The quick tips will help you master Word's advanced formatting options.
1. Customizing Your Document With a Cover Page
A cover page is a nice touch for professional reports and marketing documents. Microsoft Word's Cover Page Gallery makes it a snap to add a cover page to your document. You can select from a number of preinstalled Cover Page templates. These can be customized to your liking. And, you can save your own cover pages in the Gallery for later use. Find out how to get started with Word 2007's Cover Page Gallery.
2. Adding a Table of Contents
A table of contents is essential for lengthy documents like annual reports, books, and other types of documents. Creating a table of contents manually is a tedious process. But, Microsoft Word 2007 includes handy tools to help you create a table of contents for your document easily. My step-by-step tutorial will show you how easy it is to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word 2007.
3. Inserting Drop Caps in Your Word Document
Are you looking for an easy way to add a little flair to your document? Then consider inserting drop caps at the beginning of document sections. The first letter of the paragraph is enlarged and set apart from the rest of the paragraph. The look is reminiscent of antique manuscripts. And, adding a drop cap is quick and easy! My tip will show you how it's done.
4. Adding a Chart to Your Document
Charts are an important part of many business documents and academic papers. They present data in an easy-to-understand manner. Fortunately, creating a chart in Word 2007 is easy. Word 2007 will walk you through the process of creating a chart. Find out how easy it is to add a chart to your document!
5. Formatting Your Document With Columns
Like previous versions of Microsoft Word, Word 2007 lets you divide your document into columns. This can enhance the formatting of your document. It is particularly useful if you’re creating a newsletter or similarly formatted document. To learn about working with columns in Word 2007, read this tip.
6. Citing Sources With Footnotes and Endnotes
It is important to cite your sources when working on many different types of documents. Fortunately, you don't have to worry about formatting Footnotes and Endnotes. Word will do all the difficult work for you. This makes it easy for you to cite sources in Footnotes and Endnotes.
7. Working With Headers and Footers
If you want to add page numbers to your document, you should use headers or footers. Page numbering will always be placed in the appropriate location in your document. But, headers and footers aren't just for page numbering. You can also put information about your document such as title and author. Working with headers and footers can be tricky. But my step-by-step tutorial will help get you up and going!
8. Use an Image as a Watermark
Watermarks are often used to provide information about a document. For example, they can be used to show that a document is a copy or a working draft. But, you can also use watermarks to spruce up your documents' formatting. Use an image like your company logo or seal to add a more professional look to your documents. Adding an image watermark is easier than you think!