2. Released in January 2007, Microsoft Word 2007 has undergone some drastic changes, most noticeable of which is the replacement of the old menu and toolbar system with the new ribbon. The ribbon is the focal point of a new user interface designed to make it even quicker and easier to perform professional document authoring tasks. Once you are familiar with using the ribbon in Word 2007, you will find the transition to all the other products in Office 2007 a doddle - the ribbon is common to them all. And so are new concepts like themes and content controls.

3. Module 1: Introduction to Word Duration: 60 Minutes

4. Installing Word 2007 Welcome to the “new world” of Microsoft 2007 Office. As you may have heard, 2007 Office is a major change from previous Office versions. If you are new to Microsoft Office you will find 2007 very intuitive. When you click on “something,” like an image, text, or spreadsheet area, special Ribbons, customized to your selection, will appear to assist you. For this reason, we are creating an introduction to some of the new features of several Office applications. First, we’ll take you through the Microsoft Office Button, the Quick Access Toolbar, Ribbons, Tabs and Groups – to familiarize you with these common features. Then we’ll show you some of the unique Ribbons, Tabs and Groups of each application. If you have 2007 Office installed on your computer here are a couple of hints on how we’ll proceed. Microsoft Word 2007 comes within the package of Microsoft Office 2007.

5. To open an application, Double click quickly on the application icon (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) on the Windows desktop. Or, click the Start button, in the lower left corner of the screen, then clickAllPrograms, move the cursor over Microsoft Office and select the application you desire. In this tutorial, when we indicate that you need to click a mouse button, it will mean to click the left mouse button – unless we indicate that you should click the right mouse button. So, always move the cursor over the “place” we indicate and “click left” unless we tell you otherwise. Double Click on the Icon

8. Select the command you wish to add from the drop-down list. It will appear in the Quick Access toolbar.To Display or Hide the Ruler: Click the View Ruler icon over the scrollbar.

10. Left-click the mouse. The insertion point appears.

12. Press the Backspace key on your keyboard to delete text to the left of the cursor.

14. Left-click your mouse and while holding it down, drag your mouse over the text to select it.

16. Click the Copy command on the Home tab.

17. Place your insertion point where you wish the text to appear.

19. Left-click your mouse and drag the text to the location you wish it to appear. The cursor will have a text box under it to indicate that you are moving text.

22. Select Save AsWord Document. The Save As dialog box appears.

23. Select the location you wish to save the document using the drop-down menu.

26. Select Save As Word 97-2003 Document.

27. Select the location you wish to save the document using the drop-down menu.

28. Enter a name for the document.

30. Select Save As Find add-ins for other file formats. This will open your web browser to the Microsoft site.

32. Select Save As PDF. The Save As dialog box will appear.

33. Select the location you wish to save the document using the drop-down menu.

34. Enter a name for the document.

37. Select PrintPrint Preview. The document opens in Print Preview format.

39. Change page orientation

40. Change the page size

41. Zoom in and out to view various parts of the document

42. View multiple pages

43. Access Word Options to change many Word settings

45. Select Print Print. The Print dialog box appears.

46. Select the pages you would like to print -- either all pages or a range of pages.

47. Select the number of copies.

48. Check the Collate box if you are printing multiple copies of a multi-page document.

49. Select a printer from the drop-down list.

51. Select Print Quick Print.

53. Creating a New Document In addition to working with existing documents, you will want to be able to create new documents. Each time you open Word, a new, blank document appears; however, you will also need to know how to create new documents while an existing document is open. In this lesson you will learn how to create new documents including templates and blank documents via the Microsoft Office Button.

55. Select New.The New Document dialog box appears.

56. Select Blank document under the Blank and recent section. It will be highlighted by default.

59. Left-click the drop-down arrow next to the font size box on the Home tab. The font size drop-down menu appears.

60. Move your cursor over the various font sizes. A live preview of the font size will appear in the document.

62. Left-click the drop-down arrow next to the font style box on the Home tab. The font style drop-down menu appears.

63. Move your cursor over the various font styles. A live preview of the font will appear in the document.

65. Left-click the drop-down arrow next to the font color box on the Home tab. The font color menu appears.

66. Move your cursor over the various font colors. A live preview of the color will appear in the document.

69. Click the Change Case command in the Font group on the Home tab.

71. Select one of the four alignment options from the Paragraph group on the Home tab.

72. Align Text Left: Aligns all the selected text to the left margin.

73. Center: Aligns text an equal distance from the left and right margins.

74. Align Text Right: Aligns all the selected text to the right margin.

77. Click the Text Box command in the Text group.

78. Select a Built-in text box or Draw Text Box from the menu.

79. If you select Built-in text box, left-click the text box you wish to use and it will appear in the document.ORIf you select Draw Text Box, a crosshair cursor will appear. Left-click your mouse and while holding it down, drag your mouse until the text box is the desired size.

81. Select the Format tab.

82. Click the More drop-down arrow in the Text Box Style group to display more style options.

83. Move your cursor over the styles and Live Preview will preview the style in your document.

85. Click the Shape Fill command to display a drop-down list.

87. Click the Shape Outline command to display a drop-down list.

89. Click the Change Shape command to display a drop-down list.

91. While holding the mouse button, drag the text box to the desired location on the page.

93. Left-click one of the blue sizing handles.

96. Click the Clip Art command in the Illustrations group.

97. The Clip Art options appear in the task pane on the right.

98. Enter keywords in the Search for: field that are related to the image you wish to insert.

99. Click the drop-down arrow next to the Search in: field.

100. Select Everywhere to ensure that Word searches your computer and its online resources for an image that meets your criteria.

