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[h=2]Working with Shapes
[h=5]To Change the Shape Outline:
- Select the shape. A new Format tab appears with Drawing Tools.
- Click the Shape Outline command to display a drop-down list.
- Select a color from the list, choose No Outline, or choose one of the other options.
[h=2]Working with Shapes
[h=5]To Change to a Different Shape:
- Select the shape. A new Format tab appears with Drawing Tools.
- Click the Change Shape command to display a drop-down list.
- Select a shape from the list.
[h=2]Working with Shapes
[h=5]To Change Shadow Effects:
- Left-click the Shadow Effects command.
- Move your mouse over the menu options. Live Preview displays how it will appear in your document.
- Click an option to select the shadow effect.
Select
Shadow Color from the menu and choose a color from the palette to change the color of the shadow on your shape.
[h=2]Working with Shapes
[h=5]To Change 3D Effects:
You cannot add a 3D effect to
all shapes.
- Left-click the 3-D Effects command.
- Move your mouse over the menu options. Live Preview displays how it will appear in your document.
- Click an option to select the 3-D effect.
After you have chosen a
3D effect, you can also change some other elements of your
shape including the
color, depth, direction, lighting, and surface of the 3D effect
on your shape. This can change the way the shape looks dramatically. You can access
these options by clicking the 3D Effects command.
[h=2]Working with Shapes
[h=3]Challenge!
Usethe Flyer or any other Word document you choose to complete this challenge.
- Open an existing Word document.
- Change the shape to a different shape.
- Try various shadow effects.
[h=2]Using a Template
[h=3]Introduction A
template is a pre-designed document that you can use to create new documents with the
same formatting. With a
template, many of the big document design decisions such as margin size, font style and size, and spacing are predetermined.
In this lesson, you will learn how to create a new document with a template and insert text, as well as basic
information about how templates work in Word 2007.
[h=2]Using a Template
[h=3]Create a New Document with a Template
[h=5]To Insert a Template:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button.
- Select New. The New Document dialog box appears.
- Select Installed Templates to choose a template on your computer.
- Review the available templates.
- Left-click a template to select it.
- Click Create and the template opens in a new window.
You can select any of the categories in the
Microsoft Office Online section of the New
Document Dialog box. This will display templates that are available online free of charge. Your
computer must have Internet access to download these templates.
[h=2]Using a Template
[h=5]Information about Using Templates
Templates include
placeholder text that is surrounded by
brackets. Often, this
placeholder text includes information regarding the content for a specific area.
Additionally, some information is
prefilled in the template. You can modify your
Word Options and change the prefilled information that appears.
Word templates may include separate
Quick Parts sections that give
you various options for the template.
[h=2]Using a Template
[h=5]To Insert Text into a Template:
- Click near the text you want to replace. The text will appear highlighted and a template tag will appear.
- Enter text. The placeholder text will disappear.
[h=2]Using a Template
[h=5]To Change Prefilled Information:
- Select the Microsoft Office Button.
- Click the Word Options button at the bottom of the menu. The Word Options dialog box appears.
- Enter the user name and/or initials in the Popular section.
[h=2]Using a Template
[h=3]Challenge!
- Create a new document using a template.
Note: Choose the Origins Resume template to follow along with the video.
- Enter text into the template.
- Modify the user name and initials for your version of Word if you are using a home computer.
Note: If you are using a public computer such as one at a library, you do not need to change these settings.
[h=2]Working with Lists
[h=3]Introduction Bulleted and numbered lists can be used in your documents to
arrange and format text to draw emphasis. In
this lesson, you will learn how to modify existing bullets, insert new bulleted and numbered lists, and select symbols as bullets.
[h=2]Working with Lists
[h=3]Bulleted and Numbered Lists
[h=5]To Insert a New List:
- Select the text that you want to format as a list.
- Click the Bullets or Numbering commands on the Home tab.
- Left-click the bullet or numbering style you would like to use. It will appear in the document.
- Position your cursor at the end of a list item and press the Enter key to add an item to the list.
To remove numbers or bullets from a list, select the list and click the
Bullets or
Numbering commands.
[h=2]Working with Lists
[h=5]To Select an Alternate Bullet or Numbering Style:
- Select all of the text in an existing list.
- Click the Bullets or Numbering commands on the Home tab.
- Left-click to select an alternate bullet or numbering style.
[h=2]Working with Lists
[h=3]Bulleted Lists [h=5]To Use a Symbol as a Bullet:
- Click the Bullets command.
- Select Define New Bullet from the list. The Define New Bullet dialog box appears.
- Click the Symbol button. The Symbol dialog box appears.
- Click the Font: drop-down box and select a font category.
- Left-click a symbol to select it.
- Click OK. The symbol will now appear in the Preview section of the Define New Bullet dialog box.
- Click OK to apply the symbol to the list in the document.
You can use a picture as a bullet. Click the
Picture button in the Define New Bullet dialog box, and then locate the image file on your computer.
[h=2]Working with Lists
[h=3]Bulleted Lists
[h=5]To Change the Bullet Color:
- Click the Bullets command.
- Select Define New Bullet from the list. The Define New Bullet dialog box appears.
- Click the Font button. The Font dialog box appears.
- Click the Font color: drop-down box.
- Left-click a color to select it.
- Click OK. The bullet color will now appear in the Preview section of the Define New Bullet dialog box.
- Click OK to apply the bullet color to the list in the document.
You can also change the bullet font and formatting in the Font dialog box.
[h=2]Working with Lists
[h=3]Challenge!
Use the Resume or any Word template you choose to complete this challenge.
- Change the bullet of an existing list to a different bullet.
- Insert a new numbered list into the document.
- Modify the color of a bullet.
[h=2]Line and Paragraph Spacing
[h=3]Introduction An important part of creating effective documents lies in the document design. As part
of designing the document and making formatting decisions, you will need to know how to
modify the spacing. In this lesson, you will learn how to modify the line and paragraph spacing in various ways.
[h=2]Line and Paragraph Spacing
[h=3]Modifying Spacing
[h=5]To Format Line Spacing:
- Select the text you want to format.
- Click the Line spacing command in the Paragraph group on the Home tab.
OR
- Select Line Spacing Options. The Paragraph dialog box appears.
- Use the Line spacing drop-down menu to select a spacing option.
- Modify the before and after points to adjust line spacing, as needed.
[h=2]Line and Paragraph Spacing
[h=3]Paragraph Spacing
Just as you can format spacing between lines in your document, you can also choose
spacing options between each paragraph. Typically, extra spaces are added between
paragraphs, headings, or subheadings. Extra spacing between paragraphs adds
emphasis and makes a document easier to read.