When it comes to Microsoft Word, what do you think about? Document? Curriculum vitae? Although these are definitely its main uses, Word is also a surprising versatile tool for many different creative projects.
1. Image editing
You may have used images in your document, but do you know Word also offers some handy image editing tools? You can use them to change the size, cut and rotate images, as well as adjust parameters such as brightness, contrast and color.
Word even allows you to arrange images, add text coating and delete background. With Picture Stylesyou can easily apply the artistic effects that are predefined to give your image a shiny appearance. To access these tools, insert images into Word, select that image and navigate to the tab Picture Format.
2. Create letters
Microsoft Word can also act as a handy tool to create letters. You can use the feature Insert Table To set the rows and columns for their crossword. After that, you can paint the cells by tools Fill Color To indicate gaps and leave other cells to fill out the suggestion. To number the cells, you can insert the text box or use the small font size directly in the grid.
Under the net, you can create a list of your suggestions, divide them into horizontal and vertical parts. You can take advantage of many Word's fonts, types and tools to design a professional, complete puzzle with an attractive title and clear instructions.
3. Designing diagrams and charts of work flow
You do not necessarily need specialized tools to create work charts and charts – Microsoft Word has everything you need. You just need to use the tool Shapes in Insert To add shapes such as rectangles, circle, arrows, etc.
If you don't want to start from the beginning, you can enter Insert> Smartart To access the templates available for the workflow diagram, processes and organizational charts. In this way, you can imagine the concepts, work processes or complex decentralization systems for work or school projects.
4. Note
Although there is no shortage of dedicated note tools, Microsoft Word can also be a great choice to arrange your thoughts and ideas. With features such as headlines, current tips and numbered lists, you can create clear and structured notes to help you easily refer to the information later.
Word also provides voice entry feature to notes hands and drawing tools to sketch the diagram or highlight the main points. In addition, Word's cloud integration with OneDrive means you can access your notes from any device, whether it's a phone or a computer.
5. Create a phonetic version for audio file
With Word's transcription tool, you can convert sound into text effectively and avoid the trouble when transcribing manually. All you need to do is enter Home> Dictate> Transcribe And upload your audio file. Word will automatically create a phonetic version with Timestamps, then you can edit it for accuracy and clearness. This feature is perfect to transcription of meetings, lectures, interviews or podcasts.
6. Lesson translation
You can rely on web tools to translate text on your computer. But with Microsoft Word, you can skip the additional steps and translate text directly in your document. Just enter the text into the word document, select that text and go to Review> Translate. Word supports more than 100 languages, so you can find the language you need.
7. Solving calculations and conversion of measurement
When it comes to mathematics, Excel may be the first Office tool to appear in mind, but Microsoft Word can also handle basic calculations. You can use some Excel functions, such as Sum, Count, Average, Min, Max, Product and IF, directly in Word tables. This is ideal for performing fast calculations in the document.
Microsoft Word also simplifies the conversion of measurement. For example, you can enter the distance with miles, right click at that distance and choose Additional Actions To easily switch to kilometers. You can also perform this operation for other units such as temperature, weight and volume.
These options are quite handy to calculate and convert quickly when you are editing reports or working on a project.
8. Develop an interactive form
Microsoft Word allows you to create interactive forms that can be filled with digital. To start, turn on the tab Developer In Word, allows you to access multiple form controls. From there, you can add text boxes, check boxes, drop-down lists, daily and more selection sets by going to the section Controls In tab Developer.
The main benefit is that users can fill out the form directly in Word – this is perfect when you are conducting a survey or collecting feedback.
9. Design of leaflets, invitations
Designing leaflets, invitations can often make you feel overwhelmed, but this process becomes much easier with the rich Template collection of Microsoft Word. Word provides multiple templates that can be customized to suit many different topics.
You can also download templates from the web, expanding your options. After selecting the template, you can easily personalize it by editing the text, adjusting the color, changing the font and inserting images to suit your own style or brand identity.
10. Create ebook
Do you need to create your own recipes, research or homemade guidelines? Microsoft Word can also help do that. You can design and format your ebook from start to finish, including additional covers, chapters and other content. You can even improve your ebook with features such as super links, interactions and images or embedded graphics.
After the content is polished, just export the document in the form of PDF to be able to easily share the ebook and can be viewed on any device.
11. Create labels and stickers are personalized
Finally, you can use Word to create labels and custom stickers for everything, from gifts to office organizations. Just need to enter Mailings> Labels And choose the template you like or create your own design from the beginning by use Insert> shapes. You can customize the font, color and image to make your label or sticker unique.
To add more professional features, Word allows you to insert your own logo, clip or image. You can adjust the size and layout to suit the specific size of your label or sticker.
After you have designed the perfect label or sticker, just print them on sticky paper!
