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Adding a screenshot to a Word document (Word Course 2010)

Adding a screenshot to a Word 2010 document is easier than I thought and gives my work a professional edge.  Here’s how to do it.

  • Go to the screen you want take the screenshot from.
  • Press the Print Screen button on they keyboard. (Word 2010 will save this into the gallery…)

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    Screenshot button in the Insert tab
  • Go back to the Word document and put your cursor where you want the screenshot to go.
  • Then click on the Insert, and then Illustrations and select the Screenshot button.
  • Word 2010 will then show a gallery of screenshots, and you can click on the one you want.
  • Ta da!
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Screenshot added to a Word 2010 document. Ta da!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What are Key Tips in Word 2010?

KeyTip?  5 minutes ago I had no idea what that was.  So much so, that I thought, well, it can’t be that important if I haven’t heard of them before…such a little thing, but oh-so-useful.

What is a KeyTip? Well, it’s another name for a keyboard shortcut using your Ribbon.

In Word 2010, I can access KeyTips by pressing the Alt key. Then I can use my keyboard to select the key letter of the tab I want to use.  (and it gives my hand a break from using the mouse).

If I want to change a whole paragraph to bold using KeyTips, I select the text that I want to edit.

I press Alt, which brings up the keys I can use to complete my task.  I press H on my keyboard to get to the Home menu, then KeyTips appear in the home tab…so I can press 1.

To summarise in actions…I’ve selected text, pressed Alt, then H then 1.

I’ve learned when changing from Word 2003 to 2010, a few moments exploring can result in getting a useful tool that will make my work easier.  Sometimes I even experience a little moment of IT pride ” oh, yeah, I use that  all the time, don’t you?”

KeyTips are part of Introduction level Microsoft Word Training.