Microsoft Word Tricks : Every Teacher Should Know

We know that Word does a whole heap for the business world, but there are some features that work great for educators.  Whether you are creating a test or worksheet, or helping your students format a formal paper, these tricks should make things easier.

Basic Shortcuts – Cut (Ctrl+X ) Copy (Ctrl+C) Paste (Ctrl-V) Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Alphabetizing a List – When you create a bulleted or numbered list, Word can alphabetize them quickly.
2003 and earlier click Table – Sort – ascending
2007 click Home Tab – IconSort_16x16 by you. icon(Paragraph Dialogue Box) – ascending

Determining Word Count – Microsoft Word will do a word count quickly for you and your students.
2003 Users - select the text you want to count - Tools – Word Count
2008 Users – select the text you want to count – look at the bottom right of your screen – word count is automatically calculated.

Double and Single Spacing Shortcuts – CTRL+2 turns on double spacing for the document where CTRL+1 reverts to single spacing

Hanging Paragraphs – A paper can be set up to automatically indent the first line of any paragraph.
2003 and earlier click Format – Paragraph – Special – Hanging.
2007 click Page Layout tab - Paragraph Dialog Box Launcher– Special – Hanging.

Dictionary/Thesaurus Shortcut – Hold the Alt key down and click on any word, the Reference Toolbar opens and gives the definition of the word as well as synonyms.

Best of luck...