Meridian Career Institute

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Meridian Career Institute

• presents

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A Learning Resource Center Seminar
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Microsoft Word, part 1
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Objectives

• Use templates and wizards
• Open and set up documents
• Print documents
• Format fonts
• Check spelling and grammar
• Insert Clipart and Photos
• Create Tables
• Insert page numbers

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Begin by clicking on start
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Microsoft Word should appear on the menu.
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If Word doesnt appear, click on All Programs.
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The Microsoft Office menu should appear. Move
the cursor so that Microsoft Office is
highlighted. All Microsoft Office products
installed on your computer will show in a
sub-menu. Click on Microsoft Office Word 2003.
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When Word opens, it will look similar to this.
You can close the Getting Started pane and
begin typing.
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If youre not sure how to create a document in
Word, click on the Help menu. Click on the
double arrows to see more menu options.
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Click on Show the Office Assistant.
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Click on the Office Assistant. The Office
Assistant asks What would you like to do?
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Lets say you want to create a resume, but arent
sure how to begin. Ask the Office Assistant!
Type in Create a resume and the search results
will appear on the right. Click on Create a
resume in the search results list.
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Help gives two options to create a resume Using
a template from Office Online or Using the
wizard. Click on Using a template from Office
Online.
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This is the Template categories section of
Microsofts Website. Templates, or patterns, of
many different types of documents are listed.
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Scroll down until you see Resumes.
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Word 2007 is not compatible with Word 2003.
Search by date to find compatible templates.
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These templates are compatible with Word 2003.
Please select the one that states Vertical
design.
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Scroll down to see the template in full.
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If you want to use this template, click the
download button.
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Click each area and type in your information.
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Click the lower x to close the document.
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Lets look at another way to create a document
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Click the icon for New document.
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The New Document menu appears on the right.
There are three categories under the Templates
heading. Click On my computer.
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There are several tabs General, Legal Pleadings,
Letters Faxes, Mail Merge, Memos, Other
Documents, Publications, and Reports.
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Click on Letters Faxes.
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Click Business Fax. You should see a preview
of this style on the right.
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Click Contemporary Fax and view the preview on
the right.
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Click on Contemporary Letter and view the
preview on the right.
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Click on Elegant Fax and view the preview on
the right.
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Lets use the Contemporary Fax style. Click on
it to open.
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Delete
You may modify the fax however you choose. Delete
the area requesting an address.
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In the To section, Click and type the name of
the person receiving the fax. Delete the CC
section if you are not sending a copy to anyone.
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Type a short note and enlarge the font by
clicking on the font drop-down menu and selecting
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Lets create a new document. Click File, then
New.
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Under Templates, select On my computer.
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Click Other Documents and select Contemporary
Resume.
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Click and type YOUR information over each section
of the template.
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Lets look at another way to create a resume.
Click New.
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Under Templates, select On my computer.
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Click on Resume Wizard.
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Click Next
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Select Professional and click Next.
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Select Entry-level resume and click Next.
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Fill in your name, address, phone number, fax
number (if applicable) and email address and
click Next.
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Select the headings you want, and deselect the
headings you dont want. Then click Next.
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Select any (or none) of these additional headings
to add to your resume.
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You may type in a heading not previously listed.
This box lists all of the headings currently
selected.
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Click Finish
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Click on the different areas and enter the
information requested.
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Click this one!
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You can choose to look in My Recent Documents
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or the Desktop
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or My Documents.
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Another way to search for documents on your
computer is to use the drop down menu.
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My computer has a document previously created
called Handouts.
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Click on Print Preview before printing.
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1. This is the Print Preview mode.
2. Click Close to return to the document.
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Click the Printer icon to print all the pages
in a document.