Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007 Insert Tab

1. Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007 Insert Tab Learningcomputer.com

2. Insert Tab • The Insert Tab is right next to the Home Tab in Microsoft Word 2007 • This tab has many useful features that will let you insert the following: • Page elements like Cover Page and Page Break • A Table with data plus a host of formatting choices • Graphic items like pictures, clip art images, shapes, SmartArt graphics and Charts • Header and Footer sections • Other items like hyperlinks, bookmarks, text objects and scientific expressions

3. Pages Group – Insert Tab • For this practice we will use a class project, definition_assinment_se571_orig • First we will add a cover page to it • Next we would like to add a page break right before the Research Analysis section  • Let us see this in action

4. Illustrations Group • This group is elaborate with the ability to add graphical items like pictures, clip art images, shapes, SmartArt graphics, Charts • We are going to look at a Meeting Agenda for our practice • We have some basic information about the meeting like date, time and presenter in the beginning of our document • We need to add at least two more things, the schedule and the company logo as highlighted in yellow • Here is our document , Meeting_Agenda_plain2

5. Illustrations Group– Table • One quick way to add a meeting schedule is to use a table.  • Select the Table command from the Insert Tab which will launch the Insert Table functionality • As you drag your mouse over the highlighted area, you can select the rows and columns that you would like • I will chosen a 2x5 table for my meeting agenda  • After the table is created, I will add the data about the schedule like Registration and Breakfast from 9:00 – 9:30 am…. • Finally I will apply some formatting and graphical effects

6. Illustrations Group– Clip Art • Next we need to insert a company logo into our agenda • I would like to use a free Clip Art image for this step, although I could have used a picture or image as well • Since this is a Sales Meeting, I would like to use an image that conveys cash, money etc. • After the image is created I can use Picture Tools Tab to tweak my image • Let us see this in action next

7. Header and Footer • Let's switch gears and go back to our other class project • I would like insert a Header and Footer section • Headers and footers are important items to add to your documents to give them a professional look and feel • A header could have information on the document title, author name, version number etc. • A footer is useful as it could contain things like Page Numbers and Dates etc. • Can I see a demo please?

8. Insert Tab - Everything else • Hyperlinks • Bookmarks • Cross-reference • Text Objects - Text Boxes, Quick Parts, WordArt • Scientific expressions

9. Summary • Pages Group • Illustrations Group • Header and Footer Group • Everything else • If you need more information on Insert Tab, please visit this page: • http://www.learningcomputer.com/ms_word/insert_tab.html