If you want to create an index for your Word 2007 document, the first task is to mark the words or phrases you want to include in the index. The most common way to do that is to insert an index marker [more…]
In a Word 2007 document, you can remove a header or a footer. To remove a header, choose Header→Remove Header. To remove a footer, choose Footer→Remove Footer. [more…]
Word 2007 can hang the indentation of every paragraph you type. A hanging indent is an indentation where the first line sticks out to the left and the rest of the paragraph is indented. To have Word hang [more…]
Seeing nonprinting characters in Word 2007 documents can be a great help when formatting text; creating tables; and editing documents, newsletters, and brochures. Nonprinting characters include spaces, [more…]
In Word 2007, you can use the Delete key to delete a section break. The following steps show how to delete a section break with the Delete key. [more…]
Writing is a lonely art . . . that is, until editors show up. They'll make revisions by adding to your carefully written work, moving stuff around, and deleting text [more…]
In Word 2007, you can remove page numbers you’ve inserted. If you used the Page Number menu to insert your page numbers, you can use the Remove Page Numbers command to remove those page numbers. [more…]
Word 2007 makes it easy to add footnotes and endnotes when you're creating documents in which you want to credit the original sources of information. [more…]
In Word 2007, you can easily break up your document. You can use section breaks to break up your document. The section breaks are Next Page, Continuous, Even Page, and Odd Page. [more…]
When you insert a chart in Word, Excel is automatically started, and the data that you chart is placed in an Excel workbook. However, that Excel workbook isn?t stored as a separate document. Instead, the [more…]
The most important thing you can do to a Word 2007 document is save it. Save! Save! Save! Then you can use the saved document again, keep a copy for business reasons, copy it to a CD-R, or e-mail it, for [more…]
In Word 2007, you can edit a header or a footer by using the same technique — just follow a few simple steps. (Substitute footer for header if editing a footer.) [more…]
In Word 2007 documents, you can make odd and even headers or footers by following the same simple steps (just substitute footer for header if editing a footer). [more…]

In Word 2007, you can add a header or a footer by using the same technique. To add a header or footer, simply follow these steps (substitute footer for [more…]
When you start your word processing day, Word 2007 automatically presents you with a blank sheet of paper — a blank document — on which you can start writing. That's what most folks do, making this the [more…]
Before you begin a project using Word 2007, you can create a new template for it. Your template may only be a guess as to what styles you’ll want, but it's enough to get you started and save you time for [more…]
You can change the left and right margins around paragraphs in your Word 2007 documents. The secret is found in the Page Layout tab's Paragraph group: the Left control sets the indentation for the paragraph's [more…]
In Word 2007, paragraph alignment refers to how the left and right edges of a paragraph align on a page. You can left-align, center, right-align, and justify a paragraph. The paragraph formatting commands [more…]
You can use Outline view in Word 2007 to organize your thoughts. Outline view can help you create a simple list of items or it can create a hierarchical list with topics and subtopics. An outline in Word [more…]
Word 2007 can indent every line of a paragraph you type. An indentation is the distance between a margin and the text, not the edge of a page and the text. To have Word indent an entire paragraph, follow [more…]
Word 2007 can automatically indent the first line of every paragraph you type. An indentation is the distance between a margin and the text, not the edge of a page and the text. To have Word automatically [more…]
After the editing and rewriting process is complete, remove tracked changes in Word 2007 to make your document clean and final. You can accept or reject a suggested change, leaving the text pristine and [more…]
In Word 2007, you can protect your documents from being modified, or changed, by others. The easiest way to protect your document is to use the Protect Document command button. [more…]
Use the Page Setup Dialog box to change the margins in a document, to change the paper size, and to change the layout of the document. After calling up the Page Setup Dialog box, you see three tabs: Margins [more…]