Qalam Help
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Get started
- Get started with QalamQalam is your Woosool word processor: write, format and share documents that are saved in Khazna.
- Create a document or start from a templateStart a blank document or pick one of the ready-made templates.
- Import, open and download documentsOpen .docx and other files in Qalam, and download documents as .docx, PDF and other formats.
- How saving worksQalam saves automatically, keeps your changes when you're offline and tells you when something is wrong.
- Qalam keyboard shortcutsThe keyboard shortcuts you'll use most in Qalam.
Write and format
- Format textChange fonts, sizes, colours and emphasis, and copy formatting.
- Use headings and the outlineStructure a document with heading styles and move around with the outline.
- Make lists and checklistsCreate bulleted, numbered and multi-level lists, and checklists.
- Find and replace textSearch a document for words and replace them.
- Check spelling and grammarFix spelling and grammar mistakes in English, French and Arabic as you type.
- Count words and charactersSee how many words, characters, paragraphs and pages your document has.
- Write in Arabic and right-to-leftMix Arabic and Latin text, set paragraph direction and justify with kashida.
Pages and layout
- Set margins, page size and orientationChange the page size, margins, orientation and columns, and add breaks.
- Add headers, footers and page numbersPut text, logos and page numbers at the top or bottom of each page.
- Add a table of contentsBuild a table of contents from your headings and keep it up to date.
- Add a cover page, watermark or page colourGive a document a cover page, a watermark such as "Draft", or a background colour.
Insert content
- Insert and edit tablesAdd a table, change rows and columns, merge cells and style borders.
- Insert picturesAdd pictures from your computer or Khazna, then crop, resize and wrap text around them.
- Add links and bookmarksLink to web pages, e-mail addresses or places in your document.
- Shapes, text boxes and WordArtAdd shapes, text boxes and decorative WordArt to a document.
- Insert charts, equations and symbolsAdd charts with your own data, mathematical equations and special symbols.
- Draw on a documentUse pens and highlighters on the Draw tab to annotate a document.
- Footnotes, citations and captionsAdd footnotes and endnotes, cite sources, build a bibliography and caption figures.
Collaborate
- Share a document and edit togetherInvite people to view, comment or edit, and work on the same document at the same time.
- Comment and mention peopleAdd comments on text, reply, mention colleagues and resolve discussions.
- Suggest changes and track changesPropose edits that others can accept or reject, like track changes.
- See and restore earlier versionsGo back to an earlier version, name important versions and compare them.
Advanced
- Mail merge letters, labels and envelopesCreate personalised letters, labels and envelopes from a list of recipients.
- Automate documents with scriptsWrite scripts that change a document, add custom menus and fetch data.
- Restrict editingLet people only read, comment, track changes or fill in forms in a document.