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How to learn to work with the program world. Video tutorials Microsoft Word for Beginners from Andrey Sukhovy

It is not necessary to know and use all the features of the Microsoft text editor. You can successfully complete work tasks by occasionally switching between the Home and Insert tabs. But you will work even more efficiently if you arm yourself with even a few tricks from this review.

Here is a simple example familiar to webmasters. Some experts copy the content into Notepad before transferring text from a Word document to the CMS editor. This clears the text from word formatting, which may conflict with the "engine" template formats. So, you don't need Notepad. To solve the problem, just select the text in Word and click the "Remove All Formatting" button.

Please note that the review is written for the 2013 version of Word. up-to-date stable version program is MS Word 2016, released in September 2015. However, this version of the program has not yet become the main one.

How to create and save an MS Word document

To create a document, open a working folder. Press the right mouse button and select the option "Create - Microsoft Word Document".

To easily find a document, give it a name.

You can also launch MS Word through the Start menu. Pay attention to the illustration.

When launched through the start menu, you have created new document with the default name. Name it and save it to the selected folder so as not to lose it. To do this, click on the "Save" icon or use the key combination Shift + F12.

Name the document and save it to the selected folder.

You have created and saved a document. Get to work.

How to use the features of the Home tab

The tools in the MS Word control panel are grouped together using thematic tabs. This type of interface is called a ribbon. By default, the main set of tools opens, highlighted on the Home tab.

The tasks that can be performed using the tools on the Home tab are described below.

Block of tools "Clipboard"

You can copy, cut and paste content. To use the "Cut" and "Copy" options, select the desired piece of text.

Pay attention to the insert options. You can keep the original formatting, merge formats, or keep text without formatting. You can also use special insert modes.

Why is a special insert needed? For example, imagine that you need to work with text copied from another document or website. The original formatting may not match the formatting of your document.

This problem is solved with special insert. Use the corresponding menu. In the window that opens, select the "Unformatted Text" option.

Now it will be more convenient for you to format the copied content.

Using the Clipboard menu, you can select the previously copied content and paste it into the document. To open the clipboard, click on the arrow marked in the illustration. Select the required element. Use the drop-down menu to select the "Insert" option. You can also remove the copied element from the clipboard.

You can customize the default paste options. To do this, use the menu "Insert - Insert Default".

Specify the appropriate settings and save the changes. Pay attention to the options for pasting into another document. Most users can change the default "Keep Source Formatting" to "Keep Text Only".

Font tool block

To change the default font, use the drop-down menu marked in the illustration. Please note that in order to change existing text, the fragment must be selected before choosing a font.

Using the corresponding menu, you can choose the appropriate font size. Pay attention to the possibility to increase or decrease the font of the selected fragment. Mark the text and use the buttons marked in the illustration.

You can select the appropriate register using the corresponding menu. Highlight the desired piece of text, use the button marked in the illustration and select the desired option.

You can make a piece of text bold, italic, or underlined. To do this, select the content and use the marked buttons. Using the drop-down menu, you can choose how the text should be underlined.

To strike out a piece of text, select it and use the corresponding button.

Using the X 2 and X 2 buttons, you can add subscript and superscript text.

Using the checked buttons, you can change the color, highlight the text with a marker, or apply effects to it.

Pay attention to the ability to configure advanced font options. To enter the menu, press the button marked in the illustration.

On the Font tab, specify the appropriate body text and heading options. Using the Default button, you can return the default settings, and using the Text Effects button, select additional effects.

Block of tools "Paragraph"

To create a bulleted, numbered, or multilevel list, use the drop-down menus shown in the illustration.

To create a bulleted or numbered list, place the cursor on newline and click on the appropriate button. Use the drop-down menu to select the appropriate marker character.

Using the Define New Marker menu, you can use additional characters.

To create a multi-level list, select the "Change List Level" option from the corresponding drop-down menu.

You can choose the appropriate list style in the library. And the menus "Define new layered list" and "Define new list style" will help you create your own list template.

You can choose the appropriate text alignment method using the corresponding menu. To ensure text readability, use left-alignment.

