SECTION 2 - MICROSOFTWORD

 Microsoft word

 

Microsoft word is a computer software used in the documentation of information in the computer system.

 How to access Microsoft word on your system;

1.     Press the start button

2.     Search for Microsoft word

3.     Right click twice in order to have access to the software

4.     Start working

  

 MICROSOFT WORD ENVIRONMENT

Component of Microsoft word

1.     Tittle bar

2.     Menu bar

3.     Tool bar

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Title bar: It consist of the software name, the minimize icon, the maximize icon and the close icon.

 Ø Menu bar/ Tool bar

Menu bar is used for easy location of Microsoft word function tools which are located in the tool bar.

 

The menu bar consists of;

1.     Home

2.     Insert

3.     Page layout

4.     References

5.     Mailing

6.     Review

7.     View

Home

 

 

 Clipboard: it consists of paste, cut, copy and format paint.

Copy and paste work hand in hand. Copy is used in copying information, while paste is used to paste the information coped where you want.

 Font: is used in editing of font will using the Microsoft word and it consists of bold, underline, italic, change case(Note: change case it used in changing font to either small or capital letter), grow font, shrink font, font colour and text highlight colour.

Paragraph: in numbering, justification, line spacing, sorting and shading. The paragraph consists of;

v Center text which helps move text to the middle.

v Align text to the left is used to move texts to the left.

v Align text to the right is used to move texts to the right.

v Justify is used to move texts to both left and right at the same time.

v Line spacing is used in the spacing of line.

v Sort is used in arranging your work alphabetically.

v Bullet, Number and multilevel list are used in numbering of work.

v Shading is used to shade you work e.g.: the word big below

Big

v Styles: is used to format titles.

 

Insert  

v Page: is consists of cover page, blank page and page breaking

Cover pages e.g.

 

 v Table is used to create table

 v Illustration: it consists of picture, clipart, shapes, smartart and chart.

¯ Picture: is used to insert pictures from a file to the Microsoft word

¯ Clipart: consist of images which can be used in your work for illustration. Clipart is fun and very good to use and that is because it help reduce the stress of going online in other to browse for image will working on the Microsoft word.

 Clip art images

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Shapes: it helps you insert shapes to the Microsoft word environment.

 

 

 

 

¯ Chart:  is used in order to insert charts e.g.

v Links: is used in order to link document to another document, e-mail, wed-page, internet E.T.C.

v Heard& Footer: is used to write number your work page by page, it can also be done alphabetically.

v Text: consist of;

 

Ë WordArt: is used in creating and for the  decoration of letter head.

 

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Drop Cap: is used in creating of large capital at beginning of a paragraph.

 

Symbols: is used in order to insert symbols which cannot be found on the keyboard. e.g. ₦, ≤, € etc.

 It can also be used to insert mathematical equation.

 

PAGE LAYOUT

Theme: is used to change the entire document design, to change the font of the current theme and to change the colour of current theme.

v Page Setup: consists of margin, column, orientation which is used in changing page/ document to portrait or landscape, size, break line, line numbers etc.

v Page Background: it consists of;

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Watermark: is used to insert ghost text and image behind the document.

 

 

Ë Page colour: is used in change background colour.

Ë Page Borders: is used is used to add border line

Ë Paragraph: can be used for creating paragraph will using the Microsoft word.

Ë Arrange: is used in order to arrange images while working on the Microsoft word and it consists of text wrapping, position align, group, rotate, send to bac and send to front.

 Remember to use what you have been taught above will making use of the Microsoft word.