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Right align page numbers in the Table of Contents, List of Tables
or List of Figures
 

Change page orientation to landscape and then insert page numbers
on the left margin
 

Show the ruler, the vertical page position and ShowHide marks

Set the default paragraph spacing


Set the Font Options

From the Format menu, select Font.
In the Font window, click the Font tab. 
Set the Font to Times New Roman.
Set the Font Style to Regular. 
Set the Font Size to 12.
Click the Default button at the lower left.
Click Yes  when asked  “Do you want to change….”.


 

Show Paragraph Marks

Paragraph marks should be visible when applying styles.
Each time you press ENTER, Microsoft Word inserts a paragraph mark:  ¶. 
This mark indicates the end of one paragraph. If the style is not changed,  then the style will  continue into the next paragraph.

To make paragraph marks visible, click the paragraph mark   icon on the Standard Shortcut Toolbar to display

paragraph marks:   ¶
space marks:     ·
tab marks:      →
Page Breaks:
Section Breaks:

 


 

Word 2007 & 2010:   Show the Styles and Formatting Pane 

Click the Styles dialogue  icon in the lower right of the Styles group.

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The Styles Pane opens as a floating panel.  Click and drag off to the right of the window to lock it into place on the right edge the Word window.  Keep this pane open as you work.

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Word 2003:   Show the Styles and Formatting Pane 

Click the Styles and Formatting   icon. 

The Styles and Formatting Task Pane opens at the right of the document.
Keep this pane open as you work.

As you create your document, choose the headings, the table captions, the figure captions, quotes, etc. from this pane.