Microsoft Word Exercise (30 MINUTES)

1. Open a Word Document

 Click windows logo + R
 Type winword
 click OK
2. Select the Comic Sans MS font
 Select Format from the menu bar.
 Click Font from the pull down menu.
 Select the Comic Sans MS font face.
 Select an 11 point font size.
 Click the OK button
3. Center the top line.
 Select Format from the menu bar.
 Click Paragraph from the pull down menu.
 Select the Indents and Spacing tab.
 Select Center from the Alignment option
 Click OK
 Type: Microsoft Word Training Session
 Press the Enter key
4. Center today’s date
 Select Format from the menu bar.
 Click Paragraph from the pull down menu.
 Select the Indents and Spacing tab.
 Select Center from the Alignment option
 Click OK
 Select Insert from the menu bar.
 Click Date and Time from the pull down menu.
 Select a Date/Time format of your choice.
 Click OK
5. Press the Enter key four times
6. Type a short paragraph.
(This text will be centered due to the last command performed.)
 Type: I am learning Microsoft Word. I hope to learn at least one new thing in this training session. If I have any
questions (and I know I will), I will ask the teacher to answer them so I will not get stuck.
7. Bold a phrase
 Highlight the phrase “Microsoft Word”
 Click the left mouse button and drag it across the words “Microsoft Word” to highlight the words in black.)
 Click the B button in the toolbar at the top of the screen. If the B button is not in view use the keyboard by holding
down the CTRL key and pressing the B key.
8. Italicize a word.
 Double click the word “least” and the word will highlight in black.
 Click the I button in the toolbar at the top of the screen. If the I button is not in view use the keyboard by holding
down the CTRL key and pressing the I key.
9. Underline a phrase.
 Highlight the phrase “and I know I will.”
 Click the U button in the toolbar at the top of the screen. If the U button is not in view use the keyboard by holding
down the CTRL key and pressing the U key.
10. Double space the lines in your paper.
 Place the cursor at the desired location in the paragraph.
 Select Format from the menu bar.
 Click Paragraph from the pull down menu.
 Select the Indents and Spacing tab.
 Select Double from the Line Spacing option
 Click OK
11. Add page numbers to your document.
 Select Insert from the menu bar.
 Click Page Numbers from the pull down menu.
 Select Position and Alignment: Bottom of Page, Plain Number 3
 Allow Word to show the numbers on the first page.
 Click OK
12. Change your margins
 Place the cursor at the top of your paper.
 Select Page layout from the menu bar.
 Click Margins from the pull down menu.
 Change the top, bottom, left, and right margins to 1.5”.
 Click OK
13. Place the cursor at the end of your paper to the right of “stuck” and press the Enter key three times.
 Click the Left Justification button so the cursor will be on the left side.
14. Type a short paragraph
 Type: I have a paper to write, and I have to use footnotes. I don’t know how to do them, but after this example I will.
15. Create a footnote
(A footnotes appear at the bottom of the page and they are numbered. Footnotes are used for references and to define
unfamiliar words.)
 Select References from the menu bar
 Click Insert Footnote from the Reference menu
 Type the footnote: My teacher will be happy to see footnotes in my paper.
16. Add another footnote
 Place the cursor after the word “learn” in the first paragraph.
 Click Insert Footnote from the Reference menu
 Type the footnote: Or at least try
(Notice that the footnote number for the second footnote has changed.)
 Use the mouse to leave the footnote by clicking somewhere in the upper part of the page.
17. Create a header
(A header is a line that runs along the top of every page of your document.)
 Select Insert from the menu bar.
 Click Header from the pull down menu. Select Austin.
 Type: [Your Full Name]
 Click the Close button from the Header and Footer toolbar.
18. Create a blank page with existing document
 Press Ctrl and Enter simultaneously
19. Spell Check your paper
 Select Review from the menu bar.
 Click Spelling and Grammar
 Word will stop on any words it doesn’t recognize from its dictionary, and you may choose to ignore the Spell Check
or have it replace your word with the correct spelling
20. Proofread your paper
 When Microsoft Word doesn’t recognize the spelling of a word, it underlines the word in red.
 Watch for those red underlines and correct those that are wrong.
 The red underline will not appear on your printed copy.
 Also, remember Word isn’t always right.
 Word also misses real words that are used improperly.
 For example, if you type “fro” when you meant to type “for,” Word will not catch the mistake. So you will need to
read over your own work carefully.

21. Save your document

 Select File from the menu bar.
 Click Save As
 Save your file to Drive D in the folder named “Diamond”
 Click in the “File name” box and give your file a name. Make sure that the file name is your complete name.
 Click Save
*IMPORTANT* Always save your work every 5 to 10 minutes! You can also save it from the keyboard by holding
down the CTRL key and the S key.