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AutoCorrect Options

Change or set page margins

Record a Macro

AutoText is one type of building block in Word 2007.

What is a Building Block?

Building blocks are reusable pieces of content or other document parts that are stored in galleries. You can access and reuse the building blocks at any time. You can also save building blocks and distribute them with templates.

You can use AutoText, one type of building block, to store text or graphics that you want to use again, such as a standard contract clause or a long distribution list. Each selection of text or graphics is stored as an AutoText entry in the Building Blocks Organizer and is assigned a unique name that makes it easy for you to find the content when you want to use it.

Create a reusable content building block (AutoText)

1. Select the text or graphic that you want to store as a reusable building block.

   To store paragraph formatting — including indentation, alignment, line spacing, and pagination — with the entry, include the paragraph mark ( ) in the selection.

   Note	To view paragraph marks, on the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Show/Hide.

    

2. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Quick Parts, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part Gallery.

è Or press ALT+F3.

3. Fill out the information in the Create New Building Block dialog box:
    

   Name	Type a unique name for the building block.
   Gallery	Select the gallery that you want the building block to show up in.
   Category	Select a category, such as General or Built In, or create a new category.
   Description	Type a description of the building block.
   Save in	Select the name of the template from the drop down list.
   Options	Select Insert content in its own page to ensure the building block is placed on a separate page. Select Insert in own paragraph for content that should not become part of another paragraph, even if the user's cursor is in the middle of a paragraph. Select Insert content only for all other content.

To insert a building block (Autotext)

1. On the tab, in the Text group, click on Quick Parts, and then click Building Blocks Organizer.

If you know the name of the building block, click Name to sort by name.

2.  Select the AutoText and click on Insert.

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options.

2. Click Proofing.

3. Click on the button.

1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Margins.

   

2. Click the margin type that you want.
   
   For the most common margin width, click Normal.
   
   When you click the margin type that you want, your entire document automatically changes to the margin type that you have selected.

Specify your own margins

1. Click Margins, click Custom Margins, and then in the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right boxes, enter new values for the margins.

To change default margins

1. Click Margins after you select a new margin, and then click Custom Margins.
2. In the Page Setup dialog box, click the Default button, and then click Yes.
   
   The new default settings are saved in the template on which the document is based. Each new document based on that template automatically uses the new margin settings.

To change margins for part of a document

1. Select the text, and then set the margins that you want by entering the new margins in the Page Setup dialog box.
2. In the Apply to box, click Selected text.
   
   Microsoft Word automatically inserts before and after the text that has the new margin settings. If your document is already divided into sections, you can click in a section or select multiple sections and then change the margins.

To work with macros in Office Word 2007, you need to show the Developer tab.

Show the Developer tab

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Word Options.

2. Click Popular.

3. Under Top options for working with Word, select the Show Developer tab in the Ribbon check box.

Use the macro recorder

1. On the Developer tab, in the Code group, click Record Macro.

2. In the Macro name box, type a name for the macro.

   Note	If you give a new macro the same name as a built-in macro in Office Word 2007, the new macro actions will replace the built-in macro. To view a list of built-in macros, on the Developer tab, in the Code group, click Macros. In the Macros in list, click Word Commands.

3. In the Store macro in box, click the template or document in which you want to store the macro.

4. In the Description box, type a description of the macro.
5. Click OK

6. Perform the actions that you want to include in the macro.

   Note	When you record a macro, you can use the mouse to click commands and options, but not to select text. You must use the keyboard to select text.

7. To stop recording your actions, click Stop Recording in the Code group.

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