INTRODUCTION TO WORD PROCESSING:
- Type-Writer is used in Manual Word Processing.
- Text once write cannot be change.
- Text cannot be formatted.
- Word wrap function is not available.
- Text cannot be deleted.
- Text cannot be moved from one location to another location.
- Word Processing cannot be find or replace a word.
- Spell check function is not available.
- We cannot store text.
- Computer is used in electronic word processing.
- Text can be changed easily.
- Text can be formatted.
- Word wrap function is available.
- Text can be inserted or deleted easily.
- We can move text for one place to another place.
- Word can be find or replace.
- Spell check function is available.
- We can store text.
- Title Bar :-Title Bar is horizontal area located at the very top of the screen.
- Menu Bar :-The Menu Bar is directly below the title bar and it display different menu. A menu displays a list of command.
- Ruler :-The Ruler is generally found below the main toolbar. The ruler is used to change the format of your document quickly.
- Scroll Bar (Horizontal & Vertical Scroll Bar) :-The Horizontal and Vertical scroll bars; enable you to move up & down or left rigt across the window. To scroll to another part of the document drag the box or click the arrows in the scroll bar.
- Status Bar :-The Status Bar is a horizontal area at the bottom of the document window in Ms-Word.
- Tool Bar :-The Tool Bar is group of picture buttons just below the menu bar; it provides shortcut for running command.Tool Bar provide shortcuts to menu commands. Tool Bars contain different tools. Tool Bars are located just below the menu bar.
- Standard Tool Bar :-The Standard Tool Bar is used to run commonly used by command by clicking the button available on standard toolbar.
- Formatting Tool Bar :-The formatting tool bar is used to change format of text according to user desires, how he wants and needs.
- Drawing Tool Bar :-With the help of drawing tool bar we can make drawing in Ms-Word. Make different shapes in open document.
- Table & Border :-The Table and border tool bar is used to draw table in open document.
- Text Area :-Below the ruler is text area. You can type your text in text area at the cursor position. Cursor is the insertion point.
- Click right mouse button on desktop
- Point to new
- Click on shortcut
- Type the name and location of the items or through brows button select the location and item or program
- Select OK then Next then Finish.
- Click on Tools Menu
- Click on Customize
- Click on Toolbar tab
- Select any toolbar
- Select different option from Customize Dialog box.
- On the Tool menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
- In the Toolbars box, click the name of the toolbar you want to reset original buttons and menus on.
- Click Reset.
- In the Reset changes box, select the normal and press OK button.
- Click on View on Menu Bar.
- Point to toolbar.
- Check or uncheck any tool bar.
- Title Bar :-Title Bar is horizontal are located at the very top of the screen. On the Title Bar, Microsoft Word display the name of the document you are currently using. At the top of the screen, you should see "Document 1-Microsoft Word" or a similar name.
- Menu Bar :-The Menu Bar is directly below the Title Bar and it displays the menus. A menu displays a list of commands. The menus begins with the word File and continues with Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Table, Windows, and Help. You use the menu to give instructions to the software. Point with your mouse to the menu option and click the left mouse button to the open a drop-down menu. You can now the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move left and right across the Menu Bar option. You can use the Up and Down arrow keys to move Up and Down the drop down menu. To select an option, highlight the item on the drop down menu and press enter key.
- Status Bar :-The Status Bar is a horizontal area at the bottom of the document window. Ms-Word; provide information about the current state of what you are viewing in the window. To display Status Bar, click Option on Tool menus, click the view tab, and then select the status bar check box.The status appears at the very bottom of the screen and provides such information as the current page, current section, total number of pages, inches from the top of the page, current line number and current column number. The status bar also provides options that enable you to track changes or turn on the record mode, the extension mode, and the overtype mode.
