Microsoft Word Tutorial

Overview

Microsoft Word XP is a very powerful word processing program, capable of reports, résumés, entire books, newsletters, and even web pages!

Learnthat.com has developed these free online courses to help you learn how to use Microsoft Word XP. With so many powerful features, using our free online tutorials can help you learn the features and benefits of Microsoft Word XP.

You will be taking a Microsoft Word tutorial via the Internet. When you open the link to Learnthat, you will read through the on-line course. At the bottom of each page is a double arrow that moves you on to the next lesson page. Click the and continue until you have completed the course. When finished, you will go to the assignment and begin. Be sure to save your finished work to your student folder and print a copy to turn in. Click the Learnthat logo and begin your tutorial now

Part 2: Review What You Know About Using Microsoft Word

Formatting a Document

Follow the steps below to create the style of your document title.

1. Before typing your title, click the Center button and the Bold button on the Formatting toolbar.

2. On the Formatting toolbar, select the font, size, and color for your title. Or, on the Format menu, click Font to make your changes.

3. Type the title of your document.

Note:If you type your title before making your font selections, select the text (click, hold, and drag across the text), and then make your changes while the text is selected.

4. Press Enter twice to move the insertion point (your cursor) below the title.

5. Click the down-arrow in the Style box, then select Normal to return to the selected style.

6. To create a bulleted or numbered list:

• Press Enter to move to a new line. Click either the Numbering button or the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar. Begin typing your first item. Press Enter to create the next bullet or number.
• To create a subset bulleted list, press the Tab key at the beginning of the line that you want to indent.
• To turn off Numbering or Bullets, press Enter twice or click the Numbering or Bullets button.
• To change the style of bullets, go to your Format menu on the tools bar and click the bullets and numbering tab. Select the style you want and click.

Inserting a Table

The easiest way to add a table is to use the Insert Table button on the Standard toolbar.

1. In your document, click where you want to create the table.

2. Click the Insert Table button on the Standard toolbar and drag your mouse to select the number of rows and columns you want to make. Click when the correct number of rows and columns are highlighted.

3. If you want more than four rows or five columns (a 4x5 table), on the Table menu, point to Insert, then click Table. Enter the desired number of rows and columns by entering the numbers directly or by clicking the up and down arrows.

Formatting Tables

To change the format of your table, display the Tables and Borders toolbar:

1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Tables and Borders. The Tables and Borders toolbar will appear.

2. Select the rows and columns you want to format. Use the buttons on the Tables and Borders toolbar to change the line style and weight, border color and type, shading color, and so forth.

Note:Move your mouse pointer over a button on the Tables and Border toolbar; wait for a moment, and a description of the button's function (a Tool Tip) appears.

Saving a Document

1. On the File menu, click Save.

2. Locate and open your student folder on the WESTECH server.

3. In the File name box, type an appropriate file name.

Note:All Microsoft* Office XP programs, such as Word, help you by inserting the first line of your document as your "default" file name. Before using the default name, be sure that the name is appropriate and not too long.

4. Click Save.

Enhancing a Document with

Decide which additional features you want to add to your document. Each feature should enhance the content. Too many colors, images, or font styles can be distracting. Remember to follow copyright laws, include source citations when appropriate, and save your work frequently..

Inserting WordArt

To add emphasis to your documents, add WordArt to your titles or special comments.

1. If the Drawing toolbar is not displayed, on the View menu, point to Toolbars and then click Drawing.
2. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Insert WordArt button. The toolbar is usually located at the bottom of your screen.
3. Select a WordArt style, and then click OK.

1. Type your text, and then select the font style and size. Click OK.
2. Size the WordArt as you would any graphic. When you click once on the WordArt object, it will have the eight handles around it, and the WordArt toolbar appears so that you can change its format.

1. If you want to edit the text of the WordArt, double-click the WordArt object.
2. Save your document.

Part 3: Review (optional for 5th and 6th graders)

Click the link below to complete 3 follow-up projects and turn them in to your grade level basket. If you are unsure of a procedure, use the site tutorial to go back and review. Be sure to save your documents to your student folder.

Producing documents using Microsoft Word (Task assignment)

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