Change the line spacing if necessary. In most cases, the standard spacing of 1.15 will work for you. If you are preparing a document for children or the elderly, increase the interval to 1.5 or 2.0. Increasing the spacing further will reduce the readability of the text.

Filling can be used to highlight a piece of text with color. For example, you can highlight a paragraph or a table cell. To add a background, select a piece of text and select a suitable color using the Fill drop-down menu.

The Borders menu allows you to control the borders of cells in tables. Highlight the cells you are interested in. Use the dropdown menu to select the appropriate action.

Block of tools "Styles"

Use the Styles menu to select the appropriate text style. If you want to apply it to existing content, select the appropriate fragment and define the style. To use a style for the content you create, position the cursor on a blank line and select the appropriate style. For example, you can use the appropriate style for headings.

Block of tools "Editing"

Using the "Search" menu, you can quickly search for content that interests you. Note the drop-down menu access to advanced search options.

The "Replace" function is convenient to use while editing text. For example, you can automatically replace the word "copyright" with "copywriting" in the text. To do this, use the "Replace" menu, specify the desired words in the "Find" and "Replace with" fields.

Click the "Replace All" button. After processing the request, the program will report the number of replacements performed.

Use the Select feature to fast selection content. For example, you can select all text in two clicks, select arbitrary objects, or select fragments with the same formatting.

With the Collapse Ribbon feature, you can hide the program controls. Only tabs will remain on the panel.

To return the tools to the panel, expand any tab and use the "Pin Ribbon" option.

How to use the features of the "Insert" tab

The "Insert" tab contains tools with which you can insert various objects into an MS Word document.

Block of tools "Pages"

From the Cover Page menu, you can select a cover page template for your document.

With the Blank Page and Page Break features, you can create a blank page or navigate to a new page. For example, if you need to insert a blank page between paragraphs, place the cursor between them and use the "Blank Page" function.

Block of tools "Tables"

Using the Table drop-down menu, you can insert or draw a table in your document. This can be done in several ways.

To quickly add a table, use the graphical tool. Select with the mouse cursor the required number of cells in the table. After that, place the cursor on the selected area and press the left mouse button.

The Insert Table feature allows you to manually specify the number of rows and columns. You can also choose how the column widths are defined.

The "Draw Table" function allows you to perform the corresponding action. Use it to create custom tables. For example, you can draw a table with a different number of cells per row.

To define the properties of the drawn table, use the corresponding menu.

Using the menu " Excel spreadsheets» can be pasted into an MS document Word tables from MS Excel. In the Express Tables menu, you will find table templates.

Block of tools "Illustrations"

With the Pictures feature, you can insert an image into a document with hard drive computer. The "Images from the Internet" menu allows you to find suitable photos on the Web.

Search results prioritize photos licensed under a Creative Commons license.

The Shapes feature will help you add a template shape to your document, such as a heart, star, or arrow. To use the tool, use the drop-down menu to open the catalog and select the appropriate shape.

Use the mouse cursor to determine the size and position of the shape in the document.

Decorate the shape using the Fill, Outline, Effects functions.

The SmartArt feature allows you to insert into your document graphic objects. Use the drop-down menu to select the type and appropriate pattern.

Place the cursor on the drawing elements and add text.

Notice the ability to change the color of SmartArt objects.

You can add charts to your document using the Chart menu. Pay attention to the possibility of choosing the type of chart.

Insert the required values ​​into the data table.

Using the Snapshot menu, you can take a screenshot of an area of ​​the screen and paste it into your document. To do this, use the drop-down menu to select the "Screen Cutout" option, and use the mouse cursor to select the area you want to capture.

Block of tools "Add-ons"

In add-ons you will find a shop Office applications. It has paid and free tools for solving special problems. To select a suitable application, click on the "Store" button and use the search. You can also browse tools by category.

For example, using the MailChimp for MS Word application, you can create Email campaigns right in the document. To use the application, click the "Trust" button. The features of the tool will become available after authorization.

The My Apps menu displays a list of installed applications. You can remove unused tools and add new ones.

