Greetings to all, friends! I noticed that many people on the Internet are looking for information on how to create a Word document online. Today I will share with you my thoughts on why this is generally needed and when it can come in handy.

Actually create Text Document It’s enough just to use the existing programs in the operating system. I already wrote how to do this in the article “”. But, if you are the owner of a tablet, then you may really need to create Word documents online. Since the format of such documents is considered a de facto standard, they are most often required to be used.

Today I will tell you about the two most popular and free services for creating and editing Word documents online. Many people want to work in services without registration, but this is impossible.

Yandex - documents

I learned about this service when I began collecting information on the topic of this article. Any owner can use it as part of using Yandex disk. After opening the Yandex disk, you will see a message, see below.

Interface for creating documents on Yandex disk

Now you can click the Create button and select the document type.

Selecting the type of document to be created on Yandex disk

The service for working with Word documents is provided by Microsoft (Microsoft) - also in demand. Many people use it, as it is intuitively simple and easy to learn. Here you can create spreadsheets and presentations online. But our goal is a text document, so we select it.

Word Online interface

It's essentially the WordPad editor, but with . The only thing is that to work with it you will need Yandex Disk and the Internet. The possibilities are, of course, limited, but for creating simple documents this is quite enough. We type the text, format it and save it to our computer. A copy of your document is automatically saved on Yandex disk and will always be available to you.

By the way, working with Yandex Disk will give you more room for maneuver, so to speak. What I mean is that you can not only upload documents onto it and edit them in the future, but also pictures, audio and video files. It is also possible to share any file with your friends.

Google Docs is a clear favorite

Why a favorite, you ask? It's simple - today almost everyone has an email in this service (the address ends in @gmail.com). This allows you to automatically use all Google apps, including documents. It has much greater document editing capabilities for free use compared to the previous one.
So, how to work with Google Docs.

First, I want to note that Google is generally not picky about browsers. You can use absolutely anyone - Chrome, Opera, Firefox, Safari or even standard Windows browser.
So, you need to go to the main page Google page, log in to your mail and open an additional menu, as in the screenshot.

Google services menu

After that, click the “More” button and select the “Documents” section in the list that appears. Next, for those who have a slow or Mobile Internet, you should wait a little while the system initiates all the necessary procedures. Once everything is downloaded, you will be prompted to create new document by clicking on the "Plus" button in the lower right corner of the screen.

Google Document Adding Interface

That's basically all you need to know about creation. If you are an advanced PC user, you will immediately see that the appearance of the online service is incredibly similar to the interface. It has all the same features that are present in the regular version. Here you can create your own styles, insert pictures, change the font and its spelling, check the text for errors (the “Spelling” menu), work with tables and much more.

Appearance of the Google Drive text editor

After you finish working with the service, you need to properly save all changes. There are two ways:

• V cloud storage Google, so you can subsequently access it from anywhere;
• Save the created document to your computer for future use.

If you chose the first option, then you just need to close the tab with the document. He can do it boldly and not be afraid of anything. U Google service Docs has a wonderful feature - it automatically saves any changes to the document in case a tab is accidentally closed or your computer suddenly turns off. Still, it happens to us: someone presses the wrong button, and someone’s light disappears, you never know.

But if you need to download the created and edited document to your PC, then you need to follow these steps:

• click the “File” button in the top right;
• select the “Download as” submenu and click on the required format.

I would like to give advice - always download in DOCX format, since this is the main one for . In the future, you will be able to open the file on any computer that has MS Office pre-installed. Other formats, of course, are also actively used by many, but I would not recommend that you download in them.

Microsoft online

Also a wonderful service for creating and editing Word documents online. It's great because its interface is exactly the same as the regular PC version. To work with it you need to log in using your account on the Microsoft website, and if it is not there, then go through a simple registration procedure.
Once you get to the service, you will be surprised how much it appearance similar to the Word you are used to. If other resources have slight differences and their own, so to speak, chips, then there is no difference here. The most common Word, but only online.

Video: review of the online version of Word

If you have mail from Yandex or Maila.ru, then this is the online office that is used to edit documents in your Yandex-Dick or Cloud-Mail cloud storage.

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It is not necessary to know and use all the features of the Microsoft text editor. You can successfully complete work tasks by occasionally switching between the Home and Insert tabs. But you will work even more efficiently if you equip yourself with even a few tricks from this review.

Here is a simple example familiar to webmasters. Some specialists copy the content into Notepad before transferring text from a Word document to a CMS editor. This clears the text from Word formatting, which may conflict with the template formats of the engine. So, you don't need Notepad. To solve the problem, just select the text in Word and click the “Remove All Formatting” button.

