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Friday, January 25, 2013
How to Make a Word Search With 2007 Microsoft Excel
1. Change the page orientation to landscape. Click on 'Page Layout,' then 'Orientation,' then 'Landscape.'
2. Add a header and footer. The header is for the title and the footer is for the word list. Click on 'Insert' and then click on 'Header and Footer.'
3. Add a title for your word search. For example, 'States.'
4. Highlight cells A1 to N15 by left clicking on cell A1, then dragging the mouse to cell N15.
5. Click on the 'Home' tab, then click on 'Format,' then 'Column Width.' Type '0.25' into the text box and then press 'OK.'
6. Add a border by right clicking on the cell, then clicking on 'Format Cells.' Click on the 'Border' tab, then click on a border icon. Click on 'OK.'
7. Enter words into the cells, one letter at a time. In the above example, you might enter 'T' into cell A1, 'E' into cell A2, 'X' into cell A3, 'A' into cell A4, and 'S' into cell A5. Continue typing in words until the word search is complete.
8. Fill in any blank spaces with random letters of the alphabet.
9. Click on the footer, then type the word list for the entries you made into the word search.