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Introduction To Microsoft Word 2010 - Quick Guide: Quick Launch Menu Menu Tabs

1) The document provides an introduction to basic functions in Microsoft Word 2010, including how to open and save documents, perform basic editing tasks like formatting text, inserting tables and pictures, and using headers and footers. 2) Keyboard shortcuts and their corresponding functions are listed, such as Ctrl+b to bold text or Ctrl+s to save a document. 3) Useful features like checking spelling and grammar, finding and replacing text, and counting words are also summarized.

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Introduction To Microsoft Word 2010 - Quick Guide: Quick Launch Menu Menu Tabs

1) The document provides an introduction to basic functions in Microsoft Word 2010, including how to open and save documents, perform basic editing tasks like formatting text, inserting tables and pictures, and using headers and footers. 2) Keyboard shortcuts and their corresponding functions are listed, such as Ctrl+b to bold text or Ctrl+s to save a document. 3) Useful features like checking spelling and grammar, finding and replacing text, and counting words are also summarized.

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Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010 – Quick Guide

Key
 “Home > Bold button (Font) ” means click on the Home menu (if it is not already open),
then click on the Bold button in the Font ribbon group.
 “CTRL + b” means hold down the CTRL (“control”) key on the keyboard and tap the ‘b’ key.
Note: these options do the same thing, so you only need to do one of them!

The Word Screen


Quick Launch menu
Menu tabs

Ribbon group Ribbon

Zoom tool

Opening and Saving Documents


To open a document To start a new document
File > Open File > New

To save a document To print or view the print preview


File > Save File > Print
Save button (in Quick Launch menu)
To zoom in and see the page larger
To save a document with a new name Zoom tool
or in a new location
File > Save As

Basic Editing
To delete words or fix misspellings
Use the mouse to click next to the incorrect word or letter or use the arrow keys to put the flashing
cursor next to the word or letter. Press the BACKSPACE key to delete letters to the left of the
cursor. Press the DELETE key to delete letters to the right of the cursor.

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To change the color or style of text
First select (highlight) the text by dragging with the mouse, then select settings in the Font ribbon
group in the Home menu.
change the size of text
choose a font: the style
or shape of text set text case

make text bold change the color of text


make text italic
make text underlined

To align text along the left margin, in the center, or along the right margin
Click inside the text to be aligned, then:
Home > Alignment buttons (Paragraph)
add/remove automatic numbers
add/remove bullet points decrease indent level
increase indent level
align text left
change spacing between lines of text
center text
align text right

To undo the last thing you did


Undo button (in Quick Launch menu)

Spacing & Margins


To add or remove space between every line To automatically indent the first line of a
Click in the paragraph (or select all to change paragraph or all of a paragraph
the whole document), then: Click in the paragraph, then:
Home > Line Spacing (Paragraph) Home > Indent Paragraph (Paragraph) or
Page Layout > Indent Left or Indent Right
To add or remove space before/after
paragraphs (Paragraph)
Click in the paragraph (or select all to change
the whole document), then: To set the margins of the page
Page Layout > Spacing Before or Spacing After
Page Layout > Margins (Page Setup)
(Paragraph)
To create an automatic page break
Insert > Page Break (Pages)

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More Editing: Copy & Paste, Columns, Lists


To cut, copy, or paste text To select all of a document
First select (highlight) the text by dragging with Home > Select (Editing) > Select All
the mouse, then:
To find or find and replace text
Home > Find or Replace (Editing)
Home > Cut , Copy , or Paste
(Clipboard) To create a bulleted or numbered list
First select (highlight) the text by dragging with
To put text in columns the mouse, then:
First select (highlight) the text by dragging with
Home > Bullets or Numbering
the mouse, then:
(Paragraph)
Page Layout > Columns (Page Setup)

Tables
To create a table Table Tools > Design > Table Styles buttons
(Table Styles)
Insert > Table (Tables)
To change table borders or shading
To move between cells (squares) in a table Click inside the table, then:
Press the TAB key Table Tools > Design > Borders or Shading
(Table Styles)
To add a new row at the end of a table
Click in last cell (bottom right corner), then To insert or delete columns or rows
press the TAB key Click inside the table, then:
Table Tools > Layout > Insert and Delete
To choose a table style buttons (Rows and Columns)
Click inside the table, then:

Clip Art & Pictures


To insert a picture To change the size of a picture
Click on the picture, then use the mouse to drag
Insert > Clip Art (Illustrations) (to use a the corner or side handles on the picture to make
ready-made picture provided by Microsoft) it larger or smaller. If you use the corner
handles, the ratio of height and width will
or Insert > Picture (Illustrations) (to use a automatically stay the same.
picture of your own)
For Clip Art, enter a search term—a word To remove a picture
related to the picture you are looking for—in the Click on the picture, then press the DELETE
Search for box, then click Go. Scroll through the key.
choices and click on the picture you would like
to use. To edit a picture
Click on the picture, then use the Picture
Tools > Format ribbon.

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Headers & Footers


To add automatic page numbers
Insert > Page Number (Header & Footer)

To add a recurring header (at the top of the page) or footer (at the bottom of the page)

Insert > Header or Footer (Header & Footer)

Word Art
To insert Word Art (text with eye-catching Note: Word Art is a picture, and can be
special effects) resized or removed like any picture (see above).
Insert > WordArt, then choose a style from the
WordArt Gallery. Enter your text when To change the style of Word Art
prompted. Click on the Word Art, then use the buttons in
the Word Art Styles ribbon group in the
To edit the text in Word Art, double click it. Drawing Tools > Format ribbon.

Special Characters & Symbols


To insert a special character or symbol
Insert > Symbol, then choose a recently-used symbol or continue on to choose a font:
 (normal text) has characters for many languages, plus currency and basic mathematical symbols
 Symbol has more mathematical and logical symbols
 Webdings and Wingdings have fun symbols
Note: symbols are text, and can be formatted like any text (see above).

Checking Spelling, Grammar & Word Count


Note: possible spelling errors are underlined in red; possible grammar errors are underlined
in green.
To check spelling and grammar To show the word and character counts
Review > Spelling & Grammar (Proofing) Review > Word Count (Proofing)

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts


Save CTRL + s Single space CTRL + 1
Open a document CTRL + o 1.5 spacing CTRL + 5
Start a new document CTRL + n Double space CTRL + 2
Bold CTRL + b Insert page break CTRL + ENTER
Italic CTRL + i Cut CTRL + x
Underline CTRL + u Copy CTRL + c
Align left CTRL + l Paste CTRL + v
Align center CTRL + e Select all CTRL + a
Align right CTRL + r Find CTRL + f
Undo CTRL + z Replace CTRL + h
Print CTRL + p

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