Find and Replace Text in Word – Instructions

A picture that shows how to find and replace text in Word by using the “Find and Replace” dialog box.
Overview of How to Find and Replace Text in Word:             You can find and replace text in Word using the commands in the “Editing” button group on the “Home” tab of the Ribbon. This button group contains several commands to help you quickly find and replace document content. This can be very useful for
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Zoom a Document in Word- Instructions and Video Lesson

A picture showing how to use the “Zoom” dialog box to zoom a document in Word.
Overview of How to Zoom a Document in Word             You can easily zoom a document in Word to change its magnification level by using the Zoom slider. The Zoom slider appears in the lower-right corner of the application window. You can click and drag the slider left, towards the minus symbol (-), to shrink
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Update an Index in Word – Instructions

A picture of a user updating an index in a Word document.
Overview of Updating an Index in Word             You can easily update an index in Word. You can update an index in Word after altering content in a document that contains an index. Doing this then lets you refresh its display, versus recreating the entire index.             An index in Microsoft Word is simply a
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Create a Form in Word- Instructions and Video Lesson

Create a Form in Word- Instructions and Video Lesson: A picture of a user creating a form in Word by using the “Developer” tab in the Ribbon.
Create a Form in Word: Overview             You can easily create a form in Word based on existing documents or templates. To create a form in Word, first create a normal document or template to use as the basis for your form. Then enter information into that document you want to remain unchanging. This unchanging
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Create Columns in Word – Instructions and Video Lesson

Create Columns in Word - Instructions and Video Lesson: A picture of a user adding columns to a Word document by using the “Columns” dialog box.
Create Columns in Word: Overview             You may need to create columns in Word for documents that need them, like a newsletter. This is helpful for separating text vertically. When you create columns in Word, the text flows from one column to the next on the same page. Also note that you can add columns
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Save a Word Document as a PDF File- Instructions

Save a Word Document as a PDF File- Instructions: A picture of a user saving a Word document as a PDF by using the “Publish as PDF or XPS” dialog box in Word.
Save a Word Document as a PDF File: Overview             You may want to save a Word document as a PDF file. You can also save a Word document as an XPS file. Both file formats keep your document formatting but make it difficult for anyone else to change the file’s content. Both file formats
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Show Non-Printing Characters in Word – Instructions

Show Non-Printing Characters in Word - Instructions: A picture of a document after showing the non-printing characters in Microsoft Word.
Show Non-Printing Characters in Word: Overview             You can easily show non-printing characters in Word documents. In Word, the “Spacebar,” “Tab,” and “Enter” keys all create characters within your document. In this regard, they act like most other keyboard characters keys do. However, unlike most other characters, you cannot normally see these characters. This means
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Share Documents in Word – Instructions and Video Lesson

Share Documents in Word - Instructions: A picture of a user changing sharing settings in the “Link settings” pane in Word.
Share Documents in Word: Overview             One way to share documents in Word is to use the co-authoring features of Word as part of an Office 365 subscription. To use co-authoring in Word, you must also save the shared document to an online site like OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online. Co-authoring lets you
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