When writing a document which primarily covers mathematical signs and equations then using Word 2010 built-in Equation feature would be of great help.
Do one of the following: To choose a wildcard character from a list, click Special, click a wildcard character, and then type any additional text in the Find what box.
Set up a document - Word. Getting started with a basic document in Microsoft Office Word is as easy as opening a new or existing document and starting to type.
Whether you start a document from scratch or rework an existing document, you can follow a few basic steps to ensure high- quality results and you can quickly complete a professional, well- designed document . Key elements of a complex document include headers and footers, page numbers, citations, equations, a bibliography, a table of contents, and an index. You can also use any of these elements to create a document template that you can use again and again. You can find out more about all of these additional document elements by typing any of these terms into the Search box while you are using Word. Tip: If you want to create a specific type of document, such as a business plan or a resum. The Templates on Microsoft Office Online web site provides templates for many types of documents, including resum. For example, if you click 1.
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To set more precise spacing measurements, click Line Spacing Options, and then select the options that you want under Line spacing. Line spacing options. Single This option accommodates the largest font in that line, plus a small amount of extra space. The amount of extra space varies depending on the font that is used. This option is one- and- one- half times that of single- line spacing. Double This option is twice that of single line spacing.
At least This option sets the minimum line spacing that is needed to fit the largest font or graphic on the line. Exactly This option sets fixed line spacing that Word does not adjust.
Multiple This option sets line spacing that is increased or decreased from single spacing by a percentage that you specify. For example, setting line spacing to 1. Top of Page. Add basic formatting, styles, and themes.
Microsoft Office Word offers easy ways to change formatting in a document, including fonts and styles. However, for a professional looking document in very little time, you can use themes that choose the right combination of fonts and colors for you.
Change the text size. In Microsoft Office Word, you can use the formatting options Mini toolbar to quickly format text. The Mini toolbar appears automatically when you select text.
It also appears with the menu when you select text and then right- click. Select the text that you want to change, and then move your pointer to the Mini toolbar that appears with your text selection. Do one of the following: To make the text larger, click Grow Font, or press CTRL+SHIFT+>. To make the text smaller, click Shrink Font, or press CTRL+SHIFT+<.
You can also change the font size in the Font group on the Home tab. Apply a style. Applying a style to a selection of text in Microsoft Office Word is as easy as clicking a button on the Mini toolbar that appears when you select text.
Select the text to which you want to apply a style. For example, you can select text that you want to make into a heading. If you want to change the style for an entire paragraph, click anywhere in the paragraph. Move your pointer to the Mini toolbar that appears with your text selection, click to open the Quick Styles gallery, and then click the style that you want. For example, if you select text that you want to style as a title, click the style called Title in the Quick Styles gallery.
You can see how selected text will look with a particular style by placing your pointer over the style that you want to preview. Note: If the style that you want does not appear in the Quick Styles gallery, click Apply Styles at the bottom of the Quick Styles gallery or press CTRL+SHIFT+S to open the Apply Styles task pane. Under Style Name, type the name of the style that you want to apply. The Styles list shows only those styles that you already used in the document, but you can type the name of any style that is defined for the document. You can also apply styles from the Quick Styles gallery in the Styles group on the Home tab.
Change a Quick Style set. You can dramatically change the look of your document by changing the Quick Style set that you use. If you don't like the look of the styles you selected, you can either select a different set from the gallery of styles, or change a styles set to suit your preferences. Change the Quick Style set. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles. Point to Style Set, and then click the style set that you want, such as Formal. You can preview any style set by pointing to the style set and previewing the styles changes in your document.
Create a new Quick Style. Quick Styles are sets of styles that are created to work together. Although a Quick Style set likely contains all of the styles that you need to build a document, you may want to add a new style. You can also create additional styles, such as a new table or list style.
Select the text that you want to create as a new style. For example, perhaps you want the word business to always appear as bold and red in your document. On the Mini toolbar that appears above your selection, click Bold and Red to format the text. Right- click the selection, click Styles, and then click Save Selection as a New Quick Style. Give the style a name — for example, business — and then click OK.
The business style that you created appears in the Quick Styles gallery with the name that you gave it, ready for you to use whenever you want text to be bold and red. Apply a theme. Theme changes are a way to refine and individualize the look of the Quick Styles set that you choose for your document. By experimenting with styles, fonts, and colors, you can find the look that works for your documents. Apply a predefined font theme. You can change the fonts in your document by selecting a new font theme.
When you choose a new font theme, you change the heading and body text font for the document that you are working on. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles. Point to Fonts, and click the built- in font theme that you want to use. Create a custom font theme On the Page Layout tab, in the Themes group, click Theme Fonts. Click Create New Theme Fonts. Select the fonts and sizes that you want to use in the Heading font and Body font lists.
The sample is updated with the fonts that you select. In the Name box, type a name for the new font theme. Click Save. Apply a predefined color theme. You can change the colors in your document by selecting a new color theme. When you choose a new color theme, Word automatically formats various parts of your document with colors that are designed to work together. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles. Point to Colors, and then click the color theme that you want to use.
Note: If you have added a custom style with a color defined, changing the color theme may change the color of your custom style. Top of Page. Create a custom color theme. When you apply a color theme and then change one or more of the colors in your document, those changes immediately affect the active document. If you want to apply the changes to new documents, you can save them as a custom color theme. On the Page Layout tab, in the Themes group, click Theme Colors.
Click Create New Theme Colors. Under Theme colors, select the colors that you want to use. To see a how colors that you select look in your document, click Preview. The sample in the Preview pane will change to show you a preview of your color selection.
In the Name box, type a name for the new color theme. Click Save. Top of Page.