{"id":26070,"date":"2022-05-10T22:16:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=26070"},"modified":"2024-05-19T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T08:45:41","slug":"term-paper-in-microsoft-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/term-paper-in-microsoft-word\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MP9v4HR1V8w-HD.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MP9v4HR1V8w-HD.jpg\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MP9v4HR1V8w-HD.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MP9v4HR1V8w-HD-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MP9v4HR1V8w-HD-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MP9v4HR1V8w-HD-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Writing a term paper is an<strong> integral part of every student\u2019s life<\/strong> and Microsoft Word is here to<strong> make your life easier<\/strong> in this field. It presents you with a lot of tools for <strong>stress-free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/mute-on-microsoft-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing <\/strong>as well as<strong> professional formatting<\/strong> for writing a term paper in<\/a> Microsoft Word. You can include a <strong>table of contents, <\/strong>add <strong>endnotes and footnotes, <\/strong>add a <strong>bibliography, headings and titles, <\/strong>and much more<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are about to write a term paper and thinking of using MS Word, then keep reading!<\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, we will be providing you with a<strong> brief overview of some of the features<\/strong> of Microsoft Word 365 that can be <strong>used when writing a term paper<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#endnotes-and-footnotes\">Endnotes and Footnotes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#bibliography\">Bibliography<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#table\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#thesaurus\"><strong>Thesaurus and Grammar Check<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#word-count\"><strong>Word Count<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#editor\"><strong>Editor<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch it on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MP9v4HR1V8w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a> and give it a thumbs-up!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MP9v4HR1V8w?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"endnotes-and-footnotes\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Endnotes and Footnotes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most important aspects of writing a term paper is <strong>references<\/strong>. So let us start with the <strong>References tab<\/strong> of MS Word.<\/p>\n<p>Referencing quotes in your paper can be a challenging task. Fortunately, you can easily add them to your term paper in Microsoft Word. You can<strong> add references to quotes in two ways<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Endnotes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Endnotes appear at the end of your entire paper. You can <strong>click your cursor after the quote<\/strong> where you want to add endnotes and then <strong>go to References &gt; Insert Endnote<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-860.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-860.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1170\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-860.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-860-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-860-1024x123.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-860-768x93.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A<strong> reference tag will appear after your quote<\/strong> in the form of a superscripted number, which corresponds to your endnote number. You can easily add your reference in the endnotes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-861.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26084\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-861.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"804\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-861.png 804w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-861-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-861-768x415.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Footnotes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Suppose you want to show a particular <strong>reference at the end of the page<\/strong> in which the quote is written, then you can choose to add a footnote.<\/p>\n<p>Simply click your cursor after the quote and then go to<strong> References &gt; Insert Footnote<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-862.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-862.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1169\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-862.png 1169w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-862-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-862-1024x125.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-862-768x94.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1169px) 100vw, 1169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will<strong> insert a footnote at the bottom of the page<\/strong>. You will similarly see a superscript number at the end of the quote that corresponds to your footnote number.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-863.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-863.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"888\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-863.png 888w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-863-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-863-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The difference between a footnote and an endnote is at a footnote is at the bottom of the page while an endnote is at the bottom of the entire term paper.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"bibliography\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Bibliography<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When adding citations and bibliography, a general style to follow is the <strong>APA style for technical papers and MLA format for humanities<\/strong>. MS Word is very helpful in this regard, as it gives you a <strong>list of different styles to choose from<\/strong>. You can set your style by &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>References<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the Citations &amp; Bibliography block, click on the <strong>Style<\/strong> drop-down menu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select the style<\/strong> you want<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-864.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-864.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"995\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-864.png 995w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-864-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-864-768x447.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you can add your citations to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/christmas-borders-in-microsoft-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">term paper in Microsoft word<\/a> by following these steps &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>References<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Insert Citation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Add New Source<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-865.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-865.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"994\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-865.png 994w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-865-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-865-768x191.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will open up a window with different placeholders asking for different information like name of author, title, year, type of source, etc. This part makes writing bibliographies in MS Word super easy.<\/p>\n<p>You can add<strong> all your citations one by one<\/strong> by clicking on Add New Source and filling out the details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-866.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-866.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"697\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-866.png 697w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-866-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that all your citations are entered, you might get confused as to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/word-files-to-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to show these in<\/a> the proper format in your bibliography. But this is where MS Word takes care of all your problems.<\/p>\n<p>To insert your bibliography simply &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Place your<strong> cursor at the end of your paper<\/strong>, where you want your bibliography.<br \/>\nGo to <strong>References<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Bibliography<\/strong> drop-down menu &gt; <strong>Insert Bibliography<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-868.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-868.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"991\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-868.png 991w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-868-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-868-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doing the above steps will automatically enter all your citations in the chosen style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-869.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-26092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-869.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"993\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-869.png 993w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-869-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-869-768x394.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hence you no longer need to worry about the chronology or the format of the bibliography.<\/p>\n<p>You can even edit your previously entered sources by &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>References<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Manage Sources<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This will open a window that shows all the sources that you have entered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"899\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871.png 899w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871-768x406.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can click on any of the sources and click on <strong>Edit<\/strong> to edit its information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871-Copy-1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871-Copy-1.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"899\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871-Copy-1.png 899w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871-Copy-1-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-871-Copy-1-768x406.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bottom of the window also shows a <strong>preview of the source<\/strong> that you have currently clicked on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-Copy.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-Copy.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"899\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-Copy.png 899w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-Copy-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-Copy-768x406.