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  Undo Changes in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to undo and redo changes in Word 2010. Microsoft word provides two important features called the  Undo  and the  Repeat  or  Redo . The Undo feature is used to undo the previous action and the  Repeat  or  Redo  feature is used to repeat the previous action. For example, if you mistakenly delete text, you can use the  Undo  feature to recover it. In a similar way, if you delete a character and you want to delete more characters then you can use the  Repeat  operation. How to use Undo & Repeat operations You can access the Undo and Repeat buttons from the Quick Access toolbar. You should make a note that the  Repeat  button is also called  Redo  button and both the operations have the same meaning. Here is the simple procedure to apply  undo  or  repeat  (redo) operations − Step 1  − Let us type some text in a blank document. Now click the  Repeat  (Redo) button and you will see that Word will repeat the same operation

  Special Symbols in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss the use of special symbols in Word 2010. Your keyboard may not have many characters available but you want to use those characters in your document; in such situations, you have the option to insert  Special Symbols  the way we will further understand in this chapter. To insert symbols that are occasionally used, follow the steps in this section. If you find yourself using a particular symbol frequently, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to it. Insert Special Symbols Here is a simple procedure to apply zoom-in or zoom-out operation using the View tab − Step 1  − To insert a special symbol, bring your cursor at the place where you want to insert the symbol. Click the  Insert  tab. You will find two options under the symbol button  (a) Equation  and  (b) Symbols . Click either of these two options based on your requirement. You will further use equations while preparing mathematical or scientific or any similar document. Fo

  Zoom In-Out in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to zoom in and zoom out in Word 2010. Microsoft Word provides a functionality to apply zoom-in and zoom-out operations on a document. When we apply the zoom-in operation, it enlarges the size of text whereas applying the zoom-out operation reduces the size of text. A zoom operation just changes the size of the font on-screen without impacting any other attribute of the document. You can apply the zoom operation in various ways as explained in this chapter. Zoom-in & Zoom-out using view tab Here is the simple procedure to apply the zoom-in or the zoom-out operations using the View tab − Step 1  − Click the  View  tab and then click the  Zoom  button as shown below. Step 2  − When you click the  Zoom  button, a Zoom dialog box will appear as shown below. This will display the zoom options box to select a value to reduce or increase the size of the document on-screen. By default, it will be 100%; you can select 200% to in

  Spell Check in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to check spelling and grammar in Word 2010. Microsoft Word provides a decent Spelling and Grammar Checker which enables you to search for and correct all spelling and grammar mistakes in your document. Word is intelligent enough to identify misspelled or misused, as well as grammar errors and underlines them as follows. A red underline beneath spelling errors. A green underline beneath grammar errors. A blue line under correctly spelled but misused words. Check Spelling and Grammar using Review tab Here is the simple procedure to find out the spelling mistakes and fix them − Step 1  − Click the Review tab and then click the  Spelling & Grammar  button. Step 2  − A Spelling and Grammar dialog box will appear and will display the wrong spellings or errors in grammar. You will also get suggestions to correct as shown below − Now you have following options to fix the spelling mistakes − Ignore  − If you are willing to igno

  Find & Replace in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss the Find and Replace operation in Word 2010. While working on editing a document you come across a situation very frequently when you want to search a particular word in your document and many times you will be willing to replace this word with another word at a few or all the places throughout the document. Here, we will understand how to find a word or phrase in a word document and how to replace an existing word with any other word using simple steps. Find Command The  Find  command enables you to locate specific text in your document. Following are the steps to find a word  document  in the following screen − Step 1  − Let us work out on a sample text available in our Word document. Just type = rand()  and press Enter; the following screen will appear − Step 2  − Click the  Find option  in the  Editing group  on the Home tab or press  Ctrl + F  to launch the Navigation pane − Step 3  − Enter a word which you want to

  Copy & Paste in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to copy, cut and paste in Word 2010. In the previous chapter, we understood how we can select the desired text and move it to any other location in the same document or in any other document. This tutorial will teach you how to use copy, cut and paste techniques to duplicate a text leaving the original text intact or removing the original text completely. To use  copy and paste  or  cut and paste  operations, Word makes use of a temporary memory which is called the  clipboard . When you copy or cut a text, it stay on the clipboard temporarily and in the second step you can paste this content at the desired location. Copy & Paste Operation The  Copy  operation will just copy the content from its original place and create a duplicate copy of the content at the desired location without deleting the text from it's the original location. Following is the procedure to copy the content in word − Step 1  − Select a po

