TIPS ON MS WORD

Short Tips

Add page numbers to your Word document

In a document that runs into multiple pages, adding page numbers is helpful, especially when you print it. For this, open your Word 2007 document, and go to the Insert tab. In the Header or Footer group, click Page Number. By clicking Top of Page or Bottom of Page, you can select where you want the page number to appear. You could also scroll the gallery for different page number designs, such as ‘Page X’ or ‘Page X or Y’ and select the one you like.

 

Make an interesting header

Would you like every page of your CV to show your name and contact number? You can do this by creating a header for your document. Open the Word 2007 document and go to the Insert tab. In the Header or Footer group, click Header, and then Edit Header. Go to the Header and Footer Tools tab and to the Insert tool on the Design tab. You can use this to add text or graphics to your header. 

Insert tables in Word 2007 quickly

The quickest way of inserting tables in Word 2007 is to click the place in your document where you want the table; go to the Insert tab and Tables group and click Table; point to Quick Tables and click the table of your choice from the options available. You can replace the data in the table if needed.

 

Create a multi-level list in Word 2007

Open a Word 2007 document and click the place where you want to start the list. Go the Home tab and the Paragraph group; click the arrow next to Multilevel List and then click the list style of your preference. Begin typing your list. Press TAB and SHIFT+TAB to move between levels on the list.

 

Insert tables in Word 2007 quickly

The quickest way of inserting tables in Word 2007 is to click the place in your document where you want the table; go to the Insert tab and Tables group and click Table; point to Quick Tables and click the table of your choice from the options available. You can replace the data in the table if needed.

 

Create a multi-level list in Word 2007

Open a Word 2007 document and click the place where you want to start the list. Go the Home tab and the Paragraph group; click the arrow next to Multilevel List and then click the list style of your preference. Begin typing your list. Press TAB and SHIFT+TAB to move between levels on the list.

 

Copy a table from Word 2007 to Excel 2007

If you’ve created a table in Word that you want to use in Excel, go to the Word document and select the rows and columns of the table. Press CTRL + C. Go to Excel and open a new worksheet.If you use an existing worksheet, make sure that its cells are empty. Select the upper-left corner of the worksheet area and press CTRL+V.

Copy a table from Excel 2007 to PowerPoint 2007

To take Excel data into your PowerPoint presentation, select the data in Excel and press CTRL+C. Click the PowerPoint slide where you want to paste the data and press CTRL+V. To match the format of the data to your slide theme, click Paste Options next to the data and then Use Destination Theme. You can also use the original formatting of the data by clicking Keep Source Formatting, or paste the table data as text by clicking Keep Text Only.

 

Format numbers in Excel 2007

If the numbers in your Excel sheet are left-aligned, they’ve been stored in the ‘text’ format, which can present problems during calculations. To change these to the ‘number’ format, select the cells where these numbers are stored. Go to the Home tab and the Number group and click the Dialog Box Launcher next to Number. In the Category box, click the number format of your choice.