Five Somewhat Complex Word Function How-To’s
Note: This is for Microsoft Word 2011. There are two
ways to complete each of these functions. One using the top menu bar (“file”,
“edit”, “view”, etc.) and the other is to use the tabs at the top of your
document window that list “Home”, “Layout”, “Document Elements”, “Tables”,
“Charts”, “Smart Art”, and “Review” (except for making the document a webpage).
For this project, I will be discussing the latter.
How to change the
margins
If you have no idea what margins are, a margin is how far
across the page the words extend to.
This is how you make the margins bigger (more whitespace) or smaller
(less whitespace):
1. In the list of tabs., next to the button that says “home”, click on the one that says “layout”
2. There are 5 separate areas to look at that deal with
adjusting the page orientation. The one on the very left says “page setup” and
the one next to it says “margins”. Look at “margins”
3. You can click on a predefined set of margins by clicking
on the dropdown arrow and selecting whichever one you want (larger number =
more whitespace, smaller number = less whitespace)
4. You can also manually adjust the margins where it says
“top”, left”, “bottom”, and “right”
How to place an
image from a file onto the page
1. In the list of tabs, stay on the “Home” tab that is
preselected
2. Under where the tabs are listed, there are 5 separate
areas to look at. Look under “Insert”, which is fourth from the left
3. Click on the dropdown that says “Picture”, which is on
the right of the “Insert” area
4. You can either put in clip art or an image that’s saved
onto your computer. This time, we will focus on an image saved onto your
computer. In the four options listed in the dropdown, click on “Picture from
File”, which is the second one from the top
5. A popup will appear in which you can select the image you
want on the page
6. Resize the image by clicking on it to make sure the image
is highlighted and adjust the image according to how you want it to look/its
size
How to make a word
document into a web page
In Microsoft Word, a webpage file is listed as a .htm file, which basically enables you to use HTML or be formatted to be displayed on a webpage. HTML is a basic web programming language that is understood by the browser in order to display your content according to your formatting. Here is how you save a document as a webpage:
1. On the top menu bar, after typing your document out, go
to “File” and then “Save as Webpage”. A popup window will appear
2. Enter the name of
your document into the text field on top. Leave the rest of the options as
default
3. Click on the “ok” button to save the document as a .htm
file, which is preselected
How to insert a
(text) watermark
If you have no idea what a watermark is, it’s text that
appears in a lighter shade behind the rest of your text (or image). This is how
you make a watermark:
1. In the list of tabs, click on “Layout”
2. In the second from the right area, look at where it says
“Page Background”
3. Click on the “Watermark” icon, which is a picture of a
piece of paper with an “A” in it. A popup window will appear
4. The “No Watermark” option is selected by default. Change
that to “Text”, which is the last radio button listed
5. When you click on the “Text” radio button, a bunch of
options are enabled. Change the font, size, and color. Leave the rest of the
options as default
6. To apply these changes, click on the “ok” button
How to put a
bibliography in a document without using easybib.com and copying/pasting it
1. In the list of tabs, click on
“Document Elements”
2. In the third from the right
area, look at where it says “References”
3. Leave “APA” selected and click
on the “Bibliography” drop down. Click on “bibliography”. An area to enter your
sources will appear where your cursor is
4. Enter your sources as needed
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