere in your document and select all your text (CTRL+A) to adjust and change the line spacing of your whole document.
  2. Choose the Home tab from the main menu.
  3. Click the Line Spacing button in the Paragraph group. A menu of options appears.
  4. Select one of the predefined Line Spacing settings or select Line Spacing Options... from the bottom of the list to define your own custom line spacing settings.
  5. Word applies your line spacing settings to your doucment.
How can I change and apply a style to my document using Microsoft Word 2007?
When working with Word, you can use and change styles to quickly format your documents. A style is a set of predefined formats consisting of fonts, font colors, font sizes, and paragraph formats. Microsoft Word 2007 incorporates several predesigned style sets that contain styles for titles, subtitles, quotes, headings, lists and more.

To change and apply a style to your document using Microsoft Word 2007:
  1. Choose the Home tab from the main menu.
  2. Click Change Styles in the Styles group. A menu appears.
  3. Move the mouse cursor down to Style Set. A sub menu opens beside the Style Set menu option.
  4. Select any of the 9 predefined Style Sets from the list.
  5. Word reformats all of the paragraphs in your document into the selected style and applies the settings of the Syle Set to your text.
How can I format and adjust the space before and after a paragraph using Microsoft Word 2003?
In Microsoft Word 2003, the Space Before setting sets the amount of space that is placed before a paragraph and Space After sets the amount of space that appears after the paragraph.

To format and adjust the space before and after a paragraph using Microsoft Word 2003:
  1. Highlight and select the paragraph that you wish to adjust.
  2. Choose Paragraph from the Format menu option in the main menu.
  3. Select the Indents and Spacing tab.
  4. Enter the point size you wish to set for the space before the paragraph in the Before field.
  5. Enter the point size you wish to set for the space after the paragraph in the After field.
  6. Click OK. Word applies the space settings that appear before and after the selected paragraph.
How can I auto correct text using Word 2000?
To auto correct text in your document using Microsoft Word 2000:
  1. Click AutoCrrect in the Tools menu option of the main menu.
  2. As you type Word will auto correct your text based upon your language and dictionary settings.
How can I delete a Tab Setting from my document using Microsoft Word 2003?
To remove and delete a Tab Setting from your document using Microsoft Word 2003:
  1. Click Ruler from the View menu option in the main menu.
  2. Select the Tab Setting be clicking and holding the triangle icon that represents the Tab Setting in the ruler.
  3. While clicking and holding your mouse cursor down over the triangle icon that represents the Tab Setting, drag the triangle icon off the screen. Word will remove and delete the Tab Setting.
How can I hyphenate my document automatically using Microsoft Word 2000?
To hyphenate a document automatically using Microsoft Word 2000:
  1. Click Language from the Tools menu option in the main menu.
  2. Click Hyphenation. Word automatically applies hyphenation to your document.
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