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Word 2000 Introduction
Set Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins.
Start Word
Choose
, Programs, Microsoft Word.
Open a Document
Click
to access Open dialog box.
Navigate a Document Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Left or right one
character
,
Left or right
one word
 + ,  + 
Up one paragraph
+
Down one
paragraph
+
Down one screen
display

Up one screen
display

To beginning of
line

To end of line

Check Spelling and Grammar
1. Click secondary mouse button on word underlined
with a wavy line.

A red wavy line indicates a spelling error, a
green wavy line indicates a grammatical
error.
Save a Document
2. Select desired correction.
1. Click
-OR-
to access Save As dialog box.

1. Click
This method checks spelling as you type.
.
2. Select desired correction.

This method checks spelling of entire
document.

Deselect Check grammar to run spell check
independently of grammar check.
Find and Replace Text
1. Choose Edit, Find.

Save As dialog box appears first time you
save a document. Subsequently, the file
saves automatically using same name.
2. Enter desired location in Save in text box.
3. Enter desired filename and choose Save.
Close a Document/Word
Click document or application Close button.
2. Enter desired text in Find what text box.
3. Choose Find Next.
Print a Document
4. When desired word is found, click Replace tab and
enter desired word in Replace with text box.
Click
Undo/Redo an Action
.
Create a New Document
Click
.
-orChoose File, New to access a dialog box that contains
tabs listing templates from which to select.
Click
to Undo or
to Redo.
 You cannot redo an action unless it has been
undone.
Insert the Date and Time
Choose Insert, Date and Time.
Set Margins
1. Choose File, Page Setup.
2. Choose Margins.
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Format Text
Insert Special Characters
Bold
+
Italic
+
Underline
+
1. Choose Insert, Symbol.
2. Click Symbols tab and select desired symbol.
-orClick Special Characters tab and select desired
character from list.
Text Enhancements
3. Choose Insert.
Font
Insert AutoText
Font Size
1. Choose Insert, AutoText.
2. Select desired preformatted AutoText type.
-OR-
Format Paragraphs
Alignment
Left
+
Right
Center
Justify
+
3. Enter a short or abbreviated name for entry in
Please name your AutoText entry text box.
+
Select Page Orientation
 + 
1. Choose File, Page Setup.
Additional Paragraph Formatting Options
Style
Applies a set of formatting
options.
Format
Painter
Copies formatting of one
paragraph to another.
Highlight
Highlights selected text. This
option is located on Formatting
toolbar.
Paragraph Indents
1. Select text to become AutoText.
2. Choose Insert, AutoText, New.
Bullets and Numbering
Increase Indent
Bulleted List
Decrease
Indent
Numbered List
2. Click Paper Size tab.
3. Select desired Paper size, Width, Height, and
Orientation.
Set Tabs
1. Place insertion point in line to contain tab.
2. Click Tab type button (shown below) until desired
tab appears.
Left
Center
Right
Decimal
Bar
3. Click ruler below tick mark to set new tab.
Move or Copy Text
1. Select text to be cut or copied.
2. Click
or
.
3. Position cursor.
4. Click
.
Cut
+
Copy
+
Paste
+
Borders and Shading
1. Choose Format, Borders and Shading.
2. Choose Border or Shading tab.
3. Select desired border or shading options.
Indent Options
1. Select paragraph(s) you want to indent.
2. Select indent marker you want to move.
3. Drag marker to new location on ruler.

Moving left indent marker moves both first
line and hanging indent markers. To create
a first line indent, drag only first line indent
marker. To create a hanging indent, drag
only hanging indent marker.
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