Basic Word Processing
Basic Word Processing
Font settings
To changefontstyle,sizeand appearance
:
. Selectthe targetedtext(highlight
_ clickanddrag).
. Choosefromfontstyle,.size,
c-ofor,
Uofa,,nlerfine,and italics
- -- -'
by clicking
!.'!^"':
on the iconsin yourtoolbaracrossthe top
' rf you setyourmouseon the oi tle screen.
iconswithout.ii.ring, the icondescription
display. wiil
2. Alignment
There.are fourtypesof align,whichcanbe set using
. leftalion- textlinesup with "'' the iconsin the toolbar:
the teftmargln
. riqhtalign- textlinesup
withthe ,ighi;irgin
. centeraliqn- the centerpoint
of thEtextis"equidistant fromthe
- leftandrightmargins of page
' iultitu- insehsspacins-b;."Ji;;;';;i;n""
the
to expandeachrineor
textto spanbetweenthe pagemargins
3. SmallCaps
To applysmallcapsto tex :
. Selectthe targetedrext.
. Format- Character _ FontEffects
. UnderEffecrsselect Small
Capitals
4. Superscriptand Subscdpt
To apply.either
superscript or subscriptto text :
. 5etectthe targetedtext.
. Format- Character_ position
. Chooseeithersuperscript (ie _ x2)or subscript(ie _ HzO)
' superscript
is positioned
above
theu"i"rir"lia suusc-ript
is positioned
belowthe baseline.
5. Adding a Hyperlink
To adda hyperlinkto a weblocation:
. Insert- Hyperlink
. The targetis the webaddress
youwantto linkto.
. The textis whatyouwant
to ,t o* ,p on-yor,.,ir""n, for the userto
on. click
. CfickApplyandthenC/ose.
6. SettingIndents
To set an indentto a paragraph:
. Format- Paragraph - Indentsand Spacing
. Enterthe amountyouwantindentedbesidethe requiredstyle:
. firstlineindent- fiov€s (indents)thefirstlineof text in the paragraphby
the enteredamount.fromthe left
. leftindent- indentsthe paragraph fromthe left,accordingto the amount
you enter
. riqhtindent- indentsthe paragraph fromthe right,accordingto the amount
you enter
7. Line Spacing
To specifythe amountof spacebetweenlines:
. Selectthe targetedtext.
. Format- Paragraph
. Under"LineSpacing"selectthe desiredamountof spacingyouwant
betweenlines(ie - double)
8. Tab Stops
To haveyourtext lineup according to a givenmeasurement on the rulerat the
top of the screen:
. Selectthe targetedsectionof text.
. Format- Paragraph- Tabs
. Orderis very important- you mustenterspecifications fromleftto right.
Also,evenif the settingyou desireis alreadyselectedor set,you must
selectit regardless (evenif this meansre-selecting the samechoice)so
that it registersthe optionwiththe givenselectionof text.
. Position- according to the rulerat the top,wheredo you wantthe
tab to stop?
. Tvpe- whichpartof the textdo youwantlinedup withthe
measurement?
. Fill Character- oftenreferredto as dottedleader
- fillsthe spacebetweentab stopswitha selected
style
. ClickNery.
. Createthe nexttab stop,pushingNeryaftereachone.
. Whencompletely donesettingalltab stops,clickOK.
. Whenusingtab stops,you needto typeall information first,thenbe sureto
hit tab once (and onlyonce)beforeeachitemin yourtargettext.
9. Drop Caps
To createa dropcap (whichis anycapitalletterto whichyou applyspecialsizing
andformattingto makethatcapitalstandoutfromthe restof the text':
. Selecttext.
. Format- Paragraph - DropCaps
. Clickon DisplayDrop Caps.
10. PageOrientation
To changethe orientation of yourpage:
. Format- Page- Page
. Chooseeitherportraitor landscape.
. Portraitis a tall page(vertical).
' Landscape is a widepage(horizontal).
11. Footers
To inserta footer(a lineof textthatappearsat the bottomof eachprintedpage).
" Insert- Footer- Default
. Thiswill placean emptytext boxat the bottomof eachpagein your
document.The information youtypewillappearthe sameon everypage.
12. AutomaticPageNumbering
To insertautomaticpagenumbering on everypageof a document:
. Inserta footer.
' Insert- Fields- pageNumbering
' Thismustbe setautomaticaily becauseif youtypeit in manuaily,it wirl
showthe samepagenumberon eachpage.
. Arabicnumerals arethe regularnumbersthatwe use(ie_ 1, 2, 3...).
13. Footnotes
A fogtnoteinsertsa small,superscriptednumberbesidea wordand thenopensa
textboxat the bottomof thatpageonly,withthe conesponding numberand
roomto typethe textyou need. lt is usedto definewordsor citations.
To inserta footnote:
. Putyourcursorbehindthe wordthatyouwanta footnote
appliedto.
. Insert- Footnote- Default
. Go to the bonomof thatpageandtypein the necessary
rext.
14. Insertingthe CurrentDate
To havethe currentdateappearon eachpage:
. lnserta headeror footer(if necessarv).
. Insert- Fields- Date