Using Word 2010 Part 1

1. UsingWord 2010Part 1 Chapter 2

2. What is a Word Processor?

3. A word processor is a computer application used to create, modify, print, and e-mail documents.

4. The file name of the current document is displayed in the ________. • Click the ________to display commands for opening, saving, and printing a document. • Select commands and perform actions using the _______ and the ______________________. • Click View Rulerat the top of the scroll bar to display the rulers. • The rulers show the paper size. • Markers on the rulers are used to format text. title bar file tab Quick Access Toolbar Ribbon

5. insertion point • The ______________ is the blinking vertical line that indicates where the next character typed will be placed. It blinks to draw attention to its location. • View information about the current document in the status bar.

6. Creating Document Text

7. In a word processor document, typed text is placed at the insertion point. • Any existing text automatically moves to the right to make room for the new text. • The word wrapprocess automatically determines if the words will fit on the end of the current line or if some must go on the next line. • Press ______to end a paragraph. Enter

8. When Enter is pressed, blank space is automatically included after each paragraph. • This is appropriate for some documents, such as memos:

9. Other documents, such as letters, should not have extra space after a paragraph:

10. Click Home  More Styles  No Spacing before typing text if there should not be extra space after each paragraph in the document.

11. The AutoCorrect feature in Word automatically corrects commonly misspelled words and incorrect capitalization. • If the AutoCorrect feature makes an unwanted correction, point to the correction. • A blue bar is • displayed. • Move the pointer • over the blue bar • and click • AutoCorrect Optionsto display options for reversing the correction

12. The total word count is displayed in the status barat the bottom left of your screen and updated as words are typed:

13. Editing Text p. 39

14. To edit, or modify, the contents of a document, first position the insertion pint where text is to be typed or deleted. • To reverse the last action performed, click Undoon the Quick Access Toolbar. • Click Redoto repeat the last action performed. • Click the arrow beside the Undo button to see a list of the last actions performed.

15. Spaces, tabs, and paragraphs are not displayed as characters in a document, but they can be displayed as symbols called formatting marks. • Formatting marks do not appear when a document is printed. tab mark space mark paragraph mark (Enter) • To display formatting marks, click the • Show/Hide button on the Home tab.

16. Spelling & Grammar Checking p. 40

17. Word includes a spelling checkerthat automatically checks words by comparing them to a dictionary file. • If a word is spelled incorrectly • or is not in the dictionary file, • a red wavy line appears • below it. • To correct the word, right- • click it and then click the • correct spelling from the • menu.

18. Word also has a grammar checkerthat displays a green wavy line below a phrase or sentence when a possible grammatical error is detected. • Right click the green • wavy line to display • suggested • corrections.

19. A blue wavy line indicates that a word may be inappropriate in the context of the sentence

20. Complete Practice: Request on pages 41-42.Save as:lastname_Request