Using
Word 2010
Part 1
Chapter 2
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What is a Word
Processor?
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A word processor is a computer application used to
create, modify, print, and e-mail documents.
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 The file name of the current document is
title bar
displayed in the ________.
file tab
 Click the ________to
display commands for
opening, saving, and printing a document.
 Select commands and perform actions using the
Quick Access Toolbar
Ribbon
_______ and the ______________________.
 Click View Ruler at the top of the scroll bar to
display the rulers.
• The rulers show the paper size.
• Markers on the rulers are used to format text.
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insertion point is the blinking vertical line that
 The ______________
indicates where the next character typed will be
placed. It blinks to draw attention to its location.
 View information about the current document in
the status bar.
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Creating
Document Text
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 In a word processor document, typed text is
placed at the insertion point.
 Any existing text automatically moves to the right
to make room for the new text.
 The word wrap process automatically determines
if the words will fit on the end of the current line or
if some must go on the next line.
Enter to end a paragraph.
 Press ______
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 When Enter is pressed, blank space is
automatically included after each paragraph.
 This is appropriate for some documents, such as
memos:
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 Other documents, such as letters, should not have
extra space after a paragraph:
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 Click Home  More Styles  No Spacing before
typing text if there should not be extra space after
each paragraph in the document.
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 The AutoCorrect feature in Word automatically
corrects commonly misspelled words and
incorrect capitalization.
 If the AutoCorrect feature makes an unwanted
correction, point to the correction.
o A blue bar is
displayed.
o Move the pointer
over the blue bar
and click
AutoCorrect Options to display options for
reversing the correction
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 The total word count is displayed in the status bar
at the bottom left of your screen and updated as
words are typed:
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Editing Text
p. 39
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 To edit, or modify, the contents of a document,
first position the insertion pint where text is to be
typed or deleted.
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To reverse the last action performed, click
Undo on the Quick Access Toolbar.
Click Redo to repeat the last action
performed.
 Click the arrow beside the Undo button to see a
list of the last actions performed.
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 Spaces, tabs, and paragraphs are not displayed
as characters in a document, but they can be
displayed as symbols called formatting marks.
Formatting marks do not appear when a document is printed.
tab mark
space mark
paragraph mark
(Enter)
 To display formatting marks, click the
Show/Hide button on the Home tab.
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Spelling &
Grammar Checking
p. 40
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 Word includes a spelling checker that
automatically checks words by comparing them
to a dictionary file.
 If a word is spelled incorrectly
or is not in the dictionary file,
a red wavy line appears
below it.
 To correct the word, rightclick it and then click the
correct spelling from the
menu.
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 Word also has a grammar checker that displays a
green wavy line below a phrase or sentence
when a possible grammatical error is detected.
 Right click the green
wavy line to display
suggested
corrections.
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 A blue wavy line indicates that a word may be
inappropriate in the context of the sentence
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