How to Write Great Essays

HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS
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Inserted text
An underline is the default. You may change it to bold,
italics, or double underline. Choose a specific color
(rather than the default “by author”) to mark all inserted
text in that color.
Deleted text
The default is strikethrough (a line going through the
word(s) you remove). If you select Hidden, the deleted
text can be shown or hidden with the Show/Hide but-
ton on the Standard toolbar. To prevent the deleted text
from appearing on the screen, select the ^ or #
symbol.
Changed Formatting
“None” is the default. If you want to show any changes
you make in formatting, select bold, italic, underline,
or double-underline formatting.
Changed Lines
The default is outside border. Every paragraph that has
a change shows a revision mark next to it. You can have
these marks appear on the left, right, or outside borders.
Once you have revised and edited your essay, go back to the top of your document. Click
on “tools,”“track changes,” and “accept or reject changes.” Viewing options in this dialogue
box are: “changes with highlighting,”“changes without highlighting,” or “original.” You will
be led to each change, with the option of accepting or rejecting it.
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Click on “tools,” click on “options,” click on “editing.” There are eight editing options to choose
from; four are pertinent to your essay.
Typing replaced
Turn this function on to highlight text to be removed, 
selection
then type new text which will replace it.
Drag-and-drop 
This is perfect for moving words, phrases, and even 
text editing
paragraphs around in your essay. Highlight text to be
moved, hold down left mouse button, move cursor to
new location, and release the button to move the text.