  Move Text in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to move text in Word 2010. At times, it is required to move a text from one location to another location in the same document or in any another document. You can move text from one location in a document to another by using the drag-and-drop technique with the help of mouse. This tutorial will teach you how to use the drag and drop technique to move text. Move within the same document Step 1  − Select a portion of the text using any of the text selection methods. Step 2  − Now take your mouse pointer over the selected text and hold the left button of the mouse and keep holding it while moving around the document. Step 3  − Take your mouse pointer to the place where you want to move the selected text and release the mouse button. You will see that the selected text is moved to the desired location. Move within different documents You can move the selected text from one document to another document. Following are some simple s

  Delete Text in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to delete text in Word 2010. It is very common to delete text and retype the content in your Word document. You might type something you did not want to type or there is something extra which is not required in the document. Regardless of the reason, Word offers you various ways of deleting the text in partial or complete content of the document. Using Backspace & Delete Keys The most basic deletion technique is to delete characters one at a time by pressing either the backspace key or the delete key. Following table describes how you can delete single character or a whole word by using either of these two keys − S.No Keys & Deletion Methods 1 Backspace Keep the insertion point just after the character you want to delete and press the  Backspace  key. Word deletes the character immediately to the left of the insertion point. 2 Ctrl + Backspace Keep the insertion point just after the word you want to delete and pres

  Select Text in Word 2010 n this chapter, we will discuss how to select text in Word 2010. Selecting a text is one of the most important skills required while editing a word document. You can perform various operations on a selected text; you can delete the selected text, copy it, move it, apply formatting to it, change its capitalization, etc. The most common method of selecting a text is to click and drag the mouse over the text you want to select. Following table lists down a few other simple methods that will help you in selecting text in different scenarios − S.No Component & Selection Method 1 Selecting text between two points Click at the start of the block of text, hold down  Shift , and click at the end of the block. 2 Selecting a single word Double-click anywhere on the word you want to select. 3 Selecting a paragraph Triple-click anywhere on the paragraph you want to select. 4 Selecting a sentence Hold down the  Ctrl  key and click anywhere in the sentence you want to s

  Insert Text in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to insert text in Word 2010. Many times it is required to go back and insert additional text in an existing line. Microsoft Word provides two ways to insert text in existing text and we will show how to use both the methods of inserting text − Insert and Add Text First we will see how inserted text will be added into the existing content without replacing any existing content. Step 1  − Click the location where you wish to insert text; you can also use the keyboard arrows to locate the place where the text needs to be inserted. Step 2  − Start typing the text that needs to be inserted. Word inserts the text to the left of the insertion point, moving the existing text to the right Insert and Replace Text In the Insertion mode, text will be added into the existing content but same time it will over write all the content which comes in its way. Step 1  − Right-click the status bar and select the  Overtype  option from the dis

  Context Help in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss Context Help in Word 2010. Microsoft Office provides more than one method for calling up  Help  when you need it. We will discuss a few important methods in this chapter − Context Sensitive Help This is the easiest way of getting help about any of the options available at word screen. You just need to bring your mouse pointer over an option and wait for 2 seconds, MS Word will pop-up a small balloon help giving you detail about the operation. If word has additional help for that option, then it gives the option  Press F1 for more help  as shown below when you bring your mouse pointer over the  color fill  option. You can press the  F1  key to get further help on this option. Using F1 Key You can press the F1 key when you are in the middle of doing something and Office will display the various categories of help as shown below. You can either search a keyword using the Search option or you can browse the listed categories to g

  Closing a Document in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will understand how to close a document in Word 2010. When you finish working with a document, you will proceed to close the document. Closing a document removes it from your computer screen and if you had other documents open, Word displays the last document you used otherwise, you see a blank Word window. Here are simple steps to close an opened document − Step 1  − Click the  File tab  and select the  Close  option. Step 2  − When you select the  Close  option and if the document is not saved before closing, it will display the following Warning box asking whether the document should be saved or not. Step 3  − To save the changes, click  Save , otherwise click  Don't Save . To go back to the document, click  Cancel . This will close the document and if you have other documents open, Word displays the last document you used, otherwise, you see a blank Word window as shown below −

  Opening a Document in Word 2010 In this chapter, we will discuss how to open a document in Word 2010. Opening New Document A new, blank document always opens when you start Microsoft Word. Suppose you want to start another new document while you are working on another document, or you closed an already opened document and want to start a new document. Here are the steps to open a new document − Step 1  − Click the  File tab  and select the  New  option. Step 2  − When you select the  New  option from the first column, it will display a list of templates in the second column. Double-click on the  Blank document ; this is the first option in the template list. We will discuss the other templates available in the list in the following chapters. You should have your blank document as shown below. The document is now ready for you to start typing your text. You can use a shortcut to open a blank document anytime. Try using the  Ctrl + N  keys and you will see a new blank document similar