Why you might use Microsoft Word

Word is a software application from Microsoft which allows you to create both simple and complex written documents. It offers you functionality to:

• Format your document, including features to help you create a consist look and feel and easy navigation of longer documents.
• Share and co-author your document with others.
• Check for spelling and grammar errors.
• Review and improve your writing style using feedback from Microsoft Editor.

Access online guidance and resources

Explore online step-by step guidance and videos about Word within our University of Bath Learning Pathways site, covering topics such as:

• Format text, including creating bulleted or numbered lists, changing line spacing and applying styles and themes.
• Insert tables and text.
• Manage your dissertations and long documents with Word including adding headers and footers, contents tables, and captions.
• Share and co-author your document with others.
• Review suggestions for spelling, grammar, and stylistic issues with Editor.
• Make sure your content accessible to everyone with Accessibility Checker.

In addition, review the guidance on storing and sharing files to help you determine the best place to keep your document. Your University OneDrive is deleted when you leave the University, so it's best to create or move your file elsewhere unless it's personal to you.