Using your mouse Word

1Create bulleted lists

The right-click function makes it easy to create a bulleted or number list. First, type your list:

• Bullet one
• Bullet two
• Bullet three

Highlight the text and right click. Select the Bulleted or Numbered tab > click the thumbnail of your preferred list style.

2Correct spelling errors

When you misspell a word, or it’s not in Microsoft Word’s dictionary, a wiggly red line appears beneath the word. 

Position your cursor over the word and right click. The resulting pop-up menu will display a list of possible alternatives. 

If you see the word that you wanted to type, just click on it. Or, you can choose to ignore the error, or add the word to the Word's dictionary so it remembers it for the future.

3Format a paragraph

Position your cursor within a paragraph and right click to bring up a separate pop-up menu. Click paragraph to launch a separate dialogue box. From within this you can adjust the line spacing and alignment of your paragraph.

4Cut, copy and paste

Highlight some text and right click with your mouse. Select Cut (to remove text) or Copy (to copy it) and position your cursor where you want the text to appear. Right click again and select Paste.

5Change the font

To change the font, highlight some text. Right click and select Font from the pop-up menu. From the resulting dialogue box you can change the style, size and colour of the font, and more.

6Merge cells within a Word table

To merge cells within a Word table, first highlight the cells that you want to merge and then right click. Select Merge Cells.