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MOS workshop tutorial
Microsoft Word 2010 © Core
Working with Template and Watermark
- Create a new document from template:
- Click on File Tab
- Click on New
- Click on Sample templates
- Click on File Tab
- Browse through the list of available Templates and choose the desired one
- Make sure the option selection is Document (as in the picture below)
- Click Create
- Change the title of the document and modify the content correspondently by click on that particular part and type in your own content in the first textbox for title.
- Save the document: File – Save As – Browse to desired directory and type in the file name – Click button Save
- Add custom watermark into the document:
- On Ribbon Tab, choose Page Layout
- Click on Watermark
- Choose Custom Watermark
- On Ribbon Tab, choose Page Layout
- Set Watermark Option from the Printed Watermark windows
- Choose the option Text watermark
- Type in the Text (e.g. Singapore Polytechnic)
- Choose Font, Size and Colour
- Choose Layout
- Make sure "Semi-transparent" is ticked.
- Click the button OK
Note: To remove Watermark, click on the option "No watermark". For graphic watermark, choose the option "Picture watermark".
- Choose the option Text watermark
- Set document theme:
- Click on Page Layout Ribbon
- Click on Themes
- Click on Page Layout Ribbon
- Browse through the themes and select the desired one
- Save document as a Word Template
- From File Ribbon, choose Save As
- In the "Save As Type" combo box, select "Save as Word Template (*.dotx)"
- Type in the name and click Save button
Grammar and Auto-correct
- Add auto-correct exception:
- Type the word
- Click on Review Tab
- In the Proofing group, click Spelling & Grammar
- Type the word
- Choose "Add to Dictionary" to apply for all the document or Choose "Ignore All" to apply for the current document only
- Not auto-format Internet and network paths and hyperlinks
- Click on File Ribbon, select Options
- Click on File Ribbon, select Options
- Select Proofing
- Select "Auto-Correct Options" button
- Click on "Auto Format" Tab
- Uncheck "Internet and Network paths hyperlinks"
- Click OK
- Remove Check Spelling
- Choose File Ribbon
- Click on Options
- Select Proofing
- In the section "When correcting spelling and grammar in Word", uncheck "Check spelling as you type"
- Click OK
- Choose File Ribbon
Find and Replace
- Replace word in the whole document:
- Under Home Ribbon, click on Replace
- Select Replace Tab
- Click on "More" button if there is not many options as the picture below
- Under Home Ribbon, click on Replace
- Type the word that you want to find in "Find what" textbox
- Make sure the cursor is inside the "Find what" textbox, In the Find section, click on "Format" button, choose Font tab and then select the appropriate format in the new pop up window for Font
- Type the word that you want to replace with in "Replace with"
- Make sure the cursor is inside the "Replace with" textbox, In the Replace section, click on "Format" button, choose Font tab and then select the appropriate format in the new pop up window for Font
- Back to Find and Replace dialog, click "Replace All" button to apply to the whole document
Page format
- Set Page Border:
- Select Page Layout Ribbon
- Click on Page Borders
- In the Page Border Tab, select Box setting and change the width correspondently.
- Make sure the Apply To option is to Whole document
- Click Option… button
- Select Page Layout Ribbon
- Under "Measure from" combo option, you can select to measure from Text or Edge of page as requested
- You also can change the size of the margin as in the picture below
- Add page break:
- Position the cursor at the place you want to break to new page.
- Select Page Layout Ribbon
- Click on Break icon
- From the drop down list, select Page
- Position the cursor at the place you want to break to new page.
