Microsoft Word Tutorial By Diana Rengifo Sean Choi Robert Olson

Scope  Creating a Table Arrange your data in a way that makes sense to the reader.  Formatting a Table Design your table to fit your audience.  Moving a Table Copy and paste your table to other documents.

Who should use this manual?  This tutorial is intended for those who have used Microsoft Word to create memos or letters, but do not fully understand the capabilities of this program.

What is required?  Access to a computer  The ability to open a Microsoft Word document  15 minutes of your time

What will you accomplish?  Organize your data  Format your data for a specific audience  Move your data  Add a professional look and feel to your documents.

Creating a Table 1. Move the cursor to the top of the screen and left- click on Table 2. Highlight Insert 3. Left click on Table

Creating a Table 4. Select the number of columns and rows needed for your table. Utilize the up and down arrows, located to the right of the numbers. 5. Click OK

Finished Table The table will appear within your document.

Formatting Your Table  Add a professional look and feel to your documents

1. Move your mouse to bottom right corner of the table. 2. Left click the mouse and hold. 3. Drag your mouse to top left corner of the table to highlight the table.

4. Right click the highlighted table. 5. A window similar to one on the left will open. 6. Move your mouse to select, Borders and Shading…, and left click the mouse.

7. When window on the left opens, you can select the borders’ style, color, and width by selecting the each sections on the middle column of the window. 8. When you finish selecting the style, color, and width move your mouse to bottom right corner of the window to left click OK.

Changed table similar to the one on the left will show with the table highlighted.

Move your mouse away from the table and left click blank area to remove highlights.

Three Different Ways To Copy And Paste Which Is Best For You?

Edit Menu: Using the mouse and the Edit Menu To Select the whole document: Click on “Edit “ Click “Select All”

Selecting Your Text  To Select all or part of the document Put the cursor at the beginning of the desired text. Press and hold the left mouse button Drag the mouse until the text is highlighted.

 To Copy After the desired text is highlighted Click “Edit” Click “Copy”  Now the text is saved on the clipboard. Copy Your Text

 To Paste After the text is on the clipboard Place the cursor where you want the text to be located Click “Edit” Click “Paste” Paste Your Text

Left Mouse Button: Using only the mouse  Select the desired text as instructed previously by: Place the cursor at the beginning of the text Press and hold the left button mouse Drag the mouse to the end of the text

 To Copy Move the mouse arrow over the text highlighted Right click the mouse Click on “Copy” Copy Your Text

 To Paste Set cursor on the place desired Right click Click on “Paste” Paste Your Text

Keyboard Usage: Using mouse and keyboard  Select the text desired as instructed above by: Place the cursor at the beginning of the text Hold down the left button mouse Drag the mouse to the end of the text desired  After the text desired is highlighted

 To Copy Press and hold the CTRL key Press “C” Copy Your Text

 To Paste Press and hold the CTRL key Press “V” Paste Your Text