How to Route a Word Document

Routing Your Word Document
1. Launch Microsoft Office Word from your desktop by double-clicking on the icon and open the document that you wish to route.
2. Left-click on the 'File' menu, scroll down to the 'Send to' option and then click on 'Routing Recipient.'
3. Select 'Yes' from the on-screen prompt to allow the program to scan your email account on Microsoft Outlook.
4. Select the 'Address' button from the window.
5. Select each recipient from your address book that you wish to route the word document to.
6. Insert a title in your 'Subject' line.
7. Insert a message regarding the word document you are sending in the 'Message Text' box.
8. Left-click on the 'Route' button to send the word document out to each of your recipients.

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How to Unlock a Form in Word 2007 Done in Word 2003

1. Open the document to be unlocked in Word 2007.
2. Click the 'Review' tab on the menu ribbon.
3. Click 'Protect Document.' If the restriction options box is not viewable, click on the 'Restrict Formatting and Editing' bar. Go down to the second option and check the box next to 'Allow only this type of editing in the document.'
4. Click the 'Stop protection' button at the bottom of the pane. If the form was locked when it was created, a pop-up box will open asking for the password. Type in the password and click 'OK.' The form is now unlocked and can be edited.

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How to Change the Leading in Word Documents

1. Open Microsoft Word, go to the "File" menu or the "Start" button, depending on your version of Word. In Word 2007, you will use the "Start" button. Click "Open" and browse to the location where the document you want to edit is stored. Double-click the document to open it in Word.
2. Go to the "Edit" menu and choose the "Paragraph" option. A dialogue box will open. Use the "Indents and Spacing" tab to find the leading adjustments.
3. Go to the "Spacing" options and under "Line Spacing," select "Single," "Double," or "1.5." This sets your line spacing. To add additional space between these standard line-spacing options, go to the "Before" or "After" options to the left of the line spacing and use the arrow keys to raise or lower the leading. Choose whether you want to add leading before or after your lines of text. If you don't want any extra leading, ensure that these settings are at 0.
4. Click "OK" when you're finished, and your leading will be set for that document.

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How to Display the Outlining Toolbar in Word

1. Open Microsoft Word.
2. Click on the 'View' tab.
3. In the 'Document Views' section, click on 'Outline' to open the Outlining toolbar.

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How to Connect Separate Documents Into One Continuous Page in Word 2007

1. Start Microsoft Word.
2. Click the 'Microsoft Office' button and choose 'New.' When the New Document window opens, choose 'Blank Document.'
3. Click 'Create' to begin a new document. This is your base file -- you will collect all of your separate documents into this blank one.
4. Click the 'Insert' tab. Find the Text group.
5. Click the arrow beside 'Object' to make a new menu drop-down.
6. Click 'Text From File.' The Insert File dialog box will open.
7. Select the first document that you'd like to combine. Click 'Insert' to add it to your file. Repeat this process -- choosing 'Text From File' and selecting a file -- until you've combined all of your documents into one page.

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How to Add an Arrow to a Word Document

Option 1
1. Open a new Word document. Check 'View' on the Word Standard Toolbar. Select 'Toolbars, Drawing,' if it is not already selected. Click 'OK.' The 'Drawing' toolbar will open near the bottom of the computer screen.
2. Click the arrow icon, then draw an arrow of any desired length on the drawing screen. Hold the mouse pointer over the arrow until the pointer turns into a 4-way arrow. Double-click the arrow to open the 'Format Drawing Canvas' window.
3. Choose the arrow color, style, and weight. Select the arrowhead 'Begin style, End style,' and 'End size.' Select 'Size' to 'Size and rotate' and 'Scale' the arrow. Click 'OK.'
Option 2
4. Open a new Word document. Check 'View' on the Word Standard Toolbar. Select 'Toolbars, Drawing,' if it is not already selected. Click 'OK.' The 'Drawing' toolbar will open near the bottom of the computer screen.
5. Click the 'Line' icon on the Drawing Toolbar, then click the 'Line Style' icon on the Drawing Toolbar. Select the line size and 'Dash Style' on the toolbar.
6. Hold the mouse pointer over the arrow until the pointer turns into a 4-way arrow. Double-click the arrow to open the 'Format Drawing Canvas' window. Choose the arrow color, style, and weight. Choose the arrowhead 'Begin style, End style,' and 'End size.' Select 'Size' to 'Size and rotate' and 'Scale' the arrow. Click 'OK.'
Option 3
7. Open a new Word document. Check 'Insert' on the Word Standard Toolbar. Select 'Symbol.'
8. In the open 'Symbol' window, select a 'Font.' Scroll through the list until you find the arrow that fits your needs.
9. Check the desired arrow, then click 'Insert.' The arrow will appear in the document. Click 'Close.'

