Subject: Office Automation DIT Part 1st: Ms Word 2007
Subject: Office Automation DIT Part 1st: Ms Word 2007
Subject: Office Automation DIT Part 1st: Ms Word 2007
Ms Word 2007
Subject: Office Automation
DIT Part 1st
By Sardar Azeem
(Pict Computer Center Link Road abbottabad)
Table of Contents
LESSON 1: OVERVIEW
LESSON 2: CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT
LESSON 3: OPEN A DOCUMENT
LESSON 4: SAVE
LESSON 5: CUSTOMIZING WORD
LESSON 6: CHARACTER FORMATTING
LESSON 7: QUICK STYLES
LESSON 8: NUMBERS AND BULLETS
LESSON 9: CUT, COPY & PASTE
LESSON 10: SPELLING & GRAMMAR
LESSON 11: THESAURUS
LESSON 12: HEADERS & FOOTERS
LESSON 13: ALIGNMENT
LESSON 14: PARAGRAPH & LINE SPACING
LESSON 15: PAGE LAYOUT
LESSON 16: INDENTS & TABS
LESSON 17: PRINTING
LESSON 18: ENVELOPES & LABELS
LESSON 19: CLIP ART
LESSON 20: BUILDING BLOCKS LESSON 21: GETTING STARTED TAB
Lesson 1: Overview
When Word 2007 is opened, this is the window that is displayed.
Mini toolbar
The Office button contains the commands that affect the entire document or
program. The open, save, save as, print, close and exit commands are here.
The Ribbon replaces most of the menu items and the toolbars used in Office 2003.
The Status Bar, by default, shows information such as the page count and word count.
The status bar can be customized to show more or less.
The Mini toolbar only appears when text has been selected in the document. This
toolbar contains the frequently-used formatting commands, such as bold and italics.
Creating a new document is an essential task for all Word users to master as this is a
task you do often. You will use the Office button to create a new document or to use a
Microsoft built-in or online template.
4. To open an existing document, to use as a starting point for a new document (to
get a “Document #” file name), select the option for New from existing.
5. To utilize templates on your computer, click on the option for Installed Templates
or My templates. You can also utilize templates from Microsoft Online by
choosing a category below the Microsoft Office Online header in the left frame.
Locate the template you wish to use, and double-click. You can also click once
and use the Download button.
When you open a document from an earlier version of Word, Compatibility Mode is
turned on. You will see [Compatibility Mode] next to the document name in the title bar.
Compatibility Mode ensures that new features in Word 2007 are not available so that
people who are using previous versions of Word will have full editing capabilities. If you
want full access to the new features in Word 2007, you can convert (save) the
document with the new file format. By converting the document, you may be preventing
Word 2003 (and earlier) users from editing the document. To learn more about
converting the document to the Word 2007 file format, see Lesson 4 on Saving.
Open a Document
3. To open a document you worked with recently, you can use the Recent
Documents list. This list will display the last 17 documents with which you worked.
To keep a document on the list (so it does not leave the list when it is no longer one
of the 17 most recent documents), click on its pushpin .
4. To open a document that you have not recently worked with, select the Open
5. Use the drop down in the Look in field to focus your search or use the buttons in
the left frame. Once you locate the file you can double-click or click once and
select the Open button.
Lesson 4: Save
Discussion
Word 2007 introduces a new file format. In previous versions of Word, the file extension
was .doc, and this has now changed. The new file formats for Word 2007 are as
follows:
Document .docx
Macro-enabled document .docm
Template .dotx
Macro-enabled template .dotm
Compatibility Mode ensures that no new or enhanced features in Word 2007 are available
while you are working on a 2003 or earlier document, so that people who are using previous
versions of Word will have full editing capabilities.
When it is time to save the file, the file is saved in the Word 2003 format to maintain
compatibility. You may choose to save the file in the new 2007 format. Do this by using the
Save As command. If you are going to be sharing the document with people using older
versions of Word, you will probably want to stay in Compatibility mode and save the file in the
Word 2003 format.
Save As
3. From the list, select the desired option. To save the file using the new file format,
choose the option for Word Document. To create a template from the
document, choose the option for Word Template. To share a file with someone
who uses Word 2003, select the option for Word 97-2003 Document.
