MICROSOFT WORD FOR DUMMIES
A Beginners Guide to Microsoft Word
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
This bk goes way bnd the beginners ur-lvl when it comes to wrd ring with Microsoft Word. This int a thnil bk, but rthr a bk geared toward th rfinl r nn else wh is riu about th wrd they writ.
Wrd is a powerful program, and fw l vntur into it mr hititd lvl. Thats d bu many f Words ftur n v u time and hl u rt a better dumnt.
It w a pleasure t rdu this bk fr u, rdr. S hr i the rult, nd I genuinely h tht u like it or, even bttr, tht u lrn from it.
Althugh it ffr xtrm imliit in its usage, Wrd l h in-depth tgrhil knowledge and rules that nn n l great in thir w. Whil Wrd i t u, it i ftn misunderstood because it is rih in typographic tools.
And it i due t being mbitiu in its intntin t b a tgrhi tl t u as it i wrful in it fft. Th Word sometimes becomes misunderstood. Wh nvr gt mad about a Wrd dumnt that:
Refuses to obey th frmtting tin tht need to b lid?
Seems not bl t frmt txt int a tbl?
Cannot hold titl hdr nd other items (such as figur) th dumnt is ditd?
Or mn thr iml things w wnt to do but hv diffiult xuting?
Wht in the bk?
Ar u till reading th introduction? Thats weird. Mt people dont vn bthr, since u do, Im ld.
Each htr vr a topic, and significant tin within th chapter g int detail. And b th nd, I indeed xt that u will suddenly hv that intn fling f final mtr.
Srnht r from Windows 10 and Wrd 2016 vrin. Yu m small differences from the ones u n ur mutr. Muh of thi book can be used with rlir versions f Wrd.
Multil k mbintin r l rntd:
Ctrl+Shift+S
Here u press Ctrl nd Shift tgthr nd thn tap the S k. Rl ll the keys.
Word presents it commands n a Ribbon. The mmnd are rgnizd int tabs nd then groups. Each mmnd i a buttn, and th buttn artwork appears in thi bk margins.
Sm buttons feature mnu; to viw the menu, u either lik th button r click a dwn-inting triangle next t the buttn. Th txt dirt u on whether to click th buttn or it menu.
Whn a mnu features a ubmnu, thi txt u th fllwing frmt to show hw th submenu r mmnd is hn:
Pg Numbr Currnt Position Plin Numbr
This direction tells you to lik th Page Numbr buttn nd, frm it mnu, h th Currnt Pitin submenu and then th Plain Numbr itm.
Othr, mr specific dirtin fr some f the unuul thing Wrd d r explained thrughut th txt.
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CHAPTER 1
WELCOME TO WORD
This bk d intnd t th you hw t u Mirft Wrd. It u tht u are nw th th ftwr, lu if u lrd hv m knwldg but: how to open, hng, nd v documents, nd hw u n format txt. Fllw up gin t learn a nw id.
Thi vr brif chapter is just a rimr but Mirft Word, so u n il feel mtr whn l rund u tlk but Mirft wrd.
Opening Word
Microsoft Word New Template selection page
The Unimaginative Way To Start Word
Yu can start Wrd in several w, thn rt dumnt t ur heart's ntnt. But bfr u can start Word, your mutr mut be n nd toasty. After u log int Windw, u n gt Word ging.
Withut dl, the l to start n rgrm in Windw is t th fbld Strt button. It may not be th ftt or the mt exciting r nvnint w t trt a rgrm, but it' nitnt nd rlibl:
Clik th Strt buttn (which i drtd with the Windows logo).
Figure 1.1 showing all programs on a PC
Th Strt mnu appears. Yu might find th Microsoft Wrd program in right there n th Strt menu. If you th Wrd in, lik it to run the program.
Or l, h All Programs to u th All Prgrm mnu, and thn select Mirft Word. (hwn in figur 1.1 bv).
Alternatively, u can l choose th Mirft Office itm (ubmnu) t dil it ntnt, nd thn select Microsoft Word.
Note: If you n't find Word nwhr on th All Prgrm mnu, it m not b intlld n ur mutr.
The Better Way To Start Word
Whn u u Wrd a lt, it helps to hv uik access t it program in; rt a Wrd hrtut in n th dkt:
Locate the Wrd in on th Strt buttn' All Prgrm mnu.
Dn't lik to trt Word nw!
Right-lik the Microsoft Word mnu itm.
A -u mnu appears
Ch t Snd Dkt (Crt Shrtut).
Pr th E k t hide th Strt button menu and viw th dkt.
Yu haven't hngd nthing, but you hv ddd th Word program icon t th dkt. Yu n u tht in to trt Word: Dubl-lik the in, nd Wrd trt.
Anthr w to have th Word in always handy i t in it t the Start menu dirtl. In St 3, choose th itm named Pin t Strt Mnu. Tht way, the Wrd icon always r at the t of th list n the Strt buttn mnu.
How to open a blank Microsoft page
Opening a Word dumnt causes Wrd t trt nd t dil that dumnt fr diting, rinting, or jut giving others the impression tht u'r ding mthing. Siml lt th Wrd document icon in a fldr windw and double-click to n tht document.
In Windows 10, you n see a Jum Lit f rntl nd dumnt b ithr right-liking the Word icon n th tkbr or liking the right-pointing rrw next t the Wrd in on the Strt buttn mnu. Slt a document frm th lit t start Word nd n tht dumnt.
RIBBONS
WORKING IN THE WORD ENVIRONMENT
A ribbon m rfr t n of the following: 1. When rfrring to imt printing, a ribbn is a dvi ud to transfer ink t paper. Ribbn r mostly n on devices uh typewriters nd tnt mhin. 2. Whn rfrring t Mirft Offi programs uh as Mirft Wrd nd Exl, th Ribbn i a feature that rl th trditinl fil menu. A hwn in the img, the Ribbn dnmill hng bd n what th ur i urrntl ding. In thi example, the Ribbn fr "Writ" i bing dild. |
Th Ribbn i the ruil w you work in Mirft Offi. Dnding n what you're tring t d, th Ribbon will hng to ffr all th accessible commands fr ur current task r screen. But you're nt stuck with the Ribbn it i. Yu n utmiz it, fllw dwn whil thing you hw to hv 100% control f the Ribbn. Yu n add nd rmv groups nd individul icons to nd frm th Ribbon. You n rearrange th icons in th Ribbon. You n l xrt your Ribbon utmiztin and imrt them to Offi n nthr mutr.
Figur 1.3 Ribbon in
Firt, let's cover hw th Ribbn wrk. Eh Offi litin offers diffrnt sets f Ribbn dnding n what u'r tring t d. A Hm Ribbon ffr gnrl mmnd nd ftur, a View Ribbon provides in for changing th view f ur rn or dumnt, nd n Inrt Ribbon inlud in for inserting diffrnt bjt nd itm. Each Ribbn ntin a unique t f gru nd mmnd fr ifi funtin. Ribbons r l knwn as tb in u lik n the tab t the t f th rn t dil a rtin Ribbn.