1. Spotlight on Word Processing
Introduction to Word Processing

2. Objectives Learn uses of word-processing software
Differentiate between typewriter and word- processing software
Explore various parts of word-processing window
Navigate a document using several different methods
Edit text using the arrow keys
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3. Objectives (continued)
Learn how to undo an action
Determine when to use Save/Save As
Select text using several different methods
Add a header to your document
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4. Vocabulary backspace cursor delete footer header Quick Access Toolbar
Windows Explorer
Group
Command
Ribbon
scroll bar
Status Bar
Title Bar
word wrap
word-processing program
WYSIWYG
Window Controls
Contextual Tab
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5. Word-Processing Programs
Software used to type and edit text
Differences between word processing and typewriters:
Editing is easier
Automatically word wraps
Customizable with fonts, graphics, and colors
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6. Parts of the Window Open Word 2010
WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get
Cursor: blinking vertical line
A.K.A. Insertion Point
Title Bar and Quick Access Toolbar at the top
Ribbon is a band with a set of tabs that contain groups and commands.
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7. Parts of the Window (continued)
ScreenTips appear when mouse pointer placed over buttons
Scroll bars at right and bottom
Status Bar at the bottom shows page number, word count, and zoom slider
Windows Taskbar shows open programs, time, and other special controls
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8. Moving Around In a Document
Use left/right arrows to move one character
Use up/down arrows to move one line
Select text and start typing to replace
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9. Undo Undo nearly all formatting or editing
Click the back curved arrow on Quick Access Toolbar
Hold Ctrl and press letter Z (Ctrl + Z)
Hold Ctrl and press letter Y to Redo (Ctrl + Y)
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10. More Tips For Moving Around In a Document
Press End to go to end of line
Press Home to move to line’s left margin
Move to beginning of words
Hold Ctrl
Press left or right arrow
Backspace: erases text to left of cursor
Delete: erases text to right of cursor
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11. More On Moving Around In a Document (continued)
Ctrl + End: move to end of document
Ctrl + Home: move to beginning of document
Page Down: go forward one page
Page Up: go backward one page
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12. Saving Click File, Save Click File, Save As
Saves file with current name in unspecified location
Ctrl + S
Click disk image on Quick Access Toolbar
Click File, Save As
Change the name or location (different folders) of a document
Keep the original document intact
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13. Selecting Text Using the Mouse
Click and hold left mouse button (Click & Drag)
Double-click to select word
Triple-click to select paragraph or line
Selected text is encased in light blue background
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14. Selecting Text Using the Keyboard
To select one letter at a time
Hold Shift
Press left/right arrows
Use Ctrl + A to select all text
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15. Header Header: text at top of every page
Footer: text at bottom of every page
Identifying information, page numbers, or title
Click Insert Ribbon and then click Header
Variety of built-in header selections
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16. Saving and Printing Click the File Tab
Click Print for three choices: Print and Print Preview
Print Preview allows you to see what the page will look like when printed
Verify correct printer
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17. Summary
Word Processing programs are sued to type reports, letters, and tables.
There are many differences between typewriters and computers with word-processing programs.
Word-processing programs show all formatting on the screen, which is called WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
The Title Bar shows the name of the document and the name of the program used to create it.
There are many ways to move around inside a document.
Text can be selected with the mouse or with the keyboard.
When the cursor automatically goes to the next line if a word doesn’t fit, it is called word wrap.
You can customize your document on a computer.
The Insert tab of the Ribbon contains short-cuts for changing the appearance of your text.
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18. Summary Continued The ruler is measured in inches.
The blinking line that shows where your text or object will be inserted is called the cursor.
To move very quickly to the end of the document, you can press Ctrl and End.
To move quickly to the left margin, press Home.
Holding Ctrl while clicking anywhere within a sentence will select the entire sentence.
If you want to change the name of the document and still keep the original document, you should use the Save As command.
When text is selected, it is encased in a light blue background.
You can select an entire paragraph by triple-clicking on it.
A header is text that appears at the top of every page of a document.
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