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Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is an advanced text editor or word processing application used to create, edit, format, save and print text documents. Microsoft Word can be used to create any type of text documents: Letters, agendas, books, reports, brochures, envelopes...the list goes on and on!

Microsoft Word Versions

If your Start Menu button looks like this, you probably have an older version of Word. Follow the instructions in the lessons where it says older versions of Word.

If your Start Menu button looks like this, you probably have a newer version of Word (Microsoft Office XP or Word 2003). Follow the instructions in the lessons where it says Word 2003.
Where there is no reference to older versions of Word or Word 2003, the instructions will be for all versions of Word.

If in doubt, follow the instructions where the pictures match what you see on your screen.

RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that new users of Word start with the first lesson and continue in order until the end. Experienced users of Word can choose which lessons they want to cover. Click on a link to begin.

Lessons

Click on a lesson name to begin.

Lesson 1: Microsoft Word: Document Windows and Document Views

Lesson 2: Creating a Letter to Learn about Microsoft Word:

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word

Step 2: Save the Document

Step 3: Change the Page Setup/Margins

Step 4: Set the Tabs

Step 5: Set the Line Spacing

Step 6: Set the Page Alignment

Step 7: Automatically Insert the Date

Step 8: Insert AutoText

Step 9: Type the Text

Step 10: Undo & Redo

Step 11: Copy & Paste

Step 12: Insert the Closing Line

Step 13: Type the Signature Line

Step 14: Check the Spelling

Step 15: Use Print Preview

Step 16: Print the Letter

Step 17: Save and Close the Document

Lesson 3: Creating a Newsletter to Learn More about Microsoft Word:

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word (Also: Open a Pre-Existing Document, Open More than One Document, Switch Between Documents, and Create a New Document)

Step 2: Save the Document

Step 3: Change the Page Setup

Step 4: Add a Text Box & Change the Background Color

Step 5: Move, Resize and Delete a Text Box

Step 6: Change the Font Style/Size/Color and Align the Text

Step 7: Format the Text Box: Text Wrapping Layout

Step 8: Create Columns

Step 9: Create a Headline

Step 10: Copy & Paste Text

Step 11: Add Bullets to Lists

Step 12: Insert a Column, Section or Page Break

Step 13: Insert a Picture or Clip Art

Step 14: Enter More Text

Step 15: Align Text: Justification

Step 16: Create Drop Caps

Step 17: Create a Page Border

Step 18: Spell Check the Newsletter

Step 19: Use Zoom/Magnify Tools

Step 20: Use Print Preview

Step 21: Print the Newsletter

Step 22: Save and Close the Document and Word

Lesson 4: Special Features:

Insert Symbols

Superscript & Subscript

Non-Printing Characters

Apply Case Changes to Text

Lesson 5: Display/Hide Toolbars and Add/Remove Toolbar Buttons

Lesson 6: Using Word Help

Lesson 7: Headers & Footers

Lesson 8: Templates & Wizards

Lesson 9: Working with Tables

Lesson 10: Mail Merge

Lesson 11: Using Drawing Tools

Lesson 12: Using AutoCorrect, AutoComplete and AutoFormat

Lesson 13: Macros

Lesson 14: Links & Bookmarks

Lesson 15: Saving as Other File Types

Lesson 16: Indenting, Spacing, and the Format Painter

Lesson 17: Using the Thesaurus

Lesson 18: Adding Comments & Tracking Changes

Lesson 19: Working with Format Styles

Lesson 20: Compare and Merge Documents

Lesson 21: AutoSummarize

Lesson 22: Protecting Documents with Read-Only and Passwords

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