====== Microsoft Word 2010 Exercise 1 ====== ===== Starting Microsoft Word ===== On the lower left hand corner of the screen you will see the **//start icon//**. Click the **//start icon//** click the **All Programs** menu, then chose the **Microsoft Office** item, and finally click on the **Microsoft Word 2010** icon to launch the application. ===== Creating New Documents ===== To create a new document (file), all you have to do is to request Word to open a new file for you. Click the **File** tab, select the template on which you want to base your document (or **Blank document** for no template) and then click the **Create** button. ===== Entering Text ===== When typing text into your document, do not press ''Enter'' at the end of each line--use the ''Enter'' key only to end paragraphs or to create blank lines. Word's //line wrap// feature will dynamically create the needed line breaks within paragraphs for you. ===== Selecting Text ===== Selection allows you to identify and format (underline, italicize, embolden, change the font of, etc.) certain pieces of text within a document. ==== Some shortcuts to select text ===== ^ To select ^ Do this ^ | A word | Point to the word and double-click the left button | | A sentence | Hold down ''Ctrl'' and click the left button anywhere in the sentence | | A line | Move the pointer to the left of the line and click | | A paragraph | Move the pointer to the left to the paragraph and double click, or triple-click anywhere in the paragraph | **To select all text**, select the **Home** tab, in the **Editing** section click the **Select** item and select **Select All**. A //keyboard shortcut// for selecting all text is to hold down the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously (Ctrl+A). There are many more selection shortcuts in addition to the above.((For a comprehensive table of selection shortcuts, see Exhibit 10-10 of Pinard, Katherine, and Robin M. Romer. //CMPTR//. Boston, Mass.: Cengage Learning, 2012)) ===== Change Text Styles, Typeface and Point Size ===== * Select the text you want to change * On the **Home** tab, in the **Font** group click the **Font Dialog Box Launcher**, and then click the **Font** tab. Alternately, use the **Font**, **Point Size** and **Style** icons in the **Font** group on the **Ribbon** directly. Or, use the **Mini Toolbar** that pops up when you make a selection. ===== Text Alignment ===== Alignment of the text may be changed for selected text, or if no text is selected for the paragraph in which the cursor is situated. Alignment can be to the **left** (//left-justified// or //ragged-right//), **center**, **right** (//right-justified// or //ragged-left//), or **fully justified**. ==== Align the text left or right ==== * Select the text that you want to align. * On the **Home** tab, in the **Paragraph** group, click **Align Left** {{:msoffice:msword:icon-align-left.png|}} or **Align Right** {{:msoffice:msword:icon-align-right.png|}}. ==== Center the text ==== * Select the text that you want to center. * On the **Home** tab, in the **Paragraph** group, click **Center** {{:msoffice:msword:icon-align-center.png|}}. ==== Justify the text ==== You can **justify** text, which applies alignment to both left and right margins. Note that this might make the last line of text in a paragraph considerably shorter than the other lines. * Select the text you want to justify. * On the **Home** tab, in the **Paragraph** group, click **Justify** {{:msoffice:msword:icon-justify.png|}}. ===== Borders, Shading, and Page Borders ===== Complete or partial borders can be placed around paragraphs, tables and pictures. ==== Border options: ==== * No border (none) * A complete border (box) * A top border (above) * A left border (bar) * A right border (bar) * A line between paragraphs (separator) ==== Border patterns: ==== * A single line (of various thicknesses) * A double line (of various thicknesses) * Some others ==== Border shadings: ==== * clear (normal) * solid (black) * degrees of shading in 5% or 10 % steps. ==== To put a border around a page ==== - On the **Page Layout** tab, in the **Page Background** group, click **Page Borders**. - Make sure you are on the **Page Border** tab in the **Borders and Shading** dialog box. - Select the style, color, and width of the border. - To specify that the border appears on a particular side of a page, such as only at the top, click **Custom** under **Settings**. Under **Preview**, click the edges where you want the border to appear. - Select the style, color, and width of the border. To specify an "artistic" border, such as trees or cupcakes, you may select an option in the Art box. ==== To put a border around a paragraph ==== - On the **Page Layout** tab, in the **Page Background** group, click **Page Borders**. (Yes, this doesn't make sense.) - The **Borders and Shading** dialog box will open. Click the **Borders** tab, and then click one of the border options under **Settings**. - Select the style, color, and width of the border. ===== Headers and Footers ===== You can have Microsoft Word put the same piece of text at the very top or at the very bottom of every page. These are called **headers** and **footers** respectively. There are pre-designed headers or footers that you can insert in your document and then change as needed. Or you can create your