Principles of Information Technology Introduction to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
What is Word Processing? The use of the computer to create and edit documents Can refer to any portion of Microsoft Office We will use Microsoft Word Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
What can you create? Letters Brochures Resumes Reports Tables Graphs You can create ANYTHING if you have the proper Word Processing skills! Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
Word Processing Terms Typeface Font Shape of Characters Times New Roman, Arial, Comic Sans Font A collection of letters and numbers in a particular typeface EX: Bold, 10 point, Times New Roman Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
Word Processing Terms Format Alignment Specifying the font alignment, margins The layout of a document Some documents have specific layouts Alignment The way lines of a text are arranged Centered, Right Aligned, Left Aligned, Justified Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
Word Processing Terms Tab Margins Moving the Cursor to the next location by using the Tab key on the keyboard You can also set Tab Stops Margins the blank space to the left and right sides and at the top and bottom of a page Use File and then Page Setup to access Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
Word Processing Terms Header/Footer Line Spacing The header is one or more lines of text that appear at the top of every page of a document The footer consists of lines of text that appear at the bottom of every page of a document Line Spacing Line Spacing refers to the number of blank spaces between lines of text Double Space, Single Space Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
Word Processing Terms Print Preview Indent Click on the menu choice or icon for a Print Preview and you will be shown an image of exactly what the printed output will look like Indent An indent is one or more spaces that are used to move the text to the right of the left margin Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
Word Processing Terms Spelling/Grammar Check Copy Word processing programs contain a spell check program which can verify the correct spelling of words in a document Copy To duplicate selected text, selected cells, or a selected object; shortcut is CONTROL C Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education
Word Processing Terms Cut Paste Removes the current selection from the document and places the it on the clipboard for pasting for future use (shortcut method is Control X) Paste Information that has been cut or copied to the clipboard can be placed in another location at a later time when needed (shortcut method is Control V) Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012 Principles of IT: Intro to Word Processing Trade & Industrial Education