How to Use Microsoft Word Office 2007
Microsoft made some drastic changes to the interface of Microsoft Word Office 2007, from previous versions. However, once you understand it, the new tabbed layout is much easier to use. Learn the basic interface and you will quickly begin to remember where the functions you need are located, and ultimately wind up saving time.
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Instructions
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Open Microsoft Word. Familiarize yourself with the menu tabs at the top of the screen.
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Click on the "Office Button" in the top left corner, which is circled in red in this illustration. This is where all your basic commands such as "Open", "Save As...", etc., which used to be found in the "File" menu, are.
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Explore the options under the "Home" tab. This is where all your common text formatting options such as "Font", "Font Size", "Bold, "Italics", "Underline", etc.
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Click on the "Insert" tab. Here you have the options to insert things like pictures, clip art, date/time, tables and create a header and/or footer.
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Click on the "Page Layout" tab. Here is were you can set your margins and other page layout options. Some of the most common options such as "Margins", "Orientation" "Size" and "Columns" are located here. All the other available options are labeled clearly and shown in the accompanying screenshot.
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Click the "References" tab to access the "Table of Contents", "Citation" and "Footnote" options as well as the other options shown in the screenshot.
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Click the "Mailings" tab to find the Mail Merge options.
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Click the "Review" tab to find options such as "Spelling & Grammar", "Word Count", "Thesaurus" and other options shown in the screenshot.
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Click the "View" tab to find the different viewing options for your document.
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Tips & Warnings
Mouse over any command you don't know to understand its function.
Most familiar functions are easy to find, but some aren't. If you have trouble finding a specific feature, press "F1" to access the help menu.
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Comments
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I like it it more complicated.
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we find it more complicated...... we prefer the previous word easier for us at work............