- Shortcut: Ctr – Enter
- Change the distance of header from the top of the document
- Go to Page Layout Ribbon
- Click on Margins, select Custom Margins
- Go to Page Layout Ribbon
- Select Layout Tab
- In Headers and Footers section, change the value of header or footer as required
- Make sure the Apply To option is Whole Document
- Prevent Page Break
- Place the cursor in that paragraph
- Click Home Ribbon
- Click on Paragraph group
- Click on "Line and Page Breaks" Tab
- Check on "Keep lines together" option
- Click OK
- Place the cursor in that paragraph
Paragraph Format
- Line spacing for paragraph
- Position the cursor at the paragraph that you want to format
- Choose Home Ribbon
- Click on Paragraph group
- Select Indents and Spacing tab
- Under Spacing section, choose Line Spacing to Exactly, enter 20 pt for example
- Click OK
- Position the cursor at the paragraph that you want to format
- Indent 1st line paragraph
- Position the cursor at the paragraph that you want to format
- Choose Home Ribbon
- Click on Paragraph group
- Select Indents and Spacing tab
- Under Indentation section, under Special combo box, choose First line and set the width in the By textbox
- Click OK
- Position the cursor at the paragraph that you want to format
Font and Text format
- Apply Expanded character spacing
- From Home Ribbon, click the Font group
- Click on Advance tab
- Under Character Spacing option, in Spacing combo box, choose Expanded option
- Click OK
- From Home Ribbon, click the Font group
- Format text and font effect:
- Select the text you want to format
- Click on Home Ribbon
- Select Text Effect icon in Font group
- Browse through all the effect and choose the desired effect
- Select the text you want to format
- Select Font group
- Under Font Tab, check any desired effect textbox under Effects section and click OK
- Move text into a shape:
- Select the shape object
- Right click, select Add text
- Select the text outside and drag it over the shape object
- Select the shape object
Working with bullet list
- Demote or promote text:
- Switch to Outline view by click on View from the Ribbon, then click on Outline
- Switch to Outline view by click on View from the Ribbon, then click on Outline
- Select the appropriate list items
- Either: choose Level from the combo box or click on the Promote or Demote arrow
- Click Close Outline View after you finish the task
- Holy awe
- Create new bullet list:
- Select the list of items
- Click the dropdown list of bullet
- Select "Define new bullet"
- Select the list of items
- Click on Picture button
- Click on Import button and browse to the location of the graphic file
- Choose the graphic file and click Add to complete the import
- Back to the Picture Bullet dialog, select the newly imported graphic and click OK
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Textbox formatting
- Formatting Textbox:
- Select the textbox you want to format
- Under Drawing Tools, click Format
- Click on Shape Fill dropdown box, select the appropriate theme colour
- Select the textbox you want to format
Working with picture
- Changing text wrapping option:
- Select the graphic first
- Click on Picture Tool Format in the Ribbon
- Click on Wrap Text
- Select the desired wrapping option
- Select the graphic first
- Add hyperlink to the picture
- Select the picture
- Click Insert ribbon
- Click on Hyperlink icon
- In the "Link To" option, select "Place in this document" and choose the correspondent heading in the heading list.
- Select the picture
- Picture alignment
- Select the picture
- Under Picture Tools, click Format
- Click on Position icon, select More Layout Option
- Select the picture
- Select Position Tab
- If the Horizontal and Vertical options are not available, you need to go to the Text Wrapping Tab to choose the other Wrapping Style beside "In line with text"
- In the Position Tab, choose according setting as required, for example, Horizontal Relative Position 80% Relative to Outside Margin
Clip Art
- Rotate Clip Art
- Select the clip art
- Under Picture Tools, choose Format
- Click on Rotation icon in Arrange group.
- Select More Rotation Option
- Select the clip art
- Specify the rotation degree inside the Rotation textbox
- Click OK
Table
- Insert table:
- Put the cursor at the place that you want to insert a table
- In the Insert Ribbon, click on Table icon
- Select Insert Table
- Put the cursor at the place that you want to insert a table
- Select the number of columns, number of rows and specify the fixed column width if required.
