How to Print Address Labels in Microsoft Word

1. Purchase Labels:Office supply stores like Staples sell a wide variety of peel-and-stick labels used for mailings. Locate the label size of your choice, checking to make sure the brand of your selection is "Avery." These labels are most compatible with Microsoft Word.
2. Create a Contact List in Excel:If it is likely that you will need to create labels for the same contacts time and again, you will want to store the necessary contact info in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Don't worry if you've never worked in Excel before. You should not have a hard time using this application to input contact info. In Excel, create a chart of contact information using the cells provided. Your first row of cells should contain headings, or "fields," labeling the information listed in the columns below. Example fields for address labels are:-Fname
-Lname
-Add1
-Add2
-City
-State
-ZipOnce you have labeled your fields, input the contact information accordingly, either cutting and pasting from an electronic document or transcribing info from a hard copy.
3. Set Up Your Label Layout:When you have finished creating your Excel spreadsheet, open a new document in Microsoft Word and locate "Mailings" within the tool bar. Next, select "Labels" from the options that appear. You will then see a small square featuring a certain type of label. Click here, and follow the instructions in order to locate the brand of Avery labels you have purchased. If you do not know the number assigned to your type of labels, you can easily find it by checking the upper corner of the box in which the labels are contained. Once you have specified the labels with which you will be working, agree to open a new document. Within the new document, you will notice a collection of squares, one for each label you are to print.
4. Merge Your Mailing:This next step is otherwise known as a "mail merge." It requires you to merge your contact info spreadsheet with the label layout you have just created in Word. Select "Add Recipients" from the menu bar. Word will ask you whether you want to use an existing document. You should select the saved Excel spreadsheet containing your contact info. Placing your cursor within the first label on your screen, click on "Insert Merge Field." A list of the fields you created in Excel will pop up. Position the fields within the label according to how you want the printed version of your labels to look. For example, if you wish to place the recipient's first and last name on the fist line of the label, insert "Fname," then a space, then "Lname," and go from there.
5. Next Record:In Excel, each row, which in this case contains a full address, is considered a "record." At the end of this project, the field titles you just placed within your first label will be replaced with the contact info belonging to your first record. Now you want to tell Microsoft Word that the second label should contain the info belonging to the second record, and so on. Do this by selecting "Next Record" from the list of field options. Position this text at the beginning of the second label. Now copy and paste the fields from the first label into the second, following "Next Record." Every following label should look just like this one, so copy and paste until you have filled an entire sheet.
6. Complete the Merge:Once every label in the sheet has been populated with fields, go ahead and complete the merge by selecting the appropriate icon from the task bar. A new window should open up, exhibiting the finished product. You will see that the field titles have now been replaced with the contact info contained within your Excel spreadsheet. This new document is the file from which you will print.
7. Print Your LabelsPlace a blank sheet of labels in your printer. Return to your document and select "File," then "Print."

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How to Add Fonts to Microsoft Office 2007

1. Visit the Microsoft Typography website to get a list of a bunch of different font distributors. Some fonts are sold commercially, some are shareware and some are free to download.
2. Browse the different font websites and choose the one you want to use. Purchase it (if you need to) and download it. Note the destination folder where the font is downloaded to your computer.
3. Find the newly downloaded font and right click it. Click “Install.” You can also install it by dragging the font to the “Font” folder under “Control Panel.” Once the font is installed, it will immediately be available to use in Microsoft Office 2007.

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How to Print Custom Envelopes

Creating Custom Envelopes with Microsoft Word 2007
1. Open a new document in Microsoft Word 2007
2. Click 'Envelopes' on the list of templates that appears on the left side of Microsoft Word 2007 when you open a new document.
3. Scroll through the selection of envelope templates. Do not worry if you can't find one that matches exactly what you are looking for. You can change the elements on the envelope template to suit your needs. The envelope template can be cleared of all of the elements and just be used as a basic template.
4. Create your own envelope. If you prefer not to use a template envelope, click on the 'Mailings' tab at the top of Microsoft Word 2007, and then select 'Envelopes.'Click on 'Options' near the bottom of the dialog box and then select 'Envelope Options.' Choose the size of the envelope you will be creating and then click on 'Change Document.'
5. Insert pictures or borders on your envelope. If you are using a template, you can choose to use the pictures and borders on the envelope and just enter your address and return envelopes in the appropriate fields. Or you can select the picture on the template envelope and delete it and add your own. You can also choose to add additional photos or borders to the ones that are already on a template.Click 'Insert,' then select 'Picture,' which will bring you to a list of your available pictures. Double click on the one you want to use.
6. Move your picture to the placement you desire on your envelope. In order to move it, though, you will have to right click on the picture, select 'Format Pictures,' and then on the layout Tab, select 'Tight,' and then 'Ok.'
7. Insert borders by clicking on 'Insert,' and then on 'Clip Art.' Search for a border by putting the word 'border' in the Clip Art search box. Select a border by double clicking on it. Re-size and move the border to create an attractive envelope.
8. Fill in the address and return address fields. You can change the font by selecting the text and then right clicking on it. You can then change the font color, size and type.
9. Insert WordArt. If you want to add WordArt, click on 'Insert,' and then 'WordArt.' Select the type of WordArt you want to use, and then add your text. Click on 'Ok,' and then place your WordArt on your envelope in the desired placement.
10. Place an envelope in your printer, following your printer's guidelines for envelope printing. On your computer, select the Office button at the top left-hand corner and then click on 'Print.' Choose your print options as to how many copies you want and click 'OK.'
Using Older Versions of Microsoft Word to Create Custom Envelopes
11. Open a new blank document in Microsoft Word.
12. Click on 'Tools' at the top of the document, and then select 'Letters and Mailings,' and then finally 'Envelopes and Labels.'
13. Fill in the address and return address. If you want to change the text, select the text and right click on it. Format the text with the font, font size and color that you would like to use on your custom envelope.
14. Click on 'Add to Document.' This will take you to a basic template for your envelope.
15. To add pictures, borders, and/or WordArt to your envelope and to print it, please see Section One.

