Creating Pages and Layouts in Microsoft Word 2021

Name: Creating Pages and Layouts in Microsoft Word 2021
Author: Eric Andal

In this chapter, you will learn how format document page and layout settings.

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In this lesson, you will learn about using the Page Setup Ribbon. Microsoft Word 2021 allows for creating pages and layouts that can be customized to your exact specifications. We can do that using the Layout Ribbon. Here, we have a blank document. Let's take a look at the options available to us. First, I'll click on Layout. Now we see we have Text Direction, Margins, Orientation, Size, Columns, Breaks, Line Numbers, and Hyphenation. Let's take a look at these. First, let's take a look at Text Direction. The default option for Text Direction is horizontal. We also have Vertical, Rotate all text 90 degrees, Rotate all text to 170 degrees, Rotate Asian characters 270 degrees, and we also have Text Direction Options. Next, we can change the margins of this page. The margins are the spaces that appear around the pages and they are bordered by these lines. Under Margins, we have Normal, which is our default option. Narrow, Moderate, Wide, Mirrored, or Office 2003 Default. Also, we have Last Custom Setting. And in relation to that, we can set custom margins. Next, we have page orientation. Our default page orientation is Portrait. We can also change this to Landscape. Next, we have Size. This refers to paper size. The default selection for a document is letter size. We can also choose A4, Legal, Envelope number 10, eight and a half by 10 inches, five by seven inches, four by six inches, 3.5 by five inches, A6, 4.1 by 5.8 inches, Half Letter, 11 by 17 inches, A3, Super B, and 17 by 22 inches. If you don't see the paper size that you're looking for, you can click on More Paper Size to specify a custom paper size. Next, we have Columns. The default number of columns in a document is one. We can also choose Two, Three, left column, right column or More Columns. I'm going to set two columns. I'll demonstrate that here. As we can see, the text has spilled over into the second column. Next, we have Breaks. First is page breaks. We have Page, Column and Text Wrapping. Next, we have Section Breaks. We have Next Page, Continuous, Even Page and Odd Page. Next, we have Line Numbers. By choosing Line Numbers, numbers will appear on each line of text in your document. For instance, if I choose Continuous, we see that a number appears next to each line of text in this document. You can also choose Restart Each Page, Restart Each Section, Suppress for Current Paragraph and Line Numbering Options. And finally, we have Hyphenation. You can choose None, which is the default setting, Automatic, Manual and Hyphenation Options. For more options, click on the arrow at the bottom right-hand corner of Page Setup, and you will see different advanced options. For Margins, Top, Left, Gutter, Bottom, Right, Gutter Position, Orientation, Pages, Preview, Apply to. Under Paper, we have Paper size, Width, Height, Paper source, First page, and Other pages. Once again, Preview and Apply to. Layout. Under Section, we have Section start. Under Headers and Footers, we have Different odd and even, Different first page, From edge, Header and Footer. Under page, we have Vertical alignment, Top. Again, Preview and Apply to. We also have Line Numbers and Borders. And lastly, Document Grid. We have text flow direction, Horizontal or Vertical, number of columns, Grid, No grid, Specify line grid only, Specify line and character grid, Text snaps to character grid, Characters, Lines. And once again, Preview and Apply to, as well as Drawing Grid and Set Font. Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for the next lesson where we will learn about using the Paragraph Ribbon.

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Course Description

In these lessons, you will learn how format document page and layout settings. You will learn how you can use to Layout ribbon to change things from text direction to column number. You will also learn how to add indentation and line spacing options and how you can arrange visual elements in your document. You will learn about three different ribbons within Microsoft Word 2021, such as: the page setup ribbon, the arrange ribbon and the paragraph ribbon.

What You'll Learn

Locate the formatting settings available in the Layout ribbon, including text direction and column number
Navigate the Page Setup ribbon to configure document page settings
Format text with the Paragraph ribbon, including indentation and line spacing options
Arrange text using the Arrange ribbon
Arrange other visual elements within a document

Key Takeaways

The Layout ribbon controls page and layout settings such as text direction and the number of columns.
The Paragraph ribbon is used to add indentation and line spacing options to text.
The Arrange ribbon lets you arrange text and other visual elements in a document.
The course covers three ribbons in Microsoft Word 2021: the Page Setup ribbon, the Arrange ribbon, and the Paragraph ribbon.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this course cover?

It covers how to format document page and layout settings in Microsoft Word 2021, using the Layout ribbon to change things like text direction and column number, adding indentation and line spacing, and arranging visual elements. It focuses on three ribbons: the Page Setup ribbon, the Arrange ribbon, and the Paragraph ribbon.

What skills will I gain from this course?

You will build skills in Microsoft Word, document formatting, document layout analysis, form layout, page layout, and product layout.

What lessons are included?

The course includes three lessons: Using the Page Setup Ribbon, Using the Paragraph Ribbon, and Using the Arrange Ribbon.

What will I be able to do with the Paragraph ribbon?

You will learn how to format text with the Paragraph ribbon, including adding indentation and line spacing options.