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Session 2A - Basics of MS Word 2016

This document provides an overview of Microsoft Word and basic word processing skills. It discusses the Word interface and important elements like the ribbon, document pane, and status bar. It explains how to create, open, save and share Word documents. The document also covers page layout functions like orientation, size and margins. Finally, it outlines basic text editing skills in Word like inserting, deleting, copying and finding text.

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Session 2A - Basics of MS Word 2016

This document provides an overview of Microsoft Word and basic word processing skills. It discusses the Word interface and important elements like the ribbon, document pane, and status bar. It explains how to create, open, save and share Word documents. The document also covers page layout functions like orientation, size and margins. Finally, it outlines basic text editing skills in Word like inserting, deleting, copying and finding text.

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Recap

◦Windows Explorer – file management program


◦Folders vs Files
◦Folder – also known as directory; storage location; sub-folder
◦Files – file extensions
◦Computer Viruses – damages files, hardware & software
◦ Symptoms & ways to protect
MICROSOFT WORD
CAT203 – Information Technology
Session 2 – Part A
Objectives
◦What is Microsoft Word?
◦How to start a MS Word document?
◦Identify & describe parts of MS Word screen
◦Apply basic skills to a document (create, open, save, rename,
delete, close, etc.)
◦Modify page layouts and other page settings
◦Apply basic tasks with text (i.e. insert, edit, etc.)
Microsoft Word
◦is a word-processing program
◦help you create professional-quality documents
◦has document-formatting tools
◦helps you organize and write your documents more
efficiently
◦most commonly used type of software
Creating a New Word Document
◦How to Create a New Document:
◦ Click on START button > All Programs > locate
Microsoft Office > Microsoft Word OR
◦ Open storage location > Right Click on mouse > New >
Microsoft Word OR
◦ Double Click on a Microsoft Word icon available
Getting Started!
MS Word 2016 Interface:
Important Elements of MS Word:
◦Quick Access Toolbar • Ruler
◦Title Bar • Status Bar
◦Menu Tabs • Page / Word Count
◦Ribbon • View Toolbar
◦Document Pane • Zoom Slider
◦Ruler • Scroll Bars
◦Tell Me Feature • Minimize / Maximize / Close
Saving a Document
◦Important: to know how to and where to save your
document properly
◦You can save:
◦PC
◦Secondary storage
◦Cloud using OneDrive
◦Export and share
◦Using the Save or Save As tool
Sharing a Document
◦Word document are saved as .docx file type
◦You can save it as another file type: (Export)
◦PDF file
◦Older or newer versions of Word (e.g. 97-2003 doc)

(Class demonstration for saving and sharing a document)


Auto-Recover feature
◦Word automatically saves your document
◦auto-saves every 10 min
◦in case of crashes, file can be restore using auto-recover
◦File > Info > Manage Versions > Recover Unsaved
Documents
To Open an Existing Document:
◦From a Document Window:
◦Select File tab, then click Open
◦Find the location where the existing file is saved
◦Select the file by clicking once
◦From the Windows Explorer:
◦Open WExp and locate the location (drive)
◦Select the file by clicking once
Page layout
◦Page layout and formatting options are available on Word to
modify the appearance of your document (depending on
how you want)
◦Page Setup dialogue box (will be used more often) to fine tune
your page settings
◦You can change - Page Orientation, Size, Margins, etc.
Orientation
◦Layout tab > Page Setup group
◦2 Types of Orientation: ABC

1. Portrait – page is oriented vertically

2. Landscape – page is oriented horizontally ABC


Size & Margin
◦Page sizes and margins:
◦can be modified by opening up the Page Setup dialogue box
OR
◦by using the shortcut that is also located on the Layout tab
◦ To view the full set of page formatting options – click to view
the Page Setup dialogue box
Working with Texts
◦Insert – adding text
◦Delete – removing text
◦Select – highlighting text
◦Copy, Cut & Paste
◦Drag & Drop technique
◦Undo & Redo
◦Find & Replace
Questions & Comments

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