The "Wikipedia" function allows you to search for information on the corresponding resource directly from the MS Word document. You can also quickly insert images from Wikipedia into your document.

To use the tool, click the button marked in the illustration and highlight the word or term whose meaning you want to find. The tool requires internet access.

To insert an image, click on the plus sign marked in the illustration.

You can also insert a text quote from Wikipedia into the document. To do this, select the desired fragment and click the plus sign.

Media tools

With the help of the "Internet Video" tool, you can insert the appropriate objects into the document. To use the feature, click the Web Video button, search for the video using YouTube or Bing search, select and paste the item.

The video can now be viewed in an MS Word document. This will require access to the Internet.

You can watch videos in Word

Links feature

The Links drop-down menu lets you insert hyperlinks, bookmarks, and cross-references into your document. To paste a hyperlink, copy the URL of the web page to your clipboard. Then select a piece of text that will become the anchor of the link.

The Bookmark feature allows you to quickly jump to marked sections of text. To add a bookmark, select the desired piece of text, and in the "Links" drop-down menu, select the "Bookmarks" option. Name the bookmark and click Add.

To quickly navigate to bookmarked content, select the Bookmark menu, select the desired bookmark, and click Go.

Note function

The "Notes" function is useful for group work with a document. To add a note to the text, select a piece of text and click the marked button.

To edit, delete, or mark a note as ready, place the cursor on it and open context menu using the right mouse button. Select the required option.

Block of tools "Headers and footers"

Using the tools of the "Headers and Footers" group, you can add headers and footers, as well as number the pages of the document.

To add a header, use the appropriate menu. Select a header template.

Enter text. Close the header and footer window to save your changes.

To remove or change the header, use the appropriate options in the Header menu.

You can work with the footer in a similar way.

Using the Page Number function, you can number the pages of a document. To do this, use the drop-down menu to select the location and numbering template.

Block of tools "Text"

The Text Box feature lets you highlight a piece of text in a document. Use it if you need to arrange a sidebar, quote, definition. To use the tool, use the drop-down menu to select a text field template.

Add text and save changes.

The View Quick Blocks feature allows you to insert AutoText, document properties, or a field. For example, you can insert the date of publication, the name, address and phone number of the organization, and other data.

Using the Add WordArt menu, you can add visually appealing text to your document. To do this, use the menu marked in the illustration. Select the appropriate object and add text.

The Add Drop Cap feature lets you style paragraphs with a bold capital letter. Place the cursor at the beginning of a paragraph. Use the appropriate menu to select the location of the capital letter. Pay attention to the ability to change the parameters of the drop cap. You can choose the font, height and distance from the text.

Add a line to the document for digital signature. To do this, use the menu marked in the illustration. In the window that opens, enter the required information and save the changes.

The "Date and Time" function will help you add the current date and time to the document. Click on the corresponding button, select the date display format and click the OK button.

The Object feature allows you to insert objects or text from a file into your document. To paste text from a file, select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu. Find the file on your hard drive whose text you want to insert into the document, and click "Insert".

Block of tools "Symbols"

The "Equation" function will help you insert a mathematical formula into your document. Use the dropdown menu to select a standard formula or go to the constructor. Add the required values ​​and save the changes.

Using the "Symbol" menu, you can insert characters that are not on the keyboard into the document. Note the ability to insert additional characters from the dialog box.

How to use the features of the Design tab

You can change the appearance of a document using the tools on the Design tab. If you want to change standard settings, start by choosing a theme.

To undo your changes, use the "Restore Template Theme" option or select the "Standard" theme.

Choose the style you like from the Styles menu.

The Colors feature allows you to manually adjust the font color for body text, headings, and hyperlinks. You can choose a standard set of colors or specify colors for different style elements yourself.

Using the Fonts menu, you can quickly set the font for headings and body text. You can choose standard pairs or specify the font manually.

The Paragraph Spacing menu can be used to change the corresponding settings. It is possible to remove the interval, select standard or set your own values.

Use the Effects menu to select additional design effects. The "Default" feature is useful if you want to apply design settings to new documents.

