ADVANCED WORD

ADVANCED WORD. PROCESSING SKILL.

WORD PROCESSOR  is an electronic device or computer software application that performs the task of composing, editing, formatting, and printing of documents.

EXAMPLES OF WORD PROCESSORS :.  OPENOFFICE WRITER  LIBREOFFICE WRITER  POLARIS OFFICE  KINGSOFT WRITER  WORDPERFECT  WORDPAD  MICROSOFT WORD.

MICROSOFT WORD.

MICROSOFT WORD.  is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983. It is also known as MS Word..

MICROSOFT WORD.  Press “Windows Logo” + R then type “winword” then enter..

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  AutoCorrect – corrects common spelling errors as well as capitalization mistakes.

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  AutoFormat – applies formatting to text, e.g. number listing, bullet, hyperlinks.

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  Grammar Checker – proofreads documents for grammar, writing style, sentence structure errors and reading statistics.

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  Template – a document that contains the formatting necessary for a specific document type.

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  Thesaurus – provides synonyms for a word in a document.

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  Tables – organize information into rows and columns.

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  Mail Merge – a feature that allows you to create a document and merge them with another document or data file.

SOME FEATURES OF MS WORD:.  Text Wrap – adjusts how the image behaves around other objects or text.

Keyboard Shortcuts in Word Processing Software.

Keyboard Shortcuts.  Ctrl + A – Select All  Ctrl + B – Bold Text  Ctrl + C – Copy Text  Ctrl + D – Show Font Dialog Box  Ctrl + E – Align Text to Center.

Keyboard Shortcuts.  Ctrl + F – Display Find Dialog Box  Ctrl + G – Display Go To Dialog Box  Ctrl + H – Display Replace Dialog Box  Ctrl + I - Italicize Text.

Keyboard Shortcuts.  Ctrl + J – Justify Text  Ctrl + K – Create a hyperlink  Ctrl + L – Align Text to Left  Ctrl + M – Tab  Ctrl + N – Create a new document.

Keyboard Shortcuts.  Ctrl + O – Open a document  Ctrl + P – Display Print dialog box  Ctrl + R – Align Text to Right  Ctrl + S – Save a document  Ctrl + U – Underline Text.

Keyboard Shortcuts.  Ctrl + V – Paste a copied text  Ctrl + X – Cut a selected Text  Ctrl + Y – Redo the last undone action  Ctrl + Z – Undo the last action.

Customizing a Word Document.

Home Tab.

Home Tab.  allows you to change document settings, such as the font properties, adding bullets or a numbered list, adjusting styles, and other common features.

Text Alignment.  Left  Right  Center  Justified.

Insert Tab.

Insert Tab.  is used to insert different features such as tables, pictures, clip art, shapes, charts, page numbers, word art, headers, and footers into a document..

Page Layout Tab.

Page Layout Tab.  refers to the arrangement of text, images, and other objects on a page.

Page Sizes.  Short (Letter) – 8.5” by 11”  Long (Folio) – 8.5” by 13”  A4 - 8.27“ by 11.69".

Page Orientation.  Portrait  Landscape.

Image Placement.

In Line with Text.  This is the default setting for images that are inserted or integrated in a document..

Square.  This setting allows the image you inserted to be placed anywhere within the paragraph with the text going around the image in a square pattern like a frame..

Tight.  This is almost the same as the square setting, but here the text “hugs” to the general shape of the image..

Through.  This setting allows the text on your document to flow even tighter, taking the contour and shape of the image..

Top and Bottom.  This setting pushes the text away vertically to the top and/or the bottom of the image so that the image occupies a whole text line on its own..

Behind Text.  This allows your image to be dragged and placed anywhere on your document but with all text floating in front of it..

In Front of Text.  This setting allows your image to be placed right on top of the text as if your image was dropped right on it..

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