Help in WordPad - Microsoft Support
Here are a few tips to help you use WordPad: To open and save files, select File , then select New to create a new document, Open to work with an existing document, or Save to save your document.
Change Default Apps in Windows - Microsoft Support
Learn how to change default apps and protocol handlers in Windows, including an example about how to configure the default browser.
Install Office updates - Microsoft Support
Open any Office app, such as Word, and create a new document. Go to File > Account (or Office Account if you opened Outlook). Under Product Information, choose Update Options > Update Now. Note: You may need to click Enable Updates first if you don't see the Update Now option right away.
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Access for Microsoft 365, OneNote for Microsoft 365, Excel 2024, Word 2024, Outlook 2024, PowerPoint 2024, Access 2024, OneNote 2024, Office 2024, Excel 2021, Word 2021, Outlook 2021, PowerPoint 2021, Access 2021, Office 2021, OneNote 2021, Excel 2019, Word 2019, Outlook 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Access 2019, Office 2019, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Access 2016, OneNote 2016, Project Professional 2016, Project Standard 2016, Office 2016, Microsoft 365 for home, Office for business, Office 365 Small Business, Microsoft 365 admin, Office 365 operated by 21Vianet, InfoPath 2013, InfoPath Filler 2013
Switch between languages using the Language bar - Microsoft Support
Check spelling and grammar in a different language in Office. Insert a check mark or other symbol. Find and use the language bar to switch to a different language for your keyboard layout.
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Access for Microsoft 365, Project Online Desktop Client, Publisher for Microsoft 365, Visio Plan 2, Excel 2024, Outlook 2024, PowerPoint 2024, Access 2024, OneNote 2024, Project Professional 2024, Project Standard 2024, Excel 2021, Word 2021, Outlook 2021, PowerPoint 2021, Access 2021, Project Professional 2021, Project Standard 2021, Publisher 2021, Visio Professional 2021, Visio Standard 2021, OneNote 2021, Excel 2019, Word 2019, Outlook 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Access 2019, Project Professional 2019, Project Standard 2019, Publisher 2019, Visio Professional 2019, Visio Standard 2019, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Access 2016, OneNote 2016, Project Professional 2016, Project Standard 2016, Publisher 2016, Visio Professional 2016, Visio Standard 2016
Insert a horizontal line - Microsoft Support
Word and Outlook use a three-character shortcut that inserts a full-width horizontal rule in your document or message. The appearance of that rule depends on which character you use, as shown in the image below. Place the cursor where you want to insert the horizontal line. Type three of the characters shown below, and then press Enter.
Applies To: Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, Word 2024, Outlook 2024, Word 2021, Outlook 2021, Word 2019, Outlook 2019, Word 2016, Outlook 2016
Use the Speak text-to-speech feature to read text aloud
Speak is a built-in feature of Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. You can use Speak to have text read aloud in the language of your version of Office. Text-to-speech (TTS) is the ability of your computer to play back written text as spoken words.
Applies To: Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Outlook 2024, PowerPoint 2024, OneNote 2024, Word 2021, Outlook 2021, PowerPoint 2021, OneNote 2021, Word 2019, Outlook 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, OneNote 2016, Office 365 Small Business, Microsoft 365 admin
Insert a signature - Microsoft Support
How to add a signature to your Word documents. You can also use the Signature Line command in Word to insert a line to show where to sign a document.
Applies To: Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word 2024, Word 2024 for Mac, Word 2021, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019, Word 2016
Set up or change the languages used to check spelling and grammar
For information on adding a keyboard language in Windows 11 and Windows 10, select Windows 11 or Windows 10 and follow the instructions. Note: The Microsoft Word proofing language changes to match the default Windows keyboard language. This can be switched on the Windows task bar.
Applies To: Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Publisher for Microsoft 365, Word 2024, Outlook 2024, PowerPoint 2024, Word 2021, Outlook 2021, PowerPoint 2021, Publisher 2021, Word 2019, Outlook 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Publisher 2019, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Publisher 2016, Word 2013, Outlook 2013, PowerPoint 2013, Publisher 2013
Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
To find missing alt text, use the Accessibility Checker. Alt text helps people who can’t see the screen to understand what’s important in images and other visuals. Add meaningful hyperlink text and ScreenTips.
Applies To: Word for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac, Word for the web, Word 2024, Word 2024 for Mac, Word 2021, Word 2021 for Mac, Word 2019, Word 2019 for Mac, Word 2016, Word for iPad, Word for iPhone, Word for Android tablets, Word for Android phones, Word Mobile
Word for Windows training - Microsoft Support
Training: Watch and learn how to use Word in Windows. Explore Microsoft Word training guides, articles, and how-to videos.
Applies To: Word for Microsoft 365, Word 2024, Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, Office for business