MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008, HELP& TIPS.

Microsoft Office can be complicated and confusing, but its actually a very easy and convenient application to use. And I am here to help and answer frequently asked questions.

Common Questions:

How to do Citations?
On Microsoft Word 2008, to insert a citation click on the ‘’view’’ tab and click ‘’citations’’. When the citation box pops up click on the plus sign at the bottom left corner. Click on the ‘’type of source’’ selection box at the top and select what kind of source you are wanting to site. Examples: books, website, etc. Enter the information in the boxes and click ‘’ok’’. And there you will see your citation on your page. To convert citation to ‘’static text’’ simply highlight the citation and click in the highlighted box then click on the little blue box on the right with an arrow and click ‘’convert to static text’’.

How to insert a header and a footer?
At the top of your page you will see a few tabs beginning with: document elements, quick tables, charts, etc. Click on ‘’Document Elements’’ There you will see more tabs, click on ‘’header’’ and chose one of the different types. (It really doesn’t matter which one you chose, some will be a large box but you can resize it by clicking on the little squares around the box). Just click inside the header and enter your information. Then double click outside of the header to type on your page. For a footer click on ‘’footer’’ right beside ‘’header’’ and do the same as you did with your header.

How to change fonts and line spacing?
Before you begin typing click on the format tab at the top and click ‘’fonts’’ in the drop down menu. Then on the left side you will see different types of fonts to type in. There is also a search box right above that box if you don’t feel like scrolling through all fonts to find the one you want. In the middle box will be font style and on the right end will be font size. You can also change the color. To change the line spacing click on ‘’format’’ and click ‘’paragraph’’ there you will see a box that says ‘’line spacing’’ click on it and select the line space you want. (most teachers require double space because it is easier to read). If you have already typed your paper and want to make any of these changes simply high light your work and follow the same steps.




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MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008, Help &Tips.




Kelly.