Microsoft Word 2013 Quick Start Sheet Created: November, 2013 Updated: September, 2015

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When you open Word 2013, the screen below appears. You have several choices to get started:*Note: Due to your settings, Word may open up with a blank document.*

Word 2013 looks different from previous versions so here’s an overview of the document window:

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1. Open a recentdocument – click thename of a document yourecently worked in toopen it again

2. Open other documents– click to browsepreviously created documents

3. Create a new BlankDocument – click tostart with a clean page

4. Start with a Template –click to open adocument with pre-defined formatting

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1. Backstage – click to open,save, and print files.

2. Quick Access Toolbar –commands here arealways visible. Right-clicka command to add it here

3. Ribbon Tabs - click todisplay groups of buttons

4. Ribbon –strip of buttonsthat put common optionsin plain view

5. Dialog box launcher –Click to open a dialog boxwith more options for thatgroup

6. Document – area whereyou create your document

7. Zoom – move slider toadjust magnification

Microsoft Word 2013 Quick Start

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Ribbon Tabs and Ribbons have replaced menus found in previous versions of Word.

Tabs identify groups of commands (tools) you use to format and build a document. The tools are located in the Ribbon under each Ribbon Tab. The Home Ribbon Tab is a collection of frequently used tools.

Common tools and their Ribbon Tab location

Command (Button) Ribbon Tab

Columns Page Layout

Cut/Copy/Paste Home

Find/Replace Home

Font Size/Style Home

Formatting (bold, italics, underline) Home

Mail Merge Mailings

Margins Page Layout

Numbered/Bulleted Lists Home

Orientation Page Layout

Page/Section Break Insert

Picture Insert

Print File

Save File

Shapes Insert

Spell Check Review

Table Insert

Options for saving documents that you create: (See Options to Save and Access Microsoft Office Files Reference for more details)

NOTE: You can now save Office files in a PDF format. From the Save as Dialog box, select .PDF in the Save As Type field.

Visit the Knowledge tab of WellSpan LMS to view a list of short videos that demonstrate specific features of Microsoft Word 2013. To locate the videos: Log in to WellSpan’s LMS, click Knowledge tab and search Microsoft or Office

If there are tools that you access frequently and they are not easily accessible, you can customize the

ribbons. To do so, right click anywhere in the ribbon and select

Customize the Ribbon…

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1. OneDrive (cloud) – files can be accessed from anywhere withan internet connection. You can share presentations withother individuals.

3. Computer:Network drive (M:, L: or P:) – files are shared with otherWellSpan employees who have access to that drive; can only beaccessed if at a WellSpan machine or connected via VPN. Note:On M drive there is a folder with your username – this ispersonal and no one else can access files saved to this folder.ORC: Drive (includes Desktop and My Documents – Notrecommended – do not use as files are available to anyone thatlogs in to that machine and files are at risk of being lost ifmachine fails.

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2. SharePoint - files can be saved to a SharePoint site as long asyou have access to it. Other employees that have access canview/edit these documents.