Insert a Column Break Column Break: If you have already added columns to your Microsoft Word document, then

you may have noticed that some of the columns aren't quite as balanced as you would like . One way to fix this problem is to add a column break. A column break will forc e the end of the column and move that text to the beginning of a new column. insert: 1.Start Microsoft Word and open a document you'd like to format with column brea ks. 2.Use your mouse to click the point where you would like to add the column break . Choose the "Insert" menu and click on "Break" to open the "Break" dialog box. This is where you can insert any of the numerous breaks that can be added in Wor d. 3.Select "Column break" under the "Break types" section to indicate that you wan t to insert a break in the place you have selected. Click "OK." 4.Check your Word document. Your column break should appear as specified. N.B If you don't already have columns inserted into your Word document, choose the " Format" menu and select "Columns." A dialog box will open. Choose the settings y ou want for your columns and click the "OK" button. Create a column break When you want to keep on using columns but you want the text you're writing to s tart at the top of the next column, you need a column break. 1.Place the insertion pointer where you want your text to start at the top of th e next column. 2.Click the Page Layout tab. 3.From the Page Setup group, choose Breaks?Column. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Microsoft Word styles Microsoft Word styles are powerful tools included in all current versions of Wor d.A style is a definition that determines the document formatting options that a re applied to characters or paragraphs.Using styles helps you use consistent for matting throughout your document. Applying a style only takes a click or two so it is much faster than manually formatting block after block of text. Styles can contain definitions for fonts, paragraph spacing, line height, hyphenation, tab s, page breaks, indentation, and more! Finding the Predefined Styles

There are different ways to access the predefined Microsoft Word styles, but the easiest way in Word 2007 is to select one from the Quick Style gallery.Quick St yles are new in Word 2007 and are located in the Home tab. There are 11 style se ts to choose from (13 style sets in Word 2010 Beta). Each set can be altered by selecting different theme colors or fonts, resulting in thousands of unique styl es available for document formatting. Word Style Basics For the following tutorial, open Word 2007 and start a new document. (These inst ructions also work for Microsoft Word 2010 Beta.) Step 1: Create a Sample Word Document Step 2: Change the Style Set Now let's see how easy it is to change the look and feel of the document just by changing the style set. Follow these steps to change the style set in your sample document: On the Home tab, click Change Styles. Point to Style Set, then hover the pointer over each style set to preview it. Click the Word 2007 style set to apply it to the document. Styles in ms word 2000 In Word 2000 or any earlier version of Word, choose Format > Styles. Choose your style and click Apply. In Word 2002 or Word 2003, choose Format > Styles and Formatting. Click the name of the style you want. (Tip: Learn more about the Styles and Formatting task pa ne.) In Word 2003 or any earlier version of Word, on the Formatting Toolbar, click on the Style box. Choose a style from the drop down list. In Word 2007 or Word 2010, click on the name of a style in the Quick Styles gall ery on the Home tab --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Indentation Indentation determines the distance of the paragraph from either the left or the right margin. Within the margins, you can increase or decrease the indentation of a paragraph or group of paragraphs. You can also create a negative indent (al so known as an outdent), which pulls the paragraph out toward the left margin. Y ou can also create a hanging indent, in which the first line of the paragraph is not indented, but subsequent lines are. Types of Indentation Hanging indentation First line indentation Indent only the first line of a paragraph 1.Click in front of the line that you want to indent. 2.On the Page Layout tab, click the Paragraph Dialog Box Launcher, and then clic k the Indents and Spacing tab. 3.In the Special list under Indentation, click First line, and then in the By bo x, set the amount of space that you want the first line to be indented.

Note : The first line of the paragraph and all subsequent paragraphs that you

type will be indented. However, any paragraphs before the selected paragraph mus t be manually indented by using the same procedure.