Quick and Easy Guide to Microsoft Word

Learn how to create a blank document in Word 2016 and explore templates. Understand text wrapping, auto correct, spell and grammar underlines, and switching between documents with the file tab.

Reveal non-printing characters in Word 2016 to diagnose blank pages and understand paragraph markers, then adjust line spacing and spacing before and after using select all.

Learn how to save a Word document by saving frequently, using save or save as, choosing a location like OneDrive or this PC, and naming the file for easy retrieval.

Open a document via the File tab and recent list, then browse or search for files and sort by date modified, type, or size.

Enable auto recover every minute, keep the last autosave version if you close without saving, and use recover unsaved documents to restore a lost file from Word.

Learn to manage multiple Word documents by switching windows, arranging them side by side, and transferring content via drag-and-drop or copy-paste.

Explore auto correct options in Word 2016, including misspellings, fractions, ordinals, and hyperlinks. Learn how to customize these features via file options for proofing.

Master selecting text in Word 2006 with practical tricks: click and drag, double-click a word, control-click a sentence, shift-click for ranges, and control-click to select nonadjacent areas, plus select all.

Master cut, copy, and paste in word 2016 by following four steps: select, cut or copy, paste, and manage the clipboard with multiple items.

Learn to use undo and redo in Word 2016 to efficiently correct mistakes, navigate the undo list, and redo actions, with unlimited steps while editing a document.

Master Word 2016's go to, find, and replace tools to locate words, replace occurrences, and navigate by page, section, or bookmarks.

Master spell check and grammar check from the top of your document, fix misspellings and duplicates, add words to the dictionary, and have someone proofread before finalizing.

Format fonts in Word 2016 by adjusting font lists and sizes, applying bold, underline, color, highlighting, and options like superscript, subscript, and hidden text.

Learn how the format painter copies all formatting—from font to color—from one selection to others without copying text, and double-click to apply it across multiple areas.

Learn paragraph alignment options in Word 2016, including left, center, right, and justify, and apply them to titles or entire documents for a clean, block-style layout.

Explore line spacing options in Word 2016, including single, 1.15, 1.5, and double spacing, and control spacing before or after paragraphs with per-paragraph or document-wide application and defaults.

Explore how to use indents in Word 2016, including the first line indent, hanging indent, and numeric indents, by adjusting ruler controls and left and right margins.

Learn to set and manage tabs in Word, including left, center, right, decimal, and bar tabs, use leaders, and align columns on the ruler.

Insert and format headers and footers in Word 2016 to appear on every page. Add date, time, and automatic page numbering, and customize first page, odd/even pages, and document info.

Explore the page setup options in Word, adjusting margins, orientation, paper size, columns, and breaks. Learn to manage headers and footers, line numbers, hyphenation, and mirror margins before printing.

Learn to distinguish automatic and manual page breaks in Word 2016, insert or delete hard breaks with the insert tab or control+enter, view non-printing characters, and verify layout.

Learn to create multiple columns in Word, insert column breaks to type across columns, and customize column width, spacing, and the line between columns.

Explore how sectioning in Microsoft Word 2016 lets you apply different margins, page orientations, and column layouts within a single document by using section breaks like next page and continuous.

Explore how to create sections in Word 2016, use next page and continuous section breaks, adjust margins, set two columns, landscape orientation, and remove the header on the first page.

Learn to insert odd and even page section breaks in Word 2016 to start sections on next odd or even page, yielding chapters with blank left pages and right-page starts.

Run spellcheck from the review tab to catch misspellings and grammar errors, deciding when to ignore, add to the dictionary, or fix duplicates. Preview the document before printing.

Preview and print your document in Word using the quick access toolbar. Adjust margins, orientation, and custom pages, select the printer and copies, then print.

Discover how to access and use Word 2016 help with tell me, F1, and targeted print options, then customize the quick access toolbar to add help for quick access.

Insert clip art into documents using the Insert tab and online pictures. Choose Creative Commons licensed images, resize and center them, and apply picture styles, borders, shadows, and other effects.

Insert pictures in Word using the insert tab, add from computer or online pictures, then apply background removal, corrections, color, artistic effects, wrap text, crop, and layering.

Explore how to create and customize numbered lists in Word 2016, including ABC and Roman numerals, define formats, adjust alignment, and continue numbering across paragraphs.

Learn to create and customize bullets in Word 2016, including symbol and picture bullets, the bullet library, and options to change font, size, color, and keyboard shortcuts.

Create outlines in Word 2016 by turning lists into multilevel structures, promoting and demoting levels with tab and shift-tab, and customizing levels with roman numerals, bullets, and alignment.

Explore what a mail merge is, including main documents, data sources, and merged documents, and learn the three steps to tailor letters, envelopes, labels, or emails for many customers.

Learn Word 2016 mail merge by creating a main document and a data source, choosing letters, envelopes, labels, emails, or directory, and using the wizard for a one-page-per-recipient merge.

Master mail merge in Word by building a main letter, inserting merge fields for name, address, and date, and using address blocks and insert options for personalized letters.

Merge a Word document with an existing data source, such as Excel, by selecting the list, matching header names to Word fields, and previewing results with sorting and filtering.

Sort and filter mail merge data by single or multiple levels, choosing fields like state or city, and apply equal-to criteria to merge only matching records.

Learn to merge envelopes and labels in Word, selecting the data source, matching label options, arranging merge fields, updating all labels, and previewing each recipient.

Create a directory mail merge in Word using the step-by-step wizard to pull data from an Excel file and format a repeating listing of names, company, and last called date.

Master creating and formatting tables in Word 2016 from scratch, using insert options, table tools design and layout tabs, borders, wrapping, headers, and adding rows or columns.

Edit table data in Microsoft Word, format text (font, color, size), align content within cells, center tables, use decimal tabs to align decimals, and insert rows and columns.

Learn to manage Word 2016 tables by inserting rows at the bottom or above, adding columns left or right, and deleting rows or columns via the table tools layout.

Learn to customize Microsoft Word tables with borders and shading. Apply borders, remove them, or add shading, and adjust styles, colors, and widths for rows or the whole table.

Explore Word's table options, applying design styles, borders, shading, and border painter techniques for professional tables. Learn to adjust layout, text direction, margins, and convert tables to text.