Microsoft Word 2007, part of the Microsoft Office 2007 Suite, is a word processing program that offers full personalization and customization of documents such as letters, proposals and reports. Word can produce just about any kind of report, streamlining your workload with a quick-click interface and many templates. You can type and format reports in Word quickly and easily.
Instructions
1. Open Word 2007. The default Word workspace is a page that is 8.5 inches by 11 inches. If this is not the size you want for your report, you can select a different page size by clicking the "Page Layout" tab, clicking the "Size" button, and selecting one of the preset sizes. Or click "More Paper Sizes" and create your own. Word automatically adjusts the workspace as soon as you select a new page size.
2. Position your cursor at the top of the report page and start typing. The default font is 12-point Times New Roman. To change the font, click the "Home" tab at the top of the screen and select options from the "Font" section of the toolbar, including the font, size and color. For example, if you want a smaller, red, sans-serif font in your report, change the text to red 10-point Arial.
3. Place your logo on the report by clicking the "Insert" tab, clicking the "Picture" button and browsing to the digital image. Double-click the file.
4. Adjust the line spacing by clicking the "Home" tab and clicking the small arrow icon in the bottom right corner of the "Paragraph" section of the toolbar. This brings up the "Paragraph" window. Pull down the menu under "Line Spacing" and select a new line spacing option.
5. Set your margins by clicking the "Page Layout" tab, clicking the "Margins" button and selecting from either the preset options or clicking the "Custom Margins" button and creating your own.
6. Add protection to your document with a watermark by clicking the "Watermark" button on the "Page Layout" tab and clicking one of the watermark options, such as "Draft" or "Confidential." Click "Custom Watermark" to type your own, such as the date or your company name. The watermark prints behind any of your report's text.
7. When you're done typing your report, click the "File" menu, click "Save As," type a name for the report and save it to your computer.
