1. Basic Formatting
A. There are multiple ways to do just about any function in Microsoft Office Suite.
1. Buttons on the top
2. Control keys (hot keys)
3. Right click
4. Hover over text

2. Control Key Combos ctrl z = undo ctrl n = new file
ctrl y = redo ctrl r = align right
ctrl p = print ctrl l = align left
ctrl s = save ctrl e = align center
ctrl c = copy ctrl j = justify alignment
ctrl x = cut ctrl a = select entire document
ctrl v = paste ctrl h = replace/find

3. Basic Formatting B. Selecting Text to Format
1. highlight the text by clicking and dragging
2. double click a word – selects just that word
3. triple click a word – selects the paragraph that word is in

4. Basic Formatting Left Margin Clicking
Margin -the space between the edge of the paper and the text
1. Single click selects one line
2. Double click selects one paragraph
3. Triple click select whole document
LEFT MARGIN ONLY

5. Basic Formatting C. Basic Text Format
1. Boldface – used to emphasize a small number of words or single sentence
2. Italics – used when listing references of a periodical
3. Underline – used in research report when listing references of a book
General rule – no more than 3 words for emphasis. Possibly one important sentence.

6. Words worth emphasizing
Not
Never
Always
And Or

7. Headers and Footers
Allows text, pictures, shapes, etc. to appear over and over on every page of your document
You only have to enter the text, shapes, etc. one time
On Insert tab, 2 buttons
Or double click in top or bottom margin

9. Additional Functions 1. Page numbers - Insert tab - go in the footer
2. Page Breaks
- pushes text onto the next page
- Insert tab
- ctrl enter

10. Pictures Insert tab. Choose Picture
Select the pic from window. For your test, select Desktop then Computer Lab Public Files folder. There will be two pics there.

11. Pictures
When selected on the pic, the pink Picture Tools tab will appear
Use the Text Wrapping button and choose the Tight option

12. Pictures
Layer the pictures – drag one atop the other

13. Pictures Group the pictures 1. Click the first pic then hold
down shift key
2. click the second pic
3. let go of shift key then right
click and go to Group
4. Pics will now be grouped
and act as one picture for
moving, resizing, copy/paste, etc.