Word Web App
This article is
intended to illustrate basics of the Word Online Application as part of Office
365.
With the Word
Online web app you'll use a web browser to create, view, and edit documents.
Save changes
Word saves your
changes automatically. Look on the status bar at the
bottom left corner of web page. It will either show Saved or Saving while you
are working on the document.
Share documents
online
Because your
document is online, you can share it by sending a link instead of an email
attachment. People can read it in their browser or mobile device.
Click File >
Share > Share with People. Then type the email address of whom you'd like to
share with.
Comment in the
browser
A comment balloon
shows where comments have been made in the doc.
Reply to comments,
and check off items you’ve addressed.
Edit in the
browser
If you try to type
in the document and nothing happens, you’re probably in Reading view. Switch to
Editing view: click Edit Document > Edit in Word Online.
Type and format
text, add pictures, adjust the layout of the page, and more. For more advanced
editing, click Open in Word.
Work together on
the same doc
To work together
in Word Online, you edit a document as you normally would. If others are also
editing it, Word Online alerts you to their presence. You can see everyone who
is currently working in the document by clicking in the ribbon.
Clicking on an
author’s name jumps you to where they’re working in the doc. And you’ll see the
changes they make as they’re happening. They can be working in Word Online,
Word 2010 or later, or Word for Mac 2011.
Add a header or
footer
Go to Insert >
Header & Footer to add headers and footers to your document.
Click Options to
choose how you’d like them to appear.
Add page numbers
Click Insert >
Page Numbers and then choose from the gallery where you’d like the page numbers
to appear.
Select Include
Page Count to show the current page number along with the total number of pages
(page X of Y).
Find and replace
text
Quickly search for
every occurrence of a specific word or phrase in your document by clicking Home
> Find (or type Ctrl+F). Results appear next to your document so you can see
the term in context. Clicking on a search result jumps you to that occurrence.
Click Replace (or
type Ctrl+H) to find and replace text.
Print in Word
Online
Go to File >
Print. Word Online creates a PDF preview of your document that keeps all the
layout and formatting of your document. Send the PDF to your printer and it
will print the way you expect.