101. Click the drop-down arrow in the Results should be: field.

102. Deselect any types of images you do not wish to see.

104. Place your insertion point in the document where you wish to insert the clip art.

105. Left-click an image in the task pane. It will appear in the document. OR

106. Left-click the arrow next to an image in the task pane.

109. Click the Shape command.

110. Left-click a shape from the menu. Your cursor is now a cross shape.

111. Left-click your mouse and while holding it down, drag your mouse until the shape is the desired size.

113. Click the More drop-down arrow in the Shapes Style group to display more style options.

114. Move your cursor over the styles and Live Preview will preview the style in your document.

116. Click the Shape Fill command to display a drop-down list.

118. Click the Shape Outline command to display a drop-down list.

120. Click the Change Shape command to display a drop-down list.

122. Left-click the Shadow Effects command.

123. Move your mouse over the menu options. Live Preview displays how it will appear in your document.

125. Left-click the 3-D Effects command.

126. Move your mouse over the menu options. Live Preview displays how it will appear in your document.

127. Click an option to select the 3-D effect.After you have chosen a 3D effect, you can also change some other elements of your shape including the color, depth, direction, lighting, and surface of the 3D effect on your shape. This can change the way the shape looks dramatically. You can access these options by clicking the 3D Effects command.

128. Working with Lists Bulleted and numbered lists can be used in your documents to arrange and format text to draw emphasis. In this lesson, you will learn how to modify existing bullets, insert new bulleted and numbered lists, and select symbols as bullets.

130. Click the Bullets or Numbering commands on the Home tab.

131. Left-click the bullet or numbering style you would like to use. It will appear in the document.

133. Click the Bullets or Numbering commands on the Home tab.

135. Click the Bullets command.

136. Select Define New Bullet from the list. The Define New Bullet dialog box appears.

137. Click the Symbol button. The Symbol dialog box appears.

138. Click the Font: drop-down box and select a font category.

139. Left-click a symbol to select it.

140. Click OK. The symbol will now appear in the Preview section of the Define New Bullet dialog box.

142. Click the Bullets command.

143. Select Define New Bullet from the list. The Define New Bullet dialog box appears.

144. Click the Font button. The Font dialog box appears.

145. Click the Font color: drop-down box.

146. Left-click a color to select it.

147. Click OK. The bullet color will now appear in the Preview section of the Define New Bullet dialog box.

149. Modifying Page Layout You may find that the default page layout settings in Word are not sufficient for the document you wish to create, in which case you will want to modify those settings. In addition, you may want to change the page formatting depending on the document you are creating.In this lesson, you will learn how to change the page orientation, paper size, and page margins, and insert a break.

151. Click the Orientation command in the Page Setup group.

153. Left-click the Size command and a drop-down menu will appear. The current paper size is highlighted.

155. Click the Margins command. A menu of options appears. Normal is selected by default.

156. Left-click the predefined margin size you want.

157. OR Select Custom Margins from the menu. The Page Setup dialog box appears.

159. Select the Page Layout tab.

160. Click the Breaks command. A menu appears.

163. Select the Insert tab.

164. Click the Picture command in the Illustrations group. The Insert Picture dialog box appears.

165. Select the image file on your computer.

167. Select the Picture Tools Format tab.

168. Click the Text Wrapping command in the Arrange group.

169. Left-click a menu option to select it. In this example, we selected Tight.

170. Move the image around to see how the text wraps for each setting.

171. The Position button has pre-defined text wrapping settings. The Position button is to the left of the Text Wrapping button.

173. Reset Picture command: Revert to original image.

174. Brightness command: Adjust the brightness of the image.

175. Color command: Adjust the contrast of the image from light to dark.

177. Select the Format tab.

178. Click the Picture Shape icon. A menu appears.

181. Click either the Header or Footer command. A menu appears with a list of built-in options you can use.

182. Left-click one of the built-in options and it will appear in the document. OR Left-click Blank to select it. The Design tab with Header and Footer tools is active.

183. Type information into the header or footer.

185. Select a date format in the dialog box that appears.

187. Working with Tables A table is a grid of cells arranged in rows and columns. Tables can be customized and are useful for various tasks such as presenting text information and numerical data. In this lesson, you will learn how to convert text to a table, apply table styles, format tables, and create blank tables.

189. Select the Insert tab.

190. Click the Table command.

191. Select Convert Text to Table from the menu. A dialog box appears.

193. Right-click the mouse. A menu appears.

194. Select Insert Insert Rows Above. A new row appears above the insertion point.

196. Right-click the mouse. A menu appears.

198. Right-click your mouse and a menu appears.

200. Select the Design tab to access all the Table Styles and Options.

201. Click through the various styles in the Table Styles section.

204. Select the Insert tab.

205. Click the Table command.

206. Drag your mouse over the diagram squares to select the number of columns and rows in the table.

207. Left-click your mouse and the table appears in the document.

209. Adding and deleting rows,

210. Changing the cell size,

211. Aligning cell text,

212. Changing text direction,

213. Merging and splitting cells,