Module 5: Basic Formatting in Microsoft Word

Introduction to Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a word processing application that allows you to create a variety of documents, including letters, resumes, and more. In this lesson, you'll learn how to navigate the Word interface and become familiar with some of its most important features, such as the Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, and Backstage view.

Start Word

Identify parts of the Word window

Word 2016 is similar to Word 2013 and Word 2010. If you've previously used either version, then Word 2016 should feel familiar. But if you are new to Word or have more experience with older versions, you should first take some time to become familiar with the Word 2016 interface.

Open documents

When you start a project in Word, you'll need to create a new document, which can either be blank or from a template. You will learn how to open an existing document and how to open a document that was previously saved.

Enter text in a Word document

Move around within documents (arrow keys, scroll bars, details, etc.)

If you're new to Microsoft Word, you'll need to learn the basics of typing, editing, and organizing text. Basic tasks include the ability to add, delete, and move text in your document, as well as how to cut, copy, and paste.

Save, open, delete, make folders and move files

When you create a new document in Word, you'll need to know how to save it so you can access and edit it later. As with previous versions of Word, you can save files to your computer. If you prefer, you can also save files to the cloud using OneDrive. You can even export and share documents directly from Word.

Close a document and quit Word

Print a document

Rename a file

Identify Office Suite Products + similarities

In computing, an office suite is a collection of productivity software usually containing a word processor, spreadsheet and a presentation program. There are many different brands and types of office suites. Popular office suites include Microsoft Office, G Suite, Apache OpenOffice, and LibreOffice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_office_suites