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- 1. Microsoft Word Instructors: Connie Hutchison & Christopher McCoy
- 2. is the word processing component of the Microsoft Office Suite. It is used primarily to enter, edit, format, s ave, retrieve and print documents. Microsoft Word
- 3. Identify the main components of the use r interface. Identify the purpose of the commands o n the menu bar. Explain the difference between copy a nd cut. Objectives
- 4. Copy, cut and paste text. Work with the buttons on the toolbar. Work with the pointer in a program. Work with text and characters in a pr ogram. Objectives
- 5. Explain the use of primary keyboard sho rtcuts and key combinations. Perform basic tasks by using a word proc essor. Edit and format text. Objectives
- 6. Work with pictures. Work with language tools (spell check, di ctionary, thesaurus). Identify the various benefits of using w ord processing software. Objectives
- 7. Screen Components The opening screen for Microsoft Word 2010 looks like this Click here when you are ready to continue
- 8. While different versions have different appea rances, they all have most of the same featu res. If you know what to call it, you should b e able to find it in other versions. Terminology
- 9. The area outlined in red is called the title bar. It displays the names of the open progra m (in this case Microsoft Word) and the name of the current file.
- 10. This file has not yet been saved so its na me is Document1. Files created in Microsoft Word are often referred to as documents and have the fil e extension .doc or .docx
- 11. The area outlined in red contains the min imize, maximize/restore and close button s for the program window.
- 12. These three buttons are on almost every window that opens in a Windows based platform. They are on Mac windows as well, but th ey are circles instead of squares.
- 13. When you click the minimize button the pr ogram becomes a button on the Windows taskbar located at the bottom of the scree n.
- 14. You can restore the document to its origin al shape and size by either: Clicking on the button on the task bar one time to restore it to active mode,
- 15. If you have multiple files from the same p rogram open you will need to select the o ne you want to restore to active mode.
- 16. When you click the maximize / restore but ton the program assumes the same shape and size it was before you minimized it. Or The program window will fill the screen.
- 17. When you click the close button the progr am will ask you if you want to save the ch anges if you have made any changes. On ce you have responded to this question th e program will close.
- 18. The area outlined in red is called the quic k access toolbar. It contains the most commonly used com mands in Microsoft Word: 1. Save 2. Undo 3. Repeat
- 19. Microsoft Office 2007 & 2010 use what is referred to as the Ribbon interface. The area outlined in red comprises the Ribbo n. The ribbons we are going to go over toda y are the default ribbons.
- 20. You may customize the ribbon and or a g roup on the ribbon on your personal com puter to have only the features you want to use. In order to do this all you have to do is ri ght mouse click on the ribbon or the grou p you want to customize.
- 21. The Words File, Home, Insert, etc outlin ed in red are referred to as tabs. Each tab has several Groups attached to it.
- 22. The File Tab menu contains the commands most commonly associated with the file.
- 23. The Home Tab Groups contain the commands mo st commonly associated with the formatting and editin g of text. Clipboard Font Paragraph Styles Editing
- 24. The Insert Tab Groups contain the commands most commonly associated with adding somethi ng to the document. Pages Tables Illustrations Links Header/Footer Text Symbols
- 25. The Page Layout Groups contain the comma nds most commonly associated with settings tha t would affect the entire page or document. Themes Page Setup Page Background Paragraph Arrange
- 26. The References Groups contain the comman ds most commonly associated with writing a res earch paper, essay, term paper or similarly form al documents. Table of Contents Footnotes Citations & Bibliography Captions Index Table of Authorities
- 27. The Mailings Tab groups contain the comma nds most commonly associated with documents and files created for mass mailing. Create Start Mail Merge Write & Insert Fields Preview Results Finish
- 28. The Review Tabs groups contain the comma nds most commonly associated with documents which are shared or being prepared for publicati on. Proofing Language Comments Tracking Changes Compare Protect
- 29. The View Tab groups contain the commands most commonly associated with the variety of w ays you can look at a document or documents . Document Views Show Zoom Window Macros