Block of tools "Page background"

The Watermark feature allows you to select a standard watermark or customize a custom watermark. To set the parameters manually, use the "Custom background" option.

With the "Page Color" function, you can change the corresponding setting. Pay attention to the "Fill Methods" option. With it, you can add texture, pattern, and drawing to your pages.

The Page Borders feature allows you to add borders to pages. Use template or custom settings.

How to use the Page Layout tab features

The tab tools allow you to change the page layout of a document.

Page Setup Toolbox

The Margins feature allows you to select standard margins or specify your own margin options. To set custom values, use the Custom Fields option.

The "Orientation" function allows you to choose the portrait or landscape orientation of the sheets of the document. Using the "Size" menu, you can change the size of the sheets. The default size is A4.

In the "Columns" menu, you can specify the number of columns per sheet. The "Breaks" and "Line Numbers" functions allow you to adjust page breaks and add line numbering, respectively. The "Hyphenation" menu makes it possible to turn on word hyphenation from line to line by syllables. This feature is disabled by default. Do not change this setting unless necessary.

Block of tools "Paragraph"

With the "Indent" function, you can adjust the indent from the left or right edge to a paragraph. To use the function, place the cursor at the beginning of the selected paragraph and set the indent value.

Using the Spacing function, you can change the spacing between selected paragraphs. To do this, place the cursor in front of the selected paragraph and set the values.

Tool block "Organization"

The "Position" function allows you to set the position of the object in the text. To use the tool, select the selected image and use the drop-down menu.

The Text Wrap feature lets you choose how text wraps around an object. To test the tool, select an image and use the drop-down menu.

Using the "Selection area" button, you can display a list of objects in the task area. The Align, Group, and Rotate functions allow you to perform appropriate actions on selected objects.

How to use the features of the "Links" tab

Tool block "Contents"

The "Add Text" function allows you to add or remove the current heading from the table. The Refresh Table feature allows you to include new sections in the table of contents.

Footnotes toolbox

Using the "Insert footnote" menu, you can add the corresponding element. Select the text fragment to which the footnote refers, and click the button marked in the illustration.

With the Insert Endnote feature, you can add a footnote to the end of a document. Use the Next Footnote drop-down menu and the Show Footnotes feature to quickly jump between footnotes.

Block of tools "References and bibliography"

Using the Insert Link menu, you can link to a source of information, such as a book. Place the cursor next to the fragments of text to which the link refers. Click the appropriate button, enter the required information in the window that opens and save the changes.

With the "Manage Sources" function, you can edit the list, sort and delete sources.

The "Style" drop-down menu allows you to select the style of the links. Using the "References List" function, you can insert relevant information into the document.

Block of tools "Names"

The Insert Title feature lets you add a title or caption to images, tables, and formulas in your document. To use the tool, select the desired object and press the button marked in the illustration. Add information and save changes.

With the "List of illustrations" function, you can add relevant information to the document.

Block of tools "Index"

The Mark Item feature allows you to add items to the index. To use the tool, select an object, such as a piece of text or a picture, use the appropriate menu, and fill in the information.

Use the Index menu to customize the display of the index in your document.

Block of tools "Table of links"

How to use the features of the Mailings tab

The tab tools help organize physical and email distributions.

Block of tools "Create"

The "Envelopes" function allows you to correctly add information to paper envelopes. To use the tool, click the marked button and add the required information. Now you can print the data on the envelope. Pay attention to the "Submission" field. This shows how the envelope is fed into the printer.

The "Stickers" function will help you correctly print information on stickers for parcels, envelopes, CDs.

Toolboxes "Start Merging", "Compiling a Document and a List of Fields", "Viewing Results" and "Completing"

The "Start Merge" feature allows you to send a message to multiple recipients. For example, you can send a letter or email. To do this, click the "Start Merge" button and select the "Merge Step by Step Wizard" option. Follow the prompts in the task pane.

The Step-by-Step Merge Wizard combines tools from the Start Merge, Compose Document and Field List, View Results, and Finish groups of tools.