To save as a Word Document (Word 2007) the following Save As box displays:
4. Enter a name for the file in the File name field. The Save as type field will
default to the new .docx file format. If necessary, you can use the down arrow to
change how you are saving the file.
6. If you are saving from a previous version to 2007, you will get a warning box that
looks as follow:
Saving
1. After you used Save As to provide a name and location for the document, you
can subsequently save the file by using the Save button on the Quick Access
Toolbar.
2. You can also click on the Office button and select the option, Save.
5. The document now has the new (2007) features available and will go out of
Compatibility Mode. The file extension, in the title bar, will remain .doc until you
save the document.
Compatibility Checker
The Compatibility Checker will analyze your 2007 document and check for compatibility
issues with earlier versions of Word. This will help you make sure that others will see all
(Compatibility issues)
Exercise 1
1. Create a new document by using the Office Button, New, Blank Document,
and then the Create button.
2. Enter “dummy” text by typing the following on the first line in the new document:
=rand(5) Enter.
3. Save the document, using the Office Button, Save As, Word Document.
In Word 2007, you have the Quick Access toolbar which is a collection of icons for
frequently used commands. By default, the Save, Undo and Redo icons are displayed.
This toolbar is customizable, so that you may add icons for the commands that you use
often. It is also easy to reset the Quick Access toolbar to its original state, if you want to
reverse your customizations.
For more information about changing the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar, see the
materials for the course, Overview of Microsoft Office 2007.
Status Bar
The Status Bar is found at the bottom of the Word window. By default, the Status Bar
shows the Section, Page Number, and Word Count. You can add additional tools or
remove tools. The Status bar also provides buttons for the different views as well as the
Zoom Slider which allows you to adjust the amount of the document you view in the
window.
1. With the mouse over the status bar, right click with the mouse. The following
menu displays:
2. To add an option to the Status Bar, click on the option to place a check-mark in
the left column.
• For example, you may want to turn on the option to see when the Caps Lock
is on or when you are in Overtype mode.
Viewing Tools
1. The View tools are on the right side of the Status bar. You can change the view
to and from Print Layout, Full Screen Reading, Web Layout, Outline, and Draft by
using the buttons pictured below.
2. To change the zoom for the document so that you can see more or less of a
document, use the Zoom Slider which is located to the right of the View tools.
You can drag the slider to the left or right, depending on if you want to increase
or decrease the magnification. You can also use the tool or the tool to
decrease or increase the magnification of the view. The Zoom Slider appears as
follows:
Word Options
You can open the Word Options box from the Office button. The Word Options box is
similar to what the menu option of Tools, Options provided in previous versions of Word.
This is where you can change the color scheme, change the user name, turn on/off
show formatting, change spelling and grammar options, adjust Auto Recover options,
customize the Quick Access toolbar and much more.
3. Change or adjust the options that you wish. Move to different pages by using the
left frame to select the page that you want to view and make changes to.
Show Ruler
1. You must be in Print Layout view to see the rulers. If you are not in Print Layout
view, click on the Print Layout button on the Status Bar, in the viewing tools
area.
2. At the top of the vertical scroll bar, click on the View Ruler button.
3. You can also select on the Office button, Word Options button, Advanced
page, and then check the option for Show vertical ruler in Print Layout view.
1. White Space is the space at the top and bottom of the page, including header
and footers. You must be in Print Layout view to see the white space.
2. To show or hide this space, point to the top or bottom edge of the page and when
the cursor adjusts to the White Space arrows , double click.
3. You can also select the Office button, Word Options button, Display page, and
then check or uncheck the option for Show White Space in Print Layout View.
Lesson 6: Character Formatting
Most of the formatting that you will be doing can be found on the Home tab. You also
have the Mini toolbar available for common formatting such as font, font size, bold,
italics, and font color.
1. To perform common formatting to selected text, move the mouse pointer over the
mini toolbar (which is located above and to the right of text) to make it available
for use.
2. Click on the tool from the Mini toolbar for the formatting you want applied to
selected text.
3. You can also right click over text to have the mini toolbar appear
To format text using the Ribbon, see the table below for the correct Tab, Group,
and Button. It is important to note that in Word 2007 there is a new default font and
font size. The new font is Calibri and the font size is 11 point.
