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Chapter 11
Finalizing a Document
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What’s Inside and on the CD?
• In this chapter, you’ll learn how to add finishing touches to your document, including:
– Adding headers and footers– Setting margins– Incorporating graphics– Save your document in HTML format– Adding comments and tracking changes
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How do I create headers and footers?
• Header is text that appears at top of every page
• Footer is text that appears at bottom of every page
• Typically display title of document, current date, author’s name, and page numbers
How do I create headers and footers?
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How do I create headers and footers?
• Where headers and footers are displayed:– Print Layout View– Full Screen Reading view– Print Preview– On printed pages
• Headers and footers preset tabs – A center tab in middle of page– A right tab near right margin
• Pressing Tab key will move insertion point to next tab
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How do I create headers and footers?
• Use Page Number button in the Header & Footer group to insert the page number
• Use the Date & Time button in the Insert group to insert the current date and time
• Click the Go to Header or Go to Footer button to switch between header and footer
• Change the font and font style of page numbers just as you would with any other text
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How do I insert page breaks and section breaks?
• Page breaks occur when one page ends and the next begins
• When a page is full, Word automatically inserts page break
• You may “force” a page break at any point
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How do I insert page breaks and section breaks?
• Section break, displayed as double dotted line, divides document into sections
• You can apply different formatting to each section
• To insert a break– Click Page Layout tab– Click Breaks– Select type of break– Click OK
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How do I insert page breaks and section breaks?
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Can I insert photos into a document?
• Two types of graphics may be inserted:– Vector graphics– Bitmap graphics
• Bitmap referred to as “picture” with extensions: .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif, .gif
• Insert pictures and other bitmaps from files stored in computer
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Can I insert graphics into a document?
• To insert bitmap graphic:– Click Insert tab– Click Picture from Illustrations group– Use Open dialog to navigate to folder containing
selection– Click to insert
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Can I insert graphics into a document?
• To crop picture:– Select picture– Click Crop button on Size group– Drag edges to frame part you want
• Adjust brightness, contrast, and color of picture:– Select graphic– Click Brightness, Contrast, or Recolor buttons
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Can I insert graphics into a document?
• Control text flow around picture in document:– Select picture– From Arrange group select Text Wrapping button– Select choice from list
• To delete a picture:– Click picture– Press Delete button
Can I insert graphics into a document?
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Can I insert line art into a document?
• Vector graphic, sometimes called “drawing,” created with basic shapes such as lines, curves, and rectangles
• Clip art, logos, organizational charts created with vector graphics
• To access Clip Art:– Click Insert tab– Click Clip Art in Illustrations group
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Can I insert line art into a document?
• Word’s Shapes allow creation of vector graphics within document
• To create complex drawings, combine several shapes within a rectangle call a “canvas”
• To open blank canvas:
– Click Insert tab– Click Shapes button– Click New Drawing Canvas
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Can I insert line art into a document?
• Multiple shapes can be grouped together:
– Hold down Ctrl key and select shapes– Right-click shapes– Point to Grouping– Click Group– Ungroup shapes by clicking Ungroup
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Can I insert line art into a document?
• Use layers to make shapes appear to stack or appear in front or behind
• To move a shape from one level to another:– Right-click shape– Choose Order– Select order from list
• To control text flows around vector graphics:– Click Text Wrapping from the Arrange group– Select an option from the list
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Can I insert line art into a document?
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How do I set margins?
• Margin settings typically apply to entire document, and are changed using Page Setup on the Page Layout tab
• Default margins are set to 1” on all sides
• Smaller margins allow for more text, larger margins reduce amount of text that will fit on page
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How do I set margins?
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How do I set margins?
• If using headers and footers, don’t set top and bottom margins too small or headers and footers will not print correctly
• Portrait orientation will display and print page vertically
• Landscape orientation will display and print page sideways
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How do I set margins?
• Paper tab is used to set paper size and how paper will feed into default printer
• Select appropriate paper size from Paper size list
• Layout tab is useful for creating different headers and footers for odd and even pages
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How do I set margins?
• Other layout options allow you to:– Center text vertically on page– Insert line numbers– Add graphical elements such as borders to document
• These formatting options can apply to entire document or to selected sections
How do I perform a mail merge?
• A mail merge allows you to create multiple documents from a starting document and a data source
• You can compose your starting document from scratch or from a document template
• The data source can come from a(n)– Database file– Outlook– Excel spreadsheet– Word document
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How do I perform a mail merge?
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How do I perform a mail merge?
• Merge lists contain data such as names and addresses– Each item is considered a field– A merge field contains one item of data– A merge block can contain multiple lines
• Merge fields are enclosed in angle brackets• Use the Write & Insert Fields group to insert pre-
formatted merge field blocks or individual merge fields• Preview your final documents
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How do I perform a mail merge?
