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- Objectives
- Understand word processing software Explore the Word program window Start a document Save a document
- Unit Introduction
- Microsoft Word is a word processing program used to create: Letters Memos Newsletters Research papers Web pages Business cards Resumes Financial reports Other types of documents
- word processing program
- is software that allows you to enter, edit, and format text and graphics
- documents
- The files you create using Word
- Understanding Word Processing Software
- Plan a document before you create it
- Word program window
- opens and displays a blank document
- insertion point
- indicates where text appears when you type
- mouse pointer
- changes shape depending on its location in the Word program window
- Ribbon
- contains tabs
- Tabs
- include buttons for commands organized in groups
- Quick Access toolbar
- contains frequently used commands and is customizable
- Title bar
- displays the program and document names
- Office button
- opens a menu of commands related to managing and sharing documents
- Microsoft Office Help button
- provides access to the Word Help system
- Document window
- displays the current document
- Rulers
- show margin, tab, and indent settings
- Scroll bars
- are used to display different parts of the document in the document window
- View buttons
- are used to switch between Word document views
- Zoom level button Zoom slider
- provide quick ways to enlarge and decrease a document onscreen view
- Status bar
- shows page information, the location of the insertion point, and the on/off status of several Word features
- Insert
- text in a document by clicking to move the insertion point and then typing
- Delete
- [Backspace [Delete
- Starting a Document
- Automatic features that might appear as you type
- file
- To store a document permanently, you must save it
- filename
- give it a name
- Save button Save command,
- Save changes
- select
- Click and drag the I-beam pointer across text to select it
- Formatting marks
- are special characters that appear on screen to help you edit and format text
- Formatting Text Using the Mini Toolbar
- Includes the most commonly used text and paragraph formatting commands
- Print Preview
- shows a document as it will look when printed
- Print command
- on the Office menu to change the print settings before printing
- Quick Print command
- Print Preview toolbar to print using the default print settings
- template
- is a formatted document that contains placeholder text