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Word processing allows you to create documents like letters, reports, newsletters, and web pages. It includes features like adding pictures, tables, charts, checking spelling and grammar. Main features of word processors include creating templates, managing large documents using tables of contents and indexes, working on multiple documents simultaneously, mail merging, auto formatting and correcting, printing options, nested tables, and exporting to PDF. Word 2010 introduced the Ribbon interface and Backstage view for saving and printing. Basic functions include creating and opening documents, inserting, deleting, selecting, copying and pasting text, finding and replacing text, and formatting text features like font, size, style, color, alignment and more. Page layout options allow customizing orientation, size

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Word processing allows you to create documents like letters, reports, newsletters, and web pages. It includes features like adding pictures, tables, charts, checking spelling and grammar. Main features of word processors include creating templates, managing large documents using tables of contents and indexes, working on multiple documents simultaneously, mail merging, auto formatting and correcting, printing options, nested tables, and exporting to PDF. Word 2010 introduced the Ribbon interface and Backstage view for saving and printing. Basic functions include creating and opening documents, inserting, deleting, selecting, copying and pasting text, finding and replacing text, and formatting text features like font, size, style, color, alignment and more. Page layout options allow customizing orientation, size

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Lesson 1

Word Processing Basics


Word processing is an application program that
allows you to create letters, reports, newsletters,
tables, form letters, brochures, and Web pages.
Using this application program you can add
pictures, tables, and charts to your documents.
You can also check spelling and grammar.

Introduction
A word processor is an electronic device or
computer application software that performs
word processing: the composition, editing,
formatting and sometimes printing of any sort of
written material.
Create professional documents fast, using built-in and custom
templates

Easily manage large documents using various features like the

Main features
ability to create table of contents, index, and cross-references

of word Work on multiple documents simultaneously


processing
applications With the help of mail merge, you can quickly create merge
documents like mass mailings or mailing labels

AutoCorrect and AutoFormat features catch typographical


errors automatically and allow you to use predefined shortcuts
and typing patterns to quickly format your documents.
The print zoom facility scales a document on different
paper sizes, and allows you to print out multiple pages
on a single sheet of paper.

The nested tables feature supports putting one table

Main features inside another table.

of word Export and save your word documents in PDF and XPS

processing file format.

applications Batch mailings using form letter template and an


address database (also called mail merging);

Indices of keywords and their page numbers;


Tables of contents with section titles and their page
numbers;

Tables of figures with caption titles and their page

Main features numbers;

of word Cross-referencing with section or page numbers;


processing
applications Footnote numbering;

New versions of a document using variables (e.g.


model numbers, product names, etc.)
Word 2010
• Word 2010 is a word processor that allows you to
create various types of documents such as letters,
papers, flyers, and faxes. In this lesson, you will be
introduced to the Ribbon and the new Backstage
view, and you'll learn how to create new documents
and open existing ones.
• The toolbars are similar to those in
Word 2007, and they include
Getting to know the Ribbon and the Quick Access
toolbar. Unlike Word 2007, commands
Word 2010 such as Open and Print are housed
in Backstage view, which replaces
the Microsoft Office button.
• The Ribbon contains all of the commands you'll need in
order to perform common tasks. It contains multiple tabs,

The Ribbon each with several groups of commands, and you can add
your own tabs that contain your favorite commands.
Some groups have an arrow in the bottom-right corner
that you can click to see even more commands.
Backstage view

Backstage view gives you various


options for saving, opening, printing,
and sharing your files.
The Quick Access
toolbar

• The Quick Access toolbar, located


above the Ribbon, lets you access
common commands no matter
which tab you're on. By default, it
shows the Save, Undo,
and Repeat commands. You can
add other commands to make it
more convenient for you.
The Ruler

• The Ruler is located at the top and


to the left of your document. It
makes it easier to adjust your
document with precision. If you
want, you can hide the Ruler to
free up more screen space.
• Word files are called documents. When
you start a new project in Word, you'll
Creating and opening need to create a new document, which
documents can either be blank or from a template.
You'll also need to know how to open
an existing document.
Creating and opening
documents
Create a new blank document

Basic Open an existing document


Operations

Convert a document
1. Open Word 2010 on your computer.
A new blank document will appear
on the screen.
2. Make sure the Ribbon is maximized.
Challenge No. 1 3. Display the Ruler.
4. Add any commands you want to
the Quick Access toolbar.
5. Close Word without saving the
document.
• If you're new to Microsoft Word, you'll
need to learn the basics of working
with text so you can type, reorganize,
Working with text and edit text. You'll need to know how
to insert, delete, and move text, as well
as how to find and replace specific
words or phrases.
• Insert text
• Delete text
• Select text
• Copy and paste text
• Cut and paste text
Basic Text Operations • Drag and drop text
• Find text
• Replace text
Open Open an existing Word document..

Select Select a sentence.

Challenge No. 2 Copy and


paste
Copy and paste the sentence from one location in the
document to another.

Select Select another sentence.

Cut and paste the sentence to another location in the


Cut and paste document.
To create and design effective documents, you
need to know how to format text. In addition to
making your document more
appealing, formatted text can draw the reader's
attention to specific parts of the document and
Formatting help communicate your message.

Text
In this lesson, you'll learn to format the font
size, style, and color; highlight the text; and use
the bold, italic, underline, and change
case commands.
• Change the font size
• Change the font
• Change the font color
• Highlight text
Formatting Text Basic
• Use the bold, italic, and underline
Operations commands
• Change text case
• Change text alignment
• Align Text Left: Aligns all selected
text to the left margin
• Center: Aligns text an equal
distance from the left and right
margins
• Align Text Right: Aligns all selected
text to the right margin
• Justify: Aligns text equally on both
sides and lines up equally to the
right and left margins; used by
many newspapers and magazines

Change text alignment


1. Open an existing Word document. If
you want, you can use this example.
2. Change the font size of some text.
3. Change the font style of some text.
Challenge No. 3 4. Change the font color of some text.
5. Try various cases using the Change
Case command.
6. Try the four alignment commands.
7. Save the document.
• Word offers a variety of page
layout and formatting options that
Page layout and affect how content appears on the
page. You can customize the page
formatting orientation, paper size, and page
margins depending on how you want
your document to appear.
Change page orientation

Page Layout Change page size

Basic
Operations Format page margins

Use custom margins


The Page Setup dialog box
1. Open an existing Word document.
2. Change the page orientation.
3. Change the paper size.
Challenge No. 4 4. Change the margins to narrow.
5. Adjust the margins using custom
margins.
Exhaustive Keyboard
Shortcut in MS Word Assignment
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