Word Processing

Unit 1: Introducing Word

Objectives

At the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Create a new Word document.
• Save and close the document.
• Print the document.

Lecture

Introducing Word

Skills

The skills covered here are word processing skills that you will learn. They will be covered in a series of lessons, listed below.

• Lesson 1: Entering and Exiting the Application
• How do you start Word?
• How do you use Microsoft Office Help?
• How do you create a new document?
• How do you select commands from a menu?
• How do you save your document and quit Word?
• Lesson 2: Basic Text Entry
• How do you move the insertion bar around?
• How do you view a large document in a small window?
• How do you resize and reshape a window?
• How do you enter text in a new Word document?
• How do you make basic modifications to the text in a document?
• How do you insert the current date, or special characters?
• How do you correct errors in typing?
• Lesson 3: Documents, Files and Disks
• How do you open and close a document?
• How do you print a document?
• How do you preview a document before printing it?
• How do you choose a printer to print on?
• How do you erase a document from diskette?
• How do you get a diskette in and out of your computer?

You can, of course, complete the lessons in any order.

Concepts

An understanding of certain concepts is necessary to succeed in the lessons. The following concepts are defined where applicable in the lesson text. You may also click on any concept listed here to see it defined.

1. What is a word processor?
2. What is a menu and a menu command?
3. What is a toolbar and a toolbar tool, button or popup menu?
4. How does a menu command compare to a toolbar button?
5. What are the parts of the keyboard?
6. How does a word processor compare to a typewriter?
7. How does previewing a document compare to printing a document?
8. What is a file or document?
9. What is a disk or diskette?
10. How does the Return key compare to the Enter key?
11. What are the three levels of formatting?
12. What is the insertion bar or cursor?
13. What is the mouse and mouse pointer?
14. How does the mouse pointer relate to the insertion bar?
15. How do the arrow keys compare to the mouse?
16. What is a scrollbar?
17. How does saving a document compare to saving a document as something?
18. What is a folder or directory?
19. How does a folder or directory compare to a disk or diskette?

Self-Check

Do you know how to recognize disabled menu commands? The following self-check will test your understanding of this and other concepts. (Note, your performance on self-check questions are not recorded. Your course grade is calculated from assignments and exams only.)

• WP Self-Check #1

Assignments

(There is no assignment for Unit 1. The first word processing assignment is at the end of Unit 2.)

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