Word Processing

Common Terms Block Clipboard Font Footer Format Grammar Checker

Common Terms (cont) Hard Return Header Insert Justified Move Outliner

Common Terms (cont) Overtype Page Break Pagination Scrolling Smart Tags Soft Return

Common Terms (cont) Spell Checker Tab Thesaurus Toggle Word Wrap

Starting Word Start button, Programs, Microsoft Office Word icon on the Desktop or Quick Launch toolbar Icon for specific document

Preparing a Document Setting format  Before beginning to type  After typing Font Margins Paragraph spacing

Using Word Templates Several available Choose a preset style or create a new special document Location

Mail Merged Documents Create personalized form letters and envelopes Data Source (Mailing Info for 5 Recipients Form Letter Mail Merge Letter 1Letter 2Letter 3Letter 4Letter 5

Viewing a Document Several views – different purposes On the View tab  Which view do you like to work in?

Moving Around Document Arrow keys Ctrl + arrow keys Home key End key Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End Page Up Page Down Ctrl + Page Up Ctrl + Page Down Open a document…… See what happens when you use these commands

Spelling / Grammar Checks Automatically checked as the user types How identified?  wavy red line  green way line Place the cursor at beginning of the document May not catch all mistakes

Saving Work Periodically save all work Pay attention to warnings Backup