INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT WORD Part 2 Helpful Word Features

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INTRODUCTORY MICROSOFT WORDPart 2 Helpful
Word Features
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Objectives

• Create a new folder.
• Use AutoCorrect, AutoFormat As You Type,
  AutoComplete, and AutoText.
• Make corrections using automatic spelling and
  grammar checking and the Spelling and Grammar
  Checker.

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Objectives (continued)

• Use AutoCorrect to insert frequently used text.
• Insert the date.
• Use the Thesaurus.
• Find specific text and replace it with other text.

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Terms Used in This Part

• AutoComplete
• AutoCorrect
• AutoFormat As You Type
• Automatic grammar checking
• Automatic spell checking

• AutoText
• Find
• Replace
• Spelling and Grammar Checker
• Thesaurus

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Create a New Folder

• To create a new folder, click the Create New
  Folder button in the Save As dialog box.

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Automatic Features

• AutoCorrect corrects common capitalization,
  typing, and grammatical errors as you key.
• AutoFormat As You Type applies built-in formats
  to text as you key.
• AutoText stores frequently used text so it does
  not have to be rekeyed each time it is used.

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Automatic Features

• AutoComplete suggests an entire word after
  keying the first few letters.
• Automatic spell checking identifies spelling
  errors as you type with a wavy red line.
• Automatic grammar checking identifies
  grammatical errors with a wavy green line as you
  type.

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Spelling and Grammar Checker

• Spelling and Grammar Checker used to check the
  spelling and grammar of a document after you
  finish keying.
• Choose the Spelling and Grammar command on the
  Tools menu or the Spelling and Grammar button on
  the Standard toolbar. The Spelling and Grammar
  dialog box appears.

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Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box Options
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Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box Options
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Inserting the Date

• To insert the date into a document, choose Date
  and Time from the Insert menu. The Date and Time
  dialog box appears.
• The date will be updated each time the document
  is opened if the Update automatically box is
  checked.

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Thesaurus

• Thesaurus finds a synonym for a word in a
  document.
• Select the word, then choose Language from the
  Tools menu and Thesaurus from the submenu. The
  Thesaurus dialog box appears.

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Thesaurus Dialog Box
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Find and Replace Commands

• Find and Replace editing commands that find a
  specific word in a document and allow you to
  replace it with a new word.
• Choose Find or Replace on the Edit menu and the
  Find and Replace dialog box appears.

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Find and Replace Dialog Box
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Summary

• Word provides automatic features such as
  AutoCorrect, AutoFormat As You Type, AutoText,
  and AutoComplete.
• Automatic spell checking identifies misspelled
  words with a wavy red underline.
• Automatic grammar checking identifies grammatical
  errors with a wavy green underline.

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Summary (continued)

• A date can be inserted in a document using the
  Date and Time command on the Insert menu.
• The Thesaurus is used to find a synonym for a
  word in the document.
• The Find command searches for a specific word in
  a document. The Replace command replaces the word
  in the Find what box with another word or phrase.