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How to Delete a Header From MS Word Table of Contents

1. Locate the text you want to remove from within the document. You may need to use MS Word's 'Find' feature to locate the text. Double click the text to highlight it.
2. Click the 'Home' tab.
3. Click 'Quick Styles' and 'Normal' in Word 2007, or click 'Normal' from the Style group in Word 2010. This removes the header designation from the text.
4. Click 'Update Table' in the document's table of contents.
5. Click 'Update entire table,' then click 'OK' to remove the header from the table of contents.

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How to Install Microsoft Office Word Features

1. Click 'Start' at the bottom left corner of your screen, and then click 'Control Panel.'
2. Click 'Uninstall a program' under the green 'Programs' link. You aren't actually uninstalling the program, but you need to open that window to make the changes to your existing installation.
3. Scroll through the list of installed programs and click 'Microsoft Word' if you have the standalone version installed, or click 'Microsoft Office' if you have the full suite installed. The exact wording will depend upon which version of Microsoft Office you have installed, such as 'Home and Student' or 'Professional.'
4. Click 'Change' on the blue horizontal bar at the top of the window.
5. Click 'Add or Remove Features,' and then click 'Continue.'
6. Click the small '+' icon to the left of 'Microsoft Word' to expand the list of features you can install.
7. Click the icon to the left of the feature that you want to install, and then click 'Run from my computer.'
8. Click 'Continue,' and then wait for the Office installer to configure your installation with the additional feature.

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How Do I Set Up OpenOffice for APA Format?

1. Click 'File' in the top navigation tool bar while in the Open Office program and orient the cursor to gain access to the drop-down menu from the 'New' selection.
2. Select 'Templates and documents' from the 'New' drop-down menu which reveals a pop-up box in Open Office. Click 'Get more templates online' bringing up an Internet box on the home page of the Open Office template website.
3. Type 'APA' in the search box and click 'Search.' All templates revealing the APA format are listed. Click the 'Use It!' box for the most updated version of APA format to download the template into your Open Office program.
4. Open the downloaded file by clicking on it. The location of the downloaded file may be different depending on the type of browser used. For instance, in Google Chrome, the downloaded file appears at the bottom of your screen and only requires a click on the small box. In Chrome, the file is also saved under 'Downloads' on your computer.
5. Type your assignment in the already formatted document according to APA style when the Open Office template opens in a new window.

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How to Make a Cross With a Font

1. Open Microsoft Word.
2. Click on the page where you want to insert the cross symbol.
3. Click the 'Insert' tab. In the 'Symbols' group, select 'Symbol.'
4. Click 'More Symbols' to bring up the Symbols dialog box.
5. Under 'Font,' select 'Wingdings 2.'
6. Scroll through the symbols until you find a cross you like. There are some tall, spiritual crosses as well as other short crosses. Select the one you want, and click 'Insert.' Click 'Close.'

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How to Add a Watermark in Microsoft Word

1. Click on 'Format' on your Microsoft Word toolbar.
2. Point the cursor to the 'Background' option and click on 'Printed Watermark.'
3. Select whether you want a picture or text as the watermark for your document.
4. Choose 'Picture Watermark' if you want a picture or graphic watermark in your document, then click 'Select Watermark.' After that you simply choose the picture that you want to use as the watermark and click 'Insert.'
5. Put a text watermark into your document when you click 'Text Watermark' from the menu and then add the text you want to use as your watermark. Follow the instructions on the page to add any additional options, then click 'Apply.'
6. View how your watermark will look on your printed document by clicking on 'Print Layout View.'

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How to Disable Mathtype in Word

Word Startup
1. Select "Start," select "Computer," open "OS (C:)," open "Program Files," and open the "Microsoft Office" folder.
2. Double click "Office 12," and open the "Startup" folder.
3. Right-click the file "MathType Commands 6.dot" and select "delete." Now when you launch Microsoft Word, the MathType commands will not automatically load.
Deactivation within Word
4. Click the "Office" button from the Microsoft Word menu and select "Word Options."
5. Click "Add-Ins" from the left side of the pop-up menu. Click "Manage" at the bottom of the window.
6. Select "Word Ad-ins" and click "Go."
7. Remove the check from the box next to "MathType Commands" to deactivate them.

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How to Sort a Table in Ascending Order in Microsoft Word

1. Open the document and click anywhere in the table that you want to sort.
2. Click the 'Home' tab on the Ribbon.
3. Click the 'Sort' icon, in the Paragraph group on the Ribbon. The icon displays a capital 'A,' a capital 'Z' and a downward arrow. Clicking this icon activates the Sort dialog box.
4. Select 'Column 1' -- or whichever column you prefer -- in the first field under the heading 'Sort by.'
5. Select 'Number' under the field 'Type.'
6. Click the circle next to the option 'Ascending.'
7. Click 'OK' at the bottom of the Sort dialog box.

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