- Scroll Bar :-The Horizontal & Vertical Scroll Bars; enable you to move up and down or left right across the window. To scroll to another part of the document drag the box or click the arrows in the scorll bar. The horizontal scroll bar is located above the status bar. The Vertical scroll bar is located along the right side of the screen.Scroll Key
The Left arrow key is the Horizontal scroll bar is used to move left around the window.The Right arrow key is the Horizontal scroll bar is used to move right around the window.The up arrow key in the vertical scroll bar is used to move up in the window.The down arrow key in the vertical scroll bar is used to move down in the window.Browse Object in the vertical scroll bar to many Brows Object menu where you can click the item you want to use to browse through active file. To continue browsing through this type of item click previous or next button.
Scroll BoxesTo scroll to another part of the document drag box up or down in vertical scroll bar or drag box left or in Horizontal scroll bar. - Ruler :-The ruler is generally found below the main tool bars. The ruler is used to change the format of your document quickly. To display the ruler use the following steps:
- Click View on the Menu Bar
- Highlight the ruler. Press enter to display/hide ruler
- CREATE, OPEN, SAVE, RENAME AND CLOSE DOCUMENT
- CREATE DOCUMENT:-CREATE (NEW) (Ctrl+N)This command is used to creat an new blank file. To create a new document use the following steps.
- Click on File on Menu Bar
- Click on NEW
- A new menu dialog box appear
- Click on Blank Document.
- Click OK
- OPEN A DOCUMENT:-OPEN (Ctrl +O)This procedure is used to open or find a file (document) which already exist.
- Click on File on Menu Bar
- Click on Open
- An open menu dialog box appear on screen. In look in field enter drive namen and folder name where document exist which you want to open.
- Enter the name of the file in File name field and then Click open button.
- SAVE A DOCUMENTSAVE (Ctrl + S)This procedure is used to save the active file with its current name or to save file first time.
- Click on File on Menu Bar
- Click on Save
- RENAME (SAVE AS)RENAME / SAVE AS (F12)This procedure is used to save the active file with a different file name, or folder or drive.
- Click on File on Menu Bar
- Click Save As
- Enter the new name of the file in File Name field in Save As dialog box
- Click Save button
- CLOSE A DOCUMENTCLOSE (Ctrl + F4)This procedure is used to close the current open file.
- Click on File on Menu Bar
- Click close.
- CUT (Ctrl + X)This procedure is used to remove the selection from active document and places it on the clipboard.
- Select Text, or Object
- Click on Edit on Menu Bar
- Click on Cut.
- COPY (Ctrl + C)This procedure is used to copy the selection from active document and place it on the clipboard.
- Select Text, or Object
- Click on Edit on Menu Bar
- Click Copy.
- PASTE (Ctrl + V)This procedure is used to insert the content of clipboard at the insertion point. This command is available only if you have cut or copied an object, or text.
- Place the cursor at the position where you want to paste
- Click on Edit on Menu Bar
- Click Past.
- PASTE Special This procedure is used to insert the content of clipboard at the insertion point or change the format of the text and we can change text into picture format or link. This command is available only if you have cut or copied an object, of links the selection.
- Place the cursor at the position where you want to paste
- Click on Edit on Menu Bar
- Click Paste Special
- Paste Special dialog Box Appear
- Click Paste or Paste Link radio button
- Select format (HTML, PICTURE, etc) from paste special dialog box. Select any option.
- UNDO (Ctrl + Z)This Command is used to reverse the last action performed. For this use the following steps.
- Click on edit menu
- Click on UndoOrOn the standard toolbar, click on undo optionUndo many Action You can undo several action at the same time. Follow the following steps.
- In the standard toolbar press down arrow next to undo button.
- A list of action will appear
- Select the action you want to undo.
- REDO (Ctrl + Y)This command is used undo an action. For this use the following steps.
- Click on Edit Menu
- Click on RedoOrOn the Standard Tool Bar, click the arrow next to Redo.
- FIND TEXT (Ctrl + F)This procedure is used to find text or data in open document. To find a particular word or piece of text use the following steps
- Click on Edit on Menu Bar
- Click Find
- Type the word to search in the Find What Field
- Click on Find Next to find one by one.
- REPLACE TEXT (Ctrl + H)This procedure is used to replace text with another text in the opened document. To replace a particular word or piece of text use the following steps
- Click on Edit on Menu Bar
- Click Replace
- Type the word to search in the Find Field
- Type the word to replace the search word in Replace With Field
- Click Replace to replace one by one or click Replace all to replace words.
