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Word 2007
Overview
Word 2007 Overview
Table of Contents
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What is Word?
Word 2007 is an authoring application that can be used to create
a range of documents, from simple letters and faxes to complex
reports.
Word 2007 promotes consistency across documents, allowing you to re-use formatting, text and other
information in all documents to create a coherent look and feel. Features that assist with this include:
Styles and themes to keep all formatting the same within a document and across similar
documents
Templates to allow you to create many documents with the same format and similar content
Building blocks to insert standard content into your documents as required
Word 2007 also makes it easier for you to share your documents and collaborate with colleagues.
You can track all changes made to a document by other users, and can create different versions to ensure
no vital information is lost. Finally, you can save your document into PDF format so that you can distribute
the document in a standard format that cannot be tampered with.
You can exchange information between Word, Excel and PowerPoint as required. You can copy text,
images and even entire slides from PowerPoint into a Word document, or can copy any worksheet range or
chart from Excel into Word.
Starting Word
Once you have logged onto Windows, you are ready to launch Word 2007 and start
creating and editing documents.
If you have a Word 2007 icon on your desktop, double-click on this to launch Word.
If you don't have an icon on your desktop, you can launch Word 2007 via the Start menu.
If you are using Windows 2000, or the classic Start menu of Windows XP, choose Start, Programs,
Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Word 2007.
Screen Layout
The Title Bar
The title bar is positioned at the top of the screen and displays the name of the application as well as
the name of the document you are currently viewing.
If the current document has not been saved, the word Document will appear followed by a sequential
number matching the number of documents created in the current session.
The standard Windows controls appear at the end of the Title Bar:
Click on Minimise to hide the window and place it on the Task Bar
Click on Maximise to enlarge the window so that it fills the entire screen
You can also prepare your document for publishing by changing properties, adding digital signatures
and marking the version as final. Once fully prepared, you can publish your document e.g. to a
Sharepoint space or document management system.
The Office button is also used to close documents, set options and exit Word 2007.
A list of the most recent documents you have worked in will show on the right-hand side of the Office button
menu. Click on a document in this list to re-open a file.
The Quick Access Toolbar displays to the right of the Office button and contains shortcuts to common
commands such as Save and Undo. This toolbar can be customised to add commands you use on a
regular basis.
The Ribbon
In Word 2007, the ribbon replaces the menu and toolbars of previous versions of Word. This is a strip
of buttons and drop-down menus that is divided into groups of related commands via tabs.
Ribbon Contains
Home Editing commands such as cut, copy, paste and the find and replace commands. Text
and paragraph formatting commands, including styles, are also included
Insert Commands to insert items into your documents, from tables, images and charts to
headers, footers and page numbers
Page Layout Page formatting commands such as margins, orientation and columns, as well as
paragraph formatting such as spacing and indenting
References Tools for referencing long documents such as tables of contents, indexes, footnotes,
citations and cross references.
Mailings Commands to print one-off labels and envelopes, or multiple letters, labels and
envelopes as the result of a mail merge
Review Commands to review your document including spell check, thesaurus and translation.
Collaboration commands such as tracking and comments are also included
View Options for viewing your document, as well as which elements are displayed (ruler,
document map, etc.). Commands to work with multiple document windows are also
included
You can also display a Developer ribbon for recording and managing forms and macros. Click on the
Office button and click on Word Options, then check Show Developer Tab in the Ribbon. Click on OK.
The ribbon changes to show all commands relevant to the selected object. If an image is selected, for
example, an additional group of Picture Tools tabs are displayed with the Format tab selected by
default.
The Ruler
The ruler allows you to set tabs and indenting and shows the position of text between the left and
right margins of the page. The ruler can be hidden or re-displayed by clicking on the ruler button
at the top of the vertical scroll bar.
You can also show or hide the ruler by clicking on the View tab and checking or unchecking the
Ruler box in the Show/Hide group.
The left-hand margin shows as an up and down arrow on the left of the ruler.
The top arrow controls where the first line of the paragraph will be aligned
The bottom arrow controls where the remaining lines of the paragarph will be aligned
The square under the arrows can be used to move both arrows together on the ruler
The status bar appears at the bottom of the screen. By default, this shows the current page in the
document, the number of words in the document and the status of the spelling check. The language used
in the document is also displayed:
There are five main views in which you can work in Word. These views can be selected using the view
buttons towards the right of the status bar along the bottom of the screen.
You can also change the view by clicking on the View ribbon and choosing the required view from the
Document Views group:
The magnification of the document can be changed to increase or decrease the size that the document
displays on screen. You can zoom out to display the entire page on screen or can zoom in to view the
detail of a certain part of the document.
