Creating Document with Word 2013

Objectives	Word_ Unit A Creating a Document                 Summary
A1 - Understanding word       processing	A word processing program: is a software program that includes tools for entering, editing, and formatting text and graphics. Microsoft Word is a powerful word processing program that allows you to create and enhance a wide range of documents quickly and easily. The electronic files you create using Word are called documents. You can use Word to accomplish the following tasks: Type and edit text Copy and move text from one location to another Format text and paragraphs with fonts, colors, and other elements Format and design pages Enhance documents with tables, charts, graphics, screenshots, and videos Use Mail Merge to create form letters and mailing labels Share documents securely
A2  - Explore the Word	Elements of the Word program window: A blank document opens in the Word program window as shown in the next figure. The blinking vertical line in the document window is the insertion point. It indicates where text appears as you type.
A3 – Start a Document	Start a Document: you begin a new document by simply typing text in a blank document. Word uses word wrap, a feature that automatically moves the insertion point to the next line of the document as you type. You type a quick memo to the marketing staff.
A4 – Save a Document	Save a document: to store a document permanently so you can open it and edit it at another time, you must save it as a file. When you save a document you give it a name, called a filename, and indicate the location where you want to store the file. Microsoft SkyDrive: is a free file hosting service that allows you to save and sync files to a “cloud” and then access them from any computer that is connected to the Internet. Microsoft Office Web App: is a simplified version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote.
A5 – Select Text	You must select the text before: Deleting Editing formatting text Selecting text involves clicking and dragging the I-beam pointer across the text to highlight it. You also can click in the margin to the left of text with the pointer to select whole lines or paragraphs.
A6 – Format text using mini toolbar and ribbon	Formatting text is a fast and fun way to spruce up the appearance of a document and highlight important information. Mini Toolbar: which appears above text when you first select it, also includes commonly used text and paragraph formatting commands.
A7 -  Use a document template	A template: is a formatted document that contains placeholder text and graphics, which you replace with your own text and graphics.
A8 – Navigate a Text	The Word Zoom feature lets you enlarge a document in the document window to get a close-up view of a detail or reduce the size of the document in the document window for an overview of the layout as a whole. You zoom in and out on a document using the tools in the Zoom group on the VIEW tab or you can use the Zoom level buttons and Zoom slider on the status bar.