Digital Literacy Standard 3.2 Word Processing Digital Literacy Standard 3.2

Word Processing Defined “It is the writing, editing, and production of documents, as letters, reports, and books, through the use of a computer program or a complete computer system designed to facilitate rapid and efficient manipulation of text.” (Dictionary.com) Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Word Processing Compared to Using a Typewriter Make changes without retyping the entire document Easy to: Delete words, sentences and paragraphs Insert words, sentences and paragraphs Move text from one place to another within a document or into a different document Once finished…send it to the printer! Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Word Processing Programs Microsoft Word (Office Suite) Apache OpenOffice Google Docs Office Online Zoho ThinkFree AbiWord These are FREE! Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Different Looks! Each word processing program has it’s differences, but once you learn one it isn’t difficult to learn how to use others. The KEY is to think about what you want to do and then use logic to locate the tools in the other programs. Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Microsoft Word – The Ribbon The Home Tab Command Buttons Ribbon Tabs Each Ribbon is divided into sections Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Microsoft Word – The Ribbon The Home Tab Tool Tip Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS Tabs Dialog Box Font Dialog Box Paragraph Dialog Box

Microsoft Word – The Ribbon The Home Tab Tab Indicator Button The Ruler Center Tab Left Tab Right Tab Page Indicator View Buttons Status Bar Clipboard Word Count Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS Zoom In/Out

Microsoft Word – The Ribbon The Layout Tab Page Setup Dialog Box The Ribbon gives you access to many things, but sometimes it’s quicker to use the Dialog Box. Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Microsoft Word – The Ribbon The Insert Tab Used to insert “things” into your document Breaks Tables Graphics Links Header/Footer/Page Numbers Text objects Equations Symbols The Ribbon gives you access to many things, but sometimes it’s quicker to use the Dialog Box. Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Microsoft Word – The Ribbon The View Tab Change the document Views Ruler Zoom Windows And more Clicking File lets you Save, Save As, Open, Close, Print AND change the Options for the program Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Microsoft Word – Options Access by clicking File General Options Show Options Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Microsoft Word – Options Access by clicking File Proofing Options Save Options Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS

Microsoft Word – Options Access by clicking File Customizing Ribbon Advanced Options Quick Access Toolbar Mr Simpson - Elk Ridge MS