MicROSoft

WORD 2010
Prepared by: Irys Jhoyce Andaya
& Dominic Galingana
MICROSOFT WORD 2010

Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It

was first released on October 25, 1983 under the name Multi-
Tool Word for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later
written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running 
DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running Classic Mac OS (1985), 
AT&T Unix PC (1985), Atari ST (1988), OS/2 (1989), 
Microsoft Windows (1989), SCO Unix (1994), and macOS
 (2001). Commercial versions of Word are licensed as a
standalone product or as a component of Microsoft Office, 
Windows RT or the discontinued Microsoft Works suite. 
Microsoft Word Viewer and Office Online are freeware
 editions of Word with limited features.
ORIGINS

In 1981, Microsoft hired Charles Simonyi,

the primary developer of Bravo, the first 
GUI word processor, which was developed
at Xerox PARC.[8] Simonyi started work on
a word processor called Multi-Tool
Word and soon hired Richard Brodie, a
former Xerox intern, who became the
primary software engineer.
Microsoft announced Multi-Tool Word for 
Xenix and MS-DOS in 1983. Its name was
soon simplified to Microsoft Word. Free
demonstration copies of the application were
bundled with the November 1983 issue of 
PC World, making it the first to be distributed
on-disk with a magazine. That year Microsoft
demonstrated Word running on Windows.
The second release of Word for Mac OS, shipped in 1987, was named
Word 3.0 to synchronize its version number with Word for DOS; this
was Microsoft's first attempt to synchronize version numbers across
platforms. Word 3.0 included numerous internal enhancements and
new features, including the first implementation of the 
Rich Text Format(RTF) specification, but was plagued with bugs.
Within a few months, Word 3.0 was superseded by a more stable
Word 3.01, which was mailed free to all registered users of 3.0. After
MacWrite Pro was discontinued in the mid-1990s, Word for Mac OS
never had any serious rivals. Word 5.1 for Mac OS, released in 1992,
was a very popular word processor owing to its elegance, relative
ease of use and feature set. Many users say it is the best version of
Word for Mac OS ever created.
• In 1986, an agreement between Atari and Microsoft brought Word to the Atari ST[19] under the
name Microsoft Write. The Atari ST version was a port of Word 1.05 for the Mac OS[20][21] and
was never updated due to the outstanding degree of software piracy on the Atari platform.
• The first version of Word for Windows was released in 1989. With the release of Windows 3.0
 the following year, sales began to pick up and Microsoft soon became the market leader for
word processors for IBM PC-compatible computers. In 1991, Microsoft capitalized on Word
for Windows' increasing popularity by releasing a version of Word for DOS, version 5.5, that
replaced its unique user interface with an interface similar to a Windows application. When
Microsoft became aware of the Year 2000 problem, it made Microsoft Word 5.5 for DOS
available for download free. As of March 2014, it is still available for download from
Microsoft's web site. In 1991, Microsoft embarked on a project code-named Pyramid to
completely rewrite Microsoft Word from the ground up. Both the Windows and Mac OS
versions would start from the same code base. It was abandoned when it was determined
that it would take the development team too long to rewrite and then catch up with all the
new capabilities that could have been added in the same time without a rewrite. Instead, the
next versions of Word for Windows and Mac OS, dubbed version 6.0, both started from the
code base of Word for Windows 2.0.
 Word for Windows
• Word for Windows is available stand-alone or as part of the Microsoft Office
suite. Word contains rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities and is the most
widely used word processing program on the market. Word files are commonly
used as the format for sending text documents via e-mail because almost every
user with a computer can read a Word document by using the Word application,
a Word viewer or a word processor that imports the Word format .Word 6 for
Windows NT was the first 32-bit version of the product, released with Microsoft
Office for Windows NT around the same time as Windows 95. It was a
straightforward port of Word 6.0. Starting with Word 95, releases of Word were
named after the year of its release, instead of its version number.
• Word 2010 allows more customization of the Ribbon, adds a Backstage view for
file management, has improved document navigation, allows creation and
embedding of screenshots, and integrates with Word Web App.
Features and flaws
Templates
• Several later versions of Word include the ability for users to create
their own formatting templates, allowing them to define a file in which
the title, heading, paragraph, and other element designs that are
unique from the standard Word templates. Users can find how to do
this under the Help section located near the top right corner (Word
2013 on Windows 8).
• For example, Normal.dot is the master template from which all Word
documents are created. It determines the margin defaults as well as
the layout of the text and font defaults. Although normal.dot is already
set with certain defaults, the user can change normal.dot to new
defaults. This will change other documents which were created using
the template, usually in unexpected ways.
WordArt

