MS Word Introduction

Course content

What is Word?? Understand the functions of text editor, word processor, and DTP applications • Recognise the different elements of the Word application window

Creating a Document Create a new document • Enter text • Change page display modes (Print Layout, Normal, Reading Layout, Full Screen) • Use zoom to view a document at different magnification • Print a single copy of a document

Editing a Document Move the insertion point • Select text • Insert new text • Use Click-and-Type • Type over existing text • Delete text • Use the Undo, Redo, and Repeat commands • Insert the date and time • Insert symbols and special characters • Use the automatic spelling checker

Moving and Copying Data Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Windows Clipboard using the menu, toolbar, and keyboard • Move and copy text from one document to another • Use the Paste Options smart tag to change the format of pasted text • Use drag-and-drop to move and copy text • Use Paste Special to choose different formats for data

Page Setup Set the default measurement units • Show and hide the rulers • Set page orientation and paper size • Set margins • Insert page breaks

Paragraph Layout Set left, right, hanging, and first line indents • Align paragraphs relative to the margins • Control automatic hyphenation of words • Set line and paragraph spacing options • Remove paragraph formats

Character Formatting Select and change font and font size • Apply font formats (bold, underline, and italics) • Apply character effects and colours • Copy formats using the Format Painter • Remove text enhancements

Printing a Document Use Print Preview • Print a document • Print the current page, selected text, or a range of pages • Print multiple copies of a document • Set print options • Cancel a print job • Troubleshoot printing

Using a Template Use a template to create a new document • Create a new document using a wizard • Work within a document created from a template

Applying a Style Apply a paragraph style • Apply a character style • Apply a list style • Apply a table style • Use the Styles and Formatting pane

Formatting a Simple List Start a bulleted or numbered list automatically • Add bullets and numbering to a list • Change the appearance of bullet characters

Paragraph Borders and Shading Apply borders and shading to paragraphs • Remove borders and shading

Inserting Pictures and Clip Art Understand Object Linking and Embedding • Insert a Clip Art object • Insert a picture from a file • Insert a Print Screen graphic • Insert an image from a scanner or digital camera • Modify a picture using the Picture toolbar • Crop a picture

Working with Objects Select, position, and delete an object • Resize an object • Move or copy an object

Headers and Footers Create and modify headers and footers • Insert fields in headers and footers to show variable data (page number, date, file location, author, document title, file name) • Format page numbering

Proofing Tools Use the Spelling and Grammar Checker to correct errors in a document • Add unrecognised words to the custom dictionary • Use the Browse Selector and Go To to locate specific elements in a document • Find and replace text

Basic Reviewing Tools Show, hide, and print document markup • Add and review document comments • Highlight text in document