Please note that the review was written for the 2013 version of Word. The current stable version of the program is MS Word 2016, released in September 2015. However, this version of the program has not yet become the main one.

How to create and save a MS Word document

To create a document, open working folder. Right-click and select the "New - Microsoft Word Document".

To easily find a document, name it.

You can also launch MS Word from the Start menu. Pay attention to the illustration.

When launched through the start menu, you created a new document with a default name. Give it a name and save it in a folder of your choice so you don’t lose it. To do this, click on the “Save” icon or use the key combination Shift+F12.

Name the document and save it to the selected folder.

You have created and saved the document. Get to work.

How to use the Home tab features

Tools in the MS Word control panel are combined using thematic tabs. This type of interface is called a ribbon. By default, the main toolbox opens, highlighted in the Home tab.

Below are the tasks that you can perform using the tools on the Home tab.

Tool block "Clipboard"

You can copy, cut and paste content. To use the Cut and Copy options, select the desired piece of text.

Please note the insert options. You can keep the original formatting, merge the formats, or save the text without formatting. You can also use special insert modes.

Why do you need a special insert? For example, imagine that you need to work with text copied from another document or website. The original formatting may not match the formatting in your document.

This problem is solved using a special insert. Use the appropriate menu. In the window that opens, select the “Unformatted Text” option.

Now it will be more convenient for you to format the copied content.

Using the Clipboard menu, you can select previously copied content and paste it into a document. To open the clipboard, click on the arrow marked in the illustration. Select the desired item. Using the drop-down menu, select the "Insert" option. You can also delete the copied element from the clipboard.

You can customize the default paste options. To do this, use the “Insert – Default Insert” menu.

Specify the appropriate settings and save the changes. Pay attention to the options for pasting into another document. Most users can replace the default "Keep original formatting" with "Keep text only".

Font toolbox

To change the default font, use the drop-down menu marked in the illustration. Please note that in order to change existing text, the fragment must be selected before selecting the font.

Using the corresponding menu you can select the appropriate font size. Pay attention to the ability to increase or decrease the font of the selected fragment. Mark the text and use the buttons marked in the illustration.

You can select the appropriate register using the corresponding menu. Select the desired piece of text, use the button marked in the illustration and select the desired option.

You can highlight a piece of text with bold, italics, or underlining. To do this, select the content and use the marked buttons. Using the drop-down menu, you can choose how you want to underline your text.

To cross out a piece of text, select it and use the corresponding button.

Using the X 2 and X 2 buttons you can add subscript and superscript text.

Using the marked buttons, you can change the color, highlight the text with a marker, or apply effects to it.

Please note that advanced font options can be configured. To enter the menu, press the button marked in the illustration.

On the Font tab, specify the appropriate settings for the body text and headings. Using the “Default” button you can return the default settings, and using the “Text Effects” button you can select additional effects.

Paragraph tool block

To create a bulleted, numbered, or multi-level list, use the drop-down menus shown in the illustration.

To create a bulleted or numbered list, place the cursor on a new line and click on the appropriate button. Use the drop-down menu to select the appropriate marker symbol.

You can use additional characters using the Define New Marker menu.

To create a multi-level list, select the “Change List Level” option from the corresponding drop-down menu.

You can select the appropriate list style in the library. And the menu “Define a new multi-level list” and “Define a new style list" will help you create your own list template.

You can select the appropriate text alignment method using the appropriate menu. To ensure text readability, use left alignment.

Change the line spacing if necessary. In most cases, the standard spacing of 1.15 will work for you. If you are preparing a document for children or older people, increase the spacing to 1.5 or 2.0. Further increase in spacing will reduce the readability of the text.

Using fill, you can highlight a piece of text with color. For example, you can highlight a paragraph or a table cell. To add a background, select a piece of text and choose a color from the Fill drop-down menu.

You can use the Borders menu to control the borders of cells in tables. Select the cells you are interested in. Use the drop-down menu to select the appropriate action.

Toolbox "Styles"

Use the Styles menu to select the appropriate text style. If you want to apply it to existing content, select the appropriate fragment and define a style. To style the content you create, place your cursor on a blank line and select the appropriate styling option. For example, you can use a matching style for headings.

Editing tool block

Using the Find menu, you can quickly search for content that interests you. Note the drop-down menu access to advanced search settings.

The Replace function is convenient to use when editing text. For example, you can automatically replace the word “copyright” with “copywriting” in the text. To do this, use the “Replace” menu, specify the desired words in the “Find” and “Replace with” fields.

Click the Replace All button. After processing the request, the program will report the number of replacements performed.

Use the Highlight feature to quickly highlight content. For example, you can select all text, select arbitrary objects, or select fragments with the same formatting in two clicks.

