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Word 2007
[h=3]Introduction to Word
Setting Up Your Word Environment
Text Basics
Saving Documents
Proofing Features
Working with Hyperlinks
Printing
[h=3]Word Basics
Creating a New Document
Formatting Text
Working with Text boxes
Inserting Clip Art
Working with Shapes
Using a Template
Working with Lists
Line and Paragraph Spacing
[h=3]Doing More with Word
Modifying Page Layout
Working with Pictures
Columns and Ordering
Working with Headers and Footers
Working with Tables
Using SmartArt Graphics
Using Indents and Tabs
Applying Styles and Themes
[h=3]Advanced Word
Using Mail Merge
[h=2]Setting Up Your Word Environment
[h=3]Introduction
Before you begin creating documents in Word, you may want to
set up your Word environment and
become familiar with a few
key tasks such as how to minimize and maximize the Ribbon, configure
the Quick Access toolbar, display the ruler, and use the Word Count and Zoom tools.
[h=2]Setting Up Your Word Environment
[h=3]Tasks to Set Up and Use Word
[h=5]To Minimize and Maximize the Ribbon:
Right-click anywhere in the main menu.
- Select Minimize the Ribbon in the menu that appears. This will toggle the Ribbon on and off.
The
check mark beside
Minimize the Ribbon indicates the feature is active.
The new,
tabbed Ribbon system replaces traditional menus in Word 2007. It is designed to be
responsive to your current task and easy to use; however, you can choose to
minimize the
Ribbon if you would prefer to use different menus or keyboard shortcuts.
[h=2]Setting Up Your Word Environment
[h=5]To Add Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar:
Click the
arrow to the right of the Quick Access toolbar.
- Select the command you wish to add from the drop-down list. It will appear in the Quick Access toolbar.
The Save, Undo, and Redo commands appear by default in the Quick Access toolbar. You may
wish to add other commands to make using specific Word features more convenient for you.
[h=2]Setting Up Your Word Environment
[h=5]To Display or Hide the Ruler:
- Click the View Ruler icon over the scrollbar.
The
View Ruler icon works as a toggle button to turn the ruler on and off.
[h=2]Setting Up Your Word Environment
[h=3]Challenge!
- Open Word 2007 on your computer. A new blank document will appear on the screen.
- Make sure your Ribbon is maximized.
- Add any commands you wish to the Quick Access toolbar.
- Close Word without saving the document.
Text Basics
Introduction
It is important to know how to perform
basic tasks with text when working in a word processing
application. In this lesson you will learn the basics of working
with text including how to insert, delete, select, copy, paste, drag and drop text.
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[h=2]Text Basics
[h=3]Working with Text
[h=5]To Insert Text:
- Move your mouse to the location you wish text to appear in the document.
- Left-click the mouse. The insertion point appears.
- Type the text you wish to appear.
[h=2]Text Basics
[h=3]Working with Text
[h=5]To Delete Text:
- Place your cursor next to the text you wish to delete.
- Press the Backspace key on your keyboard to delete text to the left of the cursor.
- Press the Delete key on your keyboard to delete text to the right of the cursor.
[h=2]Text Basics
[h=3]Working with Text
[h=5]To Select Text:
- Place the insertion point next to the text you wish to select.
- Left-click your mouse and while holding it down, drag your mouse over the text to select it.
- Release the mouse button. You have selected the text. A highlighted box will appear over the selected text.
When you select text or images in Word, a
hover toolbar with formatting options appears. This
makes formatting commands easily accessible, which may save you time.
[h=2]Text Basics
[h=5]To Copy and Paste Text:
- Select the text you wish to copy.
- Click the Copy command on the Home tab.
- Place your insertion point where you wish the text to appear.
- Click the Paste command on the Home tab. The text will appear.
[h=2]Text Basics
[h=3]Working with Text
[h=5]To Drag and Drop Text:
- Select the text you wish to copy.
- Left-click your mouse and drag the text to the location you wish it to appear. The cursor
- will have a text box under it to indicate that you are moving text.
- Release the mouse button and the text will appear.
If text
does not appear in the exact location you wish, you can click the
Enter key on your keyboard to move the text to a new line.
[h=2]Text Basics
[h=3]Challenge!
Use the Cover Letter or any other Word document you choose to complete this challenge.
- Open an existing Word document.
- Copy and paste the sentence from one location in the document to another.
- Drag and drop it to another location in the document.
- Select the entire document.
- Change the font style, size, and color.
[h=2]Saving Documents
[h=3]Introduction
[h=3]
It is important to know how to save the documents you are working with. There
are many ways you
share and receive documents, which will affect how you need to save the file.
Are you downloading the document? Saving it for the first time? Saving it as
another name? Sharing it with someone that does not have Word 2007? All
of these things will affect how you
save your Word documents. In this lesson
you will learn how to use the save and save as commands, how to save as a
Word 97-2003 compatible document, and how to save as a PDF.
[h=2]Saving Documents
[h=3]How to Save Documents
[h=5]To Use the Save As Command:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button.
- Select Save As
Word Document. The Save As dialog box appears.
- Select the location you wish to save the document using the drop-down menu.
- Enter a name for the document.
[h=2]Saving Documents
[h=3]How to Save Documents
[h=5]To Use the Save Command:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button.
- Select Save from the menu.
Using the Save command saves the document in its current location using the same file name. If
you are saving for the first time and select
Save, the
Save As dialog box will appear.
[h=2]Saving Documents
[h=5]To Save As Word 97 - 2003 Document:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button.
- Select Save As
Word 97-2003 Document.
- Select the location you wish to save the document using the drop-down menu.
- Enter a name for the document.
- Click the Save button.
[h=2]Saving Documents
[h=5]To Download the PDF Extension:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button.
- Select Save As
Find add-ins for other file formats. This will open your web browser to the Microsoft site.
- Follow the instructions on the Microsoft site for downloading the extension.
[h=2]Saving Documents
[h=5]To Save As a PDF:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button.
- Select Save As
PDF. The Save As dialog box will appear.
- Select the location you wish to save the document using the drop-down menu.
- Enter a name for the document.
- Click the Publish button.
[h=2]Saving Documents
[h=3]Challenge!
Use the Cover Letter or any other Word document you choose to complete this challenge.
- Open an existing Word document.
- Save the document with the file name trial.
- Save the same document as a PDF file.
- Open another existing Word document.
- Save the document so that it is compatible with Word 2003.
