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Microsoft Word 1: Word Basics
Objective: To provide an overview of Word’s various toolbars and options, and look at how to use Word’s text formatting and document setup tools.
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Capabilities
• Word processor that helps in the creation of documents:– Letters– Announcements– Resumes–Mailing labels– Essays
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Capabilities: Word Processing
• Constantly updated display showing changes to document.
• Add multimedia to your document for clarifying the information or increasing design.
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Basic Layout
– Start menu (All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Word)
– Word program shortcut– Saved Word file
Top
Middle
Bottom
To Open Word:
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Office Button & Quick Access Toolbar
• The Office Button
• The Quick Access Toolbar
• Office Button Menu– Opens when you
click on the Office Button.
– Main program options.
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Office Button: Save Window• Saving your
document is very important.
Popular Directories
Current Directory
File Name
Save Button
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Ribbon Bar
• The Ribbon bar is made up of seven tabs:– Home, Insert, Page Layout, References, Mailings,
Review, and View
• Contains the main document options.
Ribbon Bar Tabs
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Ribbon Bar: Home, Page Layout, & View Tabs
The Home tab provides many options for editing and formatting text in your document.
The View tab provides options for changing how your document is displayed.
The Page Layout tab gives you control over document settings such as borders, colors, and page size.
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Work Area
Document Body
Document Rulers
• In Print Layout view, all Ribbon Bar tabs are available.
• Three other views besides the normal Print Layout view:• Full Screen Reading view, Outline view, &
Draft view
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Work Area: Full Screen Reading View
• In Full Screen Reading view, the Ribbon Bar and other distractions are removed.
• Best used for reading and simple editing.
Document Tools
Navigation Buttons
Document Body
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Work Area: Outline View
• Organizes document information into an outline.• In Outline view, all Ribbon Bar tabs are still available, including a
new “Outlining” tab.
Outlining Tab
Outline Body
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Work Area: Draft View
• Similar to Print Layout view, except only text is displayed.• In Draft view, all Ribbon Bar tabs are still available.
Document Body
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Status Bar
• Switch between the various view options.• Use the Zoom Slider to change the zoom on your
document.
• Provides information about your document:• The current page’s number• Your total page count• Your total word count
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Video 1
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Video 2
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Video 3
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Microsoft Word 1: Wrap-Up
• Become an expert at the basics:– Program layout– Basic options– Basic text entry– Basic text formatting
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