WordArt enables drawing text in a Microsoft Word

document such as a title, watermark, or other text,
with graphical effects such as skewing, shadowing,
rotating, stretching in a variety of shapes and colors
and even including three-dimensional effects. Users
can apply formatting effects such as shadow, bevel,
glow, and reflection to their document text as easily
as applying bold or underline. Users can also spell-
check text that uses visual effects, and add text
effects to paragraph styles.
 Macros
• A Macro is a rule of pattern that specifies how a certain input sequence (often
a sequence of characters) should be mapped to an output sequence according
to defined process. Frequently used or repetitive sequences of keystrokes and
mouse movements can be automated.
• This extensive functionality can also be used to run and propagate viruses in
documents. The tendency for people to exchange Word documents via email, 
USB flash drives, and floppy disks made this an especially attractive vector in
1999. A prominent example was the Melissa virus, but countless others have
existed.
• Word's macro security setting, which regulates when macros may execute,
can be adjusted by the user, but in the most recent versions of Word, is set to
HIGH by default, generally reducing the risk from macro-based viruses, which
have become uncommon.
Layout issues

Before Word 2010 (Word 14) for Windows, the program was
unable to correctly handle ligatures defined
in TrueType fonts. Those ligature glyphs
with Unicode codepoints may be inserted manually, but are
not recognized by Word for what they are, breaking spell
checking, while custom ligatures present in the font are not
accessible at all. Since Word 2010, the program now has
advanced typesetting features which can be
enabled: OpenType ligatures, kerning, and hyphenation.
Other layout deficiencies of Word include the inability to set
crop marks or thin spaces. Various third-party workaround
utilities have been developed.
Bullets and numbering

Microsoft Word supports bullet lists and numbered lists. It also

features a numbering system that helps add correct numbers
to pages, chapters, headers, footnotes, and entries of tables
of content; these numbers automatically change to correct
ones as new items are added or existing items are deleted.
Bullets and numbering can be applied directly to paragraphs
and convert them to lists. 
 AutoSummarize
• AutoSummarize highlights passages or phrases that it considers valuable. The
amount of text to be retained can be specified by the user as a percentage of the
current amount of text.
• According to Ron Fein of the Word 97 team, AutoSummarize cuts wordy copy to the
bone by counting words and ranking sentences. First, AutoSummarize identifies the
most common words in the document (barring "a" and "the" and the like) and
assigns a "score" to each word – the more frequently a word is used, the higher the
score. Then, it "averages" each sentence by adding the scores of its words and
dividing the sum by the number of words in the sentence – the higher the average,
the higher the rank of the sentence. "It's like the ratio of wheat to chaff," explains
Fein.
• AutoSummarize was removed from Microsoft Word for Mac OS X 2011, although it
was present in Word for Mac 2008. AutoSummarize was removed from the Office
2010 release version (14) as well.
New Features of Word 2010
• Integration of the Screen Shot Tool
Word 2010 now allows you to take screen shots directly from the document you are
working on.
• To use this feature:
• First, click on the Insert tab of the ribbon
• Click the Screenshot button under the Illustrations section
• When you select the Screenshot button, Word will automatically select a few sample
screenshots from the background (documents available behind your word document)
• You can choose from the pre-selected screenshots, or choose Screen Clipping to take
the screenshot yourself
• If you select Screen Clipping, your word document will be minimized and a resizable
window will appear over your background
• You can then drag the border around the area you wish to insert into your document
• Once you release your mouse, the selected area will automatically be inserted into
your word document
• Remove Background of Images
With this you are able to remove the background from any picture (It works well for
removing simple backgrounds, but is time consuming for removing backgrounds from more
complex pictures).
• To remove the background from your picture:
• Select the picture you wish to remove the background from, and then click the Format tab
• Click on Remove Background under the Adjust section
• Drag the border around the area you wish to keep (The area with the purple color will be
erased and the one with the original color will stay)
• Once you have the border in place, you can always manually add or delete more area of
the picture by using the Mark Areas to Keep or the Mark Areas to Delete buttons
• When you have the entire background of the picture selected that you would like to delete,
select the Keep All Changesbutton
• The background of your picture should now be removed (You can always revert back to the
original photo at any time by selecting it, and clicking Remove Background and
then Discard All Changes)
• Customizable Ribbon
Word 2010 now allows you to customize the ribbon to meet
your needs. You can add tabs of your own and put your
favorite commands on them.
• To customize your ribbon:
• Right click anywhere on the Ribbon and select Customize the
Ribbon
• This opens the Word Options dialog box, from which you can
make new tabs and add or remove commands from the tabs
• Office Backstage View
Word 2010 did away with the Office button, and now uses the File
button (found in the same location) to perform all of the
background tasks for your document. It incorporates all of the same
buttons as before, but it now allows easier and faster access to
these functions.
• Some of the tasks you can perform in this view include:
• Creating a new file
• Saving a file
• Printing a document
• Inspecting for hidden metadata and personal information
• Selecting the setting options
• New Navigation Pane
With this feature you can quickly find your way around long
documents, drag and drop headings, or search for content
within a document. To access this pane, use the key
command Ctrl+F
• Protected View
In protected view, files are opened with the editing functions
disabled. Files from a potentially unsafe location, such as the
internet or an email attachment, are validated and can be
opened in Protected View.  Files from trusted sources can be
enabled by clicking Enable Editing, or data about the file can be
explored in Microsoft Office Backstage View
• Simultaneous Editing of Documents
You are now able to work on a document at the same time as
your colleagues. Word automatically syncs your document so
you can make changes to if offline, and then automatically
syncs your changes when you come back online. You can also
see who else is working on the document, and what they are
working on.
• To save a file to SharePoint:
• Click on the File tab, then click the Save & Send button
• Select the Save to SharePoint button, and browse to the
location where you would like to save your file
• New Artistic Effects for Graphics
Word 2010 has added new artistic effects to edit your graphics
with.
• To use these new effects:
• Select the image you wish to edit, and then click on the Format tab
• Then select the Artistic Effects button under the Adjust section
• Select the effect you wish to give your image (you can roll your
mouse over the different effects to preview it on your image)
• You can also add text or borders to your image by clicking
the Artistic Effect Options under the Artistic Effects button
• SmartArt Templates
You can use the SmartArt graphics picture layouts to add your own
photos or images to a diagram. You can also add a caption with
descriptive text.
• To create a SmartArt diagram:
• Click on the Insert tab and select the SmartArt button
• Select the appropriate diagram from the Choose a SmartArt
Graphic dialogue box
• Once you have selected your diagram, click the OK button to insert
it into your document
• Once your SmartArt diagram is inserted into your document, you
may use the SmartArt Tools to format the diagram
• New Effects for WordArt
The WordArt tool in Word 2010 still has the same function,
but it has been updated with new colorful art effects.
• Select the text you wish to apply the WordArt to, and then
click the Insert tab
• Click the WordArt button under the Text section
• You can preview the WordArt in your text by hovering your
mouse over the various styles
• When you have decided on a style, select it to apply it to your
text
EXERCISES
MICROSOFT WORD - PRACTICAL EXERCISE
EXERCISE 1:
1) Load Microsoft Word.
2) 2) Type the following text :

