Word Processing

Using the Application

First Steps with Word Processing

Open and Close a Word Processing Application
Open One, Several Documents
Create a New Document
Save a Document to a Location on a Drive
Save a Document Under Another Name
Save a Document in Another File Type
Switch Between Open Documents
Use Available Help Functions
Close a Document

Adjust Settings

Change Between Page View Modes
Use Magnification/Zoom Tools
Display, Hide Built-In Toolbars
Display, Hide Non-Printing Characters
Modify Basic Operations/Preferences in the Application

Main Operation

Insert Data

Insert Text
Insert Special Characters and Symbols

Select Data

Select Character, Word, Line, Sentence, Paragraph, Entire Body Text

Edit Data

Edit the Content of a Document
Use the Undo, Redo Command

Duplicate, Move, Delete

Duplicate Text Within a Document, Between Open Documents
Move Text Within a Document, Between Open Documents
Delete Text

Search and Replace

Use the Search Command for a Specific Word, Phrase
Use a Simple Replace Command for a Specific Word, Phrase

Formatting

Text Formatting

Change Text Appearance
Apply Text Formatting
Apply Subscript, Superscript to Text
Apply Case Changes to Text
Apply Different Colours to Text
Copy Formatting from a Piece of Text to Another
Apply an Existing Style to a Word, a Line, a Paragraph
Use Automatic Hyphenation

Paragraph Formatting

Insert, Remove Paragraph Marks
Insert, Remove Soft Carriage Return (line break) Marks
Align Text
Indent Paragraphs
Apply Single, Double Line Spacing within Paragraphs
Apply Spacing Above and Below Paragraphs
Set, Remove and Use tabs
Apply, Remove Bullets/Numbers to a Single Level List
Change Between the Style of Bullets, Numbers from Built-In Standard Options
Add a Top and Bottom Border, Box Border and Shading to a Paragraph

Document Formatting

Change Document Orientation and Paper Size
Change Margins of the Entire Document
Insert, Delete a Page Break in a Document
Add, Modify Text in Headers, Footers
Add Fields in Headers, Footers
Apply Automatic Page Numbering to a Document

Objects

Tables

Create a Table Ready for Text Insertion
Insert, Edit Data in a Table
Select Rows, Columns, Cells, Entire Table
Insert, Delete Rows and Columns
Modify Column Width, Row and Height
Modify Cell Border Width, Style and Colour
Add Shading to Cells

Pictures, Images, Charts

Insert a Picture, an Image, a Chart into a Document
Select a Picture, an Image, a Chart in a Document
Duplicate a Picture, Image, Chart within a Document, Between Open Documents
Move a Picture, an Image, a Chart within a Document
Resize a Picture, an Image, a Chart
Delete a Picture, an Image, a Chart

Mail Merge

Concept and Practice

Understand the Term Mail Merge
Open, Prepare a Mailing List, Other Data File, for Use in a Mail Merge
Merge a Mailing List with a Letter, Label, Document

Prepare Outputs

Preparation

Understand the Importance of Proofing a Document
Spell-Check a Document and Correct Errors
Add Words to a Built-In Custom Dictionary
Preview a Document

Printing

Choose Print Output Options
Print a Document from an Installed Printer