FINLANDIA SCHOOLMS Word is a word processing software developed by Microsoft Corporation.
Advanced Features of MS Word
Page layout: refers to the way the content of a document is arranged on a paper
Page layout settings
1. Margins: are blank spaces around the edges of a page. They prevent text from running right to the edge of the paper
To set margins, click layout > margins > choose a preset like "normal", "narrow" or "wide" or click custom margin to enter your own measurement
2. Page Orientation: Controls whether your page is standing upright/vertical (Portrait) or lying by its side/horizontal (landscape)
3. Page size: determines physical size of Paper e.g A4 and letter
4. Columns
Headers and footers are area at the very top of every page above the main content or at the very bottom of every page.
To add, go to insert > header/footer then choose a style
To insert page number, click insert > page number > choose where you want the number to appear ( top or bottom)
Watermarks: is a faint background text or an image that appears behind the main content of a document e.g. school logo.
To add, click design > watermark > choose or customize a watermark
Table: this is a grid made up of rows and columns used to organize and display information in a structured format. Each box in the grid is called a cell.
To insert table, click on insert tab > tables > drag to select numbers of rows and columns you want/type exact number of rows and columns.
Mail merge: allows you to create one document and automatically send personalized copies of it to many different people each addressed individually
To use
1. Open MS Word and type your main document
2. Click on mailing tab on the ribbon
3. Click start mail merge > letters ( or envelopes)
4. Click select recipient
5. Insert merge fields into your document
6. Click preview result to view how documents look like
7. Click finish and merge