Introduction to Microsoft Word Date: March 21, 2012 Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Location: Serra Hall 156A Computer Lab Instructor: Joel Elad
Learning Objectives Navigate the “Ribbon” Interface Download and use functional document templates Open, Print, and Save your work Use formatting commands to change text, etc. Create simple styles and modify a document Spell check your document and other word processing tools Insert Tables, Pictures, or Special Characters into the text Add Header, Footer, and Footnote data to your document University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext. 7400
Parts of the Word Screen 1.Menu bar 2.Standard toolbar 3.Ribbon 4.Cursor 5.Scrollbar
University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext The Ribbon - Tabs, Groups, Commands Tabs: The Ribbon is made up of different tabs, each related to specific kinds of work you do in Excel. Groups: Each tab has several groups that show related items together. Commands: A command is a button or a menu. Tabs Groups Commands
Word Help University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext Button pops up help window.
Using Templates University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext. 7400
Creating a blank document University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext. 7400
Saving Your Work - Formats University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext. 7400
Entering Data University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext. 7400
Formatting your Word Document University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext Formatting commands -Font -Paragraph -Document Changing Margins, header/footer, page number Using Styles and Themes Creating 2 or more columns of text Page break, section break
Spelling and Grammar check University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext Red squiggly – spelling mistake Green squiggly – grammatical error
Word Processing Tools University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext Find and Replace Thesaurus Research Word Count Languages
Adding Elements to your document University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext Tables Pictures/graphics Header/footer Footnotes
Hands on Project University of San Diego, Academic Tech Services iTeam - ext. 7400