Basic formatting in Microsoft Word
This page contains support for various versions of Microsoft Word. If you are not sure what version you are using, click here.
Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013
Selecting, copying, and pasting
Click on the links for help with selecting, copying and pasting in Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.
Document formatting
Click on the links for help with adding text to the top or bottom of every page (headers and footers), adding page numbers and page and section breaks, and changing margins, orientation and the spacing between lines, in Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.
Text formatting
Click on the links for help with moving text to the left, right, or centre (aligning), creating bullet points or numbered lists automatically, giving reference lists a hanging indent, and more, in Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013.
Word 2010, Word 2007, and Word 2003
For Word 2010, Word 2007, and Word 2003, click on the helpsheets below:
Selecting, copying, and pasting |
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| 2003 | 2007 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copy and paste | PDF (87kb) | PDF (87kb) | PDF (125kb) |
| Selecting text | PDF (139kb) | PDF (161kb) | PDF (114kb) |
Document formatting |
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| 2003 | 2007 | 2010 | |
| Inserting headers and footers | PDF (88kb) | PDF (193kb) | PDF (306kb) |
| Inserting page numbers | PDF (121kb) | PDF (242kb) | PDF (406kb) |
| Line spacing | PDF (81kb) | PDF (110kb) | PDF (175kb) |
| Setting page margins and orientation | PDF (100kb) | PDF (201kb) | PDF (198kb) |
| Page and section breaks | PDF (122kb) | PDF (211kb) | PDF (168kb) |
Text formatting |
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| 2003 | 2007 | 2010 | |
| Aligning text | PDF (117kb) | PDF (127kb) | PDF (267kb) |
| Bullets and numbering | PDF (283kb) | PDF (334kb) | PDF (275kb) |
| Format painter | PDF (398kb) | PDF (256kb) | PDF (276kb) |
| Formatting indents | PDF (129kb) | PDF (134kb) | PDF (148kb) |
| Hanging indents | PDF (104kb) | PDF (118kb) | PDF (176kb) |
| Superscript | PDF (73kb) | PDF (98kb) | PDF (94kb) |
| Inserting equations | PDF (108kb) | PDF (181kb) | PDF (176kb) |
| Sorting text | PDF (78kb) | PDF (83kb) | PDF (111kb) |
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