Windward Community College Microsoft Word X Students Guide

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The subject of this manual is Microsoft Word X on the Macintosh. If you use another word. processing program or another type of computer or even a different …

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Windward Community College
Language Arts Department
Microsoft Word X Student’s Guide
Ed. 2.01, Fall, 2004
Table of Contents
Read Me First! ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
Basic Procedure for Creating a New Document in Microsoft Word………………… 2
Drafting and Revising a Document:
Start Microsoft Word ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3
Format Your Document ……………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Ways to Select Text for Editing ………………………………………………………….. 4
Set page margins ……………………………………………………………………………….. 5
Show Ruler ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
Indents ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Tabs …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Double Spacing …………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Text Justification (Left, Right, Centered) ……………………………………………. 7
Bold, Underline, or Italic …………………………………………………………………… 7
Page Breaks ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Headers and Page Numbering ………………………………………………………….. 8
Printing ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
When Word Interferes with Your Work ………………………………………………………. 92.MS Word Manual
Basic Procedure for Creating a New Document in Microsoft Word
(For detailed instructions, see relevant pages)
1. Start the Microsoft Word program (Page 3).
2. If you don’t see the ruler at the top of your page, choose View, Ruler to display the
ruler (Page 5)
3. Check the margins, tabs, paragraph indents, line spacing, etc. (Pages 5-6).
4. Type in the header information as required by your instructor. (Page 9).
5. Enter the title of the document, centering it on the page (Page 7).
6. Save your document. This may seem too early, but better safe than sorry.
7. Begin typing the body of your document, saving the document every 5-10 minutes.
8. Keep on typing!
Read me First!
This manual is designed for users who are familiar with the basics of computer use: controlling
the on-screen pointer with a mouse, the difference between click and double-click,
highlighting text, saving a file, etc. If you are unfamiliar with these terms, be sure to learn
how to do them soon, you will need them immediately.
The subject of this manual is Microsoft Word X on the…