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Chapter 1: Digital Communication Tools – Lesson 4
© 2010, 2006 South-Western, Cengage Learning
Microsoft Word & Ribbon Basics
• Microsoft Word: is a word processing
application
– Used to create and edit documents
– Key feature: Ribbon
– Displays: Word’s commands along top of
screen
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Microsoft Word
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Word’s Ribbon
• Each tab (across top) has different
groups of commands (on bottom)
Bold
Italic
Numbering
Cut
Copy
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Underline
Styles
Paste
Font
Font Size
Alignment
Change Styles (Word 2010)
Save
Undo
Bullets
Font Color
ReDo
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Word’s Ribbon
• Formatting: the application of design
elements to a document
– Used to enhance your document to make
it more appealing, eye catching, and
easier to read
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Quick Formatting
• Click Change Styles more arrow
– And choose Style Set
– Or choose Colors
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Opening Data Files
• All Data files are at Keehn’s Place
– Go to class webpage
– Scroll to correct Chapter/Lesson
– Click on Data File Link
– SAVE to your name on Leaddog into your
Computer Folder. Use the default name
given to file!!!
– Close IE and open Data File from the Start
Menu.
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General Info:
• Acceptable Use Policies: AUP – the rules you
follow when using a computer.
– LDSD has an AUP that all students should
follow.
• Automatic Numbered Lists: when you begin
numbering a list, Word will continue the numbering
for you. (Home Ribbon, Paragraph Group)
• Header: At top of page. Double Click to add Your
name, Grade, Title, Date
– Needed for all assignments.
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Printing
• File, Print
• HS 218-3525
• Check # of
pages!
• Preview
• Print
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