Intro to Microsoft Word

Word Window1. File Tab2. Quick Access Bar 3. Title Bar

4. Ribbon

5. Tab

6. Group

7. Buttons & Menus

8. Dialog Box Launcher

10. Insertion Point

9. Ruler

11. Status Bar 12. Zoom Bar

Getting to Know Word• Microsoft Word is a WORD PROCESSING software

program

• The FILE tab is the central location for managing documents and accessing templates

• A TEMPLATE is a pre-defined layout for a document. Word provides templates foro Calendarso Memoso Resumeso Flyers

Getting to Know Word• Saving

o SAVE allows you to resave a document when changes have been madeo SAVE AS allows you to save something with a new identity, this can be name,

location, file type

• All assignments should be saved to your H: DRIVE in the KEYBOARDING FOLDER, then in appropriate place.

• The steps to print double sidedo File Tab > Print > Settings >

Click Print on Both Sides

Getting to Know Word

• Selecting text quickly without clicking and dragging the mouse:o Select a word DOUBLE-CLICK ANYWHERE IN THE WORDo Select a line of text put the mouse to the LEFT of the line until it changes to a right -

pointing arrow, and then clicko Select a paragraph TRIPLE-CLICK ANYWHERE IN THE PARAGRAPHo Select a whole document PRESS CTRL + A

• Cut and paste is a way of moving things you want to keep in another location

• Besides cut and paste text can be DRAGGED and DROP

• Undo & Redo buttons are on the QUICK ACCESS BAR

Undo Button Redo Button

Clipboard Group

PasteCtrl + V

CutCtrl + X

CopyCtrl + c

Format Painter

Single Click = 1 timeDouble Click = Many timesEsc = Turns off

Right Click Menu

Font Group

Font Type Change caseFont Size

Increase & Decrease Font

Clear Formatting

BoldCtrl + B

ItalicsCtrl + I

UnderlineCtrl + U

Text Effects Font Color

Paragraph Group• Bullet List

Show/Hide

Justify

Increase & Decrease Indent

Left AlignCtrl + L

CenterCtrl + E Right Align

Ctrl + R

1. Number List

Line Spacing

Styles & Themes

• Use STYLES to format your document so you can quickly and easily apply a set of formatting choices consistently throughout your document

• On the Page Layout tab, Themes set a unified format foro Font Nameo Sizeo Coloro Effects

• Themes can only be applied if a STYLE has been added to text

Spell Check• Spell Check on the Review tab, reviews your document for

misspelling of words, not grammar errors.o Icon

o Review Tab > Proofing Group

• Incorrect spelling = RED WAVY UNDERLINE• Incorrect grammar & punctuation = GREEN WAVY UNDERLINE

Headers & Footers• Found on Insert Tab > Header & Footer group

• Insert your own headers click EDIT HEADER

• Press the TAB key severaltimes to move between itemsIn the header

NAME ACTIVITY PERIOD

Intro to Microsoft Word