Font
Remember that the default font has changed. In Word 2007, the default font is Calibri,
point size 11. If you want to change the default font and font size back to Times New
Roman, point size 12 you can quickly and easily do this by following these steps:
1. On the Home Tab, and in the Font Group, click on the Font dialogue box
launcher.
3. Select the attributes that you want applied to your default font such as:
Font: Times New Roman
5. Your default will now be as you specified in step 3 for this and all future
documents.
6. When you close Word 2007, you will get another message because you are
changing the Normal.dotx. Click on the Yes button to save the changes you
made to the defaults.
Format Painter
The Format Painter allows you to copy text formatting from one area of a document to
another area of a document, therefore, saving you time. For example, if you apply a
new font, font size, and font color to text and want to use that same formatting
elsewhere, you can use the format painter to copy the formats and apply all changes to
another selection to text.
1. Select the text that has the formatting that you want copied.
2. On the Home tab, and in the Clipboard group, click on the Format Painter
button. The cursor changes to a paintbrush . If you are going to be using the
formatting multiple times, double-click on the Format Painter button.
3. Slide the paintbrush cursor over the text you want formatted. The formatting will
be applied.
4. To stop the Format Painter, press the Esc key or click on the Format Painter
button on the Ribbon again.
Exercise 2
1. Add the open button to Quick Access toolbar.
2. Change the zoom of the document to 70% by using Zoom Out button on the
Zoom Slider.
3. Change the
formatting of the first
paragraph.
•
Using the Mini toolbar, change the font to Arial and change the point size
to 10.
4. Change the formatting of the second paragraph.
• Using the Home tab on the Ribbon, change the second paragraph to Arial
and change the point size to 14. Also, change the color of the text to
Green.
In Word 2007 you can now use Quick Styles. Quick Styles are sets of styles that are
designed to work together. The style colors and formats in a single style are created to
allow you to quickly generate professional and well-designed documents. Quick Styles
typically include styles for several heading levels, body text, and objects such as
SmartArt and Shapes. In most cases you will not change styles in a Quick Style set
because the styles are designed to work together and it is easier to pick a new Quick
Style rather than change the components of a style set (colors or font).
Using a Quick Style Set on a New Document
2. Go to the Home tab and in the Styles group, click on the Change Styles button.
From the list, choose the option for Style Set.
3. From the list, choose the style that you want to use throughout the document.
4. In the Styles group, on the Home tab, you will now have the styles from your
selection available in a gallery format to use as needed.
5. To use a style, click in the text that you want to adjust and from the Styles group
gallery, rest the cursor over the style to preview the specific style in the
document. When you locate the style you want to use, click on it once to apply.
Lesson 8: Numbers and Bullets
Using Numbering and Bullets in Word is essential! There are little changes to these
tools in Word 2007. See the following instructions for more information.
Numbering
1. As in previous versions of Word, you can start numbering either before or after
you have your text entered.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click on the Numbering button.
3. If you need to change the format of the numbers (use another type of numbering
such as Roman Numerals or lettering) click on the down arrow and the following
Gallery opens.
4. Select the type of numbering from the Gallery that you want to apply.
Bullets
1. As in previous versions of Word, you can start bullets either before or after you
have your text entered.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click on the Bullets button.
3. If you need to change the format of the bullets (use another type of bullet) click
on the down arrow and the following Gallery opens.
4. Select the type of bullets from the Gallery that you want to apply.
1. To cut, copy, and paste text or items in your Word document, begin on the Home
tab.
2. On the Home tab, use the Cut, Copy, and Paste tools in the Clipboard group.
You can also continue to use the keyboard commands:
Cut: Ctrl + X
Copy: Ctrl + C
Paste: Ctrl V
3. To use the Office Clipboard, click on the dialogue box launcher in the Clipboard
group to open the Clipboard side pane.
2. When Word finds a misspelled word or a grammar issue you will want to review
the Suggestions frame. Select a suggestion and click on the Change button.
You can also ignore the suggestion by clicking on the Ignore Once or Ignore
Rule buttons.
3. If you prefer to turn off Grammar checking, uncheck the option (bottom left
corner) for Check grammar.