own header or footer with a company logo and custom look, and save the new header or footer to the gallery. ==== Inserting headers or footers ==== To insert the same header throughout a document: - On the **Insert** tab, click the **Header** icon. - Click the header design that you want. - Click on the various parts of the header that has been added to the document and insert the desired content. To insert the same footer throughout a document: - On the **Insert** tab, click the **Footer** icon. - Click the footer design that you want. - Click on the various parts of the footer that has been added to the document and insert the desired content. ==== Formatting headers or footers ==== - Select the text and use the formatting options on the **Ribbon**. ==== Removing headers or footers ==== - Click anywhere in the document. - On the **Insert** tab, click **Header** or **Footer**. - Click **Remove Header** or **Remove Footer**. ===== Saving Documents ===== After you have created or edited your document, and when your document is complete, you should save it to the storage area assigned to you for your use. To achieve this, do following: * Click the **File** tab and then click **Save** menu; or click on the **Save icon** on the Quick Access Toolbar; or type Ctrl+S. * Type a suitable file name in the **File Name** slot in the dialog box to replace the default file name. (The **file extension** ''.docx'' will be added automatically to the file name so you do not need to type it). //Be sure you save the file to a location where you are allowed to and where it won't be deleted when you log out!// * Select ''Ok'' (or press ''Enter'') ==== An important note on saving ==== //Save your document at very frequent intervals (say, every 5 minutes) and before printing!// If the computer you are using should fail for some reason, all the work you did since saving your document will be lost forever! ===== Saving a Document Under a New Name ===== You may want to save an existing document under a new name, leaving the original document under its old name for backup purpose or future references. * Click the **File** tab and then click **Save As**. * In the **Save As** dialog box, type a suitable file name in the **File Name** slot to replace the existing name. * Select ''Ok'' (or press ''Enter'') ===== Previewing Documents ===== If you want to get an idea of what your document will look like before you print it out (which is a really good way to save paper and ink!), you can do so by previewing it as follows: * Click the **File** tab * Click the **Print** item. * A preview of your document will appear on the right. * Navigate and/or zoom in and out of the document using the controls at the bottom of the window. ===== Printing Documents ===== To print your document: * Click the **File** tab * Click the **Print** item * On the middle pane of the window: * Under the **Printer** section, choose the printer to which you want to send your document from the dropdown list of available printers. * Under the **Settings** section, set the pages to print, the paper size and orientation, etc. as desired. * The most common settings for pages to print include: * //ALL//: All the pages are printed * //Current Page//: Only the currently visible page is printed * Setting a range of pages to print by specifying a range in the **Pages:** textbox (e.g., ''1-5, 8'') * Enter the number of copies you wish to print in the **Copies:** textbox under the **Print** section. * Click the **Print** button. ===== Opening an Existing Document ===== To open a document (file) which already exists on your storage media or file server: * Click the **File** tab * Click the **Open** item * Navigate to and select the document you wish to open (or type its name) * Click the ''Open'' button Additional options for opening the document are available in the dropdown menu attached to the ''Open'' button. ===== Word Practice: Create a New Document ===== Create a new document by using the //Blank Document// template. Then type the text(("Edouard Manet | French Painter." Lucidcafé Interactive Café and Information Resource. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/manet.html (accessed February 24, 2011). )) shown below into your new document. Remember that you should not press ''Enter'' at the end of each line; use the ''Enter'' key only to end paragraphs and to create blank lines. -------------------------------------------------------- ''Edouard Manet: French Painter'' ''Edouard Manet was born on January 23, 1832 in Paris. He is often identified with the "Impressionists," and was influenced by them. However, because of the Paris art world's generally hostile regard for Impressionism, he chose not to exhibit with them. He preferred to show his work in the more conservative exhibitions sponsored by the French government.'' ''Manet learned to paint in the traditional style, but his work became more spontaneous after his exposure to Claude Monet and the other "Impressionists." He used expressive outline, severe lighting contrasts, bold color and rich texture to portray the world around him.'' -------------------------------------------------------- After you have entered the text above, experiment with all the formatting options discussed so far. Practice saving and re-opening the document. Then preview and print your document.