Introduction to Technology
Parts of MSWord Screen Title Bar Quick Access Toolbar Button Ribbon Status Bar (views and zoom)
Word Basics Word Wrap – type to the margin and do not press enter. Press enter at the end of a paragraph Alignment – on Home tab, paragraph four types Left (default) Center Right justify
Word Basics Navigation in a Document Ctrl Home - takes you to top of document Ctrl End – takes you to end of document Scroll Bar on right of screen
Word Basics Creating a Header – Insert, Header & Footer Choose Blank (3 columns) Include Your name Include the date Include a path/filename Select (Type text) Under Design tab choose Insert, Quick Parts Choose Field Choose File Name Under Field Options, check off Add Path to Filename
Word Basics Font – Home tab, font Default is Calibri size 11 Undo/Redo – on Quick Access Toolbar Formatting Characters – Home tab, font Bold (Ctrl +B) Italic (Ctrl + I) Underline (Ctrl +U) Strikethrough Shadow Character Spacing Change Case
Word Basics Clip Art (Insert, Illustrations) Search for box Insert clip art Text Wrapping (Page Layout, Arrange) Spell Check (Quick Access Toolbar)
Accessing Files from the Network Choose: File, Open High School Faculty Mrs. Danho Introduction to Technology Open file and resave to H drive
Adding Bullets Choose: Home Tab, Paragraph – or – right click with mouse To Customize Bullets: Click the arrow to the right of the Bullet icon Choose: Define New Bullet Choose: Either Symbol or Picture
Margins Choose: Page Layout Tab, page setup Choose: Default is Top/Bottom 1”, Left/Right 1” To Customize: Choose: Custom Margins at bottom of menu To Center Page Vertically: Choose Custom Margins from menu, Layout Tab, Vertical Alignment.
Date and Time Choose: Insert tab, text, Date and Time Choose: Date format Borders and Shading Choose Page Layout, page background, page borders. Symbols Choose: Insert tab, Symbols
Find and Replace Allows user to search for and replace any text within a document. Choose: Home tab, editing Thesaurus Finds synonyms for selected words Choose: Review tab, proofing
Paragraph Indents Indents increase the distance between left and right margins. Two Choices: Home tab, paragraph, increase/decrease buttons -or- Click in the bottom right corner of the paragraph section to access the paragraph dialog box. Four types of indents Left Right First line (under special) Hanging indent (under special)
Setting Tabs Default tabs are set every ½ inch from left margin Four Types of tabs: Left Center Right –or- right with leaders Decimal When setting tabs, Word clears all default tabs to the left of the new tab. To set Tabs Choose: Page Layout tab, Paragraph dialog box, click on tab button in bottom left hand corner of box.
Page Breaks To control the end of a page or start a new page, use a manual page break. Choose: Insert tab, Page Break -or- Ctrl & Enter
Page Numbers Choose: Insert tab, Page Numbers Page number will display in either the header or footer depending on your choice of position on the page.
Footnotes Text references which appear at the bottom of a report. Used to credit source of information. Choose: Reference tab, footnotes Can modify footnote by clicking in the lower right hand corner of the Footnotes section. To delete: must delete reference mark in document (not at bottom of page)
Creating a Watermark Insert Clipart –or- Picture Select the image: Choose: Text Wrapping, Behind Text To Washout: Be sure picture is selected. Choose: Picture Tools, Recolor, Washout
Creating Tables Table feature is a systematic arrangement of data in rows and columns. To create a table: Choose: Insert, Table To move from cell to cell: press TAB To center the table vertically: Choose: Page Layout, Margins, Custom Margins, Layout Tab.
Creating Tables (cont.) To center a table horizontally (be sure cursor is inside table): Table Tools, Layout tab, Properties To remove border lines Select table Table Tools, Design tab, Borders, Choose: No Border To add shading to a cell within a table: Choose: Table Tools, Design tab, Shading
Creating Tables (cont.) To merge cells: Select cells Table Tools, Layout Tab, Merge Cells Or Right click, choose Merge cells.
Setting Column Widths Select column(s) Table Tools, Layout Tab, Properties -or- Right Click, Choose Table Properties Choose: Column Tab Enter column width
Adjusting Row Height Select row(s) Table Tools, Layout Tab, Properties -or- Right Click, Choose Table Properties Choose Row Tab Enter row height
Center Text in Cells Select cells Choose: Table Tools, Layout Tab, Alignment section Insert Row or Columns Click in the row or column Choose: Table Tools, Layout Tab, Rows & Columns section.