Using the Thesaurus

1. Using the Thesaurus A Thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms. Source: Dictionary.com Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

2. How to Use the Thesaurus • Once the Thesaurus is selected, it will bring up a window pane with suitable options. • The user should then decide the best choice. • The Thesaurus may also be selected by right clicking on the word. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

3. Navigating to Specific Content Ever felt like you are looking for a needle in a hay stack? Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

4. Find and Replace on the Home Ribbon Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

5. Find • Browse document headings • Browse document • Browse result from current search Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

6. Browse Button on the Vertical Scroll Bar Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

7. Wildcards A wildcard is a symbol that takes the place of an unknown character or set of characters. A question mark ? can be used to substitute for any individual character. Example: s?t Would find sit, sat, set or any word that started with s ended with t and had one letter in between. Source: http://kb.iu.edu/data/ahsf.html Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

8. Wildcards • On the other hand, an asterisk * can be used to substitute for any string of characters. • Example: s*t would find sit, sat, soot, stilt, any word that began with s and ended with t no matter how many characters are in between. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

9. Go To Option Can be found on the Find dropdown menu. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

10. Advanced Find Functions Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

11. Inserting Date and Time Checkbox makes it a field rather than static. What does this mean? Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

12. What is a field? When inserted as a field, the date and time will automatically update. Select Insert Tab and Quick Parts Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

13. A field changes to the current date when the document opens. Static means the date will stay the same every time you open it. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

14. Field Formatting Options Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

15. Alternative Method Date and Time can also be inserted using the Insert Date and Time buttons on the Header and Footer Ribbon Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

16. Tech Tip • The date and time that is inserted into the document is dependent on the date and time of the computer. • This can be updated through the computer’s Control Panel. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

17. Steps to Changing Date and Time in Computer Go to Start Select Control Panel Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

18. Steps to Changing Date and Time in Computer 4. Select, Change the Date and Time Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

19. Steps to Changing Date and Time in Computer 5. Change the Date and Time Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.