Creating a list of recipients

Write the message, review it, and complete the wizard. You can now print the merged document or send it as an email.

How to use the features of the Review tab

Use the Review tab to edit and rate the document.

Block of tools "Spelling"

Using the button marked in the illustration, you can launch the standard MS Word tool to search for errors and typos. Please note that the program does not "see" all errors, and sometimes offers corrections where there are no errors.

The "Define" function will help determine the meaning of unknown words. Please note that in order to use the tool, you must select a dictionary from the app store and install it. The Thesaurus menu allows you to select synonyms for the selected words. The "Statistics" function shows the number of words, characters, paragraphs and lines in a document or its fragment.

Block of tools "Language"

The "Translate" menu allows you to automatically translate the selected word or phrase. Select the content you are interested in and use the button marked in the illustration.

The "Language" feature allows you to select the language of the spelling checker, as well as adjust the language settings.

Block of tools "Note"

You can use the block tools to add, view, edit, and delete notes. Please note that notes can also be created from the "Insert" tab.

Blocks of tools "Record corrections" and "Changes"

With the help of the "Corrections" function, you can track the changes made to the document. Pay attention to the "Scan area" menu. It allows you to choose how the list of changes is displayed: at the bottom or on the side of the document.

Changes block tools allow you to accept or reject changes, as well as move to the previous or next revision.

The Compare feature allows you to compare versions of documents and merge revisions from multiple users. The "Block Authors" and "Restrict Editing" functions protect the document from unwanted actions of other users.

How to use the features of the View tab

Tools on the View tab allow you to customize the display of your document.

Block of tools "View modes"

Using the block tools, you can select the page view mode. For example, you can view the structure of a document.

Block of tools "Display"

With the group tools, you can turn on the display of the ruler, grid, and navigation pane. The last function allows you to quickly jump to the desired section of the document.

Block of tools "Scale"

The "Scale" function helps you choose an arbitrary scale for displaying a document. The "100%" function allows you to return to the standard scale in one click.

Increasing page width

The New Window function opens the current document in a new window. This is useful if you are editing content and want to refer to the original. The "Organize All" feature combines multiple documents in one window. The "Split" function is necessary in order to work with different parts of the document in one window.

With the Side by side feature, you can arrange two documents in the same window next to each other. This is useful when you need to compare content.

Using the "Go to another window" function, you can quickly switch to other open documents.

The Macros feature automates frequently performed tasks. To use the tool, you must create a macro. For example, imagine that you often need to make text bold and italic. To perform this action automatically, create a macro. Proceed like this:

  • Select an arbitrary piece of text. In the "Macros" drop-down menu, select the "Record macro" option.

  • Choose how to run the macro: using a button on the toolbar or a keyboard shortcut.
  • Set a keyboard shortcut to activate the macro.

  • Click the Assign button and run the commands you want to include in the macro. To do this, go to the "Home" tab, select bold and italic.
  • Return to the Macros menu and stop recording.
  • Check the macro. To do this, select a piece of text and press the specified keyboard shortcut.

Additional tricks to improve your efficiency with MS Word

Below you will find a list of life hacks with which you can quickly solve common tasks when working with MS Word:

  • Use the context menu. It is invoked by clicking the right mouse button.

To select a paragraph, triple-click on any word with the left mouse button.

To insert placeholder text on a page, write the following characters: =lorem(2,2). Use the numbers in brackets to determine the number of paragraphs and placeholder lines. If you replace "lorem" with "rand", random text will be used as a placeholder.

  • To quickly create a superscript or subscript, select the desired word and press the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl +" or " Ctrl Shift+" respectively.
  • To select a sentence, press Ctrl and place the cursor on any word.
  • Choose the type of file to save. For example, you can store data in PDF format. To do this, select the "Save As" option and select desired type file.

  • To create a horizontal line, type three hyphens in a row and press the Enter key.
  • To type a dash, use the keyboard shortcut Alt + 0151.
  • To quickly move a piece of text, select it, press F2, position the cursor at the insertion point, and press Enter.

