Computer Basics
Word Processing Skills
This Tutorial is aimed at equipping you with skills to become more
confident in Microsoft Word and enable you to add items such as WordArt
as well as Superscript and Subscript text.
If you are not confident in typing the please visit our
Basic Computer Skills Tutorial to gain confidence in this area.
Skill Sections
Basic Formatting - Underline, Align, Bold
Advanced Formatting - Superscript, Subscript, Add Symbols
Adding ClipArt and WordArt
Saving and Printing your Work
Basic Formatting: Underlining, Aligning and Bold Text
The important part of word processing is
making the text readable. This is done by some basic formatting i.e.
aligning the text here and creating paragraphs there.
To Underline Text: Highlight the Text you would like to be underlined and click the U button at the top of the Screen with the Mouse. The image below shows this:
The Text should now be underlined.
This process can be repeated in the same way to make the text BOLD or Italic by clicking either the B or the I next to the Underline Button.
To Create a New Paragraph simple hit the return/enter key and this will automatically skip a line so that a new paragraph is started. To indent the new paragraph press the TAB
Key. This is the one with the two arrows pointing in opposite directions on the left of the keyboard usually above Caps Lock.
To align Text: Highlight the Text you wish to align and then select the alignment you would like: Left, Right,
Centre or Justified. The image below shows and example of justified text:
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Advanced Formatting: Superscripting and Subscripting Text and Adding Symbols
Having mastered the basics of formatting it is now time to look at some more
advanced options of Word such as Superscripting and Subscripting.
Superscripting and Subscripting are used to add effects such as raising the nd on 2nd. Subscripting is when the letters or number appear below the text
e.g. 2nd
To add this effect in Word simply highlight the text and click Format >> Font and then tick the Box Superscript or Subscript.
The image below shows this:
You will also notice a whole variety
of other effects you can add which you can play around with to see what they do. Alternatively Highlight the text and press CTRL + Shift + +(superscript) or
CTRL + = (subscript).
To add a Symbol to the text such as greek letters click Insert >> Symbol and then select the symbol you wish to use. This is useful as it can make writing up
scientific papers in word easy and make them alot more professional.
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Adding ClipArt and WordArt
ClipArt and WordArt are small pictures that add colour and an extra element to your word document. They make it less Black and White and add colour
and depth to the page. An Example of WordArt can be seen below:
To add WordArt to a Document:
Word 2000-2003
Click Insert >> Picture >> WordArt
This will then bring up a box with the various WordArt samples as seen below:
Select the Style you would like to add and then type the text into the box that appears. Click OK and the text should appear on the page
Align this to where you want it to add that extra colour to the Document.
Word 2007
Click the Insert Tab at the top of the page follow by the WordArt icon in the top left. The Same Dialogue box appear and you can select the text
design you want and then type the text you want.
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Saving and
Printing the Document
To save the Document Simply Click File >> Save and then select the location you would like the document saved and give it a name.
To re-open the document again click File >> Open and browse to the location of the saved document and double click it.
To print the document you can either press CTRL + P to Print it straight away or
you can select File >> Print and this will give you a list of options that can
be changed. These Include: Colour (black and white or colour), Page Size, How many Copies
and which printer to use. The printer dialogue box can be seen below:
You can also preview the document by clicking File >> Print Preview to see what it will look like on paper. This allows you to make adjustments so that the document looks exactly
how you want it to.
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