A GUIDE TO USING MICROSOFT WORD |
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This is a word processing program, which enables you to write and edit text using the computer. Various facilities are provided via drop-down menus in the menu bar and buttons in the toolbar, which are found at the top of the screen. Context menus, obtained by right clicking with the mouse are also very useful as they only give you what you probably want. | |
ENTERING TEXT: | Lower case: type in
the characters required from the keyboard. Upper case:
hold down the shift key ![]() The computer will word-wrap automatically at the end of each line of text. Type one space between words, two spaces between sentences and press [Enter] twice to start a new paragraph. |
TABULATING TEXT: | Press the tab key,
marked ![]() |
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MOVING AROUND: | 1. Keyboard:
press the arrow key to move the cursor in the direction
required. For quicker movement: [PgUp] and [PgDn]
keys are also provided. 2. Mouse: point and click to insert the cursor into the text where required. Point and click in the scroll bar on the right-hand side of the screen to see the work above or below the screen. |
DELETING TEXT: | Delete character to
left of cursor: ![]() Delete character to right of cursor: [Del] or [Delete] Delete highlighted text or image: [Del] or [Delete] |
INSERTING TEXT: | Use the arrow keys, or point and click with the mouse to insert the cursor at the position required. Then simply type in the new piece of text. Check for correct word spacing. |
HIGHLIGHTING TEXT: | ![]() |
CUT & PASTE: | ![]() |
SEARCH & REPLACE: | Select Edit/Replace from the menu bar, type in the exact string of characters you want to find and then what it is to be replaced with. Click on the check boxes if you want to match whole words only and with exactly the same case. |
INDENT MARGINS: | First highlight the text or move the cursor to any point in the paragraph. Then drag inwards the whole margin markers found on the ends of the ruler at the top of the screen. |
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JUSTIFY MARGINS or CENTRE TEXT: |
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LINE SPACING: | ![]() |
BOLD / UNDERLINE / ITALIC / COLOUR: | ![]() ![]() |
FONT FACE & SIZE: | ![]() |
BULLETS or NUMBERS: | ![]() |
TABLES: | ![]() |
PICTURES: | ![]()
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SAVING WORK: | ![]() |
PRINTING WORK: | ![]() |
CLOSING WORK: | ![]() ![]() |
LOADING A FILE: | ![]() |
FINISH PROGRAM: | Select File/Exit
or click on the upper of the two ![]() |
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