INTRODUCTION TO WORD 2007
Word 2007’s Building Blocks
Creating a professional looking document has become even easier. A new feature called Building Blocks allows you to assemble a professional looking document using built-in components.
Before you begin writing your report in Word 2007, follow the steps below to add headers, footers, a confidential watermark, and a cover page:
How to:
- Open a blank Word 2007 document and click the Insert tab.
- Click the Quick Parts command in the Text group and select Building Blocks Organizer.
- Scroll to the Footer gallery, select Tiles, and click on the Insert button.
- Click on the Close Header And Footer button.
- Click on the Insert tab on the Ribbon.
- Click the Quick Parts command and select Building Blocks Organizer.
- Scroll to the Header gallery, select Tiles, and click the Insert button.
- Click the Close Header And Footer button.
- Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon.
- Click the Quick Parts command and select Building Blocks Organizer.
- Scroll to the Watermark Gallery, select Confidential 1, and click the Insert button.
- Click the Quick Parts command and select Building Blocks Organizer.
- Select Tiles in the Cover Page Gallery and click the Insert button.
- Double-click the footer section in the document.
- Click on Page Number in the Header & Footer group on the Ribbon and click Format Page Numbers.
- Type 0 in the Start At text box and click on OK.
- Click on the Close Header And Footer button.
Use Word’s New Contextual Spell Checker
Word’s spell checker can help you cut down on spelling errors, but what if you type the word right, and it should be write? Until Word 2007, the spell checker would have ignored the error.
For those of us who consistently type to for too, there for their, or site for sight, Word 2007 has a new feature that not only checks for the correct spelling but also for the correct context. Follow these steps to activate the contextual spell checker: 
- First, click on the Office Button.
- Click the Word Options button and then Proofing.
- In the When Correcting Spelling and Grammar in Word section, select the Use contextual spelling check box.
- Click on the OK button.
If you type Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of there country, Word will underline there in blue. You can then right-click the word to select the correct spelling: their.
Checking Word 2007 Documents for Compatibility
Before you send out that beautifully formatted Word 2007 document, it's a good idea to check the compatibility of your document with other versions of Word.
For example, if your document contains SmartArt (a feature that is not supported in earlier versions of Word), when a Word 2003 user opens your document, the SmartArt graphics will be converted into a single object that cannot be edited.
To have Word check the document for features that are not supported in earlier versions, follow these steps:
- Click on the Office Button and then point to Prepare in the left pane.
- Click on Run Compatibility Checker.
Word 2007 provides a report that lists the document's unsupported features and details what you can do, if anything, to make your document readable in earlier versions.
If you frequently e-mail documents in compatibility mode, you can have Word automatically run a compatibility check every time you save a file. To do so, select the Check Compatibility When Saving In Word 97-2003 Formats check box in the Word Compatibility Checker dialog box before clicking OK to close the compatibility report.
Several FAQ's.
- How do I change the default font from Calibri, size 11 to Times New Roman size 12?
Click on the tab Home and then the down-arrow in the lower right corner of the Font Group. When the Font dialog box opens, select Times New Roman under Font and then under Size choose 12. Click on the Default button. Clicking on the Yes button will the change default font to Times New Roman and font size to 12 for all new documents.
- Why are the document fonts so light on screen and when printed?
The default font color was set to a lighter color, which in turn controls how they appear electronically or when printed. Repeat the steps listed above except this time click on the Font color's drop-down arrow and change the font color to Automatic. Clicking Yes will the change default font color to black (Automatic) for all new documents.
- Where is the command Boarder and Shading?
Click on the tab Home and then go to the Paragraph Group. Next, click on the down-arrow to the right of the Border command. Click on Borders and Shading to open the dialog box.
- What happen to the white space between my pages in Print Layout View?
Click on the Office Button and then the Word Options button. Click on the label Display and then "Show white space between pages in print layout view."
- What happened to the Drawing Toolbar?
The Drawing Toolbar is not available in the Ribbon. Click on the tab Insert and then either the group Illustrations or Text to carry out any task that was performed in the Drawing Toolbar.