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How do I save a document as a Web page?
• Document may be posted on Internet as Web page
• Must be in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) format to be accessible to Web browsers
• Use the Save As option accessed from the Microsoft Office button to save a document in HTML format
How do I save a document as a Web page?
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How do I save a document as a Web page?
• Not all formatting elements in Word document can be properly converted to HTML
• Message will be displayed if Word encounters problems during conversion process
• Cancel or continue with conversion process if problems are encountered
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How do I save a document as a Web page?
• To view HTML document, locate the file with Windows Explorer and double-click it
• Long Word document will display as one continuous Web page
• When viewed with browser, vertical scroll bar allows viewer to move through document
How do I convert a document into a PDF?
• PDF was created by Adobe Systems– Has become a universal standard for exchanging files– Preserves layout
• Software for viewing PDFs is free• To convert a Word document to PDF:
– Save it first as a normal Word document– Use the Save As command and select PDF from the
Save As type list
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How do I convert a document into a PDF?
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How do I convert a document into a PDF?
• You might have to install the Publish as PDF or XPS Add-in for Microsoft Office 2007
• Software for creating PDFs can be obtained a number of ways
• Free PDF software usually allows you to create, read, and print PDF files
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How do I convert a document into a PDF?
• Some PDF software offers additional features– Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Insert text• Make line-out deletions• Highlight passages• Add comments
• XPS is similar to PDF, but created by Microsoft
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How do I work with electronic documents?
• Word has several built-in features that help you work with electronic documents– Office button’s Send option– Publish option– Fax templates
• The way you plan to use a document affects the way you handle it
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How do I work with electronic documents?
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How do I work with electronic documents?
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How do I work with electronic documents?
• Remain alert to avoid the following problems:– Loss of information or formatting– Necessary software not installed– Missing linked data– Blocked file types– Large files
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How do I work with electronic documents?
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Can I track changes and insert comments in a document?
• As document is revised, you can maintain record of original wording
• Track Changes feature maintains all deleted, changed, and inserted text – displays as contrasting color
• You may hide or display “changes” and integrate them by “accepting” them
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Can I track changes and insert comments in a document?
• Word’s comment feature allows insertion of “sticky notes” in document
• Comments displayed as balloons in margins, and displayed or hidden as needed
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Can I track changes and insert comments in a document?
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Can I track changes and insert comments in a document?
• Before inserting comments or tracking changes:– Click the Review tab– Click Track Changes
• To accept changes:– Click changed text– Click Accept Change button– To reject change, use Reject options in the Changes
group
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Can I track changes and insert comments in a document?
• To accept all changes:– Click Accept in the Changes group– Click Accept All Changes in Document
• To reject all changes:– Click Reject in the Changes group– Click Reject All Changes in Document
• To insert a comment:– Click New Comment on the Review tab– Type comment
Is there a way to protect documents from unauthorized access?
• You can protect your documents in several ways– Encrypt the document so that it can be opened only
when a valid password is entered
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Is there a way to protect documents from unauthorized access?
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Is there a way to protect documents from unauthorized access?
– Allow anyone to open a document, but restrict the types of edits that can be made
• Word’s Protect Document group
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Is there a way to protect documents from unauthorized access?
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Is there a way to protect documents from unauthorized access?
• To deactivate document protection, use the Protect Document button to access the Restrict Formatting and Editing task pane– Scroll to the bottom and click the Stop Protection
button
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What other features can I use to finalize my documents?
• Borders and shading allow emphasizing text or parts of table– Border: Line or graphic drawn around page or
section of text– Shading: Grayscale or color background applied to
text or table cells• To apply borders and shading:
– Click Home tab– Click the down-arrow button on the Borders and
Shading button
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What other features can I use to finalize my documents?
• Theme is predefined set of coordinated styles, colors, and text options to be applied to existing documents for professional enhancement
• Word includes Apex, Metro, and Office themes
• To chose theme:– Click Page Layout tab– Click Themes in the Themes group
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What other features can I use to finalize my documents?
• AutoFormat allows automatic formatting
• Examples are replacing fractions (1/4 with ¼) and formatting internet addresses as hyperlinks
• To activate:– Click Proofing tab– Click AutoCorrect Options button
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What other features can I use to finalize my documents?
• Format Painter allows replication of formats between text sections– Click any text that has format to be replicated– Click Format Painter button– Click text where format is to be applied
• If you double-click Format Painter button, it can be applied to several locations
• To stop Format Painter click button again
What other features can I use to finalize my documents?
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