Microsoft
Word Description of Basic 25 Skills
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Begin a New file |
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Open the File menu and select New. |
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Choose the tab containing the desired template. |
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Select the template you wish to use. |
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Confirm the selection. |
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Save a File |
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Save a file with the same name. |
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Open Flie menu and select Save. |
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Close a File |
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Open the File menu and select Close. |
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Open a file |
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To open an existing file |
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Click on the open button |
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Select the desired file |
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Make sure the correct file type is selected |
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Confirm the selection by selecting open |
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Save As |
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Save a new file. |
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Open file menu and select Save As. |
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Enter a name for the document |
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Click Save to confirm |
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May also type Ctrl + S to save a file. |
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Save a file with a different name. |
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See Save a New File. |
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Tool Bar Manipulation |
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To view, move and hide the toolbars: |
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From the View menu, select Toolbars. |
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Click on the toolbar in order to display it. |
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Position t he toolbar. |
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Click on the toolbar's Close button to hide it. |
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Replace Text |
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Select text to be replaced, and highlight it.. |
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Type in the new text. |
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Delete Text |
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Select the text to be deleted by highlighting it. |
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Press the Delete key. |
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Insert text |
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Make sure Word is in Insert Mode. |
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The overtype OVR indicator status bar should not be on. |
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Double-Clicking on the indicator turns it on and off. |
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Place the insertion point where the text will be inserted.
Type in the new text. |
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Move Text |
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Select the text and click the Cut button or press ctrl +
X. |
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Position the insertion point in the new location for the
text, and then cllick the Paste button or press ctrl + v. |
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Copy Text |
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Select the text and click the Copy button or press
Ctrl + C. |
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Position the insertion point in the new location for the
text, and then click the Paste button or press ctrl + V. |
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Undo/Redo |
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To undo, click on the Undo button on the Toolbar. |
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To redo, click on the Red button on the Tolbar. |
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Enhance Text |
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To bold and underline text: Sekect the text to
be formatted. |
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Click the desired format button: Bold,
Italic, or Underline. |
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Use Format Painter |
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To copy formatting using the format painter: |
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Select any text that has the desired format. |
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Click on the Fomat Painter button. |
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Select the Text you want to format. |
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To copy a format to several locations: |
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Double-click nstead of single-click on format painter button |
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Then drag the format text in as many places as you want. |
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When you are done formatting, click on the format painter
button again or press escape. |
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Align Text |
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Select the paragraph(s) to be aligned. |
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Click the desired alignment button. |
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Find and Replace |
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To replace all instances of a particular text: |
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From the Edit menu, select Replace. |
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Enter the find text. |
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Enter the replacement text. |
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Choose the desired search options. |
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Select Replace All. |
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Click on the Close button when done. |
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Grammatical Find and Replace |
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(See Word's Online Help) |
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Display the Ruler |
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To show the Ruler, open the View menu and select Ruler. |
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To hide the Ruler, open the View menu and select Ruler again. |
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Clear All Tabs |
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Select the paragraph(s) to be cleared of all tabs. |
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Open the Format menu and select Tabs. |
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Click on the Clear All button and confirm. |
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Set A Tab |
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First, select the paragraph(s). Note: To add a tab to more
than 1 paragragh, we must select all the desired paragraghs. |
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Choose the type of tab desired. |
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Add the tab to the ruler. |
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You can also set Tabs by selecting Tabs from the Format menu,
selecting the desired alignment and entering the exact measurements in
the Tabs dialog box. |
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Modify a Tab |
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Select the paragraph(s). |
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Using the mouse, drag the tab to a new place. To delete the
tab, drag it off the ruler. |
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Page Break |
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Place the insertion point where the page break should begin. |
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Open the Insert menu and select Break. |
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Select the desired break and confirm. |
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Spelling and Grammar |
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Click the Spelling and Grammar button. |
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If the Spelling and Grammar checker finds a misspelled
word, select the correct replacement and choose Change or Change
All. |
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If the checker finds a correctly spelled word it doesn't
know, choose Ignore or Ignore All. |
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If the checker finds a true gramatical error, select
Change. |
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If the gramatical error is not correct, sselect Ignore or
Ignore All. |
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Normal View |
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Open the View Menu and select the desired document view. |
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Office Assistant |
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Click on the Office Assistant. |
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Type the subject you want help with and click on Search. |
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Click on the topic you want. |
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Click on the X to close the Help topic box. |
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HELP |
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Open the Help menu and select Contents and Index. |
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Click on the Index Tab. |
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Type the name of the topic. |
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When the topic is selected in the list, click on Display. |
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To close the Help window, click on the Cancel button (or
press the Esc key). |
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