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Basic Word Document Instructions (PC)

By: Cassie Lewis

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Adding a Page Break: In Microsoft Word, when you need to start a brand new page on the same document, you can simply insert a page break rather than hitting the return key until a brand new page appears. Here’s how to add a page break:

1. Begin by locating the “Insert” tab at the top of the screen, and click on it.

2. Find the “Page Break” button, third from the left in the “Pages” subtitle.

3. Simply click the “Page Break” button to insert your page break.

Clearing All Formatting: You have the option of Clearing all formatting on the page, including any bolded, underlined, or italicized font (etc.):

1. Select the text you would like to clear the formatting from.

2. The “Clear Formatting” button is under the “Home” tab in the “Font” subtitle.

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3. Locate the button in the top left corner of the “Font” subtitle that resembles an eraser. This will clear your formatting.

Adding a Border:

In Word, a border can make a fun and eye-catching decoration to an otherwise boring document. You can add borders to specific phrases or paragraphs, or entire documents.

1. Open the “Page Layout” tab and find the “Page Borders” button under the “Page Background” subtitle. (If you wish to add a border to a phrase or paragraph, simply select the text beforehand.)

2. If you’re adding a border to text, choose the “Border” tab; otherwise remain in the “Page Borders” tab.

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3. You can choose the kind of border you want in the “Setting” subtitle, and the style, color, and width under the “Style” subtitle, and you can even pick a border design. You can see what it will look like under “Preview” section.

4. When you have decided on something you like, click OK.

Text-Wrapping an Image: There are three kinds of images that can be inserted and text-wrapped in Word, photographs, AutoShapes, and SmartArt. Each has its own, contextual tab. The process of text-wrapping will be done mostly in the context tab.

1. Click on the image to select in, then locate the contextual tools tab on the far right and select it. (For example, if your image is a photograph, the contextual tab is titled “Picture Format”.)

2. Locate the “Wrap Text” button under the “Arrange” subtitle.

3. Choose which style you prefer from the drop down list, or you can pick from advanced list by choosing

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the very bottom preference, labeled “More Layout Options…”

4. Under this option, you can choose the style and size of the text wrapping.

Adding Dot-Leader, Right-Aligned Tab Stops:

Right AlignmentWhen adding Tab Stops, you need to align your rulers to match where you want the tab to start. You can change which kind of tab you’ll need on the far left side of the ruler.

1. In this case, you will need the right alignment ruler.

2. Drag the alignment tool from the middle of the ruler to the right corner, so that it makes a right angle with the

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triangle marking your right margins. (To remove the alignment, simply drag it off the screen.)

Adding Dot-LeaderDot-Leaders can be added in between Tab Stops. Other formatting options can be chosen from the Tabs dialogue box.

1. Type what you would like to add this feature to.2. On the horizontal ruler on the top, set the Tab Stop

that you want, in this case it’s the right one. 3. Find the “Page Layout” tab, and locate the

“Paragraph” subtitle. You’re going to want to find the dialogue box, which is located in the bottom right corner of the “Paragraph” subtitle box.

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4. In the pop-up box, select the “Tabs…” button in the bottom right corner.

5. Under the “Leaders” subsection, select the one you w. In this case it’s option two.

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These are some instructions on how to do some very basic activities in Microsoft Word for PC. These instructions are intended for a user with a very basic knowledge of Word. If you are having trouble understanding these directions please redirect to the Microsoft website,

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/?CTT=97

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