1. Microsoft Office Word 2003 Lesson 1
Getting Started with Word
This slide could be used as students enter the room or as the instructor introduces the lesson.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

2. Getting Started with Word
When should you use Word?
Provide a brief overview of Word and the types of documents that it can be used to create. For example: a word-processing program to make the creation of documents easier and more accurate, memos, faxes, reports, letters, charts, newsletters, and so on.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

3. Getting Started with Word
Click the Start button.
Point to All Programs.
Point to Microsoft Office.
Click on Microsoft Office Word 2003.
It might help students become oriented if you mention that clicking the Start button lets you find all of the programs installed on your computer.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

4. Word Is Ready to Go Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word
Give students a general feel for the window. Explain that you will cover it in greater detail later.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

5. Exploring the Word Window
Name the following items and have students point to them: Title bar, Menu bar, Standard toolbar, Formatting toolbar, scroll bars, insertion point, selection area, Ruler, Navigation buttons, Status bar, Minimize button, Maximize/Restore button, Down button, Close button.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

6. Using Menus Edit menu Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word
You might engage students’ interest by asking questions such as: Why are the commands arranged in this order? Why do some selections appear in a lighter shade?
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

7. Using Menus Cascading menu (submenu)
Make sure to demonstrate how to show the submenus, which is a confusing topic for many students. Some menu commands might show a right-pointing arrow after the command name. This arrow means that there is a cascading menu (or submenu). The submenu’s commands are related to the command from which they are linked.
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8. How do you personalize your menu?
Using Menus
How do you personalize your menu?
Correct answers include: Over time, Word adapts to your usage and lists the commands that you most frequently use on the short menu. Under the Tools menu, you can click Customize, then click Options, then select Always show full menus.
You can choose to view an expanded menu.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

9. How Do You View an Expanded Menu?
Point out that clicking on bottom arrows will give full menu options.
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10. What Word feature cannot be accessed from the menu?
Using Menus
What Word feature cannot be accessed from the menu?
This is a bit of a trick question. Every function for which you can use a button is also available somewhere within the menus. There is no feature that is not accessible in some way from the menus.
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11. What do you do to begin creating a document?
Let’s Enter Some Text
What do you do to begin creating a document?
Have students complete the “Enter text in a document” exercise on page 13 in the textbook.
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12. What is the difference between Backspace and Delete?
Editing Text
What is the difference between Backspace and Delete?
You may want to demonstrate that the Backspace key deletes to the left and the Delete key deletes to the right.
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13. Using Click and Type Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word
Make sure that the document is displayed in Print Layout view.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

14. Saving a Document Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word
Discuss how students “save as” for the first time, allowing them to place the document in the proper file. Then show students how they can save after that point. Remind them to save frequently.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

15. Closing a Document Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word
Show students how they can close the document but leave Word open.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

16. What are the two ways that you can close or “quit” Microsoft Word?
Quitting Word
What are the two ways that you can close or “quit” Microsoft Word?
Correct answers are: On the File menu, click Exit. Click the Close window button in the upper-right corner.
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17. The Ask a Question Box Getting Help Type in a question or keyword.
Have students type in a keyword, and press the Enter key.
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18. Meet Your Office Assistant
Getting Help
Meet Your Office Assistant
Explain that there are other Office Assistant characters available to choose from, so students may see something different. The paperclip is the default character.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word