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With Word for the web, create documents, add text, images, and art, and share your file to work with others — no matter where you are.

From office.com:

  1. Select Word to open the online app.

  2. From the start page, you'll see:

    • New: Features templates to jump start your document.

    • Recommended: Tracks relevant work happening around you with recent activity.

    • Recent: Shows what you've opened recently.

  3. Select New blank document to start a doc.

  4. Find tabs to help you get started:

    • Home: Format font, size, and color, or work with bullets and paragraphs.

    • Insert: Put a table, picture, or link into your file.

    • Layout: Adjust margins, page orientation, indents, or spacing.

    • Review: Check spelling and grammar, word count, accessibility, and add or work with comments.

  5. Select Tell me what you want to do to search for something you need.

  6. To share a file, select Share and type in a name.

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