Exploring Microsoft Word 2003

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Exploring Microsoft Word 2003
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Objectives (1 of 2)

• Define word wrap differentiate between a hard
  and soft return
• Distinguish between the insert and overtype modes
• Describe the elements on the Word screen
• Create, save, retrieve, edit, and print a simple
  document
• Download the practice files for use in hands-on
  exercises
• Define select-then-do methodology explain how
  applies to formatting

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Objectives (2 of 2)

• Check a document for spelling explain the custom
  dictionary
• Describe AutoCorrect and AutoText features
• Use the thesaurus
• Explain the objectives and limitations of the
  grammar check
• Differentiate between the Save and Save As
  commands
• Describe the Track Changes command and electronic
  editing

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Basics of Word Processing

• Word Wrap
• Hard Return vs. Soft Return
• Insertion Point
• Toggle Switches
• Insert Mode vs. Overtype Mode
• Deleting Text

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Word 2003 Screen
Formatting Toolbar
Title bar
Minimize Restore Close Buttons
Menu bar
Standard Toolbar
Task pane
Ruler
Status bar
Scroll bar
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The File Menu Commands

• Print command
• Close command
• Exit command
• Save command
• Open command
• New command
• Recent documents

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Save As Dialog Box
Details view
Folder Where Stored
File Name
File Type
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Open Dialog Box
Folder Where Stored
Preview view
File to be opened
File Type to Display
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Hands-on Exercise 1

• Title of Exercise My First Document
• Objective to start Microsoft Word in order to
  create, save, and print a simple document to
  execute via the toolbar or from pull-down menus.
• Input file Blank document
• Output file My First Document

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Troubleshooting
Click to see additional commands
Office Assistant
Non-Printing Character
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Troubleshooting Normal View
Task pane
Page Margins not displayed
Normal button
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Troubleshooting Print Layout
Show/Hide button
Page Margins displayed
Print Layout button
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Introduction to Formatting
Italics
Bold
Underline
Different Colors
Highlight
Border
Paragraph Spacing
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Hands-on Exercise 2

• Title of Exercise Modify an Existing Document
• Objective to open an existing document, revise
  it, and save the revision to apply basic
  formatting
• Input file My First Document
• Output file My First Document

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Spell Check
Word not found in dictionary
Suggested change
Change button
AutoCorrect button
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AutoCorrect
Automatic corrections
Enter additions to table of common mistakes
Table of common mistakes
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AutoText
Name of AutoText Entry
Predefined AutoText entries
Preview
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Thesaurus

• Tools Menu
• Language Command
• Thesaurus
• Look Up
• Meanings
• Replace
• Cancel

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Grammar Check
Missed correction
Detected error
Suggested Correction
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Save As Command

• Save As Command
• Backup Options
• Backup Procedures
• Quit Without Saving
• File Options

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Hands-on Exercise 3

• Title of Exercise The Spell Check, Thesaurus,
  and Grammar Check
• Objective to check a document for spelling and
  grammar to use the thesaurus and practice
  formatting
• Input file Language Tools
• Output file Language Tools