Crating a New Document

You can crate new documents by using the menu option or the keyboard shortcut. The menu option gives you more options for choosing your new document, but the keyboard shortcut is the faster and easier way of getting a blank document on your screen.

Document Basics

Once Word is open, you can begin creating documents. The following instructions will guide you through the basics of creating, saving, opening, printing, and closing out of documents in Word 2007.

Outline View

Outline view displays the document in outline form. You can display headings without the text. If you move a heading, the accompanying text moves with it.

Reading Layout

Reading layout view formats your screen to make reading your document more comfortable.

Print Layout

The Print Layout view shows the document as it will look when it is printed.

Web Lyout

Web Layout view enables you to see your document as it would appear in a browser such as Internet Explorer.

Draft View

Draft View is the most frequently used view. You use draft view to quickly edit your document.