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Getting to know Word 2007 Level 1

Working with file documents

Save and Save As are commands to store your work

You can adjust settings so that Word defaults to the choices for saving your documents.

Click click - Prepare –before you save the document. The Prepare menu provides commands that enhance the privacy, security, and authenticity of your document.

Most folders are prepared and saved in -

Click the new dialogue box opens

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Name your document - File Name - ……………………………. Click - Save

To save your document for people who have word but not word 2007

Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click Save As. Click down arrow Click Word 97-2003 Format. Type a name for the document, and then click Save.

Saving to PDF seals your document

PDF files are viewable and printable on virtually any platform, including Windows®, Mac OS, and mobile platforms such as Android


HELP MENU

Top right on the menu bar is the help sign. ?

Double click the help icon – the dialogue box - Word Help - opens

In the search box you can ask for specific help.

Keeping your question direct

Click on the magnifier

Some ideas to help solve your question will appear.

Setting up


Set up - Right click on the main menu Main menu

Right click on the main menu, here you can customize

Highlight your choice and click the Add arrow to add and the remove arrow to remove commands to be inserted into the quick menu bar. Click OK and the icon will appear

Clicking popular commands down arrow gives more choices


The selction on the left side, if clicked with left mouse click, will open up more selections.

You can also hide the ribbon click Minimize the ribbon

Bring the ribbon into place again - Right click in menu area and select Minimize the ribbon

Check all possibilities as these quick tools. You can increase speed and ease of use

Main menu tab keys need to be selected to open up many more commands

ie: insert check out all the new choices – each of these tabs gives more choices

The home tab shows the basics tools of a text document

Applying Styles

These up and down arrows give more style choices if clicked


Try highlighting the whole documentby selecting all.

Click

Home tab

ClickSelect Click Select all

Once your whole Document is selected scan your way through the styles available. You will see your document change.

Styles - you can adjust your whole document – Text Styles spacing - Headings etc....

Headings are in a font that contrasts with body text.

Paragraphs are separated with just enough white space.

Elements such as bulleted lists are indented.

Emphasized text is in a contrasting colour.

The body text of your document is automatically formatted with the Normal Quick Style.

The Quick Styles that you see in the gallery of styles are designed to work together. For example, the Heading 2 Quick Style is designed to look subordinate to the Heading 1 Quick Style.


More styles can be used seleting this down arrow. colours gives an avalanche of colour choices.

SPELLING DEFAULT

Word Automatically checks your spelling and grammar errors. Wavey lines appear under your text.

Blue line - indicates contextual spellng errors Such at Deer and not Dear at the beginning of a letter.

Redline - indicates misspelling

Green line - indicates grammar error When one of these colour lines appears under your text - right click the word Choices appear for the correct spelling - or ignore. This by passes the incorrectly spelt word.

If the line does not appear when you know you have an incorrect spelling.

Right click menu bar – select –customize quick access toolbar. - proofing Make your gramatical choices here


Inseting Tables – Images and drawn objects

Tables – Click insert tab – clcik table down arrowSelect how many rows coulumns needed – left clickTable appears on your document.

Insert picture Double click picture icon

Filing system appears, this is where you double click or insert.


Click through your file till you locate your picture.

Select your picture/object by highlighting – double click or insert, will insert your object to the position of your cursor.


PAGE LAYOUT

Themes Page Layout Columns

You can change your document with any one of these slections by selecting all and then selecting the change of format ie: column – margin size or theme


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