Click on the + in the zoom bar to zoom in to the document. Magnification will increase by 10%
each time you click on the button
Click on the - in the zoom bar to zoom out of the document. Magnification will decrease by 10%
each time you click on the button
Drag the arrow up or down to decrease or increase the magnification manually
Click on the percentage indicator on the zoom box to show more zoom options:
Ribbons
The Home Ribbon
The Home ribbon is the default ribbon that displays when you launch Word and create new documents.
Group Commands
Clipboard Cut, copy and paste
The format painter to copy formatting from one block of text to another
Click on the Paste drop-down arrow to show additional options e.g. Paste
Special
Click on the More Options button to view the Clipboard
Font Font and font size
Bold, italics, underlining
Strike-through, subscript and superscript
Clear character formatting text
Highlight text
Font colour
Change case
Increase and decrease font size
Click on the More Options button to view the Font dialog box
Paragraph Bullets
Numbering
Outline numbering
Buttons to increase and decrease paragraph indenting
Paragraph alignment
Line spacing
Paragraph shading and borders
Sort text
Show paragraph formatting symbols
Click on More Options to view the Paragraph dialog box
Styles Quick Style Gallery
Change Styles - choose the style set, colours and fonts to use in the document
Editing Find
Replace
Select options including Select All
Group Commands
Pages Insert a cover page
Insert a blank page
Insert a page break
Tables Insert a table
Draw a table
Embed an Excel spreadsheet
Illustrations Insert images
Insert ClipArt and SmartArt diagrams
Draw shapes
Insert charts
Links Insert a hyperlink
Insert a bookmark
Add a cross reference to a page, bookmark or heading
Header & Add a built-in header or create a custom header
Footer Add a built-in footer or create a custom footer
Insert and format page numbers
Text Insert a text box
Add a Quick Part to the document or create a new Quick Part
Insert WordArt
Add a drop-cap
Insert a Microsoft Office signature line
Insert the date and time
Insert an object from another application
Symbols Add an equation
Add a character symbol
The Page Layout ribbon is used to set up the document for printing.
Group Commands
Themes Apply a them to the document
Customise a theme by changing colours, fonts and effects
Page Setup Set margins
Set page orientation i.e. portrait or landscape
Set the paper size
Format the document into newspaper columns
Add page or section breaks
Add line numbers
Set hyphenation options
Click on the More Options button to show the Page Setup dialog box
Page Add a watermark to each page
Background Set the page colour
Add page borders
Paragraph Paragraph indenting
Paragraph spacing
Click on More Options to view the Paragraph dialog box
Arrange Set the position of the selected object
Bring selected object forwards or to the front of the stack
Send selected object backwards or to the back of the stack
Set text wrapping around the selected object
Align and distribute selected objects
Group or ungroup selected objects
Rotate and flip objects
Group Commands
Table of Insert a table of contents
Contents Add text to an existing table of contents
Update an existing table of contents
Footnotes Insert a footnote
Insert an endnote
Show the next or previous footnote or endnote in the document
Show all notes
Citations & Insert citation
Bibliography Manage sources
Set the citation style
Insert a bibliography
Captions Insert a caption for the selected object
Insert a table of figures
Update an existing table of figures
Add a cross reference
Index Mark an entry for an index
Insert an index
Update an existing index
Table of Mark a citation
Authorities Insert a table of authorities
Update an existing table of authorities
The Mailings ribbon is used to create mail merge letters, envelopes, labels and emails.
Group Commands
Create Create envelopes
Create labels
Start Mail Create a mail merge document
Merge Select recipients
Edit the recipient list
Group Commands
Write & Insert Highlight merge fields in the document
Fields Add an address block
Add a greeting line
Insert a single merge field
Set mail merge rules
Match fields in the data source
Update all labels
Preview Preview results of the mail merge
Results Show first, previous, next or last record
Find a recipient
Check for mail merge errors
Finish Edit individual documents
Print documents
Send email messages
The Review ribbon is used to proof the document and collaborate with other users.
