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1. Basic Functions

2. Toolbars & the Taskpane

3. Lists, Indentations & Tabs

4. Headers and Footers

5. Page Numbers

6. Replacing Text

7. Footnotes and Endnotes

8. Track Changes

9. Envelopes and Labels

10. Merging

11. Working with Tables

12. Table of Contents

13. Table of Authorities

14. Styles

15. Printing

Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing application available today. For instructions on using Word, please use the Table of Contents below.

Table of Contents:

1. Basic Microsoft Word Functions
• Starting Microsoft Word
• Window Properties
• Creating a New Document
• Saving a Document
• Selecting Text
• Formatting Text
• Cutting Text
• Copying Text
• Using Spell Check
• Closing a Document
• Exiting Microsoft Word
2. Toolbars & The Task Pane
   • How to Change Default Toolbar & Menu Bar Settings
   • Accessing Other Toolbars
   • Adding & Deleting Toolbar Icons
   • Using the Task Pane To Paste Contents of the Clipboard
3. Lists, Indentations and Tabs
   • Creating a Bulleted or Numbered List
   • Adding a Tab or Indenting Paragraphs
4. Headers and Footers
5. Page Numbers
6. Finding and Replacing Text
   • Finding Text
   • Replacing Text
7. Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes
8. The Track Changes Feature
   • Tracking Your Edits
   • Accepting or Rejecting Edits
   • Comparing the Original Document to an Edited Document
9. Envelopes and Labels
   • Addressing Envelopes
   • Changing Your Envelope Size
   • Creating a Single Label
   • Changing Label Options
10. Merging
    • Starting The Merge & Creating The Data Source
    • Setting Up Your Main Document
    • Completing the Merge
    • Creating and Printing Labels with Mail Merge
    • Some Common Questions and Answers About Merges
11. Working with Tables
    • General Information Regarding Tables
    • Creating a Simple Table
    • Table Selection Techniques
    • Formatting Tables
      • Using Space Wisely
      • The Table AutoFormat Function
      • Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows
      • Changing Column Width
      • Changing Row Height
      • Adding Shading to a Table
      • Repeating a Column Heading on Subsequent Pages
      • Making your Column Headings Vertical
    • Formatting Text Within Tables
      • Changing the Orientation of Text in a Cell
      • Changing the Alignment of Text in a Table
      • Inserting a Tab in a Table Cell
      • Using Nested Tables to Align Text Within Cells
    • Using Headers and Footers with Tables
      • Inserting a Title on the First Page
      • Inserting a Footer on the Last Page
    • Deleting a Table
12. Table of Contents
    • Adding Heading Styles to Your Document
    • Creating the Table of Contents Using Your Document's Heading Styles
    • Editing Your Table of Contents
    • Deleting Your Table of Contents
13. Table of Authorities
    • What is a Table of Authorities?
    • Marking Your Citations
    • Creating a Table of Authorities Using Your Marked Citations
    • Editing Your Marked Citations
    • Editing Your Table of Authorities
    • Deleting a Marked Citation
    • Deleting an Entire Table of Authorities
14. Styles
• What is a Style?
• Viewing Available Styles
• Applying Styles Using the Styles Icon
• Creating a New Style
• Modifying Styles
• Making Basic Style Modifications Using the Task Pane
• Making Complex Style Modifications Using the Task Pane
• Making Style Modifications within a Document
• Applying Styles to Other Documents
• Applying Your New or Modified Style to New Documents
• Applying Your New or Modified Style to Previously Created Documents
• Deleting a Style
• Changing Your Default Font through the Normal Style
15. Printing
    • Printing a Document
    • Selecting Paper Size
    • Adjusting Document Margins
    • Scaling a Document to Fit on Different Paper Sizes

For more information on Word, please visit Microsoft's site at http://www.microsoft.com/office/word.

You may also browse to https://data.georgetown.edu/uis/training/cbt/index.html for a list of Main Campus' downloadable computer-based training applications. There are several Microsoft Word programs available. (When prompted to log into the Main Campus site, use your Access+ password.)

Revised March 29, 2007 (DHFM)