1. Lesson 1: Introducing Word Basics

2. Learning Objectives After studying this lesson, you will be able to:  Use the Word Start screen and window  Work with the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar  Open, close, and navigate in documents  Type a new document  Use Word help 2

3. Presenting Word 2013 What can Word 2013 do?  Provide the right tool for:  Every aspect of document creation  Desktop publishing  Web publishing 3

4. Starting Word Windows 7:  Click Start  Choose Microsoft Office > Microsoft Word 2013 from the All Programs menu. Windows 8:  Locate the Word 2013 tile on the Windows Start screen.  Click the tile to start Word. 4

5. You can begin by working on a recent document or by opening another document you saved earlier. Viewing the Word Start Screen 5

6. Viewing the Word 2013 Window 6 Quick Access toolbar Insertion point The Ribbon File tab Zoom control Tip! The insertion point is also referred to as the cursor. Title bar Status bar

7. 7 Opening Documents

8. Working with the Word 2013 Interface The Ribbon (tabs, groups, commands) Quick Access toolbar  Frequently used commands such as copy and paste  Upper-left corner of the screen  Contains frequently used commands  Customizable 8 Home tab Paragraph group Increase Indent command

9. 9 Navigating in a Word Document Navigating with the Scroll Bar  lets you browse through documents  does not move the insertion point Navigating with the Keyboard  Arrow keys navigate one space or line at a time  [Page Up] and [Page Down] to go up or down one screen  [Home] and [End] to go to the beginning or end of a line  [Ctrl]+[Home] and [Ctrl]+[End] to go to the beginning or end of the document

10. Closing Documents FROM THE RIBBON  File→Close FROM THE KEYBOARD  [Ctrl]+[F4] to close UPPER-RIGHT CORNER  Close 10

11. Starting a New Document FROM THE RIBBON  File > New FROM THE KEYBOARD  [Ctrl]+[N] to open a new document 11

12. Saving Your Work FROM THE RIBBON  File > Save As  File > Save FROM THE KEYBOARD  (Ctrl)+(S) to save Quick Access toolbar  Save 12

13. 13 Getting Help in Word 2013 FROM THE KEYBOARD  [F1] to open Help UPPER-RIGHT CORNER  Click Help button ToolTips Search

14. Exiting from Word UPPER-RIGHT CORNER  Close  Close each document. Tip! Turning off your computer before exiting could cause you to lose data. 14

15. Lesson 1: Introducing Word Basics