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Computer Basics
Microsoft Office Basics
Microsoft Word Basics
Text Formatting
Formatting Documents
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How do you close a document?
Click the red x in the top, right-hand corner of the window
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How do you quickly go back to what the document was before an action?
Click the Undo button in the Quick Access Toolbar
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How do you get the ruler to appear in the window?
Click the ruler icon on the right-hand side above the scroll bar or go into view and check the ruler box
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How do you change the font size?
Click on the Home tab and then click the arrow next to the number in the Font Group
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How do you copy formatting from one section of a document to another?
Use the Format Painter button (the paintbrush) in the Clipboard Group on the Home Tab
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How do you print a document?
File (or Office button) and print
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How do you select text?
Click at the beginning and drag your mouse to the end of what you want selected
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How do you copy selected text?
Click on the Home tab and then in the Clipboard Group click the button that has 2 pieces of paper
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How do you change the spacing between the lines?
In the Paragraph Group on the Home Tab click on the Line and Paragraph Spacing button (lines with vertical arrows)
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How do you insert a Header?
On the Insert Tab go to the Header and Footer Group and click on the Header button
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What are the two things you need to do or check for when saving a document?
Location of the file and the name
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How do you quickly select all the text without using the mouse?
To move to the start or end of the document, press Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End. To select everything from the current position of the text cursor to the start or end, press Shift+Ctrl+Home or Shift+Ctrl+End. To jump to the next or previous word, hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow keys.
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How do you insert a page break and what does it do?
On the Page Layout Tab go to the Page Setup Group and click the Breaks button and select the Page Break. A Page Break continues the document at the beginning of a new page and leaves the rest of the previous page empty.
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How do you justify text?
Click on the Justify button (right hand one of the 4 justification options) in the Paragraph Group on the Home Tab
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How do you insert the current date without changing it each day?
Go to the Insert Tab and the Text Group and the Quick Parts button and click on Field. Then click on the Date and Time Category and then Date and choose the format you like best
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How can you look at two windows at the same time easily in Windows 7?
Drag one to the left and one to the right so that they each are resized to half the screen
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How do you zoom in or out in the document?
Use the slider at the bottom right of the window
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How can you force Word to start a new line without starting a new paragraph?
To get a new page in Microsoft Word, go to the menu ribbon at the top of the page and click on “Insert”. Then select “Page Break”. This will start a new page for you to type on. To collapse the two pages and hide all of the white/blank space, double-click the blue area between the two pages.
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How do you add �.. as a tab leader?
In the Page Layout tab go to the Paragraph group and click the arrow there. Click the Tab button and select 2) � as the tab leader and click ok.
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How do you get rid of columns in your document?
In the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click on the Columns button and select 1 column
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True or false: you have to go to hit a button to go to a new line when you�ve reached the end of a line (similar to typing on a typewriter).
False: Microsoft Office does this for you so you do not have to hit
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How do you correct the spelling in your document without retyping?
In the Review Tab click on the Spelling and Grammar button (checkmark with ABC) in the Proofing group
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How do you check the number of words in a document?
Go to the Review tab, and click on the Word Count button (ABC 123) in the Proofing group
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How do you display the formatting marks in your document?
In the Home Tab, in the Paragraph group, click on the backwards P looking button (top right button in that group)
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How do you get out of editing a Header or Footer?
Click on the red x or Close Header and Footer button in the Header and Footer Tools tab