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Creating a new file When you first load an Office 2007 program, it automatically creates an empty file for
you to use right away. In case you need to create a new file after you’ve already loaded an Office 2007
program.
2. Click Installed Templates. The New window displays all the installed templates on your computer.
3. Click the template you want to use and then click the Create button. Office 2007 creates a new file
based on your chosen template.
Saving a file for Office 2007 If you’re the only person who needs to view and edit your files, you can save
a file in Office 2007 format by following these steps:
2. Click Save. If this is the first time you’re saving the file, a Save As dialog box appears.
3. (Optional) To specify a drive and folder to save your file, click Browse Folders.
4. Click in the File Name text box and type a descriptive name for your file.
5. Click Save
2. Format the text document:
After you type text into a document, edit it, and check it for spelling or grammatical errors, you’re ready
to make it look pretty, a process known as formatting text. A properly formatted document can make
your text easy to read, while a poorly formatted document can make even the best writing difficult or
confusing to read. The Home tab groups Word’s formatting tools into three categories:
Font: Defines the font, font size, color, highlighting, and style (bold, italic, underline,
strikethrough, superscript, subscript, and case)
Paragraph: Defines justification (left, center, or right), line spacing, shading, borders,
indentation, formatting symbols, and list style (bullets, numbered, and outline)
Styles: Displays predefined formatting that you can apply to your text
Highlighting text
1. Click the Home tab.
2. Select the text you want to highlight.
3. Click the downward-pointing arrow to the right of the Text Highlight Color icon.
4. Click a color.
5. Press Esc (or click the Text Highlight Color icon again) to turn off the Text Highlight Color command.
Justifying Text Alignment
Left: Text appears flush against the left margin but ragged on the right margin.
Center: Every line appears centered within the left and right margins.
Right: Text appears flush against the right margin but ragged on the left margin.
Justified: Text appears flush against both the left and right margins.
Adjusting Line Spacing:
1. Click the Home tab.
2. Select the text that you want to adjust the line spacing.
3. Click the Line Spacing icon