Student Objectives: Create a new document; Identify parts of the Normal View screen; Understand menus and toolbars; Understand the task pane; Enter text; Understand the four ways to view your document on screen; Save a document; Navigate through a document; Locate and open an existing document; Locate and open an existing document; Preview a document; Print a document; Print in landscape orientation.

What is Wordprocessing?
1) It is using a computer and software program, such as Microsoft Word to produce documents such as letters and reports.
2) It is used to enter and edit text.

What is the title bar?
1) It is located at the top of the window, and it gives the name of the software.

What is the menu bar?
1) It is the horizontal bar which contains titles from which a user can choose a variety of commands.
2) All commands are contained here, thus I go here when I am looking for a command.

What are toolbars?
1) They are located directly below the title bar and they contain icons.
2) The Standard toolbar:  contains icons or buttons used to perform common tasks such as printing and opening documents.
3) The Formatting toolbar: contains buttons for changing character and paragraph functions such as alignment and type styles (fonts).

Office XP
How do I see additional toolbars?
1) Click the Toolbar Options (the button with the two right arrows >>) on the toolbar and choose from the list that appears.

There are at least....
1) 2 ways to get to a command (Menu bar  or Standard/Formatting Toolbars (Icon commands)
2) You may also use short-cut commands by right-clicking your mouse.

What is the insertion point or cursor?
1) It is the vertical blinking line, which shows where text will appear when you begin keying or typing.

What are scrollbars?
1) Located at the bottom and right side of the window.
2) It lets the user move up and down in the document.

What are the 4 ways  I can view a document in Word?
1) Normal View: Shows a simplified layout of the page so you can quickly type, edit, and format text. (Headers, footers, page boundaries, and backgrounds are not displayed)
2) Web Layout: Shows the way a document will look when it is viewed as a Web page. (Backgrounds are visible)
3) Print Layout: Shows how a document will look when it is printed.  (All items such as headers, footers, margins, columns, and drawing objects are displayed)
4) Outline View: Displays headings and text in outline form so you can see the structure of your document.  (Headers, footers, page boundaries, graphics, and backgrounds do not appear)
5) How do I access these commands?  They are located under View menu or can be accessed by icons at the lower left of the screen.

What are icons or toolbar buttons?
1) Small pictures on the toolbars to remind you of each button's function.
2) Moving the mouse over the icon will display the name of the icon button.

What is Word Wrap?
1) It automatically wraps or returns words to the next line because they are "wrapped around".

What is the Print Preview command?
1) It allows you to look at a document as it will appear when printed.
2) The user should always preview a document before it is printed.
3) Using the Print Preview toolbar, access each of the new buttons, which will allow you to Zoom in; Magnify; view one Page or multiple pages, view the Full Screen or Close the Preview

What is the task bar?
1) It shows the Start button, the Quick Launch toolbar, and all open programs.

Office XP
What is the task pane?
1) A separate window on the right-hand side of the opening screen.  2) It opens automatically when you start an Office application.
3) It contains commonly used commands that pertain to each application.
4) How do I access it?  Select View, then Task Pane from the menu bar.

Office XP
What are the 2 ways in which documents can be printed?
1) Portrait orientation:  This is the default, and the documents are longer (vertical) than they are wide (8 1/2 X 11)
2) Landscape orientation:  are wider (horizontal) than they are long (11X 8 1/2)
3) How do I access the command?: File, Page Setup, Margins tab, then under Orientation choose Portrait or Landscape