1. Exploring Microsoft Word
Gaining Proficiency:
Editing and Formatting
Exploring Microsoft Office XP - Microsoft Word Chapter 2

2. Overview Editing - change the contents of your document
Formatting - change the appearance of your document
Change basic typography elements such as fonts
Use shortcuts
There are many ways to accomplish the same task

3. Page Setup Command File Menu Margins Portrait orientation
Landscape orientation

4. Bulleted list
a. Numbered list
Borders and Shading

5. Bullets, Lists, and Outlines
Format Menu:
Bullets & Numbering command
Bulleted
Numbered
Outline Numbered
List Styles

6. Bullets and Numbering (Format Menu)
Numbers
Preview
Apply

7. Borders and Shading (Format Menu)
Style
Preview

8. Format Font Command
Font
Font List
Style & Size
Font Effects

9. Typography (1 of 2) Typography Typeface Presence or absence of
Times New Roman
Arial
Courier New
Presence or absence of
tiny cross lines that end
the main strokes of
each letter
Serif typeface
Sans serif typeface

10. Typography (2 of 2) Mono-spaced typeface Proportional typeface Font
Type size
Point size (1/72 inch)
Format Font command

11. Paragraph Formatting (1 of 6)
Alignment
Indents
Left indent
Right indent
Special indent
First line indent
Hanging indent
Spacing
Before
After

12. Paragraph Formatting (2 0f 6)
Tabs
Tab Stop Position
Default
Alignment
Leaders
Set
Clear
Clear All

13. Paragraph Formatting (3 of 6)
Hyphenation
Hyphenate
Don’t Hyphenate
Ctrl+Shift+Hyphen

14. Paragraph Formatting (4 0f 6)
Line Spacing
Single
1.5 lines
Double
At Least
Exactly
Multiple

15. Paragraph Formatting (5 of 6)
Windows and Orphan Control
Controls Soft Page Breaks

16. Paragraph Formatting (6 0f 6)
Borders & Shading
Borders
Color
Width
Apply to
Shading
Patterns

17. Columns Command Cont’d
Newspaper-style columns
Section breaks

18. Columns Command (Format Menu)
Preset Designs
Choose Columns
Width of Columns
Line in Between

19. Column Formatting Columns Presets Numbers Width & Spacing
Equal Column Width
Line Between
Apply To

20. Page Breaks
Soft page break
Hard page break
Column break
Continuous

21. Section Breaks
Insert Menu
Page Break
Column Break
Section Breaks

22. Elements of Graphic Design
The Grid
Clip Art
Format Picture Command
Emphasis
Insert Picture Command
Microsoft Media Gallery

23. Drawing Toolbar
Action Buttons
WordArt
Lines & Arrows
WordArt

24. The Drawing Toolbar Drawing Toolbar Draw button Pointer AutoShapes
Line
Arrow
Rectangle
Oval
WordArt
Diagram/Chart
Picture
Clip Gallery
And More…
Drawing Toolbar

25. With Shading, 3D Effects, Fill Color, ClipArt, & Callout
Drawing Toolbar cont’d
Drawing Shapes
Text Box
With Shading, 3D Effects, Fill Color, ClipArt, & Callout
Good Stuff!

26. An Enhanced Document (1 of 2)
Objects:
Microsoft Media Gallery
Clip art
Sound Files
Photographs
Movies
Microsoft WordArt
WordArt toolbar

27. Clip Art (Insert Picture/Task Pane)
Insert Menu
Picture Command
Clip Art Command
Type Key Word

28. An Enhanced Document (2 of 2)
Format Picture command
Picture toolbar
Crop
Sizing handles
Insert Symbol command
AutoCorrect
AutoFormat