Group Commands
Proofing Check spelling and grammar
Show Research pane
Thesaurus
Translate data
Show translation screentips
Set the document language
Display a word count
Comments Add a new comment
Delete a comment
Show previous comment
Show next comment
Tracking Turn on tracking changes
Show revisions in balloons
Show original or final document
Show markup
Show the reviewing pane
Tracking Accept changes in the document
Reject changes in the document
Show previous or next revision
Group Commands
Compare Compare documents
Show the source document
Protect Set document protection
Document Set restrictions to access the document
Group Commands
Document Show print layout view
Views Show full screen reading view
Show web layout view
Show outline view
Show draft view
Show/Hide Show or hide the ruler
Show or hide gridlines
Show or hide the message bar
Show or hide the document map
Show or hide page thumbnails
Zoom Show the Zoom dialog box
Show 100% view
Show one page only
Show two pages on screen
Set the view to the page width
Window Create a new window
Arrange all open Word windows
Split the window
View windows side-by-side
Synchronise scrolling in side-by-side viewing
Reset the window position in side-by-side viewing
Save the current display as a workspace
Switch between open windows
Macros View macros
Record macros
Getting Help
Word 2007 offers both offline and web-based help, depending on whether you have an Internet
connection or not.
To get help in Word 2007, click on the Help button at the end of the ribbon.
By default, Word help topics will be found in the offline help files as well as the Microsoft Office online web
help. You can choose where help is found by clicking on the Connected to Office Online link in the status
bar of the help screen.
Where is it?
In Word 2007, a ribbon replaces the menu and toolbars of previous versions of Word. This is a strip of
buttons and drop-down menus that is divided into groups of related commands via tabs.
The ribbon changes to show all the commands that are relevant to the selected object. If an image is
selected, for example, an additional group of Picture Tools tabs are displayed with the Format tab
selected by default.
The File menu within an item window has been replaced by the Office button which allows you to run
commands such as saving, printing and creating new items.
The Quick Access Toolbar displays to the right of the Office button and contains shortcuts to common
commands such as Save and Undo. This toolbar can be customised to add commands you use on a
regular basis.
Obsolete Commands
Some commands are no longer available in Word 2007, but the majority of these can be added to the
Quick Access Bar as follows:
From the Choose Commands From drop-down list, choose All Commands not on the Ribbon
Choose the command you wish to add, then click on the Add button
Click on OK when complete
The following tables list the major commands that are found in new locations in Word 2007.
If you are looking for a specific command from a previous version of Word, press [Ctrl F] to find the
command.
Standard Toolbar
Command New Location
New Office button > New > Blank Document
Open Office button > Open
Save Office button > Save
Permission Office button > Prepare > Restrict Permission
Email Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
Print Office button > Print > Quick Print
Print Preview Office button > Print > Print Preview
Spelling & Grammar Review ribbon > Proofing group > Spelling & Grammar
Research Review ribbon > Proofing group > Research
Cut Home ribbon > Clipboard group > Cut
Copy Home ribbon > Clipboard group > Copy
Paste Home ribbon > Clipboard group > Paste
Format Painter Home ribbon > Clipboard group > Format Painter
Undo Quick Access Toolbar > Undo
Redo Quick Access Toolbar > Redo
Tables & Borders Insert or select a table to see the Table Tools tab
Insert Table Insert ribbon > Tables group > Table
Formatting Toolbar
Command New Location
Styles & Formatting Home ribbon > Styles group > Styles
Style Home ribbon > Styles group > More Options
Font Home ribbon > Font group > Font
Font Size Home ribbon > Font group > Font Size
Bold Home ribbon > Font group > Bold
Italic Home ribbon > Font group > Italic
Underline Home ribbon > Font group > Underline
Align Left Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Align Left
Align Centre Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Center
Align Right Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Align Right
Justify Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Justify
Line Spacing Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Line Spacing
Numbering Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Merge & Center
Bullets Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Accounting Number Format
Decrease Indent Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Decrease Indent
Increase Indent Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Increase Indent
Borders Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Borders
Highlight Colour Home ribbon > Font group > Highlight
Font Colour Home ribbon > Font group > Font Color
File Menu
Command New Location
Save As Office button > Save As
Save as Web Page Office button > Save As > Other Formats > Save as Type = Web Page
File Search Searching not available from within Word 2007
Versions Versions not available from within Word 2007
Web Page Preview Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
Page Setup Page Layout ribbon > Page Setup group > More Options
