Now that you have accustomed yourself to basic Microsoft Word functions, it’s time to move on to something more advanced. Making use of these 5 advanced Microsoft Word methods, challenge your skillsets and improve on the quality of your knowledge:
- Watermark
Safeguard your documents with an advanced Microsoft Word method known as Watermark insertion. You can do so by choosing the ‘Page layout’ tab and selecting ‘Watermark’. Microsoft Word comes with a list of build in standard watermarks that users can use by selecting and applying to all their pages. However, if you wish to use customised watermarks, select the ‘Custom watermark’ choice and set your image or predefined text as your watermark. You can also type it in through the ‘Printed Watermark’ dialog box. Click OK to finish applying watermarks.
- Document Password
When it comes to securing your document, setting a password can be a good way to do so. However, make sure you can remember the password as there’s no recovery method if you ever were to forget. Here’s how you can set a password for your documents. Using the ‘File tab’, select ‘Info’ and ‘protect document’. This will reveal a list of options for the user. Choose ‘Encrypt with password’ and enter the same password twice for it to take effect. Save the file when done and you will have successfully set a password for it.
- Editing and formatting restrictions
Set restrictions by using the ‘File’ tab and choosing ‘Info’. Select the option to ‘Protect document’ and ‘Restrict editing’ option. This will open your documents and allow you to set restrictions for editing in the ‘Restrict formatting/editing’ region. Once you have done the editing, choose ‘Yes’ and select ‘Start enforcing protection’. You will be prompted for a password which you can use or leave blank.
- Translate document
Microsoft Word allows users to translate the document using Microsoft Translator. Choose the ‘Review tab’ and select ‘Translate’. This will reveal a list of different choices you can make. Pick ‘Choose Translation language’ and select the languages from (source) and languages to (language you want your document to be translated to), select OK. Go to ‘Review’, select ‘Translate’ and choose ‘Translate document’ so that the option to entirely translate the document will be available and done so by Microsoft Translator.
- Quick Styles
Choose your relevant text and choose ‘Home’, select ‘Style Gallery’ and choose the style you want it to be by clicking ‘Style set’. You can choose other styles by selecting the ‘More style button’. Once done, your text file should already been applied to your chosen text.