Using the Collapse Ribbon function, you can hide program management tools. Only tabs will remain on the panel.

To return the tools to the panel, expand any tab and use the “Pin the Ribbon” option.

How to use the Insert tab features

The "Insert" tab contains tools with which you can insert various objects into a MS Word document.

Toolbox "Pages"

From the Cover Page menu, you can select a cover page template for your document.

Use the Blank Page and Page Break features to create a blank page or jump to new page. For example, if you need to insert a blank page between paragraphs, place the cursor between them and use the Blank Page function.

Toolbox "Tables"

Using the Table drop-down menu, you can insert or draw a table in your document. This can be done in several ways.

To quickly add a table, use the graphical tool. Using the mouse cursor, select the required number of cells in the table. After this, place the cursor on the selected area and click left button mice.

The Insert Table feature allows you to manually specify the number of rows and columns. You can also choose how you want to define the width of the columns.

The “Draw Table” function allows you to perform the corresponding action. Use it to create custom tables. For example, you can draw a table with a different number of cells in the rows.

To define the properties of the drawn table, use the corresponding menu.

Using the Excel Tables menu you can insert into a MS document Word tables from MS Excel. In the Express Tables menu you will find table templates.

Tool block "Illustrations"

Using the Pictures feature, you can insert an image into a document with hard drive computer. The “Images from the Internet” menu allows you to find suitable photos on the Internet.

Search results give priority to photos distributed under a Creative Commons license.

The Shapes feature helps you add a template shape to your document, such as a heart, star, or arrow. To use the tool, use the drop-down menu to open the catalog and select the appropriate shape.

Use your mouse cursor to determine the size and location of the shape in your document.

Decorate the shape using the Fill, Outline, and Effects functions.

SmartArt allows you to insert into your document graphic objects. Use the drop-down menu to select the type and appropriate pattern.

Place the cursor on the elements of the picture and add text.

Note the ability to change the color of SmartArt objects.

Using the Chart menu, you can add charts to your document. Please note that you can select the graph type.

Insert the required values ​​into the data table.

Using the Capture menu, you can take a snapshot of an area of ​​the screen and insert it into a document. To do this, use the drop-down menu to select the “Screen Clipping” option, and use the mouse cursor to select the area you want to capture.

Tool block "Add-ins"

In Add-ins you'll find the Office App Store. It has paid and free tools for solving special problems. To select the appropriate application, click on the “Store” button and use the search. You can also browse tools by category.

For example, with the MailChimp for MS Word application, you can create Email campaigns right in the document. To use the application, click the “Trust” button. The tool's capabilities will become available after authorization.

The My Applications menu displays a list installed applications. You can remove unused ones and add new ones.

The Wikipedia function allows you to search for information on a corresponding resource directly from a MS Word document. You can also quickly insert images from Wikipedia into a document.

To use the tool, click the button marked in the illustration and highlight the word or term whose meaning you want to find. Internet access is required for the tool to operate.

To insert an image, click on the plus sign marked in the illustration.

You can also insert a text quote from Wikipedia into the document. To do this, select the desired fragment and click the plus sign.

Multimedia Tools

Using the Internet Video tool, you can insert relevant objects into your document. To use the feature, click the "Internet Video" button, search for the video using YouTube or Bing, select and paste the item.

The video can now be viewed in a MS Word document. To do this you will need access to the Internet.

You can watch videos in Word

Links feature

Using the Links drop-down menu, you can insert hyperlinks, bookmarks, and cross-references into your document. To insert a hyperlink, copy the web page URL to your clipboard. Then select a piece of text that will become the anchor of the link.

The Bookmark feature allows you to quickly jump to marked sections of text. To add a bookmark, select the desired piece of text, and in the “Links” drop-down menu, select the “Bookmarks” option. Give the bookmark a name and click Add.

To quickly jump to bookmarked content, select the Bookmark menu, select the bookmark you want, and click Go.

Note function

The Notes function is convenient to use when working with a group on a document. To add a note to the text, select a piece of text and click the marked button.

To edit, delete, or mark a note as ready, place the cursor on it and open the context menu using the right mouse button. Select the required option.

Header and Footer tool block

Using the tools in the Header and Footer group, you can add headers and footers to pages, and also number the pages of your document.

To add a header, use the appropriate menu. Select a footer template.

Enter text. To save changes, close the Header and Footer window.

To remove or change a header, use the appropriate options in the Header menu.

You can work with the footer in a similar way.

Using the Page Number function, you can number the pages of a document. To do this, use the drop-down menu to select a location and numbering template.

Text tool block

Using the Text Box function, you can select a piece of text in a document. Use it if you need to create a sidebar, quote, or definition. To use the tool, use the drop-down menu to select a text box template.

