Word Project One
Creating and Editing a Word Document
Objectives
Start and quit Word
Describe the Word window
Enter text in a document
Check spelling as you type
Save a document
Format text and paragraphs
Undo and redo commands or actions
Insert clip art in a document
Print a document
Open a document
Correct errors in a document
Use Words Help to answer questions
Starting Word
Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to All Programs on the Start menu, point to Microsoft Office on the All Programs submenu, and then point to Microsoft Office Word 2003 on the Microsoft Office submenu
Click Microsoft Office Word 2003
If the Word window is not maximized, double-click its title bar to maximize it
The Word Window
Customizing the Word Window
To close the Language bar, right-click it to display a shortcut menu with a list of commands
Click Close on the Language bar on the shortcut menu
If the Getting Started task pane is
displayed, click the Close button in the upper-right corner
of the task pane
If the toolbar buttons are displayed on one row, click the Toolbar Options button
Click Show Buttons on Two Rows in the Toolbar Options list
Speech Recognition and
Handwriting Recognition
With the Office Speech Recognition software installed and a microphone, you can speak the names of toolbar buttons, menus, menu commands, list items, alerts, and dialog box controls. You can also dictate text, such as words and sentences
Language bar
Increasing the Font Size Before Typing
Click the Font Size box arrow on the Formatting toolbar
Click 22 in the Font Size list
Typing Text
Type Thrilling Speeds and then press the PERIOD (.) key three times. If you make an error while typing, press the BACKSPACE key until you have deleted the text in error and then retype the text correctly
Press the ENTER key
Press the PERIOD (.) key three times. Type Roaring Crowds and then press the ENTER key
Entering Blank Lines into a
Document
Press the ENTER key three times
Displaying Formatting Marks
If it is not selected already, click the Show/Hide Ά button on the Standard toolbar
Typing More Text
Press the CAPS LOCK key on the keyboard to turn on capital letters. Verify the CAPS LOCK indicator is lit on the keyboard
Type GRAND PRIX RACE PACKAGES and then press the CAPS LOCK key to turn off capital letters
Press the ENTER key twice
Using Wordwrap
Type Four-day, three-night packages include airfare, deluxe and then press the SPACEBAR
Entering Text that Scrolls
the Document Window
Type accommodations and amenities, compact car rental, a Formula One Grand Prix program, and great reserved seats for all race events.
Press the ENTER key twice
Checking Spelling as You
Type
Type Race events feture and then press the SPACEBAR.
Position the mouse pointer in the flagged word (feture, in this case)
Right-click the flagged word, feture.
Click feature on the shortcut menu
Entering More Text
Press the END key to move the insertion point to the end of the line
Type all practice and qualifying sessions, the drivers parade, and the gripping Formula One Grand Prix.
Press the ENTER key twice.
Type Call Beacon Travel at 555-2299.
Entering More Text
Saving a New Document
With a formatted floppy disk in drive A, click the Save button on the Standard toolbar
Type Grand Prix Announcement in the File name text box. Do not press the ENTER key after typing the file name
Click the Save in box arrow
Click 3½ Floppy (A:) in the Save in list
Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box
Selecting Multiple
Paragraphs
Press CTRL+HOME; that is, press and hold down the CTRL key, press the HOME key, and then release both keys
Move the mouse pointer to the left of the first paragraph to be selected until the mouse pointer changes to a right-pointing block arrow
Drag downward until both paragraphs are selected
Changing the Font Size of
Text
With the text selected, click the Font Size box arrow on the Formatting toolbar
Click the down scroll arrow on the Font Size scroll bar until 36 appears in the list
Click 36 in the Font Size list
With the text selected, click the Font box arrow on the Formatting toolbar and then scroll through the Font list until Cooper Black (or a similar font) is displayed
Click Cooper Black (or a similar font)
Right-Aligning a Paragraph
Click somewhere in the paragraph to be right-aligned
Click the Align Right button on the Formatting toolbar
Centering a Paragraph
Click somewhere in the paragraph to be centered
Click the Center button on the Formatting toolbar
Undoing and Redoing an
Actions
Click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar
Click the Redo button on the Standard toolbar
Selecting a Line
Move the mouse pointer to the left of the line to be selected (in this case, GRAND PRIX RACE PACKAGES) until it changes to a right-pointing block arrow and then click
Formatting a Line of Text
With the text selected, click the Font box arrow on the Formatting toolbar and then scroll to Arial Black (or a similar font) in the list. Click Arial Black (or a similar font)
With the text selected, click the Font Size box arrow on the Formatting toolbar and then click 24 in the list
Italicizing Text
With the text still selected, click the Italic button on the Formatting toolbar
Underlining a Word
Click somewhere in the word to be underlined (deluxe, in this case)
Click the Underline button on the Formatting toolbar
Scrolling
Click below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar nine times
Selecting a Group of Words
Position the mouse pointer immediately to the left of the first character of the text to be selected (in this case, the g in great)
Drag the mouse pointer through the last character of the text to be selected (in this case, the s in seats)
Bolding Selected Text
With the text selected, click the Bold button on the Formatting toolbar.
