Microsoft Word: Exploring Features

 

Today we are going to be practicing some techniques in Microsoft Word for formatting text, inserting clip art, inserting shapes, inserting pictures, and formatting graphics.

Adding Text:

• Open a new Microsoft Word document
• Go to Page Layout and set Spacing to 0 pt. (The After defaults to 10 pt.)
• Go to Home and click the "right align" button
• Type your name and press Enter
• Type your period and press Enter
• Go to Home and click the "center align" button
• Click the "bold" button and type a title [any title] and press Enter
• Go to Home and click the "left align" button
• Press Tab and type an introductory paragraph then press Enter
• Type "A few of my favorite _________:" (i.e. foods, animals, cars, etc.) and press Enter
• Go to Home and click the Bulleted List button. Enter some of your favorites as bullet points
• At your last bullet point, press Enter to end your bulleted list
• Type "My class schedule:" and press Enter
• Go to Home and click the Numbered List button. Enter your classes for each respective period.

Adding Word Art:

1. Highlight the Title
2. Go to Insert and click Word Art
3. Select the style you would like to use
4. To keep the same title, click Enter
5. Right-click on the picture and select Text Wrapping > Square. The picture should now be "draggable"
6. You can change the size of the graphic by dragging one of the corner "handles" or adjust the rotation of the image by grabbing the green handle

Adding Clip Art:

1. Go to Insert and click Clip Art
2. Type a word in the box (i.e. school, dog, etc.) and press Enter
3. Click the Clip Art image you would like to insert into your document
4. Notice you can't just drag the picture anywhere on the screen. To fix this, right-click on the picture and select Text Wrapping > Square. The picture should now be "draggable"
5. You can change the size of the graphic by dragging one of the corner "handles" or adjust the rotation of the image by grabbing the green handle

Adding Pictures:

1. Go to Insert and click Picture
2. Click the picture you would like to insert into your document
3. Again, right-click on the picture and select Text Wrapping > Square
4. Again, you can change the size of the picture by dragging one of the corner "handles" or adjust the rotation of the image by grabbing the green handle
5. There is also a "Crop" button which allows you to "cut off" sides of the picture so you can focus on a particular area
6. You can also select border styles, 3D effects, coloring, etc.

Adding Shapes:

1. Go to Insert and click Shapes
2. Click the shape you would like to insert into your document (heart, arrow, smile, etc.)
3. Drag the + shape on the screen to draw your shape
4. Select shape color, shadow effects, 3-D effects, rotation, etc.

Taking a Screen Shot:

1. Press the "Print Screen" button on the keyboard (some keyboards say PrtSc)
2. Click in a locate at the bottom of your Word document
3. Select Paste (under the Home tab) (or click CTRL+V)
4. Crop the screen to include only a small portion.

Save and Print:

1. Go to the "Office Button" and click Save
2. Select Computer then ThawSpace then your own folder
3. Type a name for your file (i.e. Microsoft Word Practice) and click Save
4. Go to the "Office Button" and click Print then click OK