Add text and save changes.

The View Quick Blocks feature allows you to insert autotext, document properties, or a field. For example, you can insert the date of publication, name, address and phone number of the organization and other data.

Using the Add WordArt menu, you can add visually appealing text to your document. To do this, use the menu marked in the illustration. Select the appropriate object and add text.

The Add Drop Cap feature lets you style paragraphs with a prominent capital letter. Place the cursor at the beginning of the paragraph. Use the appropriate menu to select the location of the capital letter. Pay attention to the ability to change the parameters of the drop cap. You can choose the font, height and distance from the text.

Add a line to your document for digital signature. To do this, use the menu marked in the illustration. In the window that opens, provide the required information and save the changes.

The Date and Time function will help you add the current date and time to your document. Click on the appropriate button, select the date display format and click OK.

The Object function allows you to insert objects or text from a file into a document. To paste text from a file, select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu. Find the file on your hard drive whose text you want to insert into the document and click “Insert.”

Toolbox "Symbols"

The “Equation” function will help you insert into a document mathematical formula. Use the drop-down menu to select a standard formula or go to the designer. Add the required values ​​and save the changes.

Using the Symbol menu, you can insert symbols that are not available on your keyboard into your document. Note the option to insert additional characters from the dialog box.

How to use the Design tab features

Using the tools in the Design tab, you can change the design of your document. If you want to change standard settings, start by choosing a topic.

To undo changes, use the "Restore Template Theme" option or select the "Standard" theme.

In the styles menu, select the style that suits you.

The Colors feature allows you to manually adjust the font color of body text, headings, and hyperlinks. You can choose a standard set of colors or specify colors for different style elements yourself.

Using the Fonts menu, you can quickly customize the font for headings and body text. You can select standard pairs or specify the font manually.

You can use the Paragraph Spacing menu to change the related settings. It is possible to delete an interval, select standard ones, or set your own values.

Using the Effects menu, you can select additional design effects. The Default feature is useful if you want to apply design settings to new documents.

“Page Background” tool block

The Background feature allows you to select a standard or customize the background. To set the parameters manually, use the “Custom Underlay” option.

You can change the corresponding setting using the Page Color function. Pay attention to the “Fill methods” option. With it, you can add texture, pattern, and design to your pages.

The Page Borders feature allows you to add borders to pages. Use template or custom settings.

How to use the Page Layout tab features

Tab tools allow you to change the layout of document pages.

“Page Options” tool block

The "Margins" function allows you to choose standard or specify your own margin options. To set custom values, use the Custom Fields option.

The Orientation feature allows you to select portrait or landscape orientation document sheets. Using the "Size" menu, you can change the size of sheets. The default size is A4.

In the Columns menu, you can specify the number of columns per sheet. The Breaks and Line Numbers functions allow you to set page breaks and add line numbering accordingly. The “Hyphenation” menu allows you to enable word hyphenation from line to line by syllable. By default this feature is disabled. Do not change this setting unless necessary.

Paragraph tool block

With the Indent feature, you can adjust the left or right margin of a paragraph. To use the function, place the cursor at the beginning of the selected paragraph and set the indent value.

You can use the Spacing feature to change the spacing between selected paragraphs. To do this, place the cursor in front of the selected paragraph and set the values.

Arrangement toolbox

The Position function allows you to set the position of an object in the text. To use the tool, select the selected picture and use the drop-down menu.

The Text Wrap feature lets you choose how text wraps around an object. To test the tool, select the drawing and use the drop-down menu.

Using the “Selection Area” button, you can display a list of objects in the task area. Using the Align, Group, and Rotate functions, you can perform appropriate actions on selected objects.

How to use the Links tab

Tool block "Table of Contents"

The Add Text function allows you to add or remove the current heading from the table. The Update Table function allows you to include new sections in the table of contents.

Footnotes tool block

Using the Insert Footnote menu, you can add a corresponding element. Select the fragment of text that the footnote refers to and click the button marked in the illustration.

The Insert Endnote feature allows you to add a footnote to the end of your document. Use the Next Footnote drop-down menu and the Show Footnotes feature to quickly navigate between footnotes.

Tool block “Links and references”

Using the Insert Link menu, you can link to a source of information, such as a book. Place the cursor next to the text fragments that the link refers to. Click the appropriate button, enter the required information in the window that opens and save the changes.

Using the "Manage Sources" function, you can edit the list, sort and delete sources.

The Style drop-down menu allows you to select a link style. Using the Bibliography function, you can insert relevant information into a document.

Tool block "Names"

The Insert Title feature lets you add a title or caption to images, tables, and formulas in your document. To use the tool, select the desired object and click the button marked in the illustration. Add information and save changes.