Click inside the selected text to remove the selection (highlight)
Centering a Paragraph
Click somewhere in the paragraph to be centered (in this case, the last line of the announcement)
Click the Center button on the Formatting toolbar
Inserting Clip Art in a
Word Document
To position the insertion point where you want the clip art to be located, press CTRL + HOME and then press the DOWN ARROW key three times
Click Insert on the menu bar
Point to Picture on the Insert menu
Click Clip Art on the Picture submenu
Inserting Clip Art in a
Word Document
If the Search for text box contains text, drag through the text to select it
Type race car and then point to the Search button
Click the Go button
Inserting Clip Art in a
Word Document
Type race car and then point to the Search button
Click the Go button
Click the image to be inserted in the document (in this case, the Formula One race car)
Click the Close button on the Clip Art task pane title bar
Inserting Clip Art in a
Word Document
Centering a Paragraph
Containing a Graphic
With the insertion point on the paragraph mark containing the clip art, click the Center button on the Formatting toolbar
Selecting a Graphic
Click anywhere in the graphic
If your screen does not display the Picture toolbar, click View on the menu bar, point to Toolbars, and then click Picture
Resizing a Graphic
With the graphic still selected, point to the upper-right corner sizing handle
Drag the sizing handle diagonally outward until the dotted selection rectangle is positioned approximately as shown in the figure
Release the mouse button. Press CTRL+HOME
Saving an Existing Document
with the Same File Name
- Click the Save button on the Standard toolbar
Printing a Document
Ready the printer according to the printer instructions
Click the Print button on the Standard toolbar
When the printer stops printing the document, retrieve the printout
Quitting Word
Position the mouse pointer on the Close button on the right side of the title bar
Click the Close button
Starting Word and Opening a
Document
With your floppy disk in drive A, click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to All Programs on the Start menu, point to Microsoft Office on the All Programs submenu, and then click Microsoft Office Word 2003 on the Microsoft Office submenu
Click Grand Prix Announcement in the Getting Started task pane
Inserting Text in an
Existing Document
Scroll through the document and then click to the left of the location of text to be inserted (in this case, the d in drivers)
Type fun and then press the SPACEBAR
Selecting a Word
Position the mouse pointer somewhere in the word to be selected (in this case, fun)
Double-click the word to be selected
Deleting Text
With the text selected, press the DELETE key
Using the Ask a Question
for Help Box
Click the Type a Question for help box on the right side of the menu bar and then type shortcut keys
Press the ENTER key
When Word displays the Search Results task pane, if necessary, scroll to display the topic, About shortcut keys
Click About shortcut keys
If the Microsoft Office Help window has an Auto Tile button, click it so the Word window and Help window display side-by-side
Click the Show All link on the right side of the Microsoft Office Word Help window to expand the links in the window
Double-click the Microsoft Office Word Help window title bar to maximize the window
Click the Close button on the Microsoft Office Word Help window title bar
Click the Close button on the Search Results task pane
Quitting Word
Click the Close button on the right side of the Word title bar
If Word displays a dialog box, click the
No button to ignore the changes since
the last time you saved the document
Summary
Start and quit Word
Describe the Word window
Enter text in a document
Check spelling as you type
Save a document
Format text and paragraphs
Undo and redo commands or actions
Insert clip art in a document
Print a document
Open a document
Correct errors in a document
Use Words Help to answer questions
Section Complete
Good Luck
H. Zamanzadeh