This document provides an overview of new and updated features in Microsoft Word 2013. Some key points include: - PDFs can now be opened and edited directly in Word 2013. - The file button replaces the office button from previous versions. - New tabs have been added to the ribbon like Mail Merge, Reference, and Design. - Formatting tools have been expanded and consolidated including fonts, paragraph styles, tables, and graphics. - Navigation and viewing options on the View tab have been improved for splitting screens and zooming.

1. Microsoft Word 2013
Bob Gill
Robert.Gill@k12.sd.us

2. What New for Word 2013?
• You can open and edit a PDF in Microsoft Word 2013
 Changes it to MS Word
• File Button instead of the Office Icon Button
Office Word 2007
Office Word 2013
Clicking on the 2007 Button Opens the Following:
Clicking on the 2013 Button Opens the Following:

3. View Tab on Ribbon
 Turn on Ruler (Make Sure Ruler is Checked)
 Set Zoom (100%, One Page, Page Width)
 Split Document into two Windows
 View Side By Side two open Documents
Must have Two Documents Open

4. Review Tab
Check Spelling and Grammar,
Define, Thesaurus
 Share and edit Documents between multiple persons

5.  Create a Merge letter
 Word uses an Access Database
(created in Word) to merge data to Letter
Mail Merge Tab
Merge Steps  Open a New Word Document
 Select Recipients  Type a New List
Choose Customize Columns
 Add, Delete, Rename Category Names
Click OK to SAVE the DATA- REMEMBER WHERE YOU SAVE IT

6. Mail Merge Tab
After you Save the Database, Field Names can be
Merged into the Document
Click Preview the Results, to
See Data entered from the Database
Click on the Next Record to
See the Second Record

7.  Table of Contents Feature
 Most Common Style is MLA or APA
 Easy to insert Footnotes
or Citations
 Citations can be Inserted into a Bibliography
Reference Tab  Designed for Research Papers
All Citations will be Inserted into a Bibliography at the end
of the Paper

8. Page Layout Tab
 Margins, Alignment, Spacing, Tab Sets, Breaks, Indents, Columns & Text Wrapping
Notice Fly-out Arrows
Page Setup:
Margin Tab  Custom Margins
Layout Tab  Vertical Alignment on a page
Layout Tab
Vertically Center
Page Content
Note: If text on 2nd page is
Top aligned, this must be
changed back to Top
Alignment

9. Page Layout Tab
 Margins, Alignment, Spacing, Tab Sets, Breaks, Indents, Columns & Text Wrapping
Paragraph Fly-out Arrow
 Single Space
 Set Before and After spacing to Zero
 Tabs Sets Tab Stop Position
Left, Right, Center, & Decimal
Leader Dots
 Change Margins and Orientation (Landscape or Portrait)
For True Single Spacing,
Line Spacing must be set to
“Single”, and “Before and
After” Spacing set to Zero
Setting Tabs
Choose OK 
Leader Dots

10. Page Layout Tab
Margins and Orientation can also be Changed by Clicking the Buttons

11. Page Layout Tab-
Columns Choose Columns  More Columns
Check This to put Lines Between Columns

12. Page Layout Tab Page Breaks
Most Common Breaks
Breaks Text from One
Column to the Next Column
Breaks to the Next Page
Starts a New Section
Needed to Switch from One
Column to Two Columns
To see Breaks, spaces and Paragraph
Marks, turn on Show/Hide from the
HOME TAB

13. The Ruler- Indents
Right Indent
Left Indent

14. Page Layout- Wrap Text around Picture
Wrap Text-This is also available by double clicking
on the Picture

15. Design Tab
Color and Font Themes
Watermark- Faded picture behind the text on a page

16. Insert Tab- Headers
The Header Dropdown has Several Custom Headers

17. Insert Tab- Footers

18. Insert Tab-WordArt
Word Art Choices

19. Insert Tab
Shape
Choices

20. Insert Tab

21. Insert Tab
Drop Cap

22. Insert Tab Make Table  Format Table
Double Click
On the cross
Arrows to select
And choose a
Table Style
Choose the number of rows and columns by dragging across and down
Styles
Formatted Table

23. Insert Tab  Add a Graph – Choose Object Button
Exit the Data Sheet and Stretch the
Borders of the Graph Chart to fit
Under the Table
Right Click on the White are of the Graph to Change Chart Type
Chart Choices
Select the Table by double click the left Top arrows
Choose Object

24. Home Tab- Fly-out Arrows
Clipboard Fly-out
 Use Clipboard to copy between documents
 (Word to Word- Word to Excel)
 Clipboard stores up to 24 Items
Font Fly-out arrow:
 Font and Font size- Shading and color
 Shadow, Sub-scripts, Superscripts
Paragraph Fly-out  Same as the Page Layout Paragraph Fly-out
Single Space - remove before and after Spacing
Changes can be set as default

25. Home Tab-
Format Painter to duplicate format to different text
Highlight the Format to be duplicated  Click the Painter  Drag Text to Paint

26. Home Tab
 Change case- upper, lower, capitalize first letter of each word
 Line and Paragraph Spacing
 Increase and Decrease Fonts
Justification Left, Center, Right and Full Justified
Bullets and Customized Bullets
Use the Increase and Decrease Buttons to Indent Bullets
The Tab key also works for Indentation
Shift + Tab will Decrease the Indentation

27. Home Tab Continued
Borders and shading  Click the Dropdown  Borders and Shading
Paragraph Marks to see all Formatting
Clear Formatting  Changes back to Default Font
Find and Replace  Search Document for Text

28. Home Tab Continued
 Advanced Shadowing
 Bold, Italic and Underline
 Highlighter and Font Color
 Paint Bucket- Shading behind words
 Styles Canned Fonts