4. To make changes to Spelling and Grammar options, click on the Options button.
5. This takes you to the Word Options box, Proofing page. Use this box to turn on
and off options such as:
Ignore UPPERCASE
Ignore Internet and file addresses
Check spelling as you type
Use contextual spelling (New in Word 2007)
(This will check for misspellings such as “there” versus “their.” This
will be indicated by blue underlined text in the document.)
Mark grammar errors as you type
Tip—Misspelled Words
A misspelled word will be underlined in red (if
you have the option for Check spelling as you
type turned on) and you can quickly correct the
word by right-clicking with the mouse over the
misspelled word. From the short menu, you can
pick the correct spelling and it will automatically
be inserted into the document
• To add you own entries such as a word or phrase you misspell often
Tip—AutoCorrect
To open AutoCorrect, you can also
use the Office Button, Word Options,
Proofing page, AutoCorrect Options
button.
1. Select the word or just click in the word and right click with the mouse. Select the
option, Synonyms. There will be a list of possible words. You can click on one
of the words to automatically insert it or you can click on the option for
Thesaurus.
2. If you selected the option for Thesaurus, the Research Task pane opens.
In the Research task pane you can insert a word by moving the cursor over the
word to display the fields frame and then you can use the down arrow to select
the option for Insert.
3. You can also use the Research task pane as a dictionary. At the top of the pane,
use the down arrow in the second field (where Thesaurus is displayed) to select
Encarta Dictionary.
Exercise 3
1. Remove the Open tool from the Quick Access Toolbar.
2. Go to the end of the document by using the keyboard command of Ctrl + End.
• Enter the text, “3 Things that I have learned about Word 2007:”
• After the bullet is inserted, add the following text, “The Ribbon cannot be
customized.”
• Another bullet is inserted. Add the following text, “When opening a Word
2003 file, the document will be in Compatibility Mode.”
• Another bullet is inserted. Add the following text, “The Mini Toolbar is a
quick way to format selected text.”
4. Select the text for the first bullet, including the paragraph marker and using the
Cut tool on the Home tab cut the line.
5. Go to the end of the second bullet and press the Enter key.
6. Use the Paste tool on the Home tab to add the text to the third bullet. If
necessary, delete the extra bullet.
7. Go to the top of the document by using the keyboard command of Ctrl + Home.
8. In the first paragraph and on the first line, select the word, “designed.”
9. Right click with the mouse and select the option for Synonyms.
10. Select the word, intended, from the list to insert it into the document.
11. Spell-check the document by using the Spelling & Grammar tool on the
Review tab.
Lesson 12: Headers & Footers
Headers and Footers are areas at the top and bottom of each page in a document.
Headers and Footers now utilize the side margins of the page as well. Headers and
Footers are used to insert information such as page numbers, titles, dates, file names,
and graphics or logos.
1. To insert a basic Header and/or Footer you can simply double click in the top or
bottom margin area to open the Header and Footer area. By using this method,
you can directly add your text to either area.
3. If you click on the Header button the following gallery will display:
• If you want a blank Header, click on the first option in the gallery. This will
allow you to enter text in your own design. You can also use the vertical
scroll bar to find a Header that will work for your document. When you
find one that you like, click once to insert it into the document.
4. If you click on the Footer button, the following gallery will display:
• If you want a blank Footer, click on the first option in the gallery. You can
also use the vertical scroll bar to find a Footer that will work for your
document. When you find one that you like, click once to insert it into the
document.
• Note that if you selected a particular design for the Header, you may want
to use the same design for the Footer.
5. Once you choose the layout for your Header or Footer, this area will open and
look similar to the following:
6. The Header or Footer will open and have fields for you to click on in
order to enter text. The Header & Footer contextual tab also opens. The
Header &
Footer contextual tab will only display when the Header or Footer area is opened.
7. To exit the Header and Footer areas, double-click in the body of the document.
8. To remove a Header or Footer, click on the respective button on the Insert tab
and select the option for Remove Header or Remove Footer.
9. To edit a Header or Footer, click on the respective button on the Insert tab and
select the option for Edit Header or Edit Footer. Then you can either change
1. You can insert page numbers by using the Page Number button in the Header &
Footer group on the Header & Footer Tools contextual tab.
