Microsoft Word Tutorial Albert Kalim

Topics You Should Know About Start MS Word Start MS Word Open a document Open a document Enter text Enter text Change margins - top, bottom, left, right Change margins - top, bottom, left, right Change fonts Change fonts Change font sizes Change font sizes Spell check and grammar check Spell check and grammar check Include clip art in a document Include clip art in a document Resize clip art and center it Resize clip art and center it Center text Center text Right justify text (called right-align in Word) Right justify text (called right-align in Word) Fully justify text (called justification in Word) Fully justify text (called justification in Word)

Topics You Should Know About Move text Move text Copy text Copy text Save a new document and Save one As another name Save a new document and Save one As another name Make text bold or underlined or italic Make text bold or underlined or italic Wordwrap versus hard returns Wordwrap versus hard returns Undo an action Undo an action Select text Select text How to use print preview How to use print preview - in landscape mode - in landscape mode - in portrait mode - in portrait mode

Topics You Should Know About Enter a footnote Enter a footnote Count words Count words Find and replace text - once or multiple times Find and replace text - once or multiple times Find a synonym or antonym of a word and replace the word with it Find a synonym or antonym of a word and replace the word with it Enter text in a header or footer Enter text in a header or footer Insert a page number in a header or footer Insert a page number in a header or footer Handle page breaks - insert and delete them Handle page breaks - insert and delete them Cut and paste from one document to another Cut and paste from one document to another Create a table Create a table Create a bulleted list Create a bulleted list Insert a special symbol into a document Insert a special symbol into a document Save a document as a Web page and publish it in your lockerspace Save a document as a Web page and publish it in your lockerspace

Viewing the Toolbars Select View >> Toolbars >> Standard. 1 Repeat step #1 to open the Formatting and Drawing toolbars. 2 The standard toolbar will appear at the top of the screen.

Page Setup Select File >> Page Setup… 1 The Page Setup pop-up window will appear. On the Margins tab, use the up and down arrows to adjust the Top, Bottom, Left & Right margins.

Notice the changes in the preview window. Changing the Page Orientation 1 Under orientation, click Landscape. 2 Click Cancel.

Insert and Format your Picture Place your cursor at the beginning of the 1st paragraph. 1 Insert the headshot you created for the Photoshop project. 2 Select Format Picture from the pop-up menu. 4 Right click on the image. 3

Click on the Layout tab. 1 Select Tight wrapping style. 2 Now you can move or resize the picture to make it fit better. 4 Click OK. 3 Text Wrapping

Creating Newspaper Columns Highlight the 1st paragraph, from The to friends. 1 Select Format >> Columns. 2 Click OK. 4 Select Two. 3

Adjusting Column Widths On the ruler, click on the gray area in the center and drag left or right.

Press the [Tab] key to move down a level in the outline. 1 Type Geography and press the [Enter] key to add a new item to the list. 2 Press [Tab] to move down another level. 3 This will change the 2) to an a). A b) will appear. The b) will change to an i). Practice with Outlines

Type Landforms and press [Enter]. 1 Press [Shift]+[Tab] to move up a level in the outline. 2 Type Language Arts and press [Enter] to add a new item. 3 Practice with Outlines

Finish the Outline [Enter] to create a new item. [Tab] to move down a level. [Shift]+[Tab] to move up a level. Remember:

Inserting a Text Box 1 On the Drawing toolbar, click on the text box icon. 2 Click and drag to create a text box about as big as the outline. There should be a cursor blinking inside the box.

Creating a Table Select Table >> Insert >> Table 1 Change the number of columns to Change the number of rows to Click OK.

The Format Text Box pop-up window will appear. Formatting the Text Box Double-click on the border of the text box. 1 Click the arrow next to the Line Color box. 3 Click OK. 5 4 Select No Line. 2 Click on the Colors and Lines tab.

Click, press [Tab], or use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell. Using Tables An example: To resize the columns or rows, move your mouse over the gridlines, then click and drag.

3 Ways to Format the Table Use the Tables and Borders toolbar. 1 2 Right-click in any cell. 3 Use the Tables pull-down menu.

To force a page break at a specific location, you can insert a manual page break. When you fill a page with text or graphics, Word inserts an automatic page break. Page Breaks Page Breaks Page breaks start a new page in your document.

Inserting a Page Break Place your cursor at the point in the document where a new page should start. 1 Select Insert >> Break. 2 Select Page break. 34 Click OK.

Deleting a Page Break Select View >> Normal. 1 Double click on the Page Break to select it. 2 Press the [Delete] key. 3

Select File >> Print Printing your Document Select the # of copies to print. Select the page range to print. Select a different printer to print from.

Saving your Work Select File >> Save As… 1 Navigate to the Word folder on your zip disk and double-click on it. 2 Click the Save button. 4 In the File Name box, type: Practice 3 Close MS Word. 5