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Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word. Kin 260 Jackie Kiwata. Review. What 3 specifications describe a processor? What is the fastest type of computer memory? When a user clicks on an icon to call an application, where is the application first loaded?

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Microsoft Word

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  1. Microsoft Word Kin 260 Jackie Kiwata

  2. Review • What 3 specifications describe a processor? • What is the fastest type of computer memory? • When a user clicks on an icon to call an application, where is the application first loaded? • Give an example of a device, other than a PC, with a hard drive. • Which is larger, a GB or a MB? • If you wanted the programs on your PC to run faster, which piece of hardware should you upgrade first? Why?

  3. Review • What are the two types of software? Examples of each? • Give examples of filename extensions that are associated with web files. • What is a network? • What is one advantage of a LAN over a WAN? Disadvantages? • What protocols are required to connect to the Internet? • What is a firewall?

  4. Overview • Toolbars • File Management • Editing Functions • Formatting • Tools • Columns • Tables • Help

  5. Toolbars • Menu Bar: Top-most toolbar of the screen. 2. Menu Command: Functions that operate on an active document • Toolbar: Displays commands and buttons 4. Buttons: Images on the toolbar that represent commands.

  6. File Management • Open, Create, Save, Move and Print files

  7. Editing Functions Functions to Know 1. Undo 2. Cut, Copy, Paste 3. Find/Replace Also, What are shortcut keys for each?

  8. Text Formatting • Font family, style, size, color, and effects

  9. Bullets and Numbering • Use bullets to organize lists • Exercise a judicious and consistent use of bullets Good use of bullets … • Pullups • Situps • Bench Press • Squats • Deadlifts Not so good use … • Pullups • Situps • Bench Press • Squats • Deadlifts

  10. Paragraph Formatting • Format > Paragraph • Allows for tight control of indentation, alignment and line spacing • Use to clean up layout

  11. Page Formatting • File > Page Setup • Adjust margins • Change page orientation

  12. “Special” Text • Characters on the keyboard represent a subset of all Unicode characters • Use Insert > Symbol for mathematical operators, foreign characters and other symbols

  13. Other Useful Formatting Techniques • Pagination • Page Breaks

  14. Common Tools • Spelling and Grammar • Nowadays, no excuses for proofing errors! • Be careful with grammar suggestions • Word Count

  15. Common Tools (con’t.) • Find / Find Next / Replace • Edit > Find • Use to find a word or phrase

  16. Columns • Format > Columns • Can place columns anywhere in document • Easiest to type out text in regular paragraph-style, then apply columns later • Helpful when writing research papers or studies

  17. Tables • Table > Insert

  18. Creating Tables • Decide beforehand how many columns you will need. • Choose ‘Fixed Width’ for columns. Can control cells sizes individually later. • All formatting tools work inside tables too.

  19. Example 1: Tables Create a table with the following attributes: • 4 columns with headers of Rank, Artist Name, Favorite Song, Seen in Concert (Y/N) • Font of the column headers should be in red and bold. • Fill the table using your own data. Include at least five rows of data. • The font size of the data should be 1 point smaller than the font size of the headers. • Font color of the data should be black.

  20. Help • Microsoft Word Help has become a lot more intuitive in recent years • In order to return meaningful results, use specific search terms e.g. “font” vs. “change default font”

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