Word

Word Projects

Overview of New Features

Follow steps in Text to create Document

In the Lab assignments

Project 1

Creating and Editing a Word Document

What’s New

Word Window Changing Text size Spell Check Center/Bold/Underline/Italicize Insert Picture Resize Picture Save/Print/Quit

Word Window

Text Area Insertion Point End Mark Mouse Pointer Scroll Bars

Menu Bar Std Toolbar Formatting Toolbar Ruler Status Bar

Changing Text size Before Typing Text

– Click Font Size Box Arrow– Select font size (e.g., 16)

After Typing– Select Text– Click Font Size Box Arrow– Select font size

Show/Hide Paragraph Mark For non-printing characters

Word-wrap No need to press enter at end of line

Blank Lines press enter at beginning of line

Spell Check

Checks as you type Red wavy line when misspelled Right-click over word for possible

spellings

ABC check Button

Center/Bold/Underline/Italicize

Select Text (drag across text) Click button on formatting toolbar

Select Multiple Lines– Point in left margin to left of first line– Drag down to last line

Insert Picture

Click insertion point at location to insert

Insert->– Picture->– Clip Art->– Search for ski

Resize Picture

Click on picture Click on sizing handle

(small squares at each corner of picture) Drag until desired size

Project 2

Creating A Research Paper

What’s New?

MLA research paper Margins Double Spacing Headers First Line Indent Auto Correct Footnotes Modifying a style Manual Page Break

Hanging Indent Sort Paragraphs Tools Find / Replace (via

browse object button) Move Text (drag and drop) Synonyms (right click) Word Count Spell and Grammar

checker

MLA Style Research Paper

1” Margins; Double Spaced text 12pt TNR Header w/ Name & Page# Right-aligned Paragraphs Indented .5” Double spaced indented footnotes Works Cited Page (bibliography)

– DS– Sorted by Author Name

Margins

Change Default Margins (1.25”)– File --> Page Setup– Margins Tab– Change L/R to 1”

Double Spacing

Right-click current paragraph Select Paragraph from shortcut menu Indents and spacing tab Click Line spacing box arrow Select double

Headers

View -> Headers and Footer– Right align text– Name– Page Number– Font size 12

– Only visible in Page Layout View

First Line Indent

Before typing first paragraph: Drag First-Line Indent Marker to .5”

AutoCorrect

teh -> the

Tools -> AutoCorrect– Enter wrong version in left column– Enter correct version in right column

Footnotes

Click location in text body to insert note Insert -> FootNote

– Number selected automatically– Normal view shows separate pane– Page Layout view shows as will be printed

Modifying a Style

Style– A customized format you apply to text– Includes: font, font size, line spacing, text

alignment

To change footnote text style: (click in footnote text) Format -> Style

– Modify / Format / Paragraph (DS/First Line)– Format / Font (12 point TNR)

Manual Page Break

You are finished with this page You want to go to next page You have no more text to type

Insert -> Break– Select Page Break

Hanging Indent

First Line at 0” Hanging indent marker at .5”

Sort Paragraphs

Select Paragraphs Table -> Sort

Tools

Find / Replace (via browse object button) Move Text (via drag and drop) Synonyms (via right click in word) Word Count (Tools Word Count) Spell and Grammar checker

Project 3

Cover Letter and Resume

What’s New

Resume Wizard Personalizing Resume

– Placeholder Text– Line Break– Autoformat

Letter Template AutoFormat AutoText Entry Drag & Drop

Resume Wizard

File -> – New -> – Other Documents Tab

Personalizing Resume Click Placeholder text

– Type your information

Line break (Shift-Enter)– Advances insertion point to beginning of next

line, ignoring paragraph formatting– NO NEW PARAGRAPH– Stops full justification– Not for lines with bullets

AutoFormat

1st 1st

-- 1/2 ½ ---Enter Solid Line ===Enter Solid Line ___Enter Solid Line

Table

Change Size– Table -> Select Table– Change Point size to 11

Change Size by a Point– Select Text– Increase: CTRL+]– Decrease: CTRL+[

Cover Letter

File ->– New ->– Letter & Faxes Tab– Professional Letter

AutoText Entry Allows one to replace a abbreviation

– IBM with a longer phrase used often

– International Business Machines

Highlight Text Insert -> AutoText -> New Enter abbreviation -> OK

To Use: Dear IBM[F3]:

Shortcut Keys

CTRL+I Italics On/Off CTRL+B Bold On/Off CTRL+U Underline On/Off

Drag & Drop

Select text to move Press & hold mouse button in selected

text Drag dotted insertion point to target

location Release

Margins & Tabs

Increase Indent Button– left margin.5 inches to right on each click

Decrease Indent Button– left margin .5 inches to left on each click

Tab Stop– Default stops every .5 inch