- GO TO (Ctrl + G or F5)This procedure is used to go anywhere else from any place. Use the following steps
- Click on Edit Menu
- Click on Go To
- Click on Go To Tab
- Select any option from Go To what list box e.g. Select page No.
- Enter page no. in the Enter page number box
- Go To button
- Click on Format on Menu Bar
- Click on FONT
- Select different option from FONT Menu
- Press OK button.
- Select the text
- Click on Format on Menu Bar
- Click on Change Case
- Select different option from Change Case Menu
- Press OK button
- Click on Format on Menu Bar
- Click on PARAGRAPH
- Select different option from PARAGRAPH Menu
- Press Ok button.
- Click on Page setup on file menu
- A page setup dialog box appear on screen.
- Select different option
- Press Ok button.
- Click on View on Menu Bar
- Click on Header and Footer
- Type Header text in the Header box.
- Click on View on Menu Bar
- Click on Header and Footer
- Click on Switch button on Header and Footer toolbar
- Click on Insert Menu on Menu Bar
- Click on Date & Time option
- Select the format or style of the Date & Time
- Press Ok button.Date and Time menu display on screen. Select any date and time format from available format Field.
- Click on format on Menu Bar
- Click Bullets and Numbering
- Select option from Bullets and Numbering Menu
- Press Ok button.
- Click on Column in Format Menu
- Column dialog box appear on screen
- Select one of option among st different option
- Press OK button.
- Click on Format on Menu Bar
- Click on Drop Cap
- Select different option from Drop Cap Menu
- Press OK button.
- Select the paragraph in which you want to insert tab stop.
- On format menu, click Tab
- A tabs dialog box will appear
- In the Tab stop position box, type the position for a new tab
- Under Alignment, select the alignment for text typed at the tab stop
- Click OK button.
- Select the paragraph in which you want to insert leader character before a tab stop.
- On the Format menu, Click Tab.
- In the Tab stop position box, type the position for a new tab, or select any existing tab stop to which you want to add leader characters.
- Under Alignment, select the alignment for text typed at the tab stop.
- Under Leader, click the leader option you want, click Set and press Ok button.
- Click Page Setup on File menu
- Page Setup dialog box will appear
- Click the Margins Tab
- Set margin and press Ok button.
- COMMENTSINSERTING COMMENTS Insert comments at the insertion point. When a comment is added, Ms-Word numbers it and records it in a separate comment pane. Ms-Word then inserts a comment reference mark in the document and shades the text that's commented on with light yellow.To view comments online, rest the pointer on text shaded with light yellow. Ms-Word displays the comments and the name of the comments author in a Screen Use the comment pane to edit and review all the comments in the document. To insert comments follow the following steps:
- Select the Text or item you want to comment on
- Click on Insert Menu
- Type the comment text in the comment pane at the bottom of the screenTo View or Change the Comments follow the following steps
- Click on View Menu
- Click on Command from drop down menuIn comment pane a list of comments appear select the comment, which you want to change or View.
- FOOT NOTESFootnotes are used in printed document to explain, comment on, or provide references for text in a document. You can include footnotes in the same document. Footnotes appear at the end of each page in a document. In print layout view, click where you want to insert the note reference mark.use the following steps to insert footnotes.
- On Insert menu, click Footnote.
- Click Footnote radio button from footnote dialog box.
- Under Numbering, click the option you want.
- Click Ok
Word inserts the note number and places in the insertion point next to the note number.Type the note text.Scroll to your place in the document and continue typing.
- PICTURE :-This command is used to insert picture from available displayed option that is clip art, from file etc.Pictures are graphics that were created from another file. The include bitmaps, scanned pictures and photographs and clip art. you can change and enhance pictures by using the options on the Picture toolbar and a limited number of options on the Drawing toolbar.To insert pictures use the following steps:
- Click on Insert on Menu Bar
- Highlight the Picture Drop down menu display
- Click on any required option
- Click on any Picture and then click insert button.
