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Three Options for Starting a New Document
by Tim Campbell, editor —
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  o you've got this really great program called Word. But, where do you begin? What's to know? Here are three ways to start a new document.
When you first open Word, as part of Word's default settings, a new document will automatically be opened. If you want to start a document from scratch...Read more
Getting Started
A quick preview of
the tips in this section.
Changing
Your Point of View
There
are different ways to look at something — and that certainly goes
for Word documents as well. The best view for you really depends on what
sort of tasks you're performing. But, keep in mind that....Read
more
Three
Options for Starting a New Document
 So
you've got this really great program called Word. But, where do you begin?
What's to know? Here are three ways to start a new document.....Read
more
What's
on the Menu?
Word has a whole bunch of great features but unfortunately,
some of these features may not be where you expect them to be. In all
honesty, the menus are pretty well organized once you understand what's
in each one. Here's the lowdown.....Read more
Keep
Your Assistant Under Control
No, I'm not talking about that intern you just
hired. I'm talking about the Office Assistant that comes pre-installed
with Word (and the rest of Microsoft® Office).
It might seem cute in the beginning but the little sucker can get downright
annoying after awhile. Here's how to keep him under control....Read
more
Long
Documents? Give Me a Break!
 Getting
a handle on long documents can be difficult unless you have great program.
Fortunately, Word offers a lot of great features to help you break documents
up into sections....Read more
Setting
Limits: Changing Page Margins
Margins ensure that the text in your document stay
within the part of your pages that you want them to. When you open a new
document, the margins are already set but you can change them for part
or all of your document.....Read more
Working
with Headers and Footers
If you're working on a very long document with
lots of different sections, you may want to
consider adding headers and/or footers to your pages. They're very helpful
to readers to make sure they understand where they are in relation to
the rest of the document.....Read more
Keep
Your Place with Bookmarks
Working with large documents can get quite confusing,
especially if you keep adding and deleting large blocks of text. Word
provides a very easy way to quickly return to key points in your document.
This method is called "adding bookmarks."....Read
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