Many college projects will require you to include visuals in your essays. The following video addresses how to add an image and then how to get the text around it to behave properly afterwards. This video demonstrates that in Word 2007.
An easy way to do that is to use the Sort feature in your word processor. One more bibliography tip…if you create your citation list as you use sources, you’ll need to put these in alphabetical order at the end. Speaking of bibliographies (or Works Cited pages, or References pages), did you know that many word processors have ways to help you create those quickly?Īlphabetizing Bibliographies (and other Lists)
Luckily, it’s very easy to have your word processor do the hard work of this type of formatting for you, as this video demonstrates.
MLA and APA bibliography pages use a special type of indent, called a “hanging indent.” Where a normal paragraph indents the first line but not any others, a hanging indent paragraph DOESN’T indent the first line, but DOES indent all the others. It’s useful to know how to easily locate the word count in a document you’ve created.Įven people who have been using word processors for years often don’t know about some of the advanced tips below. Many writing assignments you have in college will ask for a particular word count range (such as a 500-750 word essay assignment). Some built-in tools allow you to add comments on a draft, which is useful for doing peer review, or making notes to yourself as you build a project. Your instructor might also add notes to your essay document when he grades it, so it’s useful to know how to turn on Track Changes so you don’t miss his input. MLA and APA document formats, for instance, both rely upon the use of Headers. See how to insert these easily here. Your instructor will often ask you to include page numbers on your document, along with some specific formatting procedures. Though neither tool is perfect, both will provide you a good leg up in the proofreading process. Probably everyone’s favorite tool since the invention of computers is automatic spell check. Grammar check is also quite useful. Having trouble getting things to line up the way you want them to on the page? This video shows how to simplify the appearance of your text with a couple of clicks. Now that you’ve mastered the basics, it’s time to focus on the parts of word processing that make life easier! Line and Paragraph Spacing If that’s the case, review how to change layout and formatting settings here.įinally, we end with the ever-important step of getting a hard copy of your work. Your professor may have specific instructions for how she wants you to format the documents you write for her class. This video demonstrates quick ways to change your text’s appearance. Making your document look attractive is one of the most fun parts of using a word processor. The ever-important “Save” feature is going to be your new best friend in college.Ĭutting, copying, pasting, and deleting are all reviewed here. “Find and replace” is a tool that will be handy for revising documents, especially. Now, let’s look at getting started with a new document file. Let’s start by reviewing the program as a whole, and what it’s capable of. The videos in this section use Microsoft Word 2013 as a model. If you use a different word processing program (or a different version of Word), the specific tools might appear in different places, but you’ll still be able to perform the same activities.
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