Word Project 1

1. Word Project 1 Creating and Editing a Word Document

2. Features of Microsoft Word • A full-featured word processing program that allows you to create professional looking documents and revise them easily. • You can create announcements, letters, memos, resumes, reports, fax cover sheets, labels, newsletters and more. • You can change the shape, size, and color of text.

3. Terminology • Insertion Point – Is a blinking vertical bar that indicates where text will be inserted. • End mark – Is a short horizontal line that indicates the end of a document. • Mouse Pointer – Becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing. • Rulers – Use to set the tabs, indent, change page margins.

4. Terminology • Scroll Bars – (Vertical and Horizontal) they are used to navigate through the document. • Status Bar – Displays at the bottom of the document window, above the task bar. Tells the location of the insertion point and the progress of certain tasks.

5. Terminology • Menu Bar – Is a special toolbar that displays the word menu names. A menu contains a list of commands you use to perform tasks. • Toolbars – Contains buttons, boxes and menus that allow you to perform tasks more quickly than using the menu bar.

6. Title Bar Menu bar Standard toolbar Formatting toolbar

7. Word Project 1 Complete