overview of windows and microsoft word mr. ursone
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Overview of Windows and Microsoft WordMr. Ursone
Identifying Word Window Elements• Files Tab• Title Bar• Minimize• Restore/ Maximize• Application
Close• Quick
Access Toolbar
• Ribbons• Scroll Bars• View
Buttons• Status Bar• Task Bar• Insertion
Point• Zoom
Slider
Operating System
• Performs 3 functions– Controls the hardware of the
computer• Screen, keyboard, disk drives,
etc.– Enables software to run
• Microsoft Word– Determines how the user
operates the computer and its programs and applications
Our Lab
• We are using Windows 7 operating system
• Our Microsoft Office Applications are all Office 2010– Microsoft Office Word 2010– Microsoft Office PowerPoint
2010– Microsoft Office Excel 2010– Microsoft Office Access 2010
Input devices
• Feeds information into a computer– Examples include: the
keyboard, the mouse, a scanner, a joystick, etc.
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http://www.schurterinc.com/wwwds/images/PC-Tast_m_Nummernblock.jpg
Output Device
• Takes information out of the computer– Examples include: the
printer, the monitor, and speakers
Drives• Hard Drive
– A rigid magnetic disk fixed permanently within a drive unit and used for storing computer data.
– This is found as the C:/ Drive on your computer
• Floppy Drive– External storage device
(portable)– A:/ Drive on your computer
• Home Drive– Stores your own personal
documents– H:/ Drive on your computer
Modem
• This piece of equipment can either be internal or external and is used to send and receive information over phone and cable lines
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/m/modem.html
Microsoft Windows is a…
• GUI – Graphical User Interface
• Programs running under the operating system provide graphics called icons to carry out commands and run programs.
CPU
• Or Central Processing Unit• The brain of the computer• Takes the input and
translates it into a form we can understand
The Applications we will explore
• Microsoft Word = Word Processing
• Microsoft PowerPoint = Presentation Graphics
• Microsoft Excel = Spreadsheet
• Microsoft Access = Database
Identifying the Home Ribbon Tab
You need to be able to identify each of the previous buttons on this toolbar
Font Bold Italic Underline Font Size
Font Color Bullets Left Align Center Align
Right Align Numbering Justify Decrease Indent
Shading(Fill) Increase Indent Show/Hide Paragraph
Formatting Toolbar
• Left Align
• Font
• Bold
• Font Size
• Decrease Indent
• Italicize
• Center Align
• Right Align
• Numbering
• Font Color
• Bullets
• Increase Indent
• Underline
GUI stands for…
• Graphical User Interface
CPU stands for…
• Central Processing Unit
Our Applications
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Spreadsheet
• Word Processing
• Database
• Presentation
Our Lab
• What operating system– Windows 7
• Microsoft Office 20??
Input Device vs. Output Device
• What are they?• Give Examples
What is a modem?
• This piece of equipment can either be internal or external and is used to send and receive information over phone and cable lines
Drives
• Hard Drive
• Floppy Drive
• Home Drive
• C:/ Drive• H:/ Drive• A:/ Drive