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Word

Processor
Basics
Introduction
A word processor is a computer program that is used to work with
words i.e. text. Text is used in many different types of documents such
as:
1. Letters
2. Reports
3. Posters
4. Party invitations
A word processor is especially helpful because it contains commands
which you can use to do things to your text ( like change its size,
font and colour ) and added things to your text ( like diagrams,
pictures, and tables ).
Word layout

The Ribbon
The blank working area
contains the
looks like a clean sheet of
groups of
paper – this is where we
commands that
will enter text.
you can use
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Entering text – spacing rules

• There must only be one space between one word and the next word.

• Most punctuation marks (like commas, full stops, question marks, exclamation
marks, colons and semicolons) are typed with no space before them, and one
after them.

• Do not press Enter at the end of each line. When it starts to look like you are
going to run out of space at the end of a line, just continue typing – Word will
jump over to the next line for you automatically. This is know as word wrapping.

• Press Enter only when you want to start a new paragraph.


Show / hide command

Symbol for the Enter key


Symbol for spacebar (end of paragraph)
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Activity

Activity 1 Activity 2

Open the document Open the document


named Alice High Jump
• Edit the document to appear as follows:
• Make sure the hidden symbols
are shown
• Fix the spacing between the
characters where necessary
• Save the document and submit
on Google Classroom

• Save the document as HighJumpInfo and


submit it on Google Classroom
Difference between
‘Hard return’ and ‘Soft return’

Soft Return
Hard return

When you press the Enter A ‘soft return’ is when you press the
key in a Word document, Shift+Enter keys at the same time
you add a ‘hard return’ (Hold down the Shift key, press Enter,
and create a new then release both keys) to move to
paragraph. the next line without creating a new
paragraph
Symbol for an Enter

Symbol for a
Shift+Enter
Activity

Open a word
document

• Type in the text shown on the right, making sure to use the
correct ‘hard returns’ and ‘soft returns’

• Save the document with the name TwoQuickLists and submit


it on Google Classroom
Printing

01 02 03

Consideration Print settings


Only print a document if Use as little paper as You can also choose to print
it is really necessary to possible. Check for on fewer sheets of paper by
have a hard copy of it errors in the document choosing back-to-back, or just
before you print. We call printing the pages you need
this proofreading.
How to print a document

Click on the File tab, and choose


01 Print.

A preview of what the document will


02 look like on paper will appear, along
with the print settings

03 Adjust the print settings, then


click the Print button.

Click on the Print only AFTER you


NB are happy that all the print
settings are correct.
The end

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