In this activity you will use two advanced features of Microsoft WordŽ to format a business letter. (Use the letter in Figure 4.1 in your textbook to complete the activity.)

For many document types, including business letters, Microsoft Word provides two kinds of tools--templates and a wizard--to help you compose with minimal effort. Try the letter wizard first.

1. Select File > New and then the Letters & Faxes tab.
2. Double-click the Letter Wizard icon.
3. If the wizard asks if you are writing a single letter or sending a letter to a list, tell it you are writing a single letter.
4. Select a page design and letter format.
5. Fill in the information requested by the wizard (from the letter in Figure 5.1).
6. Click on the Next button or the window tabs to progress through the wizard.

Now try one of the templates.

1. Select File > New and then the Letters & Faxes tab.
2. Double-click one of the letter templates (such as Professional Letter).
3. Click and type as directed within the template to add the information from the letter in Figure 4.1.

Experiment with the different letter templates. Notice that some include "watermark" backgrounds and other graphic enhancements.

Try creating your own document templates. You can include clip art (accessed via the drawing toolbar or the Insert menu in MS Word); rules, borders, and text boxes; and many other graphic features, depending on which version of Word you are using. To create a template, specify Document template as the file type when you save your document.