2. As you can see from the menu, you have several choices available for inserting
page numbers, such as the Top of Page, Bottom of Page, Page Margins (left
and right margins), or Current Position.
• The page number will automatically be inserted into the Header, Footer, or
Side Margins.
• Using the Current Position option will allow you to put your cursor in the
exact location (in the header/footer areas or anywhere) for where you
want the page number to display.
2. To format the page number (change page number format, continue from previous
section, or to start the page number at a certain number) click on the Page
Number button in the Header & Footer group on the Header & Footer Tools
contextual tab.
3. From the list, choose the option for Format Page Number.
Note: You must have sections breaks inserted into the document to accomplish this
task.
1. Put the cursor in the section for which you want a different Header or Footer.
2. On the Insert tab, click on the Header or Footer button in the Header & Footer
group. From the menu, choose the Edit Header or Edit Footer option.
3. On the Headers & Footers contextual tab, click on the Link to Previous
button in the Navigation group.
4. You have now broken the link between the sections and you can now change the
Header or Footer for this section.
Note: If you want the first section to be different, put the cursor in the second section to
break the link. Then, when you want to change the Header/Footer in section one, go to
section one and make changes as the link will have been broken.
There are many other changes that can be made to Headers and Footers. These
commands can be found on the Header & Footer Tools contextual tab.
If you review the buttons on the Header & Footer Tools tab you will see there are
buttons for adding Date & Time, Quick Parts, Pictures, Clip Art, adjusting the margin
space above and below the Header and Footer, and options for Different First Pages
and Different Odd & Even Pages.
Exercise 4
1. Create a Header for the document.
• On the Insert tab, click on the Header button and then scroll using the
vertical scroll bar until you see the Pinstripe Header. Select it.
• From the menu, select the option for Bottom of Page, and then Plain
Number 3. This will insert the page number in the footer on the right side.
1. Click in the text for the paragraph that you want to align. If you want to align
multiple paragraphs, select the paragraphs.
2. On the Home tab, click on the button for the alignment that you want to apply:
Word 2007
Word 2003
You can use the new defaults, change the line and paragraph spacing per document, or
you can create new default spacing for all documents.
Line spacing determines the amount of vertical space between the lines of text in a
paragraph.
1. Click anywhere in the paragraph you want to adjust line spacing. If you want to
apply new line spacing to multiple paragraphs, select them.
2. There is more than one way to adjust line spacing. The quickest way is to use
the Line Spacing button on the Home tab, in the Paragraph group. Click
on the button to see the following choices:
3. With the mouse, click on the line spacing you want applied.
Use the Line spacing field and corresponding At field to make adjustments.
Paragraph Spacing
1. Click anywhere in the paragraph for which you want to adjust paragraph spacing.
If you want to apply new paragraph spacing to multiple paragraphs, select them.
2. There is more than one way to adjust paragraph spacing, and the quickest way is
to go to the Page Layout tab. In the Paragraph group, use the Before and After
fields under Spacing.
3. Adjust the Before and After Spacing as desired. To make your document
appear like the previous version of Word, change the After to 0 pt.
4. You can also open the Paragraph box by using the dialogue box launcher in the
Paragraph group.
1. Open the Paragraph box by using the dialogue box launcher in the Paragraph
group on the Home or Page Layout tabs.
2. Make your adjustments to Spacing in the Before, After, and Line spacing fields.
4. Click on the Yes button. Your line and paragraph spacing will now be as you
specified for this and all future documents.
5. When you close Word 2007, you will get another message because you are
changing the Normal.dotx. Click on the Yes button to save the changes you
made to the defaults.
Page margins are the blank space around the edges of the page. The default margins
in Word 2007 are slightly different than in previous versions of
Word. In Word 2007, the defaults margins are 1 inch for the top,
bottom, left, and right. In Word 2003, the defaults margins were
1 inch for the top and bottom and 1.25 inches for the left and
right.
button.
From the gallery, select the margins that you want to utilize for this document. Notice
that the last option is for the Office 2003 Default.
2. If you need to set a margin that is not listed in the gallery, click on the Custom
Margins option. The Page Margins box displays.
3. Make the necessary changes in the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right fields under
Margins.
