Introduction to Microsoft Word

This introductory class teaches students the basic skills they need to create documents. Students will learn various ways to make documents professional and easy to read. Keyboard shortcuts to Cut, Copy, Paste, Print will be covered.

Getting Started in Microsoft Word

• The Word Screen
• Menus and Dialog Boxes
• Creating a New Document
• Changing Views
• Saving and Naming a File
• Spell Checking
• Find and Replace
• Printing and Previewing Documents
• Closing Documents

Working With Files

• Movement Keys
• Inserting vs. Type over
• Deleting Text
• Undeleting Text
• Using Attributes
• Changing Fonts and Point Size
• The Format Painter and Highlighter Pen

Formatting Documents

• Changing the Page Setup
• Adjusting Margins Using the Mouse
• Adjusting Line Spacing
• Setting Justifications
• Changing Case
• Setting Tabs
• Indenting vs. Tabs
• Inserting Page Breaks
• Moving Text
• Copying Text
• Dragging and Dropping

Envelopes and Labels

• Printing Envelopes
• Mailing Labels