Word Lesson 1

To Start Word

• Click LanDesk• Click MS Word (Blue Icon)

Starting WordTitleTitle Bar

Minimize/maximize/close

Blank document

Layouts

Scroll bar

Document Window

Term DefinitionInsertion Point Blinking vertical bar that indicates where

text, graphics, and other items will be inserted

Mouse Pointer Becomes a different shape depending on the task you are performing

Scroll Bar Displays different portions of a document in the document window

Status Bar Located at the bottom of the document window, presents information about the document

Ribbon

• Control center

Home tab

Groups

Top Level Tabs

Dialog Box

LauncherQuick Access Toolbar

Office ButtonOffice Button

Office Button Menu

List of recently created

documents will appear

here

To Type TextTitle

Learn to Ride

To Type TextTitle

Learn to Ride

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Hit enter once and notice the blank space in between

paragraphs

Word Wrap

Term DefinitionWord Wrap Allows you to type words continually

without pressing the ENTER key at the end of each line

To Type TextTitle

Learn to Ride

High-quality Western and English riding lessons, focusing on safety and including instruction on horse care, saddling a horse, and other aspects of horsemanship.

IInsertion Point/Press Enter

Enter key not

pressed when right

margin reached

To Insert a Blank Line

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Spelling/Grammar Check

• Checks for spelling/grammar errors• Red wavy line = spelling error• Green wavy line = grammar error

Title

To Check Spelling and Grammar

Misspelled word flagged with red wavy underline

Right-click the flagged word to

display a shortcut menu that includes a list of suggested

spelling corrections for the flagged

word/click instruction

To Enter More Text

Home tab

Formatting Paragraphs

Unformatted Document Formatted Document

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Fonts, Font Sizes, Styles, Themes

Term DefinitionFont The appearance and shape of the letters,

numbers, and special charactersFont size The size of characters in the default

font/measured by pointsPoint One point = 1/72 of one inch in height

Style Named group of formatting characteristics

Theme Set of unified formats for fonts, colors, and graphics

StylesText Font

Text Size Text Style

To Apply Styles

Home tab

• Press Ctrl + Home• Point to Heading 1• Click Heading 1• Press Ctrl + End• Click Heading 2

To Center a Paragraph

Insertion Point in paragraph to be

centered

Align Text Left button currently

selected

To Center a Paragraph

Center button

selected

Home Tab

Paragraph containing headline centered

horizontally on page

To Select a Line

• Move the mouse pointer to the left of the line to be selected until the mouse pointer changes to a right-pointing block arrow

To Select a Line

Home tab

• While the mouse pointer is a right-pointing block arrow, click the mouse to select the entire line to the right of the mouse pointer

Line to be formatted is selected

To Change the Font Size of Selected Text

• With the text selected, click the Font Size box arrow on the Home tab to display the Font Size gallery

To Change the Font Size of Selected Text

• Click 48 in the Font Size gallery to increase the font size

To Change the Font of Selected Text

• With the text selected, click the Font box arrow on the Home tab to display the Font gallery

To Change the Font of Selected Text

• Scroll through the Font gallery, and then click on Copperplate Gothic Bold to change the font

To Select Multiple Paragraphs

• Move the mouse pointer to the left of the first paragraph to be selected until the mouse pointer changes to a right-pointing block arrow

To Select Multiple Paragraphs

• Move the mouse pointer to the left of the first paragraph to be selected until the mouse pointer changes to a right-pointing block arrow

To Change the Font Size of Selected Text

• Change selected paragraphs font size to 16

To Format a Line

• Click somewhere in the paragraph to be centered.

To Format a Line

• Click the center button on the Home tab.

To Format a Line

• Move the mouse pointer to the left of the line to be selected, change the font size to 18.

To Bullet a List of Paragraphs

• Move the mouse pointer to the left of the first paragraph to be selected

• Drag downward until all paragraphs that will be formatted are selected

• Click the bullets button on the Home tab

To Undo and Redo

Home tab

• Click the undo button on the quick access toolbar to remove the bullets

• Click the redo button to place a bullet character backRedo

Undo

To Select a Group of Words

Home tab

• Position the mouse pointer immediately to the left of the first character of text to be selected.

To Bold Text

Home tab

• With the text selected, click the Bold button on the Home tab

To Underline a word

Home tab

• Click somewhere in the word to be underlined

• Click the underline button on the Home tab

To Italicize text

Home tab

• Point to the left of the line to be selected, click to select

• Click the Italic button on the Home tab

• Click inside the selected text to remove the selection

To change the style set

• Click the Change Styles button on the Home tab to display the Change Styles menu

• Point to Style Set on theChange styles menu

• Point to Modern in theStyle set gallery

To change the style set

To change theme colors

• Click the Change styles button on the home tab

• Point to Colors on the Change Styles menu• Click Aspect in the Colors gallery

To change theme fonts

• Click the Change Styles button on the Home tab

• Click Foundry in the Fonts gallery

To Insert a Picture

• To position the insertion point where you want the picture to be located, press CTRL + HOME and then press the DOWN ARROW key four times

To Insert a Picture

• Click the Center button on the Home tab• Click Insert on the Ribbon

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To Insert a Picture

• Go to Google.com• Type in Horse and Rider in the Search Box• Click on the Images Tab• Click on the Image you like• Right click and click on save image as• Save in your computer technology folder

To Insert a Picture

• Click the Picture Icon in the Insert Tab• Find the picture of the horse and rider you

saved• Click Insert• Resize yourpicture

To Apply a Picture Style

• Click the down scroll arrow until the entire picture is displayed

• Click the more button in the Picture Styles Gallery

• Click Metal Oval in the Picture Styles gallery

To Change a Picture Border Color

• Click the Picture Border button arrow on the Format tab

• Click Tan, Background 2 in the Picture Styles gallery

To Add a Page Border

• Click Page Layout on the Ribbon• Click the Page Borders button on

the Page Layout Tab• Click the Art box arrow• Click the Art Border shown

To Add a Page Border

To Add a Page Border

• Click the color box arrow• Click the right-most theme color

(tan, accent 6)• Click the OK button to add the

border to the page