Word 2010 Essentials
FILE: Open, Close, Save, Recent Documents, Printing, Save & Send, Options
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Printing options expanded – shows print preview
Old Tools-Options here for customizing Word
HOME: Creating & Formatting text
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Word opens to a new blank document by default
File-New gives you further choices from document template. Click on template and then on the Create button to the right.
office.com offers additional templates
Dialog box opener
expands the selection tasks within a group on the Ribbon
Hover mouse over a Style Sets to see the changes that would be made to your document, click to apply a Style Set.
INSERT: Adding Pages, Tables, Illustrations, Links, Header/Footer, Fancy Text, Links
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Picture brings up a Picture Tools menu, crop, make minor adjustments to the photo.
Screenshot allows you to insert an entire window of an application or use “screen clipping” to insert a portion of a window.
NOTE: For screen clipping, it will only work on screen immediately behind the application.
PAGE LAYOUT: Setup page
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Hover mouse over a Theme to see the changes that would be made to your document, click to apply a Theme.
Selection Pane appears on right to allow organization of shapes on a page.
REFERENCES: Footnotes, Citations, Table of Contents, Table of Authorities
MAILINGS: Envelopes, Labels, Mail Merge
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Start Mail Merge – Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard
REVIEW: Commenting, Tracking, Comparing & Proofing
Desktop View:
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Zoom in lower left corner
Ruler button in upper right corner
displays ruler
Status bar – customize with right click and choose items to display
Backstage View:
Ribbon:
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Help find task location on Ribbon from 2003 menu (interactive tool)
Keyboard Shortcuts:
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Hit Alt to show “short tips”
Press letter show below object to go to that tab or perform that task
If a double letter, press first letter and hold while pressing the second letter