- FORMATTING PICTURE :-To format picture select the picture, click right mouse button on picture, a dialog box appear, click on format picture. A format picture dialog box appear, select different option and then press OK button.
- Click on Tool Menu in the menu bar
- Click on Spelling and grammar on drop down menu
- Spelling and Grammar dialog box appear on screen with two box one is for sentence containing the error and another box for suggestion.
- Select different option that is change, ignore etc up to the end document.
- On the Tool menu, click Auto Correct
- In the Replace box, type a word on phrase that you often mistype or misspell - for example type usu
- In the With box, type the correct spelling of the word - for example, type usually
- Click Add.
- Select or type a word for which you want to find a synonum, an antonym, or related words.
- Click on the Tool menu, point to Language, and then click Thesaurus.
- Select the options you want.
- Click where you want to start a new page.
- On the Insert menu, click Break
- Click Page Break.
- Click where you want to insert a Section Break
- On the Insert menu, click Break.
- Under Section break types, click the option that describes where you want the new section to begin
- Click OK button
- To add shading to a table, click anywhere in the table. To add shading to specific cells, select the cell, including the end-of-cell marks.To add shading to paragraph, click anywhere in the paragraph. To add shading to specific text.such as a word, select the text.
- On the Format menu, click Border and shading, and then click the Shading tab.
- Select the options you want.
- Under Apply to, click the part of the document you want to apply shading to. For example, if you clicked a cell without selecting it in step 1, click Cell. Otherwise, Word applies the shading to the entire table.
- Select the drawing object you want to Chang.
- On the Drawing toolbar
- In your document, apply built-in heading styles (Heading 1 through Heading 9) to the headings you want to include in your table of content.
- Click where you want to insert the table of contents.
- One of the Insert menu, click Index and Tables, and the click the Table of Contents tab.
- Do one of the following:to use one of the available designs, click a design in Formats box.To specify a custom table of contents layout, choose the options you want.
- Select any other table of contents options you want.
- Select the text or drawing object you want to display as the hyperlink, and the click hyperlink on Insert Menu.
- An Insert Hyper link Dialog Box appear on screen
- Enter name of the file or web page name in the type file or web page name field or click on the under browse to locate drive or file.
- Press OK button.
- Select an item you want a bookmark assigned to or click where you want to insert a bookmark
- On the Insert menu, click Bookmark.
- Under Bookmark name, type or select a name
- Click Add.
- On the Tool menu, click Option, and then click the View tab.
- Select the Bookmarks check box.
- On the Insert menu, click Bookmark
- Under Bookmark name, click the bookmark you want to go to.
- Click Go To.
- Click on Table menu.
- Point to insert Click on Table
- Insert Table dialog box appear on screen
- Enter no of Column in Column box
- Enter no of Row in Row box
- Click on OK button.
- Select the number of row, column or cell you want to insert / add.
- Click on the Table menu, point to Insert, and then click Columns to the left, Right . Or row above or below or select cell.
- Select the cells, rows, or columns you want to delete.
- On the Table menu, point to Delete, and then click either Columns, Rows, or Cells.
- Select cells that you want to merge
- Click on Table menu
- Click on Merge Cell.
- Select cells that you want to split
- Click on Table menu
- Click on Split Cell, a split cell dialog box appear
- Enter No of Column in Column Box
- Enter No of Row in Row Box
- Click OK button.
- Click the cell in which you want the result to appear.
- On the Table menu, click Formula.
- If Word proposes a formula that you do not want to use, delete it from Formula box.In the Paste function box, click a function.
- In the Number format box, enter a format for the number, For example, to display the numbers as a decimal percentage, click 0.00%.
- Press Ok button.
- SELECTION OF PRINTERWhen you want select printer follow the following steps
- Click on Print command in File menu
- Click on Print, Print Dialog Box appear
- Select Printer Name from Name Box.
If printer is not install then follow the following stepsPrinter & its Installation:This procedure is used to set up printer or to add printer. - Click on Printer icon in Control Panel
- Double click Add Printer.