The Fairy Tales we deserve

The Disney Stories that enchant us today are drawn

from ancient, worldwide folk tradition. Some folklorists
believe that "Cinderella" in its most basic form--
neglected youngest child is tested, found worthy,
rewarded with mate--dates back to the Old Stone Age.
Cinderella

Folk versions of "Cinderella" were related in

hundreds of societies. In these stories, the
"test" for the unfortunate child is different.
Our familiar Cinderella is beautiful and has
tiny feet. By contrast, the Japanese Cinderella
gets her Prince by writing a prize-winning
poem.
Other fairytales include :

• Little Red Riding Hood

• Three Little Pigs
• Beauty and the Beast
3) Save your work as “ Fairytales” on my Desktop.
4) Run the spell checker.
5) Embold and underline “ The Fairy Tales we deserve”
6) Change the line spacing of the paragraphs to 1.5.
7) Apply a hanging indentation to the second paragraph starting “ Folk
versions…”
7) Replace the word “beautiful” with magnificent.
8) Insert a soft carriage return after the first sentence.
9) Apply the style Heading 1 to “Cinderella”
10) Apply a 6pt width page border to the document.
11) Add a header to the document and write your Name and Surname.
12)Change the bullets points to a numbered list.
13)Create a table as shown below:

SURNAME NAME ENGLISH GERMAN COMPUTER

XUEREB NORBERT 85 42 98

SPITERI RICHARD 53 45 75

BORG CLIVE 55 85 82

CARUANA MICHELLE 45 45 25
14)Insert a row between Spiteri and Borg and add the following
data: Briffa Paola 42 25 48
15)Highlight the 2nd row and right-align the data.
16) Apply superscript to the word “ Xuereb” and change it to
capital letters.
17)Below the table insert a picture about Computers from clip
art.
18) Using the help function, search using the word “ Table”
choose “Delete a cell , row , or column from a table”. Copy
the first point stating “ Select the cells…..delete” and paste it
under the table.
19)Set the magnification to 75% 21)Set the top margin to 3 cm.
20)Save your work and close Microsoft word.
Thank You !!!