Send To Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
Properties Office button > Prepare > Properties
Exit Office button > Exit Word
Edit Menu
Command New Location
Office Clipboard Home ribbon > Clipboard group > More Options
Paste Special Home ribbon > Clipboard group > Paste button > Paste Special
Paste as Hyperlink Home ribbon > Clipboard group > Paste button > Paste as Hyperlink
Clear Home ribbon > Font group > Clear
Select All Home ribbon > Editing group > Select > Select All
Find Home ribbon > Editing group > Find > Find
Replace Home ribbon > Editing group > Replace
Go To Home ribbon > Editing group > Find > Go To
Links Office Button > Prepare > Edit Links to Files
Object Menu option no longer available - double-click on an object to edit it
View Menu
Command New Location
Normal View ribbon > Document Views group > Normal
Web Layout View ribbon > Document Views group > Web Layout
Print Layout View ribbon > Document Views group > Print Layout
Reading Layout View ribbon > Document Views group > Full Screen Reading
Outline View ribbon > Document Views group > Outline
Task Pane Use the More Options button for a task
Toolbars Toolbars are no longer available in Word 2007
Ruler View ribbon > Show / Hide group > Ruler
Thumbnails View ribbon > Show / Hide group >Thumbnails
Header and Footer Insert ribbon > Header & Footer group > Header or Footer
Footnotes References > Footnotes group > Show Notes
Markup Review ribbon > Tracking group > Show Markup
Full Screen Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
Insert Menu
Command New Location
Break Insert ribbon > Pages group > Page Break
Page Numbers Insert ribbon > Header & Footer group > Page Number
Date & Time Insert ribbon > Text group > Date & Time
AutoText Insert ribbon > Text group > Quick Parts
Field Insert ribbon > Text group > Quick Parts > Field
Symbol Insert ribbon > Symbols group > Symbol
Comment Review ribbon > Comments group > New Comment
Reference > Footnote References ribbon > Footnotes group > Footnote and Endnote Dialog
Reference > Caption References ribbon > Captions group > Insert ribbon Caption
Reference > Cross- Insert ribbon > Links group > Cross-reference
reference
Format Menu
Command New Location
Paragraph Home ribbon > Paragraph group > More Options
Bullets & Numbering Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Bullets or Numbering
Borders & Shading Home ribbon > Paragraph group > Shading
Tabs Home ribbon > Paragraph group > More Options
Drop Cap Insert ribbon > Text group > Drop Cap
Text Direction Page Layout > Page Setup group > Text Direction
Change Case Home ribbon > Font group > Change Case
Background Page Layout ribbon > Page Background group > Page Color
Theme Page Layout ribbon > Themes group > Themes
Frames Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
AutoFormat Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
Reveal Formatting Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
Object Select the object, and the corresponding tag(s) will be displayed on the ribbon
Tools Menu
Command New Location
Language > Set Review ribbon > Proofing group > Set Language
language
Language > Translate Review ribbon > Proofing group > Translate
Language > Thesaurus Review ribbon > Proofing group > Thesaurus
Word Count Review ribbon > Proofing group > Word Count
AutoSummarize Customise Word to add this option to the Quick Access Bar
Speech Speech is no longer available in Word 2007
Shared Workspace Office button > Publish > Create Document Workspace
Track Changes Review ribbon > Tracking group > Track Changes
Compare & Merge Review ribbon > Compare group > Compare > Compare or Combine
Protect Document Review ribbon > Protect group > Protect Document
Table Menu
Command New Location
Draw Table Insert ribbon > Tables group > Table > Draw Table
Insert > Table Insert ribbon > Tables group > Insert Table
Insert > Cells Layout ribbon > Rows & Columns group > Dialog Box Launcher
Delete Layout ribbon > Rows & Columns group > Delete > Delete Table
Select > Table Layout ribbon > Table group > Select > Select Table
Select > Column Layout ribbon > Table group > Select > Select Column
Select > Row Layout ribbon > Tablegroup > Select > Select Row
Merge Cells Layout ribbon > Merge group > Merge Cells
Split Cells Layout ribbon > Merge group > Split Cells
Split Table Layout ribbon > Merge group > Split Table
Table AutoFormat Design ribbon > Table Styles
AutoFit > AutoFit to Layout ribbon > Cell Size group > AutoFit > AutoFit Contents
Contents
AutoFit > Distribute Layout ribbon > Cell Size group > Distribute Rows
Rows Evenly
AutoFit > Distribute Layout ribbon > Cell Size group > Distribute Columns
Columns Evenly
Heading Rows Repeat Layout ribbon > Data group > Repeat Header Rows
Convert > Text to Table Insert ribbon > Tables group > Table > Convert Text to Table
Convert > Table to Text Layout ribbon > Data group > Convert to Text
Sort Layout ribbon > Data group > Sort
Formula Layout ribbon > Data group > Formula
Show / Hide Gridlines Layout ribbon > Table group > View Gridlines
Table Properties Layout ribbon > Table group > Properties
Window Menu
Command New Location
New Window View ribbon > Window group > New Window
Arrange All View ribbon > Window group > Arrange All
Compare Side by Side View ribbon > Window group > View Side by Side
Split View ribbon > Window group > Split
Note: If the Developer ribbon is not showing, click on the Office button and the Word Options button.
Check the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon option, then click on OK.