Mac Word Basics

Word
 basics
 
Word is a powerful word processing and layout application, but to use it most effectively, you first have to understand the basics. This tutorial introduces some of the tasks and features that you can use in all documents.

Before you begin....................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Create a new blank document ............................................................................................................... 2 2. Explore the Word user interface ............................................................................................................. 4 3. Navigate through a document............................................................................................................... 5 5. Format text ........................................................................................................................................... 9 6. Copy, paste, and drag ......................................................................................................................... 11 7. Change the document layout............................................................................................................... 14 8. Save a document in a new folder ......................................................................................................... 16 Quick Reference Card .............................................................................................................................. 19

Beforeyou begin
What you'll learn
After completing this tutorial, you'll be able to: Create a new blank document. Identify user interface elements that you can use to accomplish basic tasks. Navigate through your document. Select, format, copy, paste, and move text. Set document spacing, margins, and page orientation. Save a document in a new folder.

• • • • • •

Requirements •
Word for Mac 2011Estimated time to complete:

30 minutes

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 tutorial: Word basics

1

1. Create a new blank document
In Word, you create and save content in a document. You can start with a blank document, an existing saved document, or a template. When you open Word, the Word Document Gallery opens. It contains a variety of template choices and quick access to recentdocuments. Let's use the Word Document Gallery to open a blank document. If you have not already opened Word, on the Dock, click Word.

In the Word Document Gallery, under Templates on the left, click All. Tip If you don't see the Document Gallery, quit and then reopen Word.

Click Word Document, and then click Choose.

Tip To always start with a blank document when you open Word, select the Don'tshow this when opening Word check box.

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 tutorial: Word basics

2

Notice that a blank document (Document1) appears.

Hints • •
To create a new blank document at any time in Word, on the File menu, click New Blank Document (also written as File > New Blank Document in this tutorial). To show the Word Document Gallery at any time while using Word, click File> New from Template.

Before you move on
Make sure that you can do the following:

• •

Open Word from the Mac OS X Dock. Use the Word Document Gallery to create a new blank document.

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 tutorial: Word basics

3

2. Explore the Word user interface
In a new blank document, you can simply start typing. However, before you begin working with text, you shouldfamiliarize yourself with some of the user interface elements that you can use in all documents. Let's take a look at some of the Word user interface elements.

Menu bar: The area at the top of the screen where all menus are displayed. The File, Edit, and View menus have the most commonly used menu commands. Standard toolbar: The toolbar that displays the name of the document (in this case,...