Enter Text

Word makes typing easy: You do not need to press Enter to start a new line. Word calculates when a new line should begin and automatically starts it for you.

When you type, you should use the Tab key instead of the Spacebar to add more than one space between words. See Chapter 6 for details on setting tabs.

TYPE TEXT

1. Type the text that you want to appear in your document.

   The text appears to the left of the insertion point as you type.

   As the insertion point reaches the end of the line, Word automatically starts a new one.

   Press only to start a new paragraph.

   

SEPARATE INFORMATION

1. Type a word or phrase.

2. Press .

   To align text properly, press to include more than one space between words.

   Several spaces appear between the last letter you typed and the insertion point.

3. Type another word or phrase.

   

ENTER TEXT AUTOMATICALLY

1. Begin typing a common word, phrase, or date.

   The AutoComplete feature suggests common words and phrases based on what you type.

   Word suggests the rest of the word, phrase, or month.

   

   You can press to let Word finish typing the word, phrase, or month for you.

   

   You can keep typing to ignore Word’s suggestion.

Typically, when you include more than one space between words or phrases, you intend to align text in a columnar fashion. Most fonts are proportional, meaning each character of a font takes up a different amount of space on a line. Therefore, you cannot calculate the number of spaces needed to align words beneath each other. Tabs, however, are set at specific locations on a line, such as 3 inches. When you press , you know exactly where words or phrases will appear on a line. Word sets default tabs every .5 inch; to avoid pressing multiple times to separate text, change the tab settings.