MS Word Basics

1. MS Word Basics C/IL 102 J. Beidler

2. MS Word Basics • Navigation • Menu Bar • Do’s and Don’ts

3. Know your keyboard The QWERTY keys Other keys Home, end, arrows w/wo cntl Function keys The mouse Normal button Other button(s) Quick menu scroller MS Word Navigation

4. The alt and cntl keys Pairs Shift, cntl, alt For navigation Sequences alt To mouse or not to mouse Improving your speed Learn to use alt and cntl key strokes MS Word Navigation

5. Navigating the cursor Arrow keys Arrows with cntl Home/End Home/End w cntl Learn not to use the mouse and you will spend less time at the keyboard! MS Word Navigation

6. File Edit View Insert Format What does each menu topic mean? To you? Positioned left-to-right by relative usage Tools Table Window Help MS Word Menu Bar

7. MS Word Do’s and Don’t • Learn to do what others do, don’t invent a new way • Keep things simple • Look for and use the support the system givens you • Keep fontsandstyles to a minimum • DON’T SHOUT • Keep caps, bold, italic and underscore to a minimum

8. MS Word Do’s and Don’t • Don’t use more than two spaces • 1 between words • 2 between sentences • Tabs and tables to line things up • Don’t use cute fonts • Time Roman, or equivalent • Proportional serif • Ariel, or equivalent • Proportional san-serif • Courier, or equivalent

9. MS Word Do’s and Don’t • Don’t use cute fonts • Time Roman, or equivalent • Proportional serif • Ariel, or equivalent • Proportional san-serif • Courier, or equivalent • Fixed size, serif • Different fonts for different purposes

10. MS Word Do’s and Don’t • Font size • 10 point, small • 11 point, many text books • 12 point, Good choice for personal papers, letters, etc. • 14 point or bigger, Headings

11. Bold First time for emphasis Italic Special emphasis, foreign word, special meaning Underscore Rarely use, if ever Be consistent MS Word Do’s and Don’t

12. MS Word Do’s and Don’t • Follow standards • Look Professional • Getting attention does not mean good looking