Using the Illustration List feature, you can add relevant information to your document.

Tool block “Subject index”

The "Mark Item" function allows you to add objects to the index. To use the tool, select an object, such as a piece of text or a picture, use the appropriate menu and fill in the information.

Using the “Subject Index” menu, configure the display of the subject index in the document.

Tool block “Link table”

How to use the features of the "Mailouts" tab

The tab tools will help you organize physical and electronic mailings.

Create tool block

The “Envelopes” function allows you to correctly add information to paper envelopes. To use the tool, click the marked button and add the required information. Now you can print the information on the envelope. Pay attention to the "Feed" field. This shows how to feed the envelope into the printer.

The “Stickers” function will help you correctly print information on stickers for parcels, envelopes, and CDs.

Tool blocks “Start Merge”, “Compose Document and Field List”, “View Results” and “Complete”

The Start Merge feature allows you to send a message to multiple recipients. For example, you can send a letter or electronic message. To do this, click the “Start Merge” button and select the “Step-by-step Merge Wizard” option. Follow the prompts in the task pane.

The Step-by-Step Merge Wizard combines tools from the Start Merge, Build Document and Field List, View Results, and Finish groups.

Creating a list of recipients

Write a message, review it, and complete the wizard. You can now print the combined document or send it as an email.

How to use the Review tab features

Use the Review tab to edit and evaluate the document.

Spelling tool block

Using the button marked in the illustration, you can start standard remedy MS Word to find errors and typos. Please note that the program does not “see” all errors, and sometimes offers corrections where there are no errors.

The "Determine" function will help you determine the meaning of unknown words. Please note that to use the tool, you must select a dictionary from the app store and install it. The Thesaurus menu allows you to find synonyms for selected words. The Statistics function shows the number of words, characters, paragraphs and lines in a document or its fragment.

Toolbox "Language"

The Translation menu allows you to automatically translate a selected word or phrase. Select the content you are interested in and use the button marked in the illustration.

The Language feature allows you to select your spelling language and configure language settings.

Note tool block

Using block tools, you can add, view, edit, and delete notes. Please note that notes can also be created from the Insert tab.

“Write corrections” and “Changes” tool blocks

You can use the Revisions feature to track changes made to a document. Pay attention to the "Scanning Area" menu. It allows you to choose how to display the list of changes: at the bottom or to the side of the document.

Tools in the Changes block allow you to accept or reject changes, and move to the previous or next revision.

The Compare feature allows you to compare versions of documents and combine revisions from multiple users. The “Block Authors” and “Limit Editing” functions protect your document from unwanted actions of other users.

How to use the View tab features

Tools on the View tab allow you to customize the display of your document.

Tool block “View modes”

Using the block tools, you can select the page viewing mode. For example, you can view the document structure.

“Show” tool block

Using group tools, you can enable the display of the ruler, grid, and navigation pane. The last function allows you to quickly jump to the desired section of the document.

Tool block "Scale"

The “Scale” function helps you select an arbitrary document display scale. The “100%” function allows you to return to the standard scale in one click.

Increasing the page width

The New Window function opens the current document in a new window. This is useful if you are editing content and want to refer to the original. The Arrange All feature combines multiple documents into one window. The “Split” function is necessary to work with different parts of the document in one window.

With the Side by Side feature, you can place two documents next to each other in the same window. This is convenient when you need to compare content.

The Go to Another Window feature lets you quickly move to other open documents.

The Macros feature automates frequently performed tasks. To use the tool, you need to create a macro. For example, imagine that you often need to highlight portions of text in bold italics. To perform this action automatically, create a macro. Proceed like this:

• Select a random piece of text. From the Macros drop-down menu, select the Record Macro option.

• Choose how to run the macro: using a button on the toolbar or a keyboard shortcut.
• Set the keyboard shortcut to activate the macro.

• Click the Assign button and run the commands you want to include in the macro. To do this, go to the “Home” tab, select bold and italic.
• Return to the Macros menu and stop recording.
• Check if the macro works. To do this, select a piece of text and press the specified key combination.

Additional tricks to improve your productivity with MS Word

Below you will find a list of life hacks that can help you quickly solve common problems when working with MS Word:

• Use the context menu. It is called by right-clicking the mouse.

To select a paragraph, triple-click on any word with the left mouse button.

To insert placeholder text on a page, write the following characters: =lorem(2,2). Use the numbers in parentheses to determine the number of paragraphs and filler lines. If you replace "lorem" with "rand", random text will be used as a placeholder.

• To quickly create a superscript or subscript, highlight the desired word and press the key combination “Ctrl +” or “Ctrl Shift +”, respectively.
• To highlight a sentence, press Ctrl and place the cursor on any word.
• Select the type of file to save. For example, you can save data to PDF format. To do this, select the "Save As" option and select desired type file.