This program is used a large number of people. Andrey Sukhov decided to record a series of educational video lessons "Microsoft Word for Beginners" for novice users and we invite you to familiarize yourself with the basics of this program.

Lesson 1

In the first lesson, I will talk about the interface of the Word program, that is, about its main elements. Then we will learn how to enter text and perform simple manipulations with it:

Lesson 2

Word allows you to format text. Formatting is change appearance text, i.e. changing the font, style, color, alignment, etc.

Word formatting tools are quite diverse and allow you to format text according to your desire and taste.

Continuing what was started in the first video tutorial from the Word for Beginners series, the topic of work in Word program, I want to talk about the main formatting tools of this program.

Lesson 3. How to create a numbered or bulleted list in Word

Continuing the series of video tutorials dedicated to Microsoft program Word, I present the next lesson.

This video tutorial focuses on creating bulleted and numbered lists in Word. From the lesson you will learn how you can create a numbered, bulleted or multilevel list by pressing one button in the program, as well as how to work with these lists - add new items or change the nesting level of an item in a multilevel list.

At the end of the video tutorial, I will show you how easy it is to create a red line in a paragraph of text.

Lesson 4. How to insert and edit images in Word

In the fourth video lesson dedicated to text editor Microsoft Word, I'll talk about inserting images into a document.

In this video tutorial, I'll show you how you can insert any pre-prepared images and photos into a text document, how you can easily and quickly resize an image, apply various artistic effects to photos, or crop an image as you wish right in Word.

At the end of the video tutorial, I will show how you can get complete statistics on the created text document, i.e. how you can quickly get information about the number of words or characters in the text.

Lesson 5. How to create a table in a Word document

In the fifth video tutorial on Microsoft Word, I will talk about inserting tables into a text document.

In this video tutorial, I'll show you how to insert tables with an arbitrary number of rows and columns, add or delete rows in an arbitrary place in a table, and how to merge or split table cells as needed.

We will also look at the process of inserting text into table cells and formatting the text in a simple table.

Lesson 6

In everyday life, we periodically have to write various statements, reports, reports and other similar documents.

Of course, you can write such documents manually, or you can type an application on a computer in a matter of minutes, for example, in Microsoft Word.

That's what this video is about:

Lesson 7

Word can create any text documents sometimes even not quite normal.

So if you have a need to create a simple advertisement for the sale-purchase-rent-rent of something, then you can create it in minutes in Word, and then print it in the required quantity.

See the video for how to do this:

How to master Word on your own?

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Today we will talk about the basic rules for working with a Microsoft Word document. To become a skilled copywriter, for starters, you need to master at least the very basics of a word document.

All copywriters, even beginners, should be able to use such a program.

In addition to skillful and competent presentation, it is also important to learn the correct design of the material. Then the text will be easy to read and look beautiful. How to learn Word on your own? Understand the most basic operations in the program, and then you will get comfortable very quickly.

How to create a Microsoft Word document?

Is there an easy way to quickly create word document. To do this, we will need to click anywhere on the desktop right click mice.

A small action bar will appear. The penultimate of them will be the word - "create". We hover over this word and see new panel, in which is located Microsoft document Word (with icon). Click on it and create the desired document.

Everything is very simple and clear. Now you can get started.

Text formatting

Before or after writing, the text needs formatting. That is, it needs to be given a good and easy to read look. How to master Word on your own?

To master Word on your own, you will need to learn a few basic tools.

  1. text alignment (width, center, left or right);
  2. font size (number);
  3. font name. Usually use Times New Roman;
  4. style (bold, italic, underlined);
  5. if there are lists, then you can use bulleted or numbered;
  6. indents (bottom, top and sides). You need to select the text and move it using the linear bars that are on top and on the side of all text;

Perhaps these are the basic rules or requirements that every copywriter should be able to use when writing and designing their work.

How to change keyboard layout?

If you look at the lower right edge of your monitor, you can see a row of icons there. One of them shows the printing language - RU or EN (Russian or English).

We click on it with the right mouse button and we see the following window, which is called "Settings". We click on it with the left button.

