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Creating Documents with Word 2013
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• Understand word processing software
• Explore the Word window
• Start a document
• Save a document
Objectives
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• Select text
• Format text using the Mini toolbar and the
Ribbon
• Use a document template
• Navigate a document
Objectives (continued)
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Understand Word Processing
Software
• A word processing program is software that
allows you to enter, edit, and format text and
graphics
• The files you create using Word are called
documents
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Understand Word Processing
Software
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• Plan a document before you create it
• The purpose of and audience for a
document determine its design
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Understand Word Processing
Software
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Explore the Word Window
• The Word program window opens and
displays a blank document in Print Layout
view
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Explore the Word Window
• The insertion point indicates where text
appears when you type
• The mouse pointer changes shape
depending on its location in the Word
program window
• Each pointer is used for a different purpose
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• A ScreenTip appears when you
point to a button or element in the
Word program window
• Quick Access toolbar contains frequently
used commands and is customizable
• The Ribbon contains tabs
• Tabs include buttons for commands
related to editing and formatting
documents
• Commands are organized in groups
Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
Explore the Word Window
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• The Word program window
• Title bar displays the program and
document names
• File tab provides access to Backstage
view, which contains commands related
to managing and sharing documents:
• Create, open, save, and print a document
• Share a document
• Access Word Options dialog box
• Microsoft Word Help button provides
access to the Word Help system
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Explore the Word Window
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• The Word program window (cont.)
• Document window displays the current
document
• Rulers show margin, tab, and indent
settings
• Scroll bars are used to display different
parts of the document in the document
window
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Explore the Word Window
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• The Word program window (cont.)
• Status bar shows page information, the
location of the insertion point, and the
on/off status of several Word features
• Status bar includes:
• View buttons
• Zoom level button and Zoom slider
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Explore the Word Window
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Explore the Word Window
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Start a Document
• Begin a new document by typing in a blank
document in the document window
• Word includes a word-wrap feature
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• Automatic features that appear as you
type:
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Start a Document
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Save a Document
• To store a document permanently, you
must save it as a file
• When you save a file you give it a name,
called a filename, and indicate the location
to store the file
• Saving a file allows you to close the file
and open it later for editing or printing
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• Save a file for the first time using the Save button
on the Quick Access toolbar or the Save
command on the File tab
• Assign a filename and a file location to a
document using the Save As dialog box
Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
Save a Document
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• Save As dialog box buttons
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Save a Document
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Select Text
• You must select text before
deleting, editing, or formatting it
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• Methods for selecting text
Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
Select Text
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Format Text Using the Mini Toolbar
• Includes the most commonly used text and
paragraph formatting commands
• Appears faintly above selected text
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• Buttons on the Mini toolbar
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Format Text Using the Mini Toolbar
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Use a Document Template
• A template helps you create a formatted
document quickly
• A template is a formatted document that
contains placeholder text
• You replace the placeholder text with your
own text and save the file with a new
filename
• Word includes templates for
faxes, letters, reports, brochures, and other
types of documents
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• New screen in Backstage view
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Use a Document Template
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• Using the Undo, Redo, and Repeat
commands
• Reverse the last action with the Undo
button
• Restore a change that you reversed
with the Redo button
• Repeat a change with the Repeat
command on the Edit menu
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Use a Document Template
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• Word Zoom feature
• Enlarge document for a close-up view
• Reduce document for an overview of
the layout
• Use tools in the Zoom group on the
VIEW tab
Navigate a Document
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• Word Zoom feature
• Enlarge document for a close-up view
• Reduce document for an overview of
the layout
• Use tools in the Zoom group on the
VIEW tab
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Navigate a Document
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• Zoom slider
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Navigate a Document
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• Word includes different views, or
ways of displaying a document
• Print Layout view
• Read Mode view
• Web Layout view
• Outline view
• Draft view
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Navigate a Document
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• When you start Word, a blank document
opens in the document window
• To create a new document, begin typing
in the blank document
• Save the new document with a
descriptive filename
• As you edit the document, save your
changes to it often
Summary
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• Select text as you work
• Format text using the Mini toolbar
• Create documents based on
templates
• Use the Word Zoom feature to
enlarge or reduce the size of a
document
• Display your document using
different Word views
Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
