Toolbars
1. Go to the menu bar. Click on "View".
2. Move your mouse down to "Toolbars".
3. Move you mouse to the right. 
4. Make sure that the only ones that are checked are…
    A. Standard 
    B. Formatting
    C. Drawing
5. If one is not checked, move your mouse over it and click on it.
6. You can only check one at a time.
7. If others are checked besides the ones above, uncheck them by clicking on them
8. You may have to go through steps # 1- 7 above several times.

Page Layout
1. Click View on the Menu bar.
2. Click on the Page Layout.

Ruler
1. Click View on the Menu bar.
2. Make sure that Ruler is checked. If it is not, click on it.
 

Also make sure that you turn off all of the changes after you type the words.

1. On the menu bar, click on "Format".
2. Move down and click on "Font"
3. Click on the "Font" tab.

Font Type
1. To change the type of font, click the up and down arrows under the word Font.
2. Select the font that you want in the window to the left of the arrows by clicking on it.
3. The font you select will be highlighted.
4. Look down in the preview window. This will show you what your font will look like.

Size
1. Click on the up and down arrows under the word Size.
2. Select the size that you want in the window to the left of the arrows by clicking on it.
3. The size you select will be highlighted.
4. Look down in the preview window. This will show you what your font will look like.

Color
1. Click on the down arrow under the word Color.
2. Select the font that you want by clicking on it.
3. Look down in the preview window. This will show you what your font will look like.

1. Turn on the Bold, Underline, and/or Italics before you begin to type.
2. On the fornatting toolbar, select Bold, Underline and/or Italics by clicking on the 
    appropriate button.
3. When the button is selected, it appears lighter.
4. Type your text.
5. Immediately turn off the Bold, Underline, and/or Italics by clicking on the button again.
6. The button will appear darker once it is turned off.
7. If you do not turn off the feature, it will continue for the rest of the text you type.
 

1. Click the Align Left, Center, or Align Right button on the formatting toolbar.
2. The button will become lighter when it has been selected.
3. As long as your cursor is on the line that you want to change, you may align your text 
    at any time.

NOTE: The Words "Select" and "Highlight" are used interchangably.

1. Move you mouse in front of  the first letter in the word, line or paragraph that you 
    want to select.
2. Click and drag to the right and down (if necessary) until you have selected 
    (highlighted) your text.
3. Make sure that the text remains highlighted before you do anything to it. Sometimes, if 
    you click to do something else, it will no longer be highlighted.

Note: If you are not very good with the mouse...

1. You can highlight text by moving your cursor where you want it with the arrow keys.
2. Make sure you are in front of the word where you want the hightlighting to start.
3. Hold down the shift key and highlight the word, sentence or paragraph by pushing the 
    arrow keys.
 

Cut or Copy
1. Select (highlight)  the text or object that you want to Cut or Copy.
2. If you do not remember how to select text. Click the up button and click "Select Text".
3. After the text you want to copy or cut has been selected, click "Edit" on the "Menu 
    Bar".
4. Move you mouse down and click on "Cut" or "Copy".

The Difference between Cut and Copy
1. Cut will remove the text from the location where you just selected it.
2. Copy will leave the text in the location where you just selected it.

Paste
1. Move your cursor to the place that you want the text.
2. You may have to click at the end of text that is already in the document and hit enter 
    on the keyboard to get the cursor where you want it.
3. Click "Edit" on the "Menu Bar". 
4. Move the mouse down and click on "Paste"

NOTE: You can also Cut, Copy and Paste using the buttons on the "Formatting Toolbar".  You still have to select the text that you want to cut or copy before doing it and place your cursor where you want to paste the text before pasting.

The Delete Key
1. The Delete Key on the keyboard works by placing your cursor in front of the letter,
    word, or blank space that you want to get rid of.
2. Use you mouse to click before the letter,word or space. You can also use the arrow 
    keys on the keyboard.
3. Hit the Delete Key to get rid of the letters, words, or space that you do not want. The 
    letters, words, or space immediately behind the cursor will disappear.

The Backspace Key
1. The Backspace key on the keyboard works by placing your cursor at the end of the 
    letter, word, or blank space that you want to get rid of.
2. Use you mouse to click after the letter,word or space. You can also use the arrow 
    keys on the keyboard.
3. Hit the Backspace Key to get rid of the letters, words, or space that you do not want. 
    The letters, words, or space immediately in front of the cursor will disappear.

Creating a Text Box
1. Click on  Insert on the Menu bar.
2. Move you mouse down to Text box and click.
3. You cursor will change from a white arrow or "I beam" into a plus sign.
4. Click and drag to create a small text box. Let go of your mouse button when you are 
    done.

Putting Text in a Text Box
1. Click in the text box. 
2. Your cursor will appear. 
3. Type you text.