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"table\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inserting a table of contents in MS Word is a process that will <strong>generate an automatic table<\/strong>, and in that process, your paper will also be formatted in such a way that<strong> your chapters and subsections stand out<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Going to the <strong>Home<\/strong> tab, you will find a <strong>Styles block<\/strong> having different styles like<strong> Normal, Title, Heading 1<\/strong>, etc. You can apply these styles by selecting your text and clicking on the style you want.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1137\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872.png 1137w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-1024x129.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-872-768x97.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1137px) 100vw, 1137px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, you can turn the title of your paper to <strong>Title<\/strong> style, which will make it stand out from your regular text.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-874.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-874.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1135\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-874.png 1135w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-874-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-874-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-874-768x332.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1135px) 100vw, 1135px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The auto-generated table of contents in MS Word only <strong>shows Text that is entered in the Heading style<\/strong>. It does not show Normal or Title styles.<\/p>\n<p>So just change the <strong>style of your chapter heading to Heading 1<\/strong>, your chapter section headings to Heading 2 style, sub-section headings to Heading 3 style, and so on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-877.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-877.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1136\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-877.png 1136w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-877-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-877-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-877-768x318.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will notice that while doing so, the heading texts now appear different from the rest of the text in your paper. Hence your headings are also standing out now, giving a more aesthetic look to the entire document.<\/p>\n<p>Now to enter the table of contents &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Place your cursor where you want the table, generally at the start of the paper.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>References<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Table of Contents<\/strong> drop-down menu and select an <strong>automatic table<\/strong> format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-875.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-875.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1171\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-875.png 1171w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-875-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-875-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-875-768x321.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1171px) 100vw, 1171px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you will see that a table of contents is generated with page numbers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-878.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-878.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"977\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-878.png 977w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-878-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-878-768x230.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you add further changes to your paper, just go to <strong>References<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Update Table<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-879.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-879.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1168\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-879.png 1168w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-879-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-879-1024x128.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-879-768x96.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will be presented with two options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Update page number only<\/strong> &#8211; This will only update the page number of the chapters and sections that are already displayed in the table. A new heading will not be added to the table.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Update entire table<\/strong> &#8211; This will update the entire table, including new sections and headings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-880.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-880.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"281\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another amazing feature of the table of contents is that if you <strong>Ctrl + Click<\/strong> on any heading, you will be <strong>transported to the start of that heading<\/strong>. This feature is especially <strong>helpful in navigating<\/strong> long papers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"thesaurus\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Thesaurus and Grammar Check<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To <strong>improve the quality of your paper<\/strong>, you can use the Thesaurus tool. It gives a<strong> list of similar words<\/strong> that you can use instead of the one written in your paper. To use this tool simply :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Review<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Select a particular word and click on <strong>Thesaurus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-881.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-881.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1126\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-881.png 1126w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-881-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-881-1024x131.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-881-768x98.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To<strong> insert a suggested word<\/strong>, just click on the down arrow beside the word and click insert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-883.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-883.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"256\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"word-count\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Word Count<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Word Count button is also present in the Review ribbon, which<strong> shows you the number of words in your document<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-885-Copy.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-885-Copy.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"256\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This can also be <strong>viewed on the status bar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-885.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-885.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"525\" height=\"24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-885.png 525w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-885-300x14.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"editor\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Editor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the end, you should always<strong> check the grammar<\/strong> of your paper. Go to <strong>Home &gt; Editor<\/strong>, which will go through your paper and <strong>show any spelling or grammatical errors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-888.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-888.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"1280\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-888.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-888-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-888-1024x115.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-888-768x86.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will show the number of spelling and grammatical errors, and you can <strong>click on any one of these categories<\/strong> and go through all the errors while <strong>making any changes<\/strong> if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-889.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-889.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"321\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-889.png 321w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-889-188x300.png 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It even shows a <strong>score based<\/strong> on the type of your paper, ranging between Formal, Professional, and Casual. If you change the category<strong> from Formal writing to Casual<\/strong>. The score will be updated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-890-1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-890-1.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"315\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-890-1.png 315w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-890-1-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, we have a section on <strong>Corrections<\/strong> that points out the number of spelling and grammar errors present in your paper. The <strong>red underline denotes spelling errors<\/strong> whereas the <strong>blue double underlined line denotes grammar errors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-891.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-26137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-891-e1651496388790.png\" alt=\"How to Write a Term Paper in Microsoft Word\" width=\"830\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-891-e1651496388790.png 830w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-891-e1651496388790-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-891-e1651496388790-768x286.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Summary<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this article, we went over how to create endnotes and footnotes, create a bibliography and table of content, do a grammar check and word count, and use the editor option <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/mail-merge-in-ms-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Microsoft Word<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Using these helpful features of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/character-count-for-microsoft-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Word<\/a>, you can ace writing your term paper!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/101-free-microsoft-word-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to download 101 Free Word Templates that you can use and customize!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"101 Free Microsoft Word Templates\"  title=\"101 Free Microsoft Word Templates\"  class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Free-Microsoft-Word-Templates-25971.png\" width=\"407\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about how to use Excel by viewing our FREE Excel webinar training on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-43.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Formulas<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pivot Tables<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-39.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macros &amp; VBA<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing a term paper is an integral part of every student\u2019s life and Microsoft Word is here to make your life easier in this field. 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