WORD

PROCESSING

Sherraire Joy Aguinaldo, CPA

Word Processing
 using a computer to create, edit, and
print documents.

Word Processor
 enables the user to create a
document, store it electronically on a
computer, display it on a screen,
modify or format it by entering
commands and characters from the
keyboard, and print it on a printer.
❑APPLICATION SOFTWARE
◦ Microsoft Word – most widely used word
processing software
◦ WordPerfect
◦ OpenOffice.org Writer
◦ LibreOffice Writer
◦ AbiWord
◦ Kword
◦ LyX
◦ Office Web Apps
◦ Google Docs
❑USES OF WORD PROCESSING

1. To create documents and forms

2. Portability
3. Security
4. Saves time and environment
5. Easier to create templates
❑WORD PROCESSING FEATURES

◦ Text Manipulation
◦ Document Formatting
◦ Graphics
◦ Tables
◦ Mail Merge
◦ Bullets and Numbering
❑STARTING WORD
 THE TRADITIONAL WAY
1. Press the Windows key on the keyboard.
2. Look for Microsoft Word on the Start menu.
3. Click the Word icon or button to start the
program.

 THE BEST WAY

1. Find the Word icon on the Start button’s All
Programs menu
2. Right-click the Word icon.
3. Choose the command Pin to Taskbar.
4. Click the Word icon on the taskbar.
❑Word Start Screen
❑Word Main Screen
 QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR
◦ This toolbar contains shortcuts for commonly
used commands.
 SIZING BUTTONS
◦ Changes the size of program windows and exits
program.
 INSERTION POINT
◦ Indicates the typing position in a document
 VIEW BUTTONS
◦ Used to change how a file is displayed in a
work area
 ETHEREAL VOID
◦ The gray-colored space between and
surrounding the document pages.
 DOCUMENT INFORMATION
◦ Displays the current page as well as the
number of words in the opened document.
 ZOOM
◦ Changes the document size as it appears in the
window, default value is usually 100%.
 STATUS BAR
◦ Provides information about the current file.
❑The Ribbon
 RIBBON
◦ Command center for all office programs.
 TABS
◦ The ribbon at the top of the window is
organized into tabs for quick access and
convenience and is grouped according to task.
 COMMAND BUTTONS
◦ these buttons help organize commands for the
various tabs.
 DIALOG BOX LAUNCHER
◦ found in the lower-right corner of a group to
open a dialog box relevant to the group's
function.