• To create horizontal line, type three consecutive hyphens and press Enter.
• To print a dash, use the combination Alt keys + 0151.
• To quickly move a piece of text, select it, press F2, place the cursor where you want to insert it, and press Enter.

Microsoft Word is a text editor that can be part of the package Microsoft Office or a program installed separately on your computer. The program can be used to record letters and various types documents, which may include graphics and images. This guide explains how to open Microsoft Word, launch, create, and save a new document using the operating Windows systems 7.

Don't be afraid that something might not work out or go wrong. This program was created for users, and it is thought out to the smallest detail to make it as convenient as possible for you to use it. And of course, the main thing in every task is training, don’t be afraid to make mistakes. If you accidentally click the wrong button, there is always a curved arrow in the top left corner that allows you to undo last action. You can also do this using the Ctrl and Z key combination.

One last piece of advice before you start detailed instructions for using a Windows text editor - . This is especially important when working with large texts or serious documentation. Anything can happen: the electricity may be cut off, the laptop may discharge and turn off, and no one is immune from breakdowns. Lose important files and then spending hours restoring them is not the most pleasant experience. All you need to do is click on the floppy disk in the upper left corner from time to time.

The program can be found in the Start menu under Microsoft Office. Follow these step by step instructions to launch the document in Microsoft Word.

Program navigation

How to select (highlight) text

Selecting or highlighting text allows you to change the selection in terms of style, font and/or color, and even replace words if necessary. Follow these step-by-step instructions to select text in your document.

Step 1. The mouse is used to select text. The pointer will change as you move it.

Step 2. Move the pointer to the beginning of the desired fragment. Click and hold the left mouse button. While doing this, move the pointer to where you want to stop the selection. As you move the mouse, the text will be highlighted. When you are finished with your selection, release the left mouse button.

The selected text can now be formatted or changed.

You can copy text using the Ctrl+C keys. Delete text - Backspace.

Changing the size and font

The following steps can help make your writing more interesting and engaging. The text can be changed in different ways.

Text alignment

Sometimes the document you are creating may require a different arrangement of paragraphs. By default, text is aligned left. However, text can be aligned to the right or center.

On a note! Select all text Ctrl + A.

You can change the selected text using a combination of keyboard shortcuts, which is sometimes easier:

1. Center - select text, click Ctrl key+ E.
2. Align to the right - Ctrl + R.
3. Fit width - Ctrl + J.
4. Left - Ctrl + L.

How to make text bold, italic, or underline

The ability to change the font style can make your document more interesting. Different text styles, such as bold or italic, can make it stand out. Underlining can be useful for headings.

• bold - Ctrl + B;
• italics - Ctrl + I;
• underline - Ctrl + U.

Copy and paste

There is no need to talk about the importance of these two functions. They save our time significantly and allow us to insert without retyping it, as was the case in the days of typewriters.

This can also be done using hotkeys. Everything is the same as last time: press Ctrl and C at the same time to copy the text, and Ctrl and V to paste.

How to Create a Numbered or Bulleted List

Using numbered or bulleted lists can help highlight elements or show important steps, hierarchy, or sequence of something.

To stop adding new items and return to standard text, click the number icon again at the top of the document.

A bulleted list is created using the same principle, the only difference is 1 step. Instead of the “Numbering” button, click on the “Markers” button, it is located to the right.

There is another way to create a list. First, the user enters all the list items, each one must be new line. When all the items have been typed, select them all and click either on the numbering or on the markers, depending on what kind of list you need.

You will get the same result. This different ways and there is no right or wrong here, the main thing is that the goal is achieved. Use the method that is convenient for you.

They help to structure information and present it in a more presentable form. You can't do without this skill.

1. Step 1. In the top toolbar, go to the Insert tab.
2. Step 2. Click on the table icon. A window will open in front of you in which you need to select the number of cells. This can also be done by entering the numbers manually. To do this, in the panel that appears, click on the “Draw table” area.

All you have to do is fill out the fields. If you suddenly need additional rows or columns, you don't have to redo the whole thing. Left-click in the table area. In the menu that appears, click “Insert” and select the appropriate option.

This basic knowledge should form your basic principles for working with text. Let's highlight the main ones:

1. The text is entered where the blinking cursor is located and nowhere else.
2. To change a character, word, line, paragraph, or entire text, you first need to select it. It is necessary that the computer understands what exactly it must perform actions on.
3. Once you select the text, you can do whatever you want with it. You can practice, select a fragment and alternately click on the buttons located on the “Home” tab. You'll notice which features can be used together and which are mutually exclusive.
4. Don't forget to save your changes to protect yourself.
5. Use those methods of solving the problem facing you that are convenient for you.

