Microsoft Word Objectives l Word processing using Microsoft
Microsoft Word Objectives: l Word processing using Microsoft Word l The Office Menu and Toolbar l Word processing features CS&E 101 Word
Features of a typical Word processor • • • Easily correct typing errors Copy and move text and graphics Easily use multiple fonts Locate grammatical/spelling errors Easily create tables (incl. automatic math functions) • Use templates to create similar documents • Insert graphics • View screen easily, view actual printed document CS&E 101 Word
The Word Window Home Ribbon Rulers Status Bar Document Window View toolbar & Zoom Slider CS&E 101 Word
The Ribbon Tabs Home - Most common tools such as clipboard, font/ paragraph/styles settings Insert - Tools to insert tables, illustrations, links, header/footer, & symbols groups Page Layout - Setup user themes, page orientation, margins, tabs, paragraph spacing and object order Mailings - Setup mail merges References - Setup footnotes, table of contents, captions, indices Review - Tools for adding comments, tracking changes & comparing documents, grammar and spell checkers View - insert and editing of tables CS&E 101 Word
Simple Walkthrough • Ribbons • Start a new document • Start a document from a template • Start and an existing document • Moving around (ctrl keys & arrows) • Saving a document (save, save as, web page) select the correct directory path and file extension Then Just Start Typing CS&E 101 Word
There is more than one way to view your document each designed for a specific purpose • Print layout- shows exact placement of text/graphics on the page, usually used for typing. • Full screen reading – lays out two pages at a time • Web layout – shows how page would look on the web • Outline - designed for easy editing of outline levels • Draft – designed for viewing comments and changes CS&E 101 Word
Clipboard Task Pane l l l The Clipboard is a temporary storage area in MS Office Once an object is on the clipboard it can be copied into any other windows application again and again. The contents of the clipboard can be viewed from the task pane Up to 24 items can be placed on the clipboard CS&E 101 Word
Walkthrough a document: l l l l Viewing rulers, adjusting margins & tabs Moving and Copying text Inserting headers/footers Finding and Replacing text Inserting - Page and Section Breaks, Dates, Pictures Formatting text – font, style, size, justification, superscript, paragraph spacing, Bullets & Numbering, Borders & Shading Spell checking a document Using Help CS&E 101 Word
Tabs can be created directly from the Ruler. To display the Ruler click on the Ruler check box on the View Ribbon: Left Center Right Decimal 27. 51 555. 372 Tabs can be aligned by clicking on ruler. To set tab type – Double click on tab stop CS&E 101 Word
Inserting a Table Displays information in columns and rows – wraps text, performs simple calculations and sorts. Tables can be formatted with borders and lines. CS&E 101 Word
Creating a Table l l l From the Insert ribbon click on the Table button Select table dimensions or one of the other options for drawing a table Use the Design & Layout Ribbons to enhance your table formatting, insert/delete columns & rows, add formulas CS&E 101 Word
Using Multiple Word Documents • Open several documents • Switch between documents to copy/paste text • Adjust the window to view two documents at once • Look at the Tools – track changes, merge and comparison features CS&E 101 Word
Modifying default Word options Click on the Home Ribbon and select Options button. • General • Save • Display • Advanced CS&E 101 Word
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