4. The new margins will be remembered and you can find the setting in the Gallery
when you click on the Margins button. The setting will be at the top with the
notation, “Custom Setting.”
Note: You can still adjust the margins manually by using the horizontal and vertical
rulers.
Page Orientation
You can adjust the page orientation to be portrait or landscape, with portrait being the
Word default. Furthermore, you can apply the orientation to the entire document or to a
single page.
1. To make the entire document either portrait or landscape, go to the Page Layout
tab. In the Page Setup group, click on the Orientation button.
To adjust the orientation of just one area of a document, follow these steps:
1. Select the pages or paragraphs that you want to apply a different orientation to.
2. Go to the Page Layout tab, and click on the dialogue box launcher in the Page
Setup group.
3. Select the Orientation for the selection (Portrait or Landscape) and in the Apply
to field, use the down arrow to select the option for Selected Text.
4. Click on the OK button. Note that Word automatically inserted the appropriate
section breaks to allow for the new orientation.
Page Breaks
1. Put the Insertion Point in the document where you want the manual page break
to go.
2. Go the Page Layout tab, and click on the Breaks button in the Page
Setup group.
Exercise 5
1. Change the line spacing of the entire document.
• Select all text in the document by using the keyboard command of Ctrl +
A.
• If necessary, select all text again by using the keyboard command of Ctrl
+ A.
• On the Page Layout tab, change the Spacing for Before and After to 6pt.
There are several types of indents that you can use when working with a Word
document. See the table below for a list of the types of indents and their definitions.
Indent (Left or An indent determines the distance of the paragraph from the left or
Right) right margin.
First Line Indent Use a First Line Indent to have only the first line of a paragraph
indented.
Hanging Indent Use a Hanging Indent to have all lines but the first line of a paragraph
indented.
1. Put the cursor in the paragraph where you want the indent to be.
2. Go to the Page Layout tab. In the Paragraph group, use the Left and Right
1. Put the cursor where you want the indent to be. Note, if you are only trying to
indent the first line of a paragraph by the default .5”, you can still use the Tab
key.
2. On the Home or Page Layout tab, click on the dialogue box launcher in the
Paragraph group. The Paragraph box displays.
3. On the Indents and Spacing tab you have the following options available.
• Left: Enter the amount you want to indent a paragraph from the left margin.
If you want text to appear in the left margin, use a negative number.
• Right: Enter the amount you want to indent a paragraph from the right
margin. If you want text to appear in the right margin, use a negative number.
Tabs
1. On the Home or Page Layout tab, click on the dialogue box launcher in the
Paragraph group. The Paragraph box displays.
3. In the Tab stop position field, enter the decimal value for the distance you want
the tab set at.
4. Select the radio button for the Alignment: Left, Center, Right, Decimal, or Bar.
5. If you want to add several tab stops, you can enter the Tab stop position and
Alignment, select the Set button and repeat until all tabs have been set.
7. Enter text, pressing the Tab key to advance to the next tab stop.
8. To remove tabs, select the Tab stop position in the Tabs box that you want
deleted and click on the Clear button.
3. Select the option for Print to open the Print box which will allow you to specify
the printer, pages to print, etc. Select the option for Quick Print to send the
entire document directly to the default printer. If you want to see what the
document will look like printed, select the option for Print Preview.
Creating Envelopes
1. If the address is already typed in the letter, select it. The address will then show
in the Delivery address box in the next step.
2. On the Mailings tab, and in the Create group, click on the Envelopes
button.
3. If necessary, enter the Delivery address. Also, add the Return address.
4. To change the envelope size or to specify a special feed to the printer, click on
the Options button.
5. To add the envelope to the document for saving purposes, click on the Add to
Document button.
Creating Labels
1. If the address is already typed in the letter, select it. The address will then show
in the Address box in the next step.
2. On the Mailings tab, and in the Create group, click on the Labels button.
3. In the Address frame, enter the address that you want printed on the label.
• In the Product number frame, locate the size label you need for your
labels.
• In the Label information frame, you will see a description of your label
choice.
5. In the Print frame, select the radio button for either Full page of the same label
or Single label.
If you are printing a single label, you can specify where you want the label to print
in reference to a Row or Column.
6. You can send the labels directly to the printer by using the Print button or you
can click on the New Document button to place the labels in a new and separate
document.