- Click OK
- Convert Table to text:
- Select the table
- Under Table Tools, choose Layout
- Click on "Convert to Text" in the Data group
- Select the table
- Select the appropriate separator as specified
- Click OK
Header and Footer
- Create footer on Odd Page
- In the Insert Ribbon, click on Footer
- Inside the Built-in option, browse through all the built-in style and choose the desired footer style, for example Cubicles (Even Page)
- In the Insert Ribbon, click on Footer
- Type in the Company Name and Address if required. Otherwise, delete appropriate field in the footer
- Click on the "Close Header and Footer" button or double click in normal edit region (outside the footer)
View document:
- View first pages of each document side by side:
- Go to View Ribbon
- In Window group, Click on View Side by Side
- Choose the document that you want to view side by side
- Click OK
- Go to View Ribbon
Comment
- Insert comment:
- Place the cursor to the place you want to insert comment
- Click on Review Ribbon
- Click on New Comment
- Place the cursor to the place you want to insert comment
- In the comment box, type in the comment
- Move the cursor out of the comment box and click outside the comment box to finish
- Display comment from Administrator only
- Under Review Ribbon, click Show Mark-up dropdown
- Select Reviewer, Uncheck All Reviewers and check only those person that you want to see the comment from, for example, only Administrator
- Under Review Ribbon, click Show Mark-up dropdown
Hyperlink
- Insert hyperlink
- Select the text that you want to tie with the hyperlink
- Insert Ribbon
- Click on Hyperlink
- Click on "Existing File or Webpage" button and type in the address in the Address textbox
- Click OK
- Select the text that you want to tie with the hyperlink
Table of Content
- Insert Table of Content
- Put the cursor in the position that you want to insert Table of Content.
- Click on References Ribbon
- Click on Table of Contents
- Choose "Insert Table of Contents" from the list
- Put the cursor in the position that you want to insert Table of Content.
- Select "Table of Contents" tab
- Under General section:
- Choose desired format under the "Formats" combo box
- Choose the number of level to display under the "Show levels" combo box
- Choose desired format under the "Formats" combo box
- Tab leader option: choose "None" if you don't want any tab leader.
Bibliography
- Insert Built-In Bibliography
- Put the cursor at the place you want to insert Bibliography
- Click on References Ribbon
- Click Bibliography
- Choose Insert Bibliography or just click on "Bibliography" section
Note: the Citation source has been created.
- Put the cursor at the place you want to insert Bibliography
Blog post
- Create blog post
- Click on File Ribbon
- Click on Save & Send
- Select "Publish as Blog Post" and click on "Publish as Blog Post" button
- Click on File Ribbon
- Select "Register Later"
- In the "Enter Post Title Here" placeholder, type in the post title
- Save the document as a webpage: Choose File Ribbon and click Save As
Recover File
- Change location of Recover File
- Click on File Ribbon, select Option
- Select Save
- Under Save documents section, change the Auto Recover file location by click on "Browse" button and choose to new folder location
- Click OK
Document Security
- Restrict the file:
- Select Review Ribbon
- Click on "Restrict Editing"
- In the section "2. Editing Restrictions", check on the checkbox "Allow only this type of editing in the document" and select "No changes (Read only)" in the textbox right below.
- Click "Yes, Start Enforcing Protection" at section "3. Start enforcement".
- If you're required to put a password, type the password in 2 textbox, otherwise, leave it to blank and click OK
Note: When other ppl open the document, they can't change or edit the document. The Word count is displayed at the Status bar.
- Select Review Ribbon
Mail Merge
Tutorial for Mail Merge can be found at these links:
http://www.addictivetips.com/microsoft-office/word-2010-mail-merge/ (Recommended)
- Create Mail Merge using wizard:
- Mailing Ribbon
- Click Start Mail Merge
- Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard
- In the Mail Merge dialog, choose the document type, for example Letter
- Click Next: Starting document
- Select the starting document, choose "Use the current document"
- Click Next: Select recipients
- Select "Use an existing list" and click on Browse… to browse to the access database file
- Select the relevant table
- Click OK
- Click Next: Write your letter
- Place the cursor at the right location for the field
- Click More items and select appropriate field from the database and click Insert
- Click Close
- Click Next: Preview your letter
- Exclude the email: On the Review Mail Merge dialog, click on Exclude this recipient button
- Complete the Merge
- To add some field, can click on the button Insert Merge Field
- Mailing Ribbon
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