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Print preview
Print preview is a feature that displays on the screen what a hard copy would look like when printed. Using print preview, you…
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Print in black and white
If you have a Word document that contains color text or graphics but you want to print it in black…
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Print a document in Word
Preview your document 1. Click File > Print. 2. To preview each page, click the forward and backward arrows at the bottom of the page.…
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Proofreading Your Document
Besides checking for spelling or grammatical mistakes, Word can also proofread your document to highlight other possible problems, such as…
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How to Use Mail Merge in Microsoft Word
Mail Merge is most often used to print or email form letters to multiple recipients. Using Mail Merge, you can…
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Finding and Replacing Text
To help you find text, Word offers a handy Find feature. Not only can this Find feature search for a…
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Opening, Moving Around in, and Closing a Document
To open an existing document, you click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Open to display the Open dialog…
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Navigating through a Document
If you have a large document that consists of many pages, you won’t be able to see all the pages…
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Working in the Word Environment
As with all programs in the 2007 Microsoft Office release, the most common way to start Word is from the…
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10+ advanced formatting tips for Word users
Formatting improves the readability of your documents and often provides visual clues to the document’s purpose. It’s an important part…
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Zooming Page or Text
The Zoom dialog box (on the View tab, click the magnifying-glass icon) gives you four radio buttons with plain-English zoom…
