TIPS AND TRICKS IN WORD AND WINDOWS

1.  Using Objects (Textboxes, Drawing Tools, Clip Art, Photographs)

1. Creating Textboxes
2. Taking Screen Snapshots
3. Changing from In-Line to Floating Images (and Wrapping Text)
4. Using WordArt
5. Drawing Objects
6. Working with AutoShapes
   • Removing the Automatic Drawing Canvas
7. Adding Watermarks
   • Sample Document with Watermark
8. Cropping Images
9. Reducing the File Size of an Image
   • Image Only

2.  Formatting Your Document

1. Using Columns
   • Sample Document
   • Sample Text
2. Adding Borders
3. Controlling Automatic Features
4. Using Numbered and Bulleted Lists
5. Removing/Creating Hyperlinks
   • Sample Hotlist
6. Dropping Caps
7. Applying the Format Painter
8. Using Scraps
9. Replacing Text
10. Installing a Font
11. Exploring Templates
12. Creating Gridlines
13. Inserting Symbols That Are Not on the Keyboard

3.  Miscellaneous

1. Using Zip Files
2. Using Shortcuts
3. Displaying Readability Statistics
   • Example
4. Translating
5. Creating Tables
   • Sample Table 1
   • Sample Table 2 in Excel
   • Sample Table 2 Pasted into Word
6. Creating Forms
   • Sample Form
   • Exercise
   • Sample Form Template

4.  Additional Items in Word 2007

Interactive Command Reference
This download is  the “Interactive: Word 2003 to Word 2007 command reference guide” which allows users to see the old Office interface, choose a command, and then see where that feature is in Office 2007.

Word 2007 Basics

5.  QUICK TIPS

Zipped work files to use in class

Zipped handouts (8 MB)