Video - Word for Beginners

I think that each of you periodically uses Microsoft program Word. So, the first thing you should be able to do is create new documents. And only then should you learn, competently.

In general, read the article below and find out everything.

Addition

Before I start giving detailed information on creating a document in Word, read the article on the topic. That is, if you already have a document with docx resolution, but you do not know how to open it, I advise you to read the issue (link above).

And if you need to copy text or something else from an old document to a new one. Then it will be easier to use hotkeys, such as ctrl+c - copy and ctrl+v - paste.

A new document is created by pressing Ctrl+N.

Note. Copying the text is very simple and I indicated which combinations to press above, but for this you need to read one of the old issues of the portal, the link is attached.

How to create a document in Word

Creating new Word documents, etc. in a folder

In order not to subsequently have to worry about saving the document to the desired folder, to the desktop, or even somewhere unknown, I advise you to initially create a new document in the folder.

Thus, it will be easier to control documents, because we do not create them and then arrange them, but first find a place (folder) for them, and then create them. I hope you understand the difference.

Create a Document Template

What is a template in Word, what is it for and how to create it?

Perhaps you often work with Word documents and many of the documents have the same form. That is, the structure is similar and you have to constantly copy from old files and paste into new ones, or open old docks and change them, or even worse, do everything all over again.

A template is a special type of document that you can open and edit. Then the whole thing is saved to a specific location on the computer. But the template remains unchanged.

A template created in Word is saved in DOT, DOTX or DOTM formats. The latter allows working with macros.

What templates can there be in Word? For example, an official letter template, a business plan template. For example, a logo is placed in one corner, and the sender’s initials and address are recorded in the other. Depending on what you do, you need to create such a template.

Instructions

Conclusion

In truth, if you just need to create a document, then, of course, everything written above will help you, but new documents are usually created automatically when you launch Word. As for other editors, such as WordPad, . It works partly with them, we need to check.

Video on how to create a document in Word

Any action that the user does on the computer is performed by a specific program loaded into the electronic hardware. system unit. Write text on the computer possible using various computer programs eg Microsoft Word, Open Office. Such programs are called " Text editor". Text Microsoft editor Word is paid program, that is, it is installed on a computer for money, and not little. The Open Office text editor is a free program, that is, you can install it on your computer from the Internet for free. These programs have many different options for writing, designing, text editing and other features.
The most simple program for writing text is included in the system Microsoft Windows, that is, it is already on your computer. This text editor entitled " Notebook". The capabilities of this program are very modest, but we will begin to learn how to write text for now in this text editor.

There is a "Start" button in the lower left corner of the monitor screen. Hover the cursor over it and click, that is, press the left mouse button (first open new tab). Next, move the cursor higher to the inscription “All programs”, the inscription will be highlighted in blue. A column with a list of programs will appear on the right.

Move the cursor to the right in this column and select the inscription “Standard” from the list; the inscription will be highlighted in blue. Another column with a list will appear on the right. Move the cursor to the right in this column and select the inscription “Notepad” from the list; the inscription will be highlighted in blue. Click on this inscription.

A window will open, at the top of which there is the inscription “Untitled-Notepad”.

A large white field appeared in front of us - space for writing text. A small vertical line blinks in the upper left corner of this field. This is our cursor, this is how it looks in a text editor, changing its appearance from an arrow to a vertical bar. Let's start typing text on the keyboard.

A capital letter is written by simultaneously pressing the Shift key with the left hand. Space between words is created by pressing the long, empty key at the bottom of the keyboard once. In order to continue writing part of the text on a new line, that is, start a new paragraph, press the key Enter. To separate the next paragraph of text from the previous one empty line, you need to press the "Enter" key a second time. You can delete an unnecessary letter if it is to the left of the cursor by pressing the key Backspace, if it is to the right of the cursor - by pressing the key Del. Place the cursor at the desired location using the mouse.

Write at least one paragraph of any text. Don't worry if you have to search for each letter on the keyboard for a very long time; sometimes it seems that the letter you need is not there at all. I assure you that the keyboard has all the letters and all the punctuation marks. Try and experiment with the keys. Marks such as exclamation point, question mark, semicolon, quotation marks, number are located in the second row from the top of the keyboard and are written when simultaneously pressing a key with the left hand Shift.

After you have written some text, you need to save the written document on your computer. In general, you should try to save the document as early as possible. It is enough to write only one word or even not write a single word, immediately save the document, and then continue entering text from the keyboard.

