Outline - Microsoft Word Class #1 (Read 1st MS Word Chapter in Textbook) 1. Microsoft Word Overview - MS Word window and Interface The new file extension for 2007 - DOCX Discussion of the Cursors, Insertion Point, End Mark,I-Beam, Word Wrap, Toggle Switches, hard returns versus soft returns, Show-Hide button. Keyboard: Shift key, Caps Lock, Insert/Overtype, Delete, Backspace, Ctrl+End, Ctrl+Home, PgUp, PgDn 2. What's new with MS Office 2007 Office Button - Displays the Office menu, a list of commands related to things you can do with a document such as opening, saving, printing. Quick Access Toolbar - (QAT) Displays buttons for frequently used commands such as Save, Undo, and Redo, with a single click. Mini toolbar - Provides quick access to the most frequently used formatting commands specific to the context of the selected text. Ribbon - Organizes commands on tabs and groups the commands by topic for performing related document tasks. Replaces menus. Status Bar - Displays the page and line number, word count, and the Proof button on the left side. On right side, displays buttons to control the look of the window. Margins Gallery - Shows commonly used margin settings. Themes - Predefined set of colors, fonts, lines, and fill effects. 3. New Document - Thank you letter exercise - Mostly the Home Tab Heading (includes logo), Date line, inside address, greeting/salutation, body, closing, identif./signature Heading: Music School Records, 2620 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028, 323-555-0028 Letter is to (inside address): Mr. William Hawkin, 123 Eighth Street, Harrisville, MI 48740 Greeting is: Dear William: Body of letter is: Thank you for submitting your application to Music School Records. Our talent scout for Northern Michigan, Catherine McDonald, is very enthusiastic about your music, and the demo CD you submitted certainly confirms her opinion. We discuss our applications form potential clients during the first week of each month. We will have a decision for you by the second week of October. Letter is signed: Yours Truly, Lucy Burroughs 4. The Ribbon Tabs - represent the active area of Commands. There are seven tabs across the top of the Ribbon. Clicking a tab will determine what groups of commands you're looking at. Groups - display related commands together. Commands - are the buttons, tools, and menus that do tasks or display settings. Dialog Box Launcher - takes you too familiar menus, from older versions of Word. 5. Insert Text from File - Music School Records - Create a blank document: Insert tab, Text group, Object button arrow, Text from File Add a footer, with the name of the file in it: Insert tab, Header & Footer group, Footer button, Edit Footer. Then... Design tab, Insert group, Quick Parts button, & Field. Double click returns you to the body of text Insert Clip Art: Control-Home to move to the top. Click the Insert tab, Illustrations group, Clip Art button. Put a title at the top: Control-Home and type "Music School Records" Divide the first paragraph: Make two paragraphs instead of one, and do some edits. Save, Help, and Print