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CHAPTER, 6, MS Word 2010, * start MS Word 2010 create a new document format text• save a document, open a saved document close/exit MS Word, At the end of this lesson, students will be able to, Programs such as WordPad are used to type and edit text on a computer., Such programs are called word processors. MS Word is another such, popular word processor. It is a part of the Microsoft Office package, developed by Microsoft Corporation. Let us learn about it., Starting MS Word 2010, To start MS Word 2010, follow the steps shown in Figure 6.1., Click on Microsoft Office., Documents, Games, Google Chrome, Maintenance, Documents, Paint, Pictures, Pictures, Recent Places, Microsoft Office, Music, Music, Microsoft Access 2010, Calculator, Microsaft Excel 2010, Computer, Computer, Microsoft InfoPath Designer 2010, Microsoft InfoPath Filler 2010, Control Panel, Control Panel, Microsoft OneNote 2010, 9Microsoft Outook 2010, E Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, PMicrosoft Publisher 2010, Devices and Printers, Devices and Prntes, Default Programs, Defaut Program, Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 201, Help and Support, Microsoft Word 2010, Help and Support, 1 Click on the Start button., Microsoft Office 2010 Tools, All Programs, O Click on Microsoft Word 2010., Back, Search prograns nd ier, Shut down, Search programs and files, Shot down, Click on All Programs., A Fig. 6.1 Steps to start MS Word 2010, 60, MS Word 2010

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The MS Word screen opens. The parts of an MS Word screen are shown, in Figure 6.2., restore down/maximize, Quick Access toolbar, tabs, title bar, minimize, close, File tab, ribbon, A RR . BG AaB, help, horizontal, ruler, minimize/, expand the, ribbon, cursor, vertical scroll bar, vertical, ruler, document, area, view, buttons, Status bar, zoom, slider, A Fig. 6.2 Parts of an MS Word screen, Title bar, The title bar is present at the top of the screen. It displays the name of, the document and program name. It has a Quick Access toolbar on the, left. The Quick Access toolbar has shortcut icons for the most commonly, used commands such as Undo and Save. The title bar also contains the, Minimize, Restore Down/Maximize and Close buttons., • The Minimize button, reduces the screen to an icon on the, taskbar., • The Restore down button O makes the screen smaller than before., When you click on the same button again the screen returns to its, original size., • The Close button, Xx, closes the MS Word screen., 61, MS Word 2010

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tabs and groups. Each tab has commands, Ribbon, The ribbon has two parts, arranged in many groups (Fig. 6.3). When you click on a tab, it opens, displaying commands in different groups. The minimize the ribbon, button a, on the right minimizes the ribbon and displays only the tabs, Clicking on it again expands the ribbon back to normal., minimize/expand the ribbon, tabs, Auc Acb AaBbC AallbCe AaB sce, ng, Tege t, Teten, Mamg, e, Calb B, A A, Oue, Themal, ..., font group, paragraph group, A Fig. 6.3 Tabs and groups on the ribbon, File tab, Infomation about Document2, The File tab is present on the, left corner of the ribbon. It has, commands such as Print, Save, and Open (Fig. 6.4)., Fig. 6.4, Commands under the File tab, Document area, The document area is the blank white area which is used to type text., Rulers, There are two rulers, horizontal ruler and vertical ruler., • The horizontal ruler is present at the top of the document area. It is, used to set left and right margins., • The vertical ruler is present to the left of the document area. It is used, to set top and bottom margins of a page., Cursor, A cursor is the small flashing vertical line in the document area. It showS, the position of the text you type., 62, !!, al, MS Word 201o

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Status bar, The status bar is present at the bottom of the screen. On the left end,, It displays the page number and number of words. On the right end, it, displays the view buttons and a zoom slider (Fig. 6.5)., The view buttons help in viewing the document in different ways., The zoom slider increases or decreases the viewing area., • Click on the Zoom In button + to see a smaller area of the page in a, larger view., • Click on the Zoom Out button, to see a larger area of the page in a, reduced view., view buttons, zoom slider, Page: 1 of 1, Words 0, C U 130% O, A Fig. 6.5 Status bar, Scroll bar, The vertical scroll bar is present to the right of the screen. It helps to, move the document area up or down. You also see a horizontal scroll bar, above the status bar. This helps to move the document area left and right., Creating a new document, To create a new document, follow the steps shown in Figure 6.6., Ale T, 1 Click on, the File tab., a Click on Blank document., 2 Click on New., Templmes, Click on Create., A Fig. 6.6 Steps to create a new document, A new document appears where you can type text., S Word 2010

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Class, АCTIVITY, Answer the questions orally., 1. Name any two word processors., 2. Which button is used to close the MS Word screen?, 3. Name any two commands under the File tab., 4. What is Zoom In button used for?, 5. What shows the position of the text you type?, Home, 6. Which tab will you click to create a new document, tab or File tab?, Formatting text, You can also change the appearance or presentation of the text by changing, font, font size and font color of the text. This is called formatting the, text. You need to select the text before formatting., Selecting text, To select text, follow these steps., • Take the cursor to the beginning of the text using arrow or home keys., •Press and hold, the Shift key and, press the key., • Release both the keys, when the text is selected., The selected text appears, W -C AT, File, Home, Insert, Page Layout, References, Mailings, % Cut, Calibri (Body), 21, Aa, Copy, Paste, BIU, abe x, x', Format Painter, Clipboard, Font, highlighted in blue as shown, and the cursor disappears, Selected text, (Fig. 6.7)., To deselect the text,, My School, press Esc key or click, anywhere in the, document area., A Fig. 6.7 Selecting text, 64, MS Word 2010