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Microsoft Word 2010 Beta 2 3 4 interface elements 1

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6 7 8 1. Buttons to manipulate the window - minimize, maximize, close window 2. Title Bar - the name of the document, extension (.docx) and the name of the program 3. Tab names File Home Insert Page Layout 4. Toolbars References Mailings Review View

- some tools are hidden, they have the arrow next to open an additional option (in the picture: opened Bullet Library)

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- tools that are grayed out can not currently perform (in the picture: Change List Level) - tools with dots lead to another sequence of commands (in the image: Define New Bullet ...) - Tab names and toolbars together are called Ribbon 5. Desktop - paper, here you type, insert the object etc. 6. Insertion point, where is the flashing cursor 7. Bars for horizontal and vertical navigation (sliders) - double-arrow up / down switches to one page view more / less 8. Status Bar - displays information about the current position of the insertion point on the desktop and the condition of some special functions of Microsoft Word 9. Rulers - horizontal and vertical ruler above and left of the desktop - the white area indicates the area of writing; the gray area represents the margin

Selecting text
Before we format the text it is necessary to designate (select) part of the text of which will execute the formatting Arbitrary text selection: - press and keep the left mouse button, move the mouse from the beginning to the end of the text that we want to select, and release the left mouse button - place the insertion point at the beginning of text that we want to select, press and hold the Shift key and press the left mouse button to the end of selection Highlighting a word: double press of the left mouse button on a word Marking one sentence: press the Ctrl key and press the left mouse button anywhere in the desired sentence Selecting a single line: press the left mouse button on space margin to the left of the line (the cursor must be in the form of white arrow) Selecting multiple lines: press and hold the left mouse button on the left margin of the row, move up or down through the rows that we want to select, and release the mouse button Selecting non-neighboring lines: in the space of left margin press Ctrl + Click the left mouse button on the desired rows Selecting one paragraph: in the area of the left margin of the paragraph double-press the left mouse double or triple pressure of the left mouse button within a paragraph Selecting the whole document: the triple pressure of the left mouse button in the space of left margin, or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A

Copying text within and between open documents

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3. we set the cursor to the place where we want copied text 4. paste the text by using the Paste Copy text with Drag-and-drop method 1. select the text that we want to copy 2. on selected text press and hold down left mouse button and press and hold down the Ctrl key. 3. Cut/Paste: 1. select the text that we want to move 2. cut selected text with tool Cut (Ctrl +X) to the place where we want selected text 4. release left mouse button and the Ctrl key. Text is copied to new location. (Ctrl + V)

3. we set the cursor to the place where we want copied text 4. paste the text by using the Paste Move text Deleting text o Letter by letter: Delete to the right of the cursor; BackSpace - to the left of the cursor o the faster way - select the desired portion of the text and press DELETE Undo changes Redo changes (Ctrl + V)

Drag-and-drop method: the same as copying, but without Ctrl key

By clicking on the arrow next to the tool opens a drop-down menu with a list of all the action that we have made. Tab name: File

Creating new document: New > Blank document >Create (keyboard shortcut Ctrl + N)
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Open existing document:

Open

Open more then one document: with pressing the Ctrl key or the Shift key Save Save in File name (keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S) in which folder will be the document saved type in name of the file program in which the file will be saved (MS Word 2010 .docx) extension .dotx

Save as type

The creation of a new document is facilitated by using a template Options > tab Save > Save AutoRecover info every (enter value)

Print: o Printer choose which printer will print o Page range: - All - Current page - Pages enter page numbers to print o Copies number of the copies o Collated print the entire file from beginning to end, then by the number of copies; Uncollated print the first page of the file by the number of copies, then second page by the number of copies, then the third etc. o Margins offered are several types of margins, in different sizes o Orientation: Portrait (vertical paper) i Landscape (horizontal paper)

Tab name: Home

Font: Times New Roman, Verdana, Ariel, Calibri (on picture above) etc. Font Size enter value or choose on drop-down menu

Text formatting Bold - Ctrl + B Font effects Strikethrough: some text Subscript: H2O > H2O; Superscript: 5 m2 > 5 m2 Press grey arrow to the right of (or Ctrl + D) remaining font effects that can be applied are: Double strikethrough, Shadow, Outline, Emboss, Engrave, Small caps, All caps, Hidden Italic - Ctrl + I Underline - Ctrl + U

