This document provides an overview of formatting text and paragraphs in Microsoft Word 2007, including alignment, tabs, indentation, line spacing, bullets and numbered lists. It discusses how to set different tab stops and align text using the horizontal ruler or paragraph dialog box. Shortcuts are provided for common text formatting and navigation tasks. The document also demonstrates how to apply bullets to an example list.

2. MS Word 2007 Introduction
1. Launching MS Word 2007
2. MS Word 2007 Interface
3. Creating and Saving MS Word
2007 Documents
4. Navigating in MS Word 2007
Document
Editing a Document
1. Place Cursor, Select, Insert
2. Delete, Undo & Redo
3. Cut, Copy, Paste
4. Find & Replace
Character Formatting
1. Bold, Italics, Underline
2. Fonts
3. Highlighting Text
4. Change Case
Paragraph Formatting
1. Text Alignment
2. Setting Tabs
3. Indenting Text
4. Line Spacing
5. Paragraph Spacing
6. Bullets
7. Numbered Lists
Page Formatting
1.Paper Size & Orientation
2. Margins & Vertical Alignment

3. 1. Text Alignment
2. Setting Tabs
3. Indenting Text
4. Line Spacing
5. Paragraph Spacing
6. Bullets
7. Numbered Lists

4. o Left Alignment
o Right Alignment
o Centre Alignment
o Justified

5. o Left Alignment: By default, paragraphs of text in MS Word
are left aligned. World over, left alignment is the most popular
choice for paragraph alignment in English and many other
languages
o Right alignment: Right alignment is used for page
numbering, printing date on letters, etc.
o Centre Alignment: Centred text is usually used in Titles,
Chapter headings, invitation cards, etc.
o Justified: Often used in newspapers and magazines, fully
justified paragraph formatting makes the thin columns of text
easier to read. It also gives a tidier appearance to the text.

6. Shortcuts for text alignment in MS Word
documents:
o Left Alignment Ctrl+L
o Right Alignment Ctrl+R
o Centre Alignment Ctrl+E
o Justified Ctrl+J

7. MS Word has default tabs at 0.5 inch
intervals and their locations are displayed as
tiny vertical lines below the horizontal ruler
There are five types of tab stops:
1. Left Tab: Left aligns the text at the tab stop
2. Centre Tab: Centres the text around the tab
stop.
3. Right Tab: Right aligns the text at the tab stop.
4. Decimal Tab: Aligns numbers using the
decimal point.
5. Bar Tab: Draws a vertical line at the tab stop.

8. Set left tab stop at 0.5”, bar tab stop at 1.25”,
2.75” and 4.25”, centre tab stop at 2”, right tab
stop at 3.5” and decimal tab at 4.75” in a new
MS Word 2007 document.
Then type the following text, taking care to press
the ‘Tab’ key before typing each entry:

9. Method-1: Using Ruler
Method-2: Using Tabs
Dialog Box

10. In Microsoft Word documents, indent is the distance
between the margin and the text of the document.
Method-1: Using Paragraph Dialog Box

11. Method-2:
Using Horizontal Ruler
Method-3:
Using Tab Selector
Method-4:
Using Indent Commands

15. Bullets are used to prominently display information that is
to be shown as an unordered list. They are an important
ingredient for business and technical documents.

16. Task: Your task is to apply bullets to the following list:
NCR, Delhi
Delhi University
St Stephens College
Hindu College
IP University
Madhubala Institute of Communication
Netaji Subhash Engineering College
Bihar
Patna University
Patna Science College
Patna College
Magadh University
Commerce College
AN College

19. Fill in the blanks:
1. The three types of alignments of text are ________,
________ and _________.
2. The shortcut to Cut some selected text is _____ and
to Copy some selected text is _____
3. Bullets option is under _________ option in
the Menu
4. The shortcut key to Find a word in your
document is _____
5. Shading option is under the _________
menu

20. 1. You can Undo only latest action in Ms-word
2.You cannot insert Tables in Ms-word
3. Inserted pictures cannot be edited
4. Bullets once given become permanent and
cannot be removed
5. There is no difference between Save and Save
as