1. Put the cursor in the document where you want the clip art inserted.
2. On the Insert tab, use the Clip Art button in the Illustrations Group. The Clip
Art task pane displays.
3. You can search by keyword in the Search for field. You can search using more
than one word as well.
You can use the Search in field to select where you want to search.
You can use the Results should be field to choose what type of clip art you
want to search for (clip art, photographs, movies, or sounds).
6. Click on the picture once to insert the picture into the document.
7. You can also place the cursor (not pressing, just resting over) over the right side
of the picture and a gray bar with an arrow appears. If you click on this arrow a
short menu returns with various options such as Insert and Copy.
1. When you insert an object into a Word Document and want to format the item
you will need to use a Contextual tab on the Ribbon. This tab will only appear
when it is needed and when you have the object selected.
3. On the Ribbon, a new tab will display. Click on the tab name to activate the tab.
4. Use the new tab to format the clip art by using the tools in the Adjust, Picture
Styles, Arrange, and Size groups.
5. When you click off of the clip art item, the contextual tab will disappear until you
reselect the object.
Exercise 6
1. Open the document, “Word_2007_Experienced_Users.”
4. Go to the end of the letter by using the keyboard command of Ctrl + End.
Press the Enter key.
• Insert any piece of clip art by clicking one time on the item.
6. Format the clip Art.
• Click once on the object to select it and to active the Picture Tools
contextual tab.
7. Save the document using Save As and to the end of the file name (after
“Users”), add your initials.
• Click on the Office Button and select the option for Send.
Building blocks are reusable pieces of content or other document parts that are stored
in galleries. You can access and reuse the building blocks at any time. Each selection
of text is stored as an AutoText entry in the Building Blocks Organizer and is assigned a
unique name that makes it easy for you to find the content when you want to use it. If
you used Word Perfect in the past, building blocks is similar to Boiler Plates.
1. Select the text or graphic that you want to store as a building block. (To store
paragraph formatting, be sure to select the paragraph and the paragraph mark at
the end of the paragraph).
2. Go to the Insert tab and click on the Quick Parts button in the
Text group. Select the option for Save Selection to Quick Part Gallery.
3. Fill out the information in the Create New Building Block box. Some key fields
are:
• Name: Enter a name for the entry you selected so that you will be able to
retrieve the selection at a later time.
• Gallery: Select from the down arrow the gallery you want this entry to be
stored. For example, AutoText, Header, Footer, Page Numbers, Quick Parts,
or Table of Contents. The default Quick Parts will be used most often.
1. Click in the document where you want to insert the Building Block.
2. Go to the Insert tab and click on the Quick Parts button in the
Text group. Select the option for Building Blocks Organizer.
Note: If you frequently use Building Blocks, you will have a gallery of recently
used Building Blocks when you click on the Quick Parts button. It will appear
similar to the following:
From this list, you can simply click on the building block to insert it into the
document.
3. Locate the building block. If necessary, click on a column to sort, for easier
retrieval. If you saved the entry as a Quick Part, look in the Gallery column for
Quick Part and then look for your entry.
Interactive Guide: In the online interactive guide, you can point to a Word 2003 button
or command to find them in Word 2007.
Up to Speed with Word 2007: You can take a 30-40 minute online course to learn the
basics of using Word 2007. If this requires too much time for your schedule, there is a
link for “Up to Speed with Word 2007 Demo” which is a shorter alternative.
Word 2007 Overview: Watch this short demo (approximately 5 minutes) to see what is
new in Word 2007 and to see how the new look will help you work.
Get up to Speed with Word 2007: A short demo that shows you what is new in Word
2007. There is also a list of common tasks that you can go to and get a text version of
the process for easy review.
Discuss Word 2007: Go to the Word 2007 User Community to look for an answer to a
question you may have about Word 2007 and if that question has not been asked
before, you can post your own questions about Word 2007 for a member of the
community to answer.
Training: This takes you to the Office Training Page where you can pick what Office
program you want more information on.
Video Demos: This takes you to the Help and How-to Page where you can pick what
Office program you want to view demos on.
Word 2007: This takes you to Microsoft’s main page for Word 2007. There are links to
demos, online training, how-to’s, overviews, and more.