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To turn uppercase into lowercase, or the opposite: Text Effects - contains effects: Shadow, Reflection - tool to emphasize the text with color

Text Highlight Color Shading Borders Font Color Lists: Bullets new items on the list Text alignment

- tool to color the background of the text - tool to set different types of lines around the selected text - tool to color the letters Numbering press Enter, finish the list double press Enter

Align Left, Center, Align Right, Justify Line Spacing - the distance between the lines

Show / Hide hidden formatting symbols Apply style select the text, press left mouse button on offered style menu > choose a style > click on Apply Style > Apply Style > Modify

- or press Change styles - press

Creating a new style: select the text with desired formatting, press menu > Save Selection as a New Quick Style Finding: Find, enter a word or a phrase, and choose Find Next Replacing: Find What type in what are we searching type in with what we want to replace text - copy formatting from one part of the text to another , F1 on the keyboard Replace With Painter MS Word Help

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Page Break - to remove break: turn on Show / Hide , select mark Page Break , Delete Header and Footer - to exit: double-click the left mouse button on desktop - to edit: double-click the left mouse button on header or footer, or: press the right mouse dit Insert a field: Quick Parts > Field... offered fields: page number, date, time, author etc. Page Number Top of page , Bottom of page Plus: centered, left or right angle of the page

Tables

- insert table: position the cursor where we want the table within the document, cross with mouse over the dices which determines the number of columns and rows; - Or choose Table Insert Table and enter the number Change the position of the insertion point: the TAB key, arrow keys on the keyboard, press the left mouse button in the desired cell Table formatting: Table Tools > Borders > Shading Subsequently insert a row or column: place the insertion point in the cell where we want to insert a row or column, press the right mouse button and on the Quick menu select Insert > Row Above Insert > Row Below Insert > Column Left Insert > Column Right Deleting rows and columns o Select row(s) or column(s), press right mouse button (that opens the quick menu) > choos Delete Columns o Deleting a table: select a table, press the Delete key

Pictures - select a picture by pressing left mouse button on desired object, after which the object gets at the border gets boxes - To move images to an arbitrary location: select the picture, right-click it > Format Picture > Layout > Wrap > choose a offered style Setting the size of the object - Manually: select an object, move one of boxes on its border - Type in values: right-click the object > Format Picture > tab Size > enter values for height and width

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Insert symbol

etc.
Tab name: Page Layout

Margins: choose one type from the offered concerning its size o Orientation: Portrait or Landscape o Size setting the size of the paper Use of automatic functions for parse Page borders - None, Automatic, Manual

different types and sizes of the lines can be borders to the pages

Tab name: Mailings

Circular letter, the letter with the same content sent to multiple addresses Create: Start Mail Merge > Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard 1) Select the type of document on which we want to create a mail merge Letter the text that differs only by inserted fields E-mail message the same as the letter Envelopes - Print the names and addresses of recipients Labels Directory - the whole document is printing the data fields from the database 2) Select starting document Use the current document - a document that is just used Start from a template The existing document 3) Select Recipient Use an existing list use names and addresses from a file or a database then select a template then navigate to and open an existing document

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Select from Outlook contacts Type a new list then create a new contact list 4) Arrange your directory to add recipient information click a location in the document, and the click one of the items: Address block, Greeting line etc. 5) Preview your directory 6) Complete the merge we can also edit recipient list

Tab name: Review

words that are incorrectly entered will be underlined in red, wavy lines Language > Set Proofing Language Spelling and Grammar - opens dialogue box with options: Ignore once, Ignore all, Change, Change all - If a word is not in the dictionary then it can enter it: select that word, right-click it > Add to dictionary

Tab name: View

On the menu View

o Print Layout - how to distribute text and various objects on printed page, most commonly used view o Full Screen Reading o Web Layout view adjusted for reading view that is used for creating a web site

o Outline view of document structure. facilitated work with moving, copying, editing text and changing the level of heading o Draft - view the document as a draft, certain elements such as headers can not be seen

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