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"MS Word 2007 Quick and Easy Tutorial"
“MS Word 2007 Quick and Easy Tutorial”
A Croakersack Article
By
Alvin Hebert
Microsoft Office Word 2007 word processing has intimidated many
people, specifically because it is a complete and total revision of
previous versions. It has a totally new look and feel about it.
However, it maintains the Microsoft standard of communicating “Help
and how-to” instructions in a confusing and frustrating style.
For this reason, many people have delayed or decided against
upgrading, at least for the time being. They are intimidated by the
thought of what is perceived as having to learn a whole new
program.
MS Word is the most widely used word processing software in the
world. That means that, eventually, you are going to have to find
time in your busy schedule to come to terms with it. Once you do,
you will be glad you did because it is as smooth as silk.
I have prepared this “Quick & Easy Word 2007 Tutorial” to help
you master it in a very short time frame. If you follow these
instructions, you should have Word 2007 under control enough in
about 15 minutes to one half hour to be able to prepare a basic text
document.
1.) Open Word 2007 and select a blank page. You will see a
“ribbon” of tab selections across the top of your screen. This ribbon
is the program’s new look! It contains all, and more, of the menu
and tool bar selections that use to be found in previous versions.
They are organized into seven tabs: Home, Insert, Page Layout,
References, Mailings, Review, and View. Put your cursor on each
tab heading and browse through each and every available feature.
Do not try to memorize each one, just browse and look to see what
is there.
Take mental notes of the ones that you use most often. This will
help you find them when you are working on a document. The tab
headings will make them easier to find when you need them.
2.) Next, begin working on a sample document with the “Home” tab
open and your cursor on the page where you want your title to go. If
you want to center or justify your title, you will find the same familiar
symbols just by looking at the Home tab.
3.) Select the type of fonts and size you want to use the same way,
just by looking at the Home tab.
4.) Now type your title, change fonts, and, type a subtitle if you want
one.
The "Help and how-to" button is on the top right of the screen under
the Reduce, Enlarge, and, the "X" out boxes. I recommend holding
off on using it until you have completed this tutorial, unless your are
sure you will not be frustrated and confused by its style in
presenting information.
5.) Next, move down the page, change to smaller fonts and begin
typing the text of your document. (If you find it difficult to type text
contents off the top of your head, use a newspaper or book or
anything with writing on it.) Compose at least 3 or 4 pages. You do
not have to cover the entire pages with text, just a paragraph or two
per page will be enough.
6.) Now you have composed a text document. Look at it and think
about some of the things you usually do to dress it up and look for
those features under each and every tab and you more than likely
will find them, and more.
7.) Throughout this process, “Save” as you normally should, often.
You will notice when you use “Save as” that there is an option to
save a copy for compatibility with Word 97 through Word 2003.
(You may find this handy, especially if you are preparing Web
documents because more Web viewers have one of those previous
versions of Word.)
8.) Page Number is timing consuming and frustrating if you try to
interpret the instructions set forth in “Help and how-to”. Follow these
simple instructions.
A.) Select the Insert tab. Go to “Header & Footer”. Select, Page
Number.
B.) Selection the option for where you want to location the page
numbers on the pages of your document.
C.) Select a Page Numbering “design” from the menu at the right of
that option (when you click on it).
D.) When you select your specific design, a "Design" tab will pop up
at the top of the ribbon next to View. Chose a “Different First Page”,
if you do not want a page number on the first page of your
document.
E.) Spell Check is located under the Review tab. Go there. Use it
now.
There, you have created and mastered a basic word document in
Word 2007. It should have taken you no more than 15 minutes, or
30 minutes, at most.
Learning everything else about Word 2007 can be accomplished
using this same process, in short sessions, browsing and composing
practice documents.
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A Croakersack Article
By
Alvin Hebert
Microsoft Office Word 2007 word processing has intimidated many
people, specifically because it is a complete and total revision of
previous versions. It has a totally new look and feel about it.
However, it maintains the Microsoft standard of communicating “Help
and how-to” instructions in a confusing and frustrating style.
For this reason, many people have delayed or decided against
upgrading, at least for the time being. They are intimidated by the
thought of what is perceived as having to learn a whole new
program.
MS Word is the most widely used word processing software in the
world. That means that, eventually, you are going to have to find
time in your busy schedule to come to terms with it. Once you do,
you will be glad you did because it is as smooth as silk.
I have prepared this “Quick & Easy Word 2007 Tutorial” to help
you master it in a very short time frame. If you follow these
instructions, you should have Word 2007 under control enough in
about 15 minutes to one half hour to be able to prepare a basic text
document.
1.) Open Word 2007 and select a blank page. You will see a
“ribbon” of tab selections across the top of your screen. This ribbon
is the program’s new look! It contains all, and more, of the menu
and tool bar selections that use to be found in previous versions.
They are organized into seven tabs: Home, Insert, Page Layout,
References, Mailings, Review, and View. Put your cursor on each
tab heading and browse through each and every available feature.
Do not try to memorize each one, just browse and look to see what
is there.
Take mental notes of the ones that you use most often. This will
help you find them when you are working on a document. The tab
headings will make them easier to find when you need them.
2.) Next, begin working on a sample document with the “Home” tab
open and your cursor on the page where you want your title to go. If
you want to center or justify your title, you will find the same familiar
symbols just by looking at the Home tab.
3.) Select the type of fonts and size you want to use the same way,
just by looking at the Home tab.
4.) Now type your title, change fonts, and, type a subtitle if you want
one.
The "Help and how-to" button is on the top right of the screen under
the Reduce, Enlarge, and, the "X" out boxes. I recommend holding
off on using it until you have completed this tutorial, unless your are
sure you will not be frustrated and confused by its style in
presenting information.
5.) Next, move down the page, change to smaller fonts and begin
typing the text of your document. (If you find it difficult to type text
contents off the top of your head, use a newspaper or book or
anything with writing on it.) Compose at least 3 or 4 pages. You do
not have to cover the entire pages with text, just a paragraph or two
per page will be enough.
6.) Now you have composed a text document. Look at it and think
about some of the things you usually do to dress it up and look for
those features under each and every tab and you more than likely
will find them, and more.
7.) Throughout this process, “Save” as you normally should, often.
You will notice when you use “Save as” that there is an option to
save a copy for compatibility with Word 97 through Word 2003.
(You may find this handy, especially if you are preparing Web
documents because more Web viewers have one of those previous
versions of Word.)
8.) Page Number is timing consuming and frustrating if you try to
interpret the instructions set forth in “Help and how-to”. Follow these
simple instructions.
A.) Select the Insert tab. Go to “Header & Footer”. Select, Page
Number.
B.) Selection the option for where you want to location the page
numbers on the pages of your document.
C.) Select a Page Numbering “design” from the menu at the right of
that option (when you click on it).
D.) When you select your specific design, a "Design" tab will pop up
at the top of the ribbon next to View. Chose a “Different First Page”,
if you do not want a page number on the first page of your
document.
E.) Spell Check is located under the Review tab. Go there. Use it
now.
There, you have created and mastered a basic word document in
Word 2007. It should have taken you no more than 15 minutes, or
30 minutes, at most.
Learning everything else about Word 2007 can be accomplished
using this same process, in short sessions, browsing and composing
practice documents.
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