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How to Create a Scatter Plot With a Microsoft Word Spreadsheet

1. Open the Word document.
2. Click on the 'Insert' tab on the command Ribbon.
3. Click on the 'Chart' button in the 'Illustrations' group. A dialog box will display the different charts.
4. Click on an 'XY (Scatter)' chart button. Click on the 'OK' button. An Excel worksheet and a chart template will appear.
5. Enter the values on the worksheet. Click the 'Enter' key. The data will convert on the scatter chart.
6. Format the scatter chart for a custom look. For example, the 'Design' tab includes chart styles. The 'Format' tab includes colored outlines.
7. Save this document.

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How to Open Microsoft Word 2007 Documents in Word 2003

1. Open your Internet browser and navigate to the Microsoft Download Center (see Resources).
2. Read the 'Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats' download details page. Ensure that your computer meets the necessary system requirements, and then click on the 'Download' button. You will be taken to the 'Download Confirmation' page, and your file will eventually begin downloading.
3. Find the file entitled 'ileFormatConverters.exe' on your computer's hard drive. Double-click on 'ileFormatConverters.exe.' Your file should open and install on your computer. Once you have successfully installed the 'Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats' file on your computer, you can open Microsoft Word 2007 documents with Microsoft Word 2003.

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How to Underline Text In Word 2007

1. Open your Microsoft Word document and highlight the word or sentence you want to underline. Click the 'Underline' icon located on the Home tab to underline the text.
2. Select the text you want to underline, if you want to underline words, but not the spaces between them. Click the 'Font' button on the 'Home' tab and click the 'Font' tab. Click 'Words only' in the 'Underline style' box.
3. Select the text or sentence you want to underline, if you want to double underline. Click the 'Home' tab and click 'Font.' Click the 'Font' tab. Select 'Double Underline' in the 'Underline style' box.
4. Select the text you want to underline, if you want to add a decorative underline. Click the 'Home' tab and click 'Font.' Click the 'Font' tab. Select the decorative underline you want to use in the ' Underline style' box. Click 'Underline color' and select the color you want to use for your decorative line.
5. Click 'Paragraph group' on the 'Home' tab if you want to underline spaces. Click 'Show/Hide' and press the 'TAB' key. Select the tab characters that you want to underline. The tab character looks like an arrow. Press 'CTRL,' and 'U' together for a basic line. Click 'Font' on the 'Home' tab if you want to add a decorative line to the space. Click 'Underline style' and select the style you want to use.

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How to Create a Flow Chart in MS Word

1. Open Microsoft Word, which automatically defaults to a blank portrait-oriented page on the screen. To change your flow chart to landscape orientation, click the 'Page Layout' tab at the top of the screen and click the 'Orientation' button directly below it. The page changes to landscape.
2. Type the name of the flow chart at the top of the page, such as 'Weather Closing Phone Tree.' Highlight the words, click the 'Home' tab at the top of the screen and change their appearance using the options in the 'Font' section of the ribbon/toolbar, such as font style and text color.
3. Click the 'Insert' tab at the top of the screen. Click the 'SmartArt' button on the ribbon/toolbar below it, which opens the 'Choose a SmartArt graphic' window.
4. Scroll through the different flow chart options, including vertical hexagons, triangles of different sizes and boxes and arrows in a horizontal line. The flow chart options in the 'Process' section of the window may be especially applicable to a flow chart.
5. Double-click a SmartArt shape group and it appears on the Word window. Enlarge the flow chart to fit the page by grabbing a corner and dragging it toward one of the edges of the Word workspace.
6. Click one of the '[Text]' words within the SmartArt flow chart shape and type the shape's information, such as a worker's name. Repeat this to fill the rest of the flow chart with labels for each shape.
7. Recolor the flow chart (optional) by double-clicking anywhere on it to bring up a new 'SmartArt Tools' toolbar. Click the 'Change Colors' button on the toolbar and hover your cursor over the options in the drop-down menu. As you hover over each group of colors, the flow chart changes. Click a color group to commit the change.
8. Click the 'File' tab, click 'Save As,' give the flow chart a name and save it to your computer.

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