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Contents

Introduction

Basic Functions

Creating a New File

Opening a File

Saving

Saving in a New Location

Saving in a New Format

Saving as a Web Page

Printing

Copying, Cutting, & Pasting

Formatting Documents

Pages

Margins

Columns

Fonts

Line Spacing & Alignment

Styles

Bulleted & Numbered Lists

Color

Borders & Shading

Vertical & Horizontal Rules

Headers, Footers, & Page Numbers

Working with Images & Other Objects

Tables

Text Boxes

Links

Charts & Graphs

Images

Animation, Audio, & Video

Tables of Contents

Using & Customizing Tools

Find Tool

Replace Tool

Highlight Tool

Spelling Tool

Grammar & Style Tool

Viewing Documents

Using "Outline View"

Using the Split-Window Tool

Making Comments

Inserting Comments

Viewing Comments

Editing & Deleting Comments

 

How to Use Your Word Processor

Using the Find Tool

The Find tool allows you to search for words or phrases—or, for that matter, for any combination of characters in a document. Most word processors use the EDIT > FIND or EDIT > SEARCH menu command to start the Find tool. The Find tool can be particularly useful when you are editing a document for consistency. To use the Find tool in Microsoft Word:

  1. Click on the EDIT > FIND menu command, the Find icon on the toolbar, or type the keyboard command Control-f by holding down the Control (Ctrl) and f keys at the same time. (On the Macintosh, use the command key.)
  2. Type the word or phrase you want to locate in the Find dialog box.
  3. Click on the Find Next button.

Find

 
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