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.

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.

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.

Selection allows you to identify and format (underline, italicize, embolden, change the font of, etc.) certain pieces of text within a document.

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.¹⁾

• 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.

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.

• Select the text that you want to align.
• On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Left or Align Right .

• Select the text that you want to center.
• On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Center .

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 .

Complete or partial borders can be placed around paragraphs, tables and pictures.

• No border (none)
• A complete border (box)
• A top border (above)
• A left border (bar)
• A right border (bar)
• A line between paragraphs (separator)

• A single line (of various thicknesses)
• A double line (of various thicknesses)
• Some others

• clear (normal)
• solid (black)
• degrees of shading in 5% or 10 % steps.

1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Background group, click Page Borders.
2. Make sure you are on the Page Border tab in the Borders and Shading dialog box.
3. 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 where you want the border to appear.
4. Select the style, color, and width of the border.

To specify an artistic border, such as trees, you may select an option in the Art box.

1. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Background group, click Page Borders. (Yes, it doesn't make sense.)
2. The Borders and Shading dialog box will open. Click the Borders tab, and then click one of the border options under Settings.
3. Select the style, color, and width of the border.

It is possible to get Word to put the same piece of text at the top or at the bottom of every page. These are called headers and footers.

You can insert pre-designed headers or footers in your document and easily change the header and footer designs. 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.

To insert the same header and footer throughout a document:

1. On the Insert tab, in the Header & Footer group click Header or Footer.

1. Click the header or footer design that you want.

1. Select the text and use the formatting options on the Ribbon.

1. Click anywhere in the document.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Header & Footer group click Header or Footer.

1. Click Remove Header or Remove Footer.

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 you do following:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Save from the pull-down menu or click on the Save icon on the Toolbar.
• Type a suitable file name in the File Name slot in the dialog box to replace Document1. (The file extension .docx will be added automatically to the file name so you do not need to type it). You may need to precede the file name with O:\ or something similar to make sure the file is saved to your storage area.
• Select Ok (or press Enter)

When saving your document for the first time you will be presented with a summary information dialog box where you may like to store descriptions and statistics regarding your document for future reference. If you want to skip this or do it at a later stage, select Ok (or press Enter)

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!

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 Microsoft Office Button 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)

If you want to get an idea of what your document will look like before you print it out, you can do so by Previewing it, as follows:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Print and select Print Preview

To print your document directly without first previewing it:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Print and select Print
• A dialog box appears where you can specify options such as how many copies of the file you want to print, which pages, etc.
• Choose the appropriate Printer Name
• Choose ALL or Current Page or Pages in the Page Range
  • ALL: All the pages are printed
  • Current Page: Only the currently visible page is printed
  • Pages: Print from number to number. Example: pages:1-5 (print from 1 to 5)
• Select Ok (or press Enter)

To open a document (file) which already exists on your disc or the file-server:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Open
• Select the document you wish to open (or type its name)
• Select Ok (or press Enter)

Create a new document by using the Blank Document template. Then type the text²⁾ 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.

Manet scandalized the people of Paris with a number of works containing nudes painted in bold poses with direct, outward gazes. While it was popular during his time to paint scenes from the Bible and ancient history, Manet painted scenes from 19th Century history, including one work featuring the execution of Emperor Maximillian of Mexico in 1867.

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.