Join Tim Grey for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding columns for text, part of Learning Word 2007.
One of the things you can do to help make a document more readable is divide the …text into columns. By default, of course, the paragraphs, …the text within our documents, span all the way across from left to right based …on the margins we've defined for that document. …But that can translate into some relatively long lines of text. …And though, while it might seem a little bit silly, we can actually lose our place …from line to line more easily when those columns are wide. …And we can resolve that issue by using narrower columns.…
For example, dividing this text into two columns rather than just a single column. …In many cases you'll want to divide text into columns only after a certain point. …So, for example, here I have a title and a subtitle, as well as a byline and a …year of publication and I certainly would not want those items divided into columns. …For example, maybe I want the title to be centered on the page and so I most …certainly would not want to divide that text in to columns, because then the …
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2/7/2013- Saving and opening documents
- Selecting and formatting text
- Undoing and redoing
- Creating bulleted and numbered lists
- Adding images and tables
- Updating images with effects and adjustments
- Finding and replacing text
- Tracking changes to documents
- Printing and sharing documents
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 16s
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1. Introducing Microsoft Word
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View options4m 22s
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Word options6m 59s
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2. Text Formatting
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Formatting text as you type3m 35s
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Text formatting options7m 7s
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Moving and copying text4m 20s
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Clearing formatting4m 29s
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Using the Format Painter4m 5s
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Inserting special characters3m 34s
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Undoing and redoing3m 38s
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3. Page and Paragraph Formatting
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Overall document layout2m 37s
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Text alignment options3m 2s
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Tabs, indents, and spacing3m 53s
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Using page breaks3m 9s
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Adding columns for text3m 26s
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Using headers and footers4m 22s
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4. Adding Sophistication to Documents
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Using a document template2m 23s
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Adding images to a document2m 54s
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5. Reviewing Documents
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Finding and replacing text4m 25s
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6. Printing and Sharing Documents
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Printing a document4m 12s
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