Hover your cursor over the “file” inscription in the upper left corner of the screen; the inscription will be highlighted in blue. Click on the inscription and a list of suggested actions will open. Click on "Save As".

A window will open with “Folder: My Documents” written in the top white field. This folder has already been created on your computer. Below are several more folders with different names, which are located inside the “My Documents” folder. Everything here is very simple, just like in ordinary life. There is a thick folder on your desktop with “My Documents” written on it. In this folder you put other folders with different names. But among the folders already there, there is not a single one with a suitable name so that you can put the text document you just wrote during the learning process there. This means you need to take a new clean folder, sign it and put the document there. And then put this new folder, like all the others, in the thick shared “My Documents” folder.

We click on this icon, a folder with a winking blue highlight appears in the white field. It's called "New Folder". This name does not reflect its content, so you need to give the folder a decent name, that is, change the existing name. Press the "Del" key on the right side of your keyboard, the name "New Folder" and the blue highlight will disappear, and our cursor will appear in the form of a vertical bar inside the name field.

Type the name of the folder from the keyboard with a capital letter (although capital letters are not necessary) “Training”, do not put quotation marks. Press the "Enter" key. The folder has been created and named.

In order to put our text document in this folder, it must be opened. On a computer, this is done by double-clicking on the folder, that is, hover the cursor over the “Training” folder and click twice in a row. The folder will move to the top margin where the My Documents folder used to be. This means that we have opened our folder. There are three lines at the bottom of the window. The top line is called "File name" and the line says "*.txt"

When we opened Notepad at the very beginning, we saw the inscription at the top Nameless-Notepad. This means that our document does not yet have a name. On a computer, every document (text, photograph, video, etc.) is called file. Each file needs to be given a name so that it can be found later. required file in the desired folder.

Since working with different types of documents on a computer is done using different programs, then after the file name they write special combinations of letters so that the computer knows in which program to open your file for work. In our case, we have a text document, which is worked with in a text editor program - Notepad. For files in this program, you should write the symbols .txt after the file name, the dot at the beginning is required. The line "File name" offers us exactly these symbols. The asterisk before the dot is intended to replace it with the file name.

Place the cursor after the asterisk before the point, that is, move the mouse over this place and click. The cursor will start blinking in the desired location. If it is difficult to place the cursor exactly in the right place, you can place it, for example, at the end of the text and then move it to the left by pressing the left arrow key (bottom right on the keyboard). The right arrow key is used to move the cursor to the right.

Now you need to erase the asterisk, that is, press the Backspace key if the asterisk is to the left of the cursor, as you did when typing. After this, enter the name of our file, that is, a text document, for example, “First text”, do not put quotation marks.
As a result, the file name should look like this: First text.txt Do not put a space after the word “text”. Click the "Save" button.
In general, in the future, do not put spaces between words in file names; it is better to put a dash or underscore; with spaces, errors may occur when opening files in some programs.

The save document window will close and your text document will re-open. At the top, instead of “Unnamed” it will now be written “First text”.

So, the text is written, the document has a name (file name), it is located in the "Training" folder, which is located in shared folder"My Documents". Let's finish working with the document and close it. In the upper right corner, click the white cross on the red square. When you hover your cursor over it, a “Close” prompt appears.

Now let's try to supplement and correct the written text. To do this, you need to take it from the folder again. Open the text editor "Notepad" as you already did, starting with the "Start" button.
Click in order File, open.

In the window that opens, you will see the “Training” folder at the top, which means it is already open. Below it is your piece of paper with the title “First Text”. Click on the sheet, it will highlight in blue and its name will appear in the “File name” line. Next, click the “Open” button. The text you wrote earlier will open.

Now try adding a few more lines to this text. Delete the letter to the left of the cursor, to the right of the cursor, enter it again. Try removing the word. To do this, you need to double-click on it (it will highlight in blue) and press the "Del" key or at the top "Edit, Delete". When you click on the word "Edit", a list drops out, it contains the action "Delete", and next to it is the name of the key with which you can also perform this action. Now try to undo the deletion, that is, return the deleted word to its place. Click "Edit, Undo".

Now let's try to increase the font size so that the text is easier to see, and change the font type. Click "Edit, Select All". All text will be highlighted in blue. Next, click “Format, Font” at the top.

A window will open with the name “Font” at the top. The font type, style and size corresponding to our written text are highlighted in blue. All this can be changed.
There is a scroll bar in the "Size" column on the right. If you click on it and drag it down without releasing it, the font sizes will scroll. You can scroll through them one by one using the arrows on the scroll bar up or down.

Select the font size 18 and click on this number, it will turn blue. I left the outline as usual. And in the left column I chose a different font type “Times New Roman”, I like this one better. You can choose all the parameters as you like. Then click the "OK" button.