Basic Word 97 Microsoft Word 97

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Activity One: Touring the Screen A. Starting Word 97 B. What’s the Difference Between an Application and a Document? Application: The Program Itself (for example, Word 97 is a word processing application) Document: A File Created in an Application (for example, a letter to a parent or a student) Buttons on the Title Bar: Minimize, Re-Size, and Close the Application Buttons on the Menu Bar or Document Title Bar: Minimize, Re-Size, and Close the Document C. From the Menu Bar View/Zoom: 100%, Page Width, Full Page, and Other Sizes View/Page Layout View/Normal View Ruler View/Tool Bars: Standard, Formatting, and Drawing Tools/Options/View: Text Boundaries and Other Features Tools/Options/View: Vertical Ruler, Scroll Bars, and Other Features D. Tool Bars, Scroll Bars, Next Page/Previous Page Buttons, and Other Shortcuts E. Status Line Activity Two: Working Options A. Tools/Options/Spelling and Grammar: Check Spelling as You Type B. Tools/Autocorrect/Autocorrect: Setup Automatic Spelling Corrections and Abbreviations C. Tools/Autocorrect/Autoformat As You Type: Quotes, Fractions, Ordinals, and Others D. Tools/Autocorrect/Autotext: Word 97 Guesses at What You Are Typing (Even Before You Finish) Activity Three: Editing a Document (Using Osiris.doc) A. Arrow, Cursor, I-Beam (the insertion pointer) B. File/Page Setup: Margins, Orientation, Paper Size, and Others C. On the Ruler Line: Paragraph Margins and Tabs D. Highlighting Text: Drag Mouse, Edit/Select All, Click/Shift-Click E. Edit/Cut, Edit/Copy, and Edit/Paste F. Drag-and Drop: Moving Text G. Paragraph Margins: Ruler Line, Margin Markers, Dingbats and Paragraphs H. Making Two Paragraphs From One, Making One Paragraph From Two I. Fonts, Sizes (Points), Emphasis (Bold, Italics, Underline), Borders, and Shading J. Alignment/Justification: Left, Right, Center, Full K. Line Spacing: Single, Double, and Others L. Page Breaks: Insert, View, Delete Activity Four: Sections, Columns, and Newsletters A. Insert/Continuous Section Break B. Section 1 and Section 2 C. Format/Columns: Three Columns, Line Between, This Section Only D. Insert/Next Page Section Break in Two Locations 1. File/Page Setup/Paper Size: Landscape Orientation File/Page Setup/Paper Size: This Section Only Activity Five: Pictures A. Insert/Picture/From File B. Insert/Picture/From Clipart C. Re-Sizing and Re-Shaping: Using the Handles D. Limitations of Placement Activity Six: Reference Tools A. Insert/Footnote: Options B. Insert/Index: Options C. Insert/Table of Contents: Options D. Using File/Print Preview to Check Page Format Activity Seven: Text Boxes A. Insert/Text Box B. Format/Text Box/Colors and Lines C. Format/Text Box/Wrapping D. Insert/Picture into a Text Box E. Highlighting Picture Versus Highlighting Text Box F. Moving a Text Box on the Page Activity Eight: Transparencies, Etc. A. File/Page Setup/Margins B. Insert/Picture: Re-Size to Fit Page C. Insert/Text Box D. Type Text in Text Box: Fonts, Size, Alignment, Etc. E. Format/Bullets and Numbering Activity Nine: Inserting a File A. File/Open: PigStory.Doc B. Place Cursor on Proper Line C. Insert/File: RstStory.Doc D. Edit Inserted Text to Fit Current Format, Etc. Activity Ten: Tables A. Sample Document: Using Tabs Only: Attempt to Edit B. Sample Document: Using Tables Instead: Attempt to Edit C. Samples of Tables D. Creating a Table 1. Table/Insert Table: Rows, Columns, Cells 2. Gridlines Versus Borders 3. Type Text Into Cells 4. Insert/Picture/ClipArt Into a Cell 5. Highlighting Rows, Columns, Cells, Entire Table Activity Eleven: Creating a Calendar A. New Page B. File/Page Setup: Margins and Orientation C. Table/Insert Table: 7 Columns, 6 Row D. Arithmetic: How Tall Can Rows Be and Still Fit on Page E. Table/Select Table F. Table/Cell Height and Width: Set Row Height G. Font: Arial, 8 Points High H. Format Top Row 1. Highlight Middle 5 Cells in Top Row 2. Table/Merge Cells 3. Highlight Entire Top Row 4. Format/Borders: Turn Off Top and All Vertical Borders 5. Type Month in Center of Top Row (Be Sure to Center) 6. Type Year On Either Side of Month (Separate Cells) Activity Twelve: Creating a Form A. Sample Document: Using Underscore to Make Lines (Fill In a Line) B. Sample Document: Using Tables and Borders (Fill In a Line) C. Create a Form Using a Table (From Printed Sample) 1. Set Page Margins and Orientation 2. Determine Number of Columns and Rows 3. Table/Insert Table: Columns and Rows 4. Edit One Cell At a Time to Create Form Activity Thirteen: Mail Merge A. Concepts and Strategies B. Create Data Source: Table and Information (Save to Diskette) C. Create Merge Document: Insert Merge Fields, Etc. D. Print to File (To Preview) E. Create Mailing Labels 1. Define Labels (Avery Standard Numbers) 2. Add Fields 3. Print to File (To Preview) F. Use Selection Criteria (Print to File To Preview) Activity Fourteen: Numbered Lists and Bullets A. Setting Margins B. Automatic Numbering C. Automatic Bullets D. Changing Bullets