Summary
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• Preview a document in Backstage
view before printing
• Save, print, and then close the
document
• When you are finished editing and
creating documents, close all open
files, and then close Word
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Summary

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  • 2. 2 • Understand word processing software • Explore the Word window • Start a document • Save a document Objectives Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 3. 3 • Select text • Format text using the Mini toolbar and the Ribbon • Use a document template • Navigate a document Objectives (continued) Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 4. 4 Understand Word Processing Software • A word processing program is software that allows you to enter, edit, and format text and graphics • The files you create using Word are called documents Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 5. 5 Understand Word Processing Software Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 6. 6 • Plan a document before you create it • The purpose of and audience for a document determine its design Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Understand Word Processing Software
  • 7. 7 Explore the Word Window • The Word program window opens and displays a blank document in Print Layout view Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 8. 8 Explore the Word Window • The insertion point indicates where text appears when you type • The mouse pointer changes shape depending on its location in the Word program window • Each pointer is used for a different purpose Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 9. 9 • A ScreenTip appears when you point to a button or element in the Word program window • Quick Access toolbar contains frequently used commands and is customizable • The Ribbon contains tabs • Tabs include buttons for commands related to editing and formatting documents • Commands are organized in groups Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Explore the Word Window
  • 10. 10 • The Word program window • Title bar displays the program and document names • File tab provides access to Backstage view, which contains commands related to managing and sharing documents: • Create, open, save, and print a document • Share a document • Access Word Options dialog box • Microsoft Word Help button provides access to the Word Help system Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Explore the Word Window
  • 11. 11 • The Word program window (cont.) • Document window displays the current document • Rulers show margin, tab, and indent settings • Scroll bars are used to display different parts of the document in the document window Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Explore the Word Window
  • 12. 12 • The Word program window (cont.) • Status bar shows page information, the location of the insertion point, and the on/off status of several Word features • Status bar includes: • View buttons • Zoom level button and Zoom slider Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Explore the Word Window
  • 13. 13Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Explore the Word Window
  • 14. 14 Start a Document • Begin a new document by typing in a blank document in the document window • Word includes a word-wrap feature Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 15. 15 • Automatic features that appear as you type: Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Start a Document
  • 16. 16 Save a Document • To store a document permanently, you must save it as a file • When you save a file you give it a name, called a filename, and indicate the location to store the file • Saving a file allows you to close the file and open it later for editing or printing Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 17. 17 • Save a file for the first time using the Save button on the Quick Access toolbar or the Save command on the File tab • Assign a filename and a file location to a document using the Save As dialog box Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Save a Document
  • 18. 18 • Save As dialog box buttons Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Save a Document
  • 19. 19 Select Text • You must select text before deleting, editing, or formatting it Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 20. 20 • Methods for selecting text Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Select Text
  • 21. 21 Format Text Using the Mini Toolbar • Includes the most commonly used text and paragraph formatting commands • Appears faintly above selected text Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 22. 22 • Buttons on the Mini toolbar Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Format Text Using the Mini Toolbar
  • 23. 23 Use a Document Template • A template helps you create a formatted document quickly • A template is a formatted document that contains placeholder text • You replace the placeholder text with your own text and save the file with a new filename • Word includes templates for faxes, letters, reports, brochures, and other types of documents Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 24. 24 • New screen in Backstage view Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Use a Document Template
  • 25. 25 • Using the Undo, Redo, and Repeat commands • Reverse the last action with the Undo button • Restore a change that you reversed with the Redo button • Repeat a change with the Repeat command on the Edit menu Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Use a Document Template
  • 26. 26 • Word Zoom feature • Enlarge document for a close-up view • Reduce document for an overview of the layout • Use tools in the Zoom group on the VIEW tab Navigate a Document Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 27. 27 • Word Zoom feature • Enlarge document for a close-up view • Reduce document for an overview of the layout • Use tools in the Zoom group on the VIEW tab Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Navigate a Document
  • 28. 28 • Zoom slider Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Navigate a Document
  • 29. 29 • Word includes different views, or ways of displaying a document • Print Layout view • Read Mode view • Web Layout view • Outline view • Draft view Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Navigate a Document
  • 30. 30 • When you start Word, a blank document opens in the document window • To create a new document, begin typing in the blank document • Save the new document with a descriptive filename • As you edit the document, save your changes to it often Summary Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete
  • 31. 31 • Select text as you work • Format text using the Mini toolbar • Create documents based on templates • Use the Word Zoom feature to enlarge or reduce the size of a document • Display your document using different Word views Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Summary
  • 32. 32 • Preview a document in Backstage view before printing • Save, print, and then close the document • When you are finished editing and creating documents, close all open files, and then close Word Microsoft Office Word 2013 - Illustrated Complete Summary