LESSON FIVE: MICROSOFT WORD

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Introduction. The Microsoft Word program allows one to type and create documents.

Lesson Objective. Lesson Five introduces you to the Microsoft Word program. You will learn how to work with documents.

In This Lesson. This lesson contains exercises for the following topics:

Topic 1: Working with the Cursor

Topic 2: Modifying the Font

Topic 3: Opening and Saving

Topic 1: Working with the Cursor

When you open Microsoft word a blank white screen appears.
This is to simulate a blank sheet of paper.
As you type the cursor moves to the right similar to using a pen and paper.
The left arrow key will move the cursor to the left one character at a time.
Only two keys can be used to erase: the backspace key and the delete key.
The backspace key erases to the left side only.
The delete key erases to the right side only.
To erase an entire word to the left use control and backspace.
To erase an entire word to the right use control and delete.
The home key will move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
The end key will move the cursor to the end of the line.
Using the down arrow will move the cursor to the next line.
Using the up arrow will move the cursor to the previous line.
To start a new blank line, move to the end of the line with the end key then press the enter key.
In order to start a new page, use the control enter command.
The page down key will move the cursor down the page.
The page up key will move the cursor up the page.
To move to the next page press control page down.
To move to the previous page press control page up.

Topic 2: Modifying the Font

In JAWS, to read the current line press insert up arrow.
In JAWS to read the current word press insert number pad five.
In JAWS to spell the current word press insert number pad five twice.
To turn on the bold option, press control and b
To turn on the underline option, press control and u.
To turn on the italics option, press control and i.
In JAWS, to hear the font description, press Insert and f.
In JAWS, to determine what line the cursor is on, press Insert and delete.
To change the size of the font, press control shift and p.
To change the style of the font, first press control shift and p then press shift and tab.

Control and N will create a new document.
Control and S will save the current document.
To save we will use DOS computer code.
The save code is C:\FOLDER NAME\FILE NAME
Then the enter key must be pressed.
To save a file called typing into the my documents folder, you must type the following.
C:\MY DOCUMENTS\TYPING
To open a file, do not use the Microsoft Word program.
Instead, one should use the My computer program to locate and open files.
First, open the my computer program, which is on the desktop.
Open the C drive.
Find the appropriate folder by pressing the first letter of the folder.
Find the appropriate file by pressing the first letter of the file.
Press ENTER to open the file.
For example, to open the typing file typing in the My Documents folder, open My Computer.
Then open the C drive.
Next press M to locate the My Documents folder and press ENTER.
Lastly, press T for the typing file and press ENTER.

Type in Microsoft Word and give the typed file the name class.
Save this class file into the my documents folder.
Exit the Microsoft Word program.
Follow steps one and two again to save another file with the name word into My Documents.

This is the end of this lesson. Please inform the instructor when you are ready to move on.