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Need help with Microsoft Word? Here are the answers to some Frequently Asked Questions.

How do I?

1. START A NEW DOCUMENT
2. SAVE MY DOCUMENT TO A DISKETTE
3. SET MARGINS TO A DOCUMENT
4. CHANGE FROM PORTRAIT TO LANDSCAPE
5. PRINT A DOCUMENT
6. COPY A DOCUMENT
7. FIND A TOOLBAR
8. INSERT HEADER AND FOOTER
9. INSERT A PAGE BREAK
10. INSERT PAGE NUMBERING
11. INSERT A PICTURE
12. CHANGE THE FONT SIZE OR STYLE
13. DOUBLE SPACE
14. INSERT BULLETS AND NUMBERS
15. MAKE COLUMNS
16. CHANGE CASE
17. CHECK SPELLING OR GRAMMAR
18. CHECK WORD COUNT
19. MAKE A TABLE
20. PUT A LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

1. HOW DO I START A NEW DOCUMENT?
1. Go to File
2. Select New Document
3. Click OK
   
   
2. HOW DO I SAVE MY DOCUMENT TO A DISKETTE?
1. Go to File
2. Select Save As
3. Select 3 ½” floppy (A) from the drop down list
4. Choose a file name
5. Click Save button
   
   
3. HOW DO I SET MARGINS TO A DOCUMENT?
1. Go to File
2. Select Page Setup
3. Set margins to Top, Left, Bottom, Right
   
   
4. HOW DO I CHANGE FROM PORTRAIT TO LANDSCAPE?
1. Go to File
2. Select Page Setup
3. Choose Orientation
4. Click on Landscape
5. Click OK
   
   
5. HOW DO I PRINT A DOCUMENT?
1. Go to File
2. Select Print
3. Go to Print Range
4. Choose All, Current Page, Pages, or Selection
5. Click OK
   
   
6. HOW DO I COPY A DOCUMENT?
1. Go to Edit
2. Choose Select All
3. Go back to Edit
4. Select Copy
5. Position cursor at desired location
6. Go back to Edit
7. Choose Paste
   
   
7. HOW DO I FIND A TOOLBAR?
1. Go to View
2. Select Toolbars
3. Go over to list and √ a toolbar
   
   
8. HOW DO I INSERT HEADER AND FOOTER?
1. Go to View
2. Select Header and Footer
3. Type text
4. Click Close
   
   
9. HOW DO I INSERT A PAGE BREAK?
   1. Go to Insert
   2. Select Break
   3. Choose Page Break
   4. Click OK
      
      
10. HOW DO I INSERT PAGE NUMBERING?
    1. Go to Insert
    2. Select Format
    3. Choose number format
    4. Click OK
    5. Choose position
    6. Choose alignment
    7. Click OK
       
       
11. HOW DO I INSERT A PICTURE?
    1. Go to Insert
1. Select Picture
2. Choose Clip Art
3. Click OK
4. Choose picture/object and click
   
   
12. HOW DO I CHANGE THE FONT SIZE OR STYLE?
    1. Go to Format
    2. Select Font
    3. Choose Font, Font style, and Size
    4. Click OK
       
       
13. HOW DO I DOUBLE SPACE?
    1. Go to Format
1. Select Paragraph
2. Choose spacing
3. Change line spacing from single to double
4. Click OK
   
   
14. HOW DO I INSERT BULLETS AND NUMBERS?
    1. Go to Format
    2. Select Bulleted or Numbered
    3. Click OK
       
       
15. HOW DO I MAKE COLUMNS?
    1. Go to Format
1. Select Columns
2. Choose Presets
3. Select one or more Columns
4. Click OK
   
   
16. HOW DO I CHANGE CASE?
    1. Go to Format
    2. Select Change Case
    3. Choose UPPERCASE, lowercase, Sentence case, or Title Case.
    4. Click OK
       
       
17. HOW DO I CHECK SPELLING OR GRAMMAR?
    1. Go to Tools
    2. Select Spelling and Grammar
    3. Click OK
       
       
18. HOW DO I CHECK WORD COUNT?
    1. Go to Tools
    2. Select Word Count
    3. Click OK
       
       
19. HOW DO I MAKE A TABLE?
    1. Go to Table
    2. Select Insert
    3. Choose Table
    4. Choose Number of columns
    5. Choose Number of rows
    6. Click OK
       
       
20. HOW DO I PUT A LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER?
    1. Highlight the list
    2. Go to Table
    3. Select Sort
    4. Choose Ascending or Descending
    5. Click OK

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