A panel titled Text Input Languages ​​and Services is displayed. On it we find another panel "Keyboard Options". We click on it.

If there is an Alt + Shift markup on the left, this means that when you press these letters on the keyboard, the language will change.

To return it back, you need to press these keys again.

If you want to change Alt + Shift to Ctrl + Shift, then in the Advanced Keyboard Options panel, we will click on the button called Change Keyboard Shortcuts.

Next to it there will be another panel with the words "Switch input languages". Under it, left-click next to the word Ctrl. Mission accomplished.

Thus, we have changed the keyboard layout. We will only have to confirm and save this action by clicking on the word "ok".

As you can see, learning Word on your own is not at all difficult.

How to count the number of characters in a text?

After finishing work, you always need to make sure that you have typed enough characters. To do this, we select all the printed text, find the word “service” on the panel (at the top) and click on it with the left mouse button.

There we see the word statistics, which we also press with the left button. A small window appears where you can find the number of characters typed with or without spaces, as well as the number of lines, pages, words and paragraphs.

This feature is very simple and easy to use. It helps to instantly count the characters and immediately displays their number on the monitor.

Well, congratulations! So you were able to study the Word on your own for free.

Alena (tellat), copywriter at Etxt.ru

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Many users who have to write a lot do not know how to use Microsoft Word 2010 (Microsoft Word 2010), and do not even pay attention to it. Meanwhile, this is the most wonderful program to do this kind of work.

What is good about her? The first is a spell checker. But that's not all. This program is almost the only one in which you can see that punctuation marks are incorrectly placed.

Those who know how to use it can also quickly format the text (change the font type, color, size, insert a hyperlink, adjust the background, align the text, and much more). However .

Also, we must not forget that Microsoft Word 2010 has a very well-developed system for replacing words with synonyms, only the dictionary is not the largest installed in it, but its benefits are enormous. So let's get to the instructions.

how to use microsoft word 2010

Learning how to use Microsoft Word 2010 professionally will take time, so I will only focus on the main points, which are quite enough to write high-quality texts.

First, we'll learn how to insert text. To do this, copy it to the clipboard and click on the icon, as shown in the figure:

As soon as you insert the text, and Microsoft Word 2010 detects an error in the word, it will immediately be underlined with a red wavy line.
If the sentence is underlined with a green line, then the punctuation marks are incorrect (in 2013, 2016 the color is different).

Clicking on a word (underlined in red) will present a selection of others. With punctuation marks a little differently, there you can pick them up, by trial method.

I note right away that 100 percent Microsoft Office 2010 will not fix errors, there is not yet such a smart program.

Microsoft Word 2010 instruction (synonyms)

Using Microsoft Word 2010 to replace synonyms is simple and convenient. If you need to replace a word, just right-click on it, find synonyms in the window that opens, move the cursor there, select the most appropriate one and click on it.

This article covers only a few highlights. If you need to study Word in more detail, then follow the link ahead, you can for free.

If you need to change the font, text size or format (left, right, middle), see as shown in the figure.

By clicking on these options, select the options you need. This instruction is of course very small, but how to use Microsoft Word 2010, I think it will help beginners.

In conclusion, I would just like to say that the best program than Microsoft Word 2010, I have not met for writing text.

Who does not agree, please comment, I think many will be grateful, not just me.

Video Word lessons for those who want to professionally understand the Word interface and make the most of all the features of this office program. Wandered on YouTube and found a selection of good lessons.

It's not that Word is so complex that it's a must to learn. But sometimes, for example, I have different plugs with a Word, changing the case of letters (from small to large) causes difficulties. Other little things. So I think learning on the Word can be useful for everyone. Of course, the main thing is to be able to type quickly, and also to be literate. Word helps in this matter, for example, spell checking, very useful feature.

There are 39 MS Word lessons in this playlist. Lessons go from simple to complex, there is a whole video course, I have not seen anything like it before. In any case, in free access absolutely not.

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It might also be interesting to see This program is quite a complicated thing and it is not always easy to figure it out at random, for example, Excel has always strained me.

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