1. Mr. Marino – 6th Grade Computer Applications
Word Processing
Mr. Marino – 6th Grade Computer Applications

2. What is Word Processing?
A process using a computer to input and edit text.
By using a word processor, such as Microsoft Word, you are able to do instant corrections, move text to different locations, and create unique looks.
WYSIWYG
Acronym for “what you see is what you get.” An editing interface in which the file being created is displayed as it will appear. Pronounced “wizywig”

3. Word Processing Edit Cursor Word Wrap
To change or make corrections in a document
Cursor
Highlighted or bright sometimes blinking line or other mark that shows where the next letter or character will appear. Sometimes the cursor is a special picture or icon.
Word Wrap
Word wrap is a word processing feature that permits information to be keyed on successive lines without having to tap the return/enter key at the key of each line.

4. Word Processing Tool Bar
The bar that contains buttons that can be clicked to perform different tasks
Menu or Tab
A list of related commands
Menu Bar
A bar that displays the names of available menus
Button
A graphic icon that can be clicked to perform a specific task

5. Microsoft Word
Menus or Tabs
Tool Bar Ribbon
Buttons

6. The Home Menu This is the Home menu for most of your formatting items:
Font
Font Size
Alignment
Cut, Copy, Paste
Bullets and Numbering
Text Effects
Bold, Italics, Underling
Line Spacing
Sort
Font Size up and size down

7. Cut
To remove part of a document, usually placing it temporarily in memory so that the cut portion can be inserted (pasted) elsewhere
Go to the Home Menu and select Cut
Ctrl + X
Copy
To highlight a section or whole document and leave it unaffected but make a duplicate and put it in another place
Pull down the Home Menu and select Copy or Ctrl + C

8. Paste
To insert text or a graphic that has been cut or copied from one document into a different location in the same or a different document
Pull down the Home Menu and select Paste or Ctrl + V
Clipboard
Place where cut or copied text is stored for future use

9. Format of a Document The basics of creating a document look include:
Margins
Tabs
Alignments
Line spacing
Fonts
Typefaces
Font sizing
Text styles
Format
Specifies the font, alignment, margins, and other properties. The format is the layout of a document and determines how the document will appear on the screen and what it will look like when printed.

10. Page Layout Menu Margins
the blank spaces to the left, right, top, and bottom of a page. The size of the margins can be increased and decreased as need.
Go to the Page Layout Menu and select the Margins Button. The default Margin choices will pop up.
Or you can choose Custom Margins…

11. Page Layout Menu Page Orientation
This changes the way your paper is turned in Word
Columns
To allow you to put your text in more than one column

12. Formatting Tabs and Indents: Alignment:
One or more spaces that are used to move the text to the right or left margins. Stops are set in the ruler at the top of the page. When the tab key is pressed the cursor will move to the next tab location. This allows the user to indent paragraphs and lists.
Alignment:
Refers to the way lines of text are arranged to the edges of a block of text
The alignment buttons can be found on Home Menu
Left justified
Center justified
Right justified

13. Formatting Line Spacing 2.0: 1.0: Single Spacing Double Spacing
Refers to the number of blank spaces between lines of type. In a word processor, spacing can be set to almost any amount of line spacing.
Pull down the Line Spacing button on Home Menu and select the size of spacing you want to use
Types:
2.0:
Double Spacing
1.0:
Single Spacing

14. Page Layout Menu Border
A line or box that frames the text
You can add a border to your document to change the look.
Use the Page Layout Menu and select the Borders and Shading command and select the settings, styles, and select ok.

15. Formatting
Font
The look or the design of a full set of letters, numbers, and symbols, also called Typeface
Examples:
Times New Roman
Courier
Arial
To change your font, on the Home Menu and look for the Font menu to pull down to see your choices

16. Formatting Font Sizing
Allows you to change the size of the words or text
You also have a size up and down option for speed and convenience.

17. Formatting Text Styles A effect that can be applied to a font
Bold: The thicken the characters
Italics: To slant the text to the right
Underline: To add a line under the characters
Font Color: The color the characters appear as
Text Effects: Adds a visual effect to the words highlighted, like a shadow or glow

18. Formatting
Bullets
A typographical symbol, such as a filled or empty circle, diamond, box, or asterisk, used to set off a small block of text or each item in a list. Round and square bullets are used to set of different levels of information
To insert bullets, use the bullet button on the Home Menu
Numbering
The command for the computer to automatically start a numbered list for you in word, sometimes it will take over after you have started numbering
To insert bullets, use the numbering button on the Home Menu

19. Review Menu Spell check Grammar Check
A word processing programs contain a spell check program which can verify the correct spelling of words in a document indicated with a red squiggly line.
Grammar Check
A word processing programs contain a grammar check program which can verify the correct grammar in a document indicated with a green squiggly line.
To use the spell grammar check program pull down the Review Menu and select the Spell Grammar check or F7.

20. Insert Menu Headers Footers
One or more lines of text that appear at the top of every page of a document and often includes information like names and titles
Footers
Consists of one or more lines of text that appear at the bottom of every page of a document and often includes the page number.
To add headers and footers go to the Insert Menu and Select the Header and Footers command

21. Insert Menu
Table
A collection of data arranged in rows and columns. Tables are commonly used in word processing programs. They are also used in spreadsheets and database programs
To insert a table use the Insert Menu and look for the Table button. From there you can alter the size and information in the table.

22. Insert Menu Insert To add text or a graphic to a document Clip Art
A series of picture files that are stored on a disk that can be "clipped" and pasted into a document.
Graphic
A visual representation such as a photo, illustration or diagram. A graphic may contain text, but text by itself is not considered a graphic unless it is done in a stylized fashion
You can use a graphic or clip art to enhance you’re your document.

23. To Insert a graphic or clip art into your document pull down the Insert Menu and select the Insert Menu and choose the option you need
Shapes
A collection of ready made shapes you can use in a document

24. Graphics
Once your image is placed in your document you can resize the images by selecting the handles at the corners of the image and move in or out diagonally.
You can move the image and change the justification to left, right, or center.

25. Insert Menu
Text Box
A box in which the user may enter text and place inside a document in any size or shape
To insert a text box, pull down the Insert Menu and select the Text Box command
Decorative text as a graphic image
Word Art

26. Insert Menu Character Style Highlight
Individual Letters, Numbers, Symbols, and Punctuation Marks
Style
A set of defined formatting characteristics
Highlight
Changes the background of selected text to draw attention

27. Symbol Special Character
A character such as a monetary symbol that does not appear on the keyboard but can be inserted using the Symbol dialog box, these are found under the Insert Menu
Special Character
A character such as a Trademark symbol that does not appear on the keyboard but can be inserted using the Symbol dialog box

28. Saving a Document
Save
To store a file on diskette or hard drive for future use
To save a document select the File Menu and select the Save command or Ctrl + S or Save As command.
Select where you want your file to be saved to and under a unique file name.

29. Previewing Your Document
Print Preview
This will show an image of exactly what the printed output will look like (WYSIWIG)
MS Word 2010 automatically creates a Print Preview on the Right side!

30. Printing Your Document
Allows you to send a computer document to a printer and get a hardcopy. You can select the number of copies, the pages, and the printer.
Use the File Menu and select the Print command or Ctrl + P