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Lesson 1. Microsoft Word: An Overview

Objectives:

• Start Word
• Set screen for good working conditions
• Understand the parts of the screen
• Create a document
• Format the document
• Save the document
• Print the document

Word is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. It is a program that processes words
and text.

What can we do with Word?

• Write letters • Create newsletters

• Create resumes • Make calendars
• Write reports • Create business cards

Note: When asked to click, please click the left button on the mouse.

Start Word

Click on Start Click on Microsoft Word

If you don’t see Word on the Start Menu:

Click on All Programs Microsoft Word

The program will start. Your screen will show what appears to be a white
page. (This is called a blank document.)

Set Screen for Good Working Conditions

Click on View Normal

Click on View Toolbars
Check that Standard and Formatting are the only toolbars with a check
in front of them. To turn other toolbars off, simply click on them.
Choose View Check to see that there is a checkmark before the menu
item Ruler.

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The Word Screen

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5 Ruler

7 Scroll Bars

To see what an icon represents, place your mouse pointer on the icon and wait 2
seconds. A tip should appear that explains the button.

1. Title Bar: Shows the name of the document. The three buttons on the
right side allow you to Minimize, Maximize, or Close the Program.
2. Menu Bar. All the commands in the program are found here.
3. Standard Toolbar: Standard commands for documents.
4. Formatting Toolbar: Allows you to change the appearance of text.
5. Ruler: Shows you where you are on the page.
6. Workspace: The white area is where you type your document.
7. Scroll Bars: These bars show where you are in the document.
8. Status Bar: This bar tells you what page you are on and where your
cursor is located. At 1” Ln1 Col 1 means your cursor is at the top of the
page.

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Create a Document
Instructions: Type the bold text.
Start with a blank document.
When you type in a document, you press the enter key when you want to
end a title or finish a paragraph.

Let’s Start:

The Great American Novel Press ENTER

By Your Name (Please type your name here.) Press ENTER
Press ENTER

It was a cold, dark night. The wind howled as it came around the
buildings. There was a chill in the wind that made me colder as I
walked down Main Street. I could see little wisps of fog curling
around my feet. There were no people on the street. What
happened? Where was everybody?

Format the Document

To change the appearance of one word: click to put the cursor in the word.
Click on a button on the formatting toolbar to apply the change.
Make the title bold. (Hint: Click on the button with a capital B on it.)
Make your name italics.

Save the Document

Choose File Save

Check to see where Word wants to save your file (up at the top of the
dialog box). Click on Desktop on the left side to make it easy.

Check the File name: at the bottom. Does it say: The Great American
Novel?

Click on Save.

Print the Document

Choose File Preview

How does the document look? (We will fix it later.)
Click on the icon with a picture of the printer on it.

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