How to use Quick Parts

Quick parts are a way of storing content that you want to reuse, such as images or lines of text. It may also include document properties such as the author of the document and title for example and AutoText. Primarily these are called building blocks.


To create a new Quick Part, you select the information you wish to keep and navigate to the Insert tab. Open Quick Parts and save the selection to the quick part gallery. Your selection is then stored in the gallery.



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How do I add shapes to my work?

There are many different shapes you can create and insert into your work. Keyword being 'insert', you can only add a shape through the insert tab. Ranging from arrows and stars to squares and lines.

Formatting your shape will allow you to change the colour of the shape and the outline of the shape. Also, you may wish to add effects to the shape such as a shadow for visual reasons. However, you can also begin typing text into the shape for more information.


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How do I create a table in word?

Word allows you to create a table within your document without having to open external applications. On the Insert tab, Press the icon labeled as a table. From this point, you can use the box provided to create a table with a max of 10 columns and 8 rows.

However, if you want more a table larger than 10 x 8, word allows you to manually insert this table. To do this, you again press on the icon labeled as table and use the option 'Insert table' from there you can specify the number of rows and columns.


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