European Computer Driving
Licence
Module 3 – Word Processing
Chapter 3.7 - Headers, Footers and Graphics
Inserting a header or footer
Z Open the View menu and
select Header and Footer
Z The Header and Footer
toolbar appears:
Z The cursor will be positioned
in the header area
Z To move to the Footer area,
click on the Switch between
Header and Footer button
Insert file
location etc
Insert page
number
Z You can type in text
Z You can insert fields
,
,
Click on Insert Autotext to see
some of the options
To insert a page number click
on the page number icon
Z You can line up text using the
default tabs or set your own
Z Click on Close to go back to
your document
Insert Date
Switch between
Header and Footer
Inserting a page break/Using Zoom
Z To create a new page open
the Insert menu and select
Break
Z From the dialogue box that
appears ensure Page Break
is selected, click OK
Z Click the down arrow beside
Zoom
Z Selecting a smaller number
will display more of the page
on screen
Z Selecting a larger number
will make the text display
much larger
Changing the page display
Z Open the View menu and
select Normal
Z The page will display without
margins showing – page
breaks show as a dashed
line
Z Print layout shows the
margin areas but you can
only see one page at a time
Normal Layout View
Print Layout View
Saving a document for the Web
Z Select Web Layout from the
View menu
Z Your document will show on
screen exactly as if it was
being displayed on the Web
Z To save the document in web
format, select Save As from
the File menu
Z Click the Save as Type box
and select Web Page (*.htm;
*.html
Importing graphics
Z Move the insertion point to
where you want the picture to
appear
Z From the Insert menu, select
Picture then From file
Z My Pictures folder will appear
Z Click the picture you require
Z Click Insert button
Resizing an image
Z Click the picture to select it –
a black border with black
square handles will appear
Z Move the mouse pointer to
the bottom right handle
Z Click and drag towards the
top left
Z As soon as you release the
mouse button, the picture will
change size!
Z Always resize from the
corners to avoid distorting the
picture!
Moving an image
Z If a picture has black
handles, it cannot be moved
Z Before you can move it you
need to change the wrapping
style
,
,
,
Double click the picture
Format Picture window
appears, click Layout tab
Select either Square or
Tight, click OK
Z To move the picture, move
the mouse pointer to the
middle of the picture and
drag it to its new location!
Copying or deleting an image
Z To copy a picture, click it
once to select it
Z Click the Copy icon
Z Move the insertion point to
where you want the copy to
appear
Z Click the Paste icon
Z To delete a picture click it
once to select it
Z Press the Delete key on your
keyboard
Inserting charts
Z Open Excel, open the
workbook that contains the
chart, select the Chart and
click on the Copy icon
Z Return to your Word
document by clicking on the
taskbar button
Z Move the insertion point
where you want the chart to
appear
Z Click the Paste icon
Copy from
Excel
Paste into
Word
Manipulating Charts
Z To move the chart, click on it
once to select it and change
the wrapping style like you
would with a picture
Z You can then drag it to the
required position
Z To delete a chart, click it once
to select it
Z Press the Delete key on your
keyboard
Inserting and manipulating ClipArt
Z From the Insert menu, select
Picture then ClipArt
Z A ClipArt pane appears
Z Type in a keyword then
click Go
Z Thumbnails of pictures will
appear
Z Click on one you like – it will be
inserted into your document
Z You can manipulate clipart the
same way as pictures
Using the Help system
Z If you get stuck on something
use Microsoft Word Help
,
,
,
,
Click on Help, Microsoft
Word Help (or press F1)
Type a few words into the
Search text box and click on
the Go icon
Word will search its Help
database and display
(hopefully) the right topics
Click on a link to display
more information
Deleting a page break
Z In Normal View, position the
cursor before the page break
Z Press the Delete key
Z In Print Layout View, click
the Show/Hide icon
Z Position the cursor before the
page break and press the
Delete key