Adding a drop cap to a word document can give your text some flare. Here's how you create a drop cap: 1. First position the cursor at the beginning of the paragraph where you wish to add the drop cap. In this example I'm putting the cursor right before the "A" character. 2. Then select Format and Drop Cap. If for some reason you don't see Drop Cap as an option, you may … [Read more...] about How to Add a Drop Cap in Word
Microsoft Word – How to Double Space
Microsoft Word double spacing is a frequently used feature. Let's learn how to double space text in Word: 1. Highlight the text you want to double-space. Go to the Format menu and then select Paragraph. 2. In the dialog box that appears, head to the bottom right portion where it says Line spacing and select Double (or any other spacing you'd like to set). Click OK. 3. … [Read more...] about Microsoft Word – How to Double Space
Microsoft Word – Insert Symbol
You can easily insert symbols into a Microsoft Word document using the symbols dialogue. 1. Position the cursor where you want to add the symbol (though if you insert the symbol in the wrong place, you can always use cut and paste to move it as you would any other character). Go to the Tools menu and select Symbol. 2. Once the symbol dialog box opens, you can select the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Word – Insert Symbol
Microsoft Word – Word Count
Getting a word count for your MS Word document is easy. 1. Go to the Tools menu and select Word Count. 2. You will get the word count of your document along with other information including the number of pages, characters, paragraphs and lines. Note that you can also use the word count to get information about any selection of words. So if you want to know the word … [Read more...] about Microsoft Word – Word Count
Microsoft Word – Insert Date and Time
Inserting the current date and time in MS Word is straightforward. 1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the text. Select Insert and then Date and Time. 2. You will be given a list of the of the possible date, time (or combination of the two) formats. Select the one you need and press OK. Your date/time selection will be inserted. … [Read more...] about Microsoft Word – Insert Date and Time