- The Add Printer wizard box display on screen.
- Click Next button.
- Select the printer name from manufactures list box
- Select model of printer from printers list box and click next.
- Click next thrice and then click finish.
- PRINTER SETTINGSTo set printer properties and select different options follow the following steps
- Click on Print on File menu
- Click on Print, Print dialog Box appear
- Click on Properties Button, select different properties and then press OK button.
- Click on Option button select different option and the press OK button.
- PRINT PREVIEW (Ctrl + F2)Print Preview is a vie that shows how a document will lock when you print it. You can view multiple pages at a time magnify or reduce the size of the pages on the screen, check page break, and make changes to text and make changes to text and formatting.To display document in print preview follow the following steps.
- Click Print Preview in File Menu
- A print preview dialog box appears, select different option and then press close button.
- PRINT AND PAGE SETUP
- PRINT (Ctrl + P)This command is used to print the active document of selected items. To select print option use the following steps:
- Click print on file menu, print dialog box appear
- Select different option. e.g. All or current or page. Number of copies, printer name etc
- Press OK button.
- PAGE SETUPPage setup is used to set paper margin, size, paper source and layout of active file. To set paper setup follow the following steps:
- Click on page setup on file menu
- Click on margin tab select different margin
- Click on paper size tab to select paper size
- Click on paper source tab to select paper source
- Click on Layout tab to select paper layout
- Click on Ok button.
- Ctrl + CThis command is used to copy text or graphics
- Twice press Ctrl + CThis command is used to display the Clipboard
- Select text press F2 (then move the insertion point and press ENTER)This command is used to move the text or graphics
- Alt + F3This command is used to create Auto Text
- Ctrl + VThis command is used to Paste the Clipboard contents, Text or Graphics to your desire place.
- Ctrl + Shift + F3This command is used to Paste the Spike contents.
- Alt + Shift + RThis command is used to copy the header and footer used in the previous section of the document.
- Ctrl + Shift + FThis command is used to change the font.
- Ctrl + Shift + PThis command is used to change the font size.
- Ctrl + Shift + >This command is used to increase the font size by 2 point.
- Ctrl + Shift + <This command is used to decrease the font size by 2 point.
- Ctrl + [This command is used to increase the font size by 1 point.
- Ctrl + ]This command is used to decrease the font size by 1 point.
- Ctrl + DThis command is used to change the formatting of characters (Font command in Format menu).
- Shift + F3This command is used to change the case of letters.
- Ctrl + Shift + AThis command is used to format all letters as all capitals.
- Ctrl + BThis command is used to apply bold formatting to text.
- Ctrl + UThis command is used to apply an underline the text.
- Ctrl + Shift + WThis command is used to underline words but not space.
- Ctrl + Shift + DThis command is used to double undline the text.
- Ctrl + Shift + HThis command is used to formatting hidden text.
- Ctrl + Shift + KThis command is used to format letters as small capitals.
- Ctrl + Equal SignThis command is used to apply subcript formatting (automatic spacing).
- Ctrl + Shift + Plus SignThis comman d is used to supercript formating (automatic spacing).
- Ctrl + SpacebarThis command is used to remove manual character formatting.
- Ctrl + Shift + QThis commamd is used to change the selection to the symbol font.
- Ctrl + EThsi command is used to start the paragraph from centre.
- Ctrl + JThis command is ued to justify a paragraph.
- Ctrl + LThis command is used to start the paragraph from left side.
- Ctrl + RThis command is used to start the paragraph from right side.
- Ctrl + MThis command is used to indent a paragraph from the left side.
- Ctrl + Shift + MThis command is used to remove a paragraph indent from the left side.
- Ctrl + TThis command is used to create a hanging indent.
- Ctrl + Shift + TThis command is used to reduce thye hanging indent.
- Ctrl + QThis command is used to remove formatting.
- HomeThis command is used to go to the begining of a comment.
- EndThis command is used to go to the end of a comment.
- Ctrl + HomeThis command is used to go to the begining of the list of comments.
- Ctrl + EndThis command is used to go the end of the list of the comments.




