Quick tips: Add and format in Word for the web
Applies To
Word for the webAdd and format text
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Place the cursor where you want in your document, and type some text.
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On the Home tab, select options for font, paragraph, and style from the toolbar:
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Font - font, font size, bold, italics, underline, highlight, and color
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Paragraph - bullets, numbering, alignment, line, and paragraph spacing
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Styles - headings, titles, subtitles
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![Format text in Word Online](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/83037b42-bf34-4842-b16e-38b43bf94cf2/5aa2a190df7e311f8461a4db8c9910cd0cd4d8ad.png)
Insert a picture
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Select Insert > Picture.
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Select This Device.
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Find the picture you want, and select Open.
You also have the option to select photos from your mobile device, OneDrive, stock images, or to search the web.
![Insert Picture in Word Online](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/737e1765-0d00-4bd9-801a-dacfbcc56451/3a61e8f1ac4bcd12b98160e9889497eddc4f7483.png)
Insert a table
Select Insert > Table, and then select the table size you want.
![Insert tables in Word for the web](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/f614d787-adf3-495d-8669-fd0f9e107584/4179b2e8e2e10026466645a7487241e9efeb8ef4.jpg)
Add a link
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Select some text.
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Select Insert > Link. Then select Insert link from the menu.
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In Display text, type the text you want to display.
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Enter the URL under Address.
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Select Insert.
![Insert a hyperlink](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/282ab321-51b0-42bb-9413-3b7e6b1b9bb8/39b7736df42965388ec5d381bfc69f8655577196.png)
Add a link to go to a section in your document
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Select some text.
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Select Insert > Link. Then select Insert link from the menu.
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In Display text, type the text you want to display.
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Select Heading and Bookmarks. This displays all headings or bookmarks you added in the document.
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Select the heading or bookmark you want to link to.
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Select Insert.
![Link to heading](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/training/neutral/5129dbc8-1770-4a66-a23d-6cb1e25c04ee/10ae52834e017606883f73512a3c74bf046f2d72.png)
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