Get your document's readability and level statistics
When you're using Word for Microsoft 365, you can quickly see readability statistics for your document. Open your Word document. Select the Home tab. Choose Editor, and then go to Document stats. A dialog box will appear letting you know Word is calculating your document stats. Choose OK.
Create a summary of your document with Copilot in Word
Copilot can generate summaries when you share an unencrypted document with collaborators. Encrypted documents aren't supported at this time. In an existing Word document, select Share, then in the list, select Share. Select the Copilot icon inside the Add a message box.
Check your document for similarity to online sources
When the check is complete, Editor shows you how much of your content matches text that it found online (indicated as a percent), and the number of distinct passages in the document for you to review. If Editor finds similarities, click or tap Similarities reviewed.
Download free, pre-built templates - Microsoft Support
You can download free, pre-built document templates with useful and creative themes from Office when you click File > New in your Office app. Templates can include calendars, business cards, letters, cards, brochures, newsletters, resumes, cover letters, presentations, social media and much more.
Create and update an index - Microsoft Support
An index lists the terms and topics that are discussed in a document, along with the pages that they appear on. To create an index, you mark the index entries by providing the name of the main entry and the cross-reference in your document, and then you build the index.
Create a bibliography, citations, and references - Microsoft …
Create a bibliography, citations, and references. Put your cursor at the end of the text you want to cite. Go to References > Style, and choose a citation style. Select Insert Citation. Choose Add New Source and fill out the information about your source.
Double-space the lines in a document - Microsoft Support
You can double-space all or part of a Word document. To double-space the whole document, go to Design > Paragraph Spacing, and choose Double. Tip: To double-space only part of the document, select the paragraphs you want to change, go to Home > Line and Paragraph Spacing, and choose 2.0.
Create a document in Word - Microsoft Support
With Word you can: Create a document from scratch or from a template. Add text, images, art, and videos. Research a topic and find credible sources. Access your documents from a computer, tablet, or phone via OneDrive. Share your documents and collaborate with others. Track and review changes.
Dictate your documents in Word - Microsoft Support
Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Microsoft 365 with a microphone and reliable internet connection. It's a quick and easy way to get your thoughts out, create drafts or outlines, and capture notes.
Edit your existing headers and footers - Microsoft Support
Change your document's header or footer text, remove the first page header or footer, add page numbers, images, or change colors and fonts on headers and footers.
Create a form in Word that users can complete or print
In Word, you can create a form that others can fill out and save or print. To do this, you will start with baseline content in a document, potentially via a form template. Then you can add content controls for elements such as check boxes, text boxes, date pickers, and drop-down lists.