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CTRL + Z
is your best friend.
Use it to undo anything!
You can even undo multiple
mistakes!
CTRL + C
is a copycat.
Use it to copy highlighted text.
Even works between programs
or off of the internet!
CTRL + V
Is just plain awesome.
Use in conjunction with
CTRL + C to paste what you’ve
copied anywhere that you can
type new text!
Word Basics
Start a new document.
It will be blank and have
the default formatting.
Open a document
that you’ve
previously created
and/or edited.
Save the document
that you are currently
editing. If this is your
first time saving this
document, the
computer will ask
you where to save it.
Print the document
that you are currently
viewing.
Word Basics
Choose the printer
that you want
to use. Microsoft
Office usually defaults
to “Send to OneNote
20XX” which does not
print the document.
You MUST select a
printer before you can
print.
Printers to select at
Northwest U:
Rice Lab – select “Rice
Lab Laser”
Library – Select
“Library Copier” or
“Library Color Copier”
Word Basics
Pick a location. Word
will save your
document in whatever
folder is displayed
here.
Type a file name here.
The box below
contains options for
saving your document
in a variety of formats.
To be safe, with
papers always use
“Word Document”
unless your professor
prefers a different
format.
Word Basics
Always head over to the view tab first
thing after starting a new document.
Why, you ask?
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Because if you can’t see your document
and all of your tools, you can’t work!
Print layout is Always enable the Zooming out to
default, and also ruler. We’ll get to 90% or 80% is
best for papers.
that later.
usually best.
Word Basics
The Home tab has all
of the basics that
you’ll need for text
editing.
Current font. Unless
otherwise stated, all
work for classes
should use “Times
New Roman” font.
Font size. Unless
otherwise stated,
most assignments
should be size 12
font.
Text alignment. To
center text, choose
the option at the tip
of this arrow.
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To modify a section of
your document, you
must highlight it. To
highlight, click and drag
your mouse cursor
from one point to
Highlighted!
another.
Modify by clicking the buttons directly beneath the font and size boxes.
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The ruler can help you
in many ways.
The slider.
This is the slider.
Drag it to move any
highlighted body of
text to that margin
point.
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Set-Up for a basic paper that measures 8.5in x 11in
Block quote:
2 inches
TAB-to point:
1.5 inches
Beginning point:
1 inch
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Insert pictures from
your hard drive.
Insert default “ClipArt” images that
come standard with
MS Word.
Edit your header.
This will take you to
a special editing bar.
The header stays the
same across an
entire document.
This tool is what you
use for the
“RUNNING HEAD”
Part of an APA
research paper.
Page numbers!
Word makes it easy
to insert page
numbers for both
APA and MLA Style
papers.
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For APA research style, you MUST be able to
have a different first page header. To enable
this option in Word, click this box. Now you
can format correctly.
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Before you can continue editing your
main document, you must first close the
header editing function by clicking here.
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The page number function will
help you easily put a page
number into your document.
Both APA and MLA writing style
require a page number.
“Page Number 3” will put the
page number at the top right,
exactly where you need it.
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Back at Home tab.
Now we need to double-space our
paper. To do this, we must edit the
paragraph options. Click the VERY small
arrow at the bottom right corner here.
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Make sure this is set to
“none.”
Under line-spacing
options, after selecting
your entire document
(CTRL + A), select
“double.” This will
double-space your
document.
If you accidentally change
something else, simply
click “default” at the
bottom next to “OK.”
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The review tab is handy for checking
your word count and spell-checking.
These options are located under the
“Home” tab when the review tab is
selected.
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The references tab
helps you organize
and customize your
citations. You can
even change the
style to MLA, APA,
and others.
For styles such as
Chicago/Turabian that
require footnotes, and to
add endnotes to any
paper, use these tools on
the reference tab.