Using Microsoft Word: Video Series

To add columns to a Microsoft Word document, highlight the desired text, click on the "Columns" icon on the toolbar and select between one and four columns. Adjust the margins as desired when formatting text into columns with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Adding Microsoft Word fonts requires first downloading the font from the Internet or purchasing it on a disk, double-clicking on the downloaded file and checking the "Font Book" under "Applications" to make sure it installed successfully. Add a variety of fonts to Microsoft Word with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

To adjust and change line spacing in Microsoft Word, click on the desired text, select "Alignment and Spacing" from the formatting palette and find "Line Spacing" to choose single, one and a half or double spacing. Adjust the line spacing in a Word document with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

When using Microsoft Word, change the page margins by going to "Page Layout" view, clicking on "Margins" and selecting the appropriate margin widths for the document. See how a document will print with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Creating a main mail merge document in Microsoft Word involves first having a data list of names and addresses, going to the "Tools" menu, clicking on 'Data Merge Manager" and selecting "create form." Create a form letter in Microsoft Word with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

To create a Web site using Microsoft Word, go to the "Project Gallery," click on "Web Page" and start adding images and text before saving it as a Web page. Preview a Word-created Web page in the default browser with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Forms can be created in Microsoft Word by going to "View," selecting "Tools" and clicking on "Forms" to customize a form with blank spaces and drop-down menus. Create form documents in Word with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

To create templates or stationery in Microsoft Word, create the document with any desired background and clip art, go to "File," click on "Save As" and save the document as a document template instead of a Word document. Create templates for multiple documents with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Printing or e-mailing a male merge document in Microsoft Word requires finding the merge section in Word and clicking on "Merge to Printer" to view each individual document ready for printing or e-mailing. Print out mail merge documents, each customized for each recipient, with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

To print tickets with Word, create a table that fills the entire page, create each ticket with text and clip art, then go to "Insert," click on "Field," select "Numbering" and then "Sequential" to number each ticket. Create sequential tickets in a Word document with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Setting up a mail merge data source in Microsoft Word can be done by creating a table, entering in all of the name and address fields and importing that document into the mail merge documents. Create a data list for mail merge documents, such as form letters, with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Track changes within a Microsoft Word document by going to "View," clicking on the "Tool Bar for Reviewing" and selecting "Track Changes," which highlights all changes in red. Keep track of changes made to a Word document with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

A drop cap can be used in Microsoft Word by selecting the first letter of a paragraph, going to the "Format" menu, selecting "Drop Cap" and choosing the appropriate type of drop cap desired. Use a drop cap to emphasize the beginning of a chapter or heading in a Word document with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Using macros in Word is useful to more efficiently repeat the same kind of formatting, and it can be done by going to the "Tools" menu, clicking on "Macro" and selecting "Record New Macro" before assigning it to a keyboard shortcut. Use macros in Word for more efficient formatting with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Non-printing characters can be used in Microsoft Word by going to the "Preferences" menu under the "View" tab and selecting the tab characters, spaces, paragraph marks and hyphens to help with editing. Utilize non-printing characters in a Word document with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

To use the Microsoft Word letter wizard, go to the "Project Gallery," select the "Letter" template, click on "Letter Wizard" and follow the prompts that pop up in the window. Use the Word letter wizard to more easily compose letters with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.

Writing HTML in Word can be done by going to the "Project Gallery," selecting "Create New Web Page" and creating the desired text and images before saving it as a Web page and viewing the HTML source. Write HTML using the help of Microsoft Word with a tutorial from a computer consultant in this free video on computer programs.