1. MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS Computer Basics 1.6

2. MICROSOFT WORD FEATURES Heading Styles Theme Fonts Watermarks Picture Effects Picture Crop Format Painter Charts Table Styles Quick Parts SmartArt Section Breaks Endnotes Mail Merge Track Changes

3. SECTION SKILL OVERVIEW Connect to a shared printer Configure the default printer Share a local printer with other users Open and print a document from Microsoft Word

4. KEY TERMS Backstage View Default Printer Desktop Application Dialog Box Driver Keyboard Shortcut Microsoft Office Mini Toolbar Quick Access Toolbar RibbonScreenTip Shortcut Menu

5. KEY DEFINITIONS Backstage View: Displays information about the currently opened document and provides access to application settings, printing options, and saving and opening documents. Default Printer: The printer that is automatically selected when printing from a software program or application. Desktop Application: Software programs designed to run on desktop or laptop computers. Popular desktop applications include the Microsoft Office applications. Dialog Box: A small box that provides additional options or information related to a specific action or feature.

6. KEY DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED) Driver: Software used by a computer operating system to communicate with and operate computer hardware, such as printers, scanners, and hard drives. Keyboard Shortcut: A key combination that, when pressed, performs a specific command in a software application or operating system. Microsoft Office: A collection of desktop productivity applications. Examples of software applications included in Microsoft Office are Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook. Mini Toolbar: A collection of controls that appears when a specific object, such as an image, is selected. Controls on the mini toolbar can be used to manipulate the selection.

7. KEY DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED) Quick Access Toolbar: A toolbar located on the title bar that contains a default set of frequently used commands. Additional commands can be added to the toolbar for fast access. Ribbon: A collection of tabs and icons that are used to control program features within Microsoft Office applications. ScreenTip: A helpful hint on how to use a feature or function in a Microsoft Office application. ScreenTips are displayed in a pop-up window when the mouse pointer rests on a feature's icon or button. Shortcut Menu: A list of commands that displays when a user right-clicks an icon, button, or object in Windows or a Microsoft Office application.

8. COMMON OFFICE FEATURES Ribbon FeaturesOther Features Quick Access ToolbarBackstage View Default TabsDialog Boxes Contextual TabsKeyboard Shortcuts Drop-down ListsMini Toolbars Command ButtonsShortcut Menus GalleriesTask Panes ScreenTips Dialog Box Launchers

9. IN-CLASS PRACTICE Complete the first lab in this section, Applied Lab 1.6.7 – Connect to a Printer. Let me know if you need help on a task.

10. CLASS DISCUSSION What features are common to all Microsoft Office applications? What is the difference between a desktop application and a web application? What components are required to send a document to a printer?

11. CLASS ACTIVITIES Compare the features of Google Docs with Microsoft Word: Compare the features on the Word ribbon tabs with the features on the Google Docs menus and toolbar What are the benefits and drawbacks of web applications? Select a feature of a Microsoft Office application that you are less familiar with. Using any available ScreenTips, along with Office Help, figure out how to use this feature.

12. SUMMARY The Microsoft Office Ribbon Dialog boxes, toolbars, task panes, and shortcut menus Desktop applications vs. Web applications Printing from an Office application

13. Complete the labs in this section: Applied Lab 1.6.7 – Connect to a Printer Applied Lab 1.6.8 – Share a Printer Applied Lab 1.6.9 – Open and Print a Document in Word Prepare for the next class: Video 2.1.1 – Learning Office Applications Video 2.1.2 – Lab Types Video 2.1.3 – Introduction to Word Skills Lab 2.2.4 – Create Documents HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS