Computer Basics Tech Lit Mrs. Lesher

Keyboard Media Center Insertion Point Control Keys Alphanumeric Keys Special or Dedicated Keys Function Keys Special or Dedicated Keys

Windows Desktop Shortcuts Start Recycle Bin Task Bar APP LAUNCHER Notification Area

Managing Files Home Directory Assignment folder Document folder

Files Copying Files Deleting files Moving files Changing a file name Searching for a file Creating a shortcut

Microsoft Office tools Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Access Or Google Docs (if you do not have microsoft office on your home computer)

Microsoft Word Open the Microsoft word program Blank Document

To Open a program - Word

Word Document Screen Tabs Quick Access Toolbar Insertion Point Horizontal Ruler Vertical Scroll Bar Horizontal Scroll Bar Title Bar Ribbon Status Bar Office Button Vertical Ruler Taskbar

Word Concepts When keying in text, consider: – Word Wrap – AutoCorrect – Automatic Spell Checker – Automatic Grammar Checker – Spacing after Punctuation – Option Buttons – AutoComplete – New Line Command

Saving a Document, Save Save button OR, Save As type document name click Ctrl+S OR For different name, type, or location…

Canceling a Command To close a dialog box… To close a menu… click in the document screen or press Alt key or press Esc key twice press Esc key or Cancel or Close

Closing a Document Close a document OR, Close Alt, F, C OR Ctrl+F4

Creating a New Document New button OR Ctrl+N, New OR

Opening a Document Double-click the document name Open dialog box OR Ctrl+O Open button, Open OR

Exiting Word Exit Word Click Office button, then OR Click Close button

Scrolling with the Mouse Vertical Scroll Bar Horizontal Scroll Bar Up Scroll Arrow Scroll Box Down Scroll Arrow Previous Select Browse Object Next Scroll Box Scrolling changes text display but does not move insertion point – click to move insertion point

Printing a Document (sends immediately to the printer) OR to open Print dialog box, Print Ctrl+P Print button OR then click OK to print

Moving with the Keyboard To move insertion point Press One character leftLeft Arrow One character rightRight Arrow One line upUp Arrow One line downDown Arrow One word to the leftCtrl + Left Arrow One word to the rightCtrl + Right Arrow To end of a lineEnd To beginning of a lineHome To beginning of current paragraphCtrl + Up Arrow To beginning of previous paragraphCtrl + Up Arrow twice To beginning of next paragraphCtrl + Down Arrow Up one screenPage Up Down one screenPage Down To top of previous pageCtrl + Page Up To top of next pageCtrl + Page Down To beginning of documentCtrl + Home To end of documentCtrl + End

Inserting Text Existing characters move to the right as you type additional text Delete key erases the character right of the insertion point Backspace key erases the character left of the insertion point

Deleting Text To delete Press Character right of insertion pointDelete key Character left of insertion pointBackspace key Text from insertion point to beginning of wordCtrl + Backspace Text from insertion point to end of wordCtrl + Delete

Selecting Text with the Mouse To select Complete these steps A wordDouble-click the word. A line of textClick in the selection bar to the left of the line. Multiple lines of textDrag in the selection bar to the left of the lines. A sentence Hold down the Ctrl key, then click anywhere in the sentence. A paragraph Double-click in the selection bar next to the paragraph or triple-click anywhere in the paragraph. Multiple paragraphsDrag in the selection bar. An entire documentTriple-click in the selection bar.

Selecting Text with the Keyboard To select Press One character rightShift + Right Arrow One character leftShift + Left Arrow To end of wordCtrl + Shift + Right Arrow To beginning of wordCtrl + Shift + Left Arrow To end of lineShift + End To beginning of lineShift + Home One line upShift + Up Arrow One line downShift + Down Arrow To beginning of paragraphCtrl + Shift + Up Arrow To end of paragraphCtrl + Shift + Down Arrow One screen upShift + Page Up One screen downShift + Page Down To end of documentCtrl + Shift + End To beginning of documentCtrl + Shift + Home Entire documentCtrl + A or click Select, Select All

The Mini Toolbar Contains options for selected text Dimmed until mouse is moved into it

Using Undo Undo button click the down-pointing arrow to undo several previous actions Undo drop-down list OR Ctrl+Z

Using Undo and Redo Redo button OR Ctrl+Y

Checking Spelling / Grammar Spelling & Grammar button OR F7 key to include grammar check or not

Using Help Click the button in the upper right corner of the window In the Help window type a word or phrase then press Enter

How do you print a document? Features Summary (sends immediately to the printer) Print button

How do you display the Print dialog box? Features Summary, Print Ctrl+P OR

How do you exit Word? Features Summary click Exit Word click Office button, then OR click Close button

How do you display the Spelling and Grammar dialog box? Features Summary Spelling & Grammar button OR F7 key

How do you create a new blank document? Features Summary New button OR Ctrl+N OR