Click Here Learn How To Move a Text Box, Change the Size of a Text Box, or Delete a Text box

The Best way to Insert Clip Art and Pictures
1. First insert a text box by following the directions above.
2. Next, Click in the text box.

Inserting Clip Art
1. Click "Insert" on the Menu Bar.
2. Go Down to Picture
3. Go Over to Clip Art and Click on it.

Finding Clip Art
1. To Find a specific type of clip art.
2. Click on Find or Search.
3. Type what you are looking for in the appropriate box.
4. Hit Enter or Find Now.
5. Click on the picture that you want to insert and hit enter.

Inserting Clip Art or Pictures from Another Location
1. First, insert a text box by following the directions above.
2. Next, click in the text box.
3. Click "Insert" on the Menu Bar.
4. Go Down to Picture.
5. Go Over and then down. Click on "From File".
6. The Insert Picture window will appear.
7. Click the down arrow beside the box that says Look in:
8. Go to 3 1/2 floppy
9. Names of files will appear in the larger box below. 
10. Click on a name in the large box.
11. A preview will appear on the right.
12. When you find the picture that you want, click Insert.

1.Click on The Insert WordArt button on the drawing toolbar.
2. The WordArt Gallery will appear.
3. Select a WordArt style by clicking on it.
4. Click OK.
5. The words "Your Text Here" will be highlighted. 
6. If for some reason this is not highlighted, you will need to highlight it (see above)
7. Type in whatever you would like it to say. 
8. Click OK.
9. Click here to learn how to change the size, move  or delete the WordArt.

1. Click on "AutoShapes" on the Drawing toolbar.
2. Move your mouse up and to the right.
3. Select the AutoShape that you want by clicking on it. 
4. Your cursor will change from an "I beam" or "White arrow" to a plus sign.
5. Click and drag to place the object. 
6. Let go of the mouse button when you are done.
7. When you click on the AutoShape, the regular hollow boxes will appear along with a 
    small yellow box.
8. Move your mouse over the yellow box. It will become a small white triangle.
9. Click and drag when on the yellow box to adjust the object.
10. Click here to learn how to change the size, move  or delete the AutoShape.

Changing the Size of a Text Box, Clip Art, Word Art or Autoshapes
1. Click on the object until hollow boxes appear around the object.
2. Move you mouse until a double sided black arrow appears.
3. The Corner are the best place to be to resize and object
4. Click and drag to change the size of the object.
5. Let go of the mouse button when you are finished.

NOTE:
When you place your Clip Art or Picture inside of  a text box
1. You must resize the picture by clicking on it.
2. Solid black boxes will appear aroung the picture instead of hollow ones.
3. If you click and hollow boxes appear, when you try to resize the picture you will mess 
   it up.

When you resize AutoShapes
1. The object will change size, but the part of the object with the yellow box on it will 
    stay the same.
2. Click on the yellow box and drag it to where you want it.

Moving a Text Box, Clip Art, Word Art or Autoshapes
1. Click on the object until hollow boxes appear around the object.
2. Move you mouse until a four sided black arrow appears.
3. Click and drag the object to the new location.
4. Let go of the mouse button when you are done.

Deleting a Text Box, Clip Art, Word Art or Autoshapes
1. Click on the object until hollow boxes appear around the object.
2. Push the delete key on the keyboard.

Oval and Rectangles
1. Click on the Oval or the Rectangle button on the Drawing Toolbar.
2. Your cursor will turn into a plus sign.
3. Click and Drag in the document to place the rectangle or oval.

Fill Color
1. Select the object that you want to fill with color. Click on it. 
2. Hollow boxes will appear around the object.
3. Click on the down arrow to the right of the paint can on the Drawing Toolbar. This is 
    the fill color button.
4. Select the color that you want by clicking on it.

1. Click on the object that you want to move.
2. Right click on the object.
3. Move your mouse down to order.
4. Move you mouse to the right and selct what you want to do by clicking on it.

1. Go to the top of your document and click in the top right hand corner.
2. Click on Spelling and Grammer button on the Standard Toolbar.
3. The Spelling and Grammer window will appear.
4. If the word is spelled correctly, click the Ignore button on the right.
5. If the word is spelled incorrectly, find the correct spelling in the suggestion box.
6. Click on the correct word and then click Change.
7. Continue until you are finished.
8. Click OK.

Insert a Table
1. Before you insert a table, if you are at the top of the page, hit enter a few times.
2. Move your cursor to the place where you want to place the table.
3. Click Table on the Menu Bar.
4. Click on Insert Table.
5. The "Insert Table" window will appear.
6. Select the number of columsn and rows that you would like by clicking on the up and 
    down arrows.
7. Click OK.
8. Type your text in each cell.

To Move Between Cells
1. Do not hit Enter to move between cells.
2. Use the arrow keys.

To Insert an Extra Row
1. Go to the last cell in the table.
2. Hit the tab key.
3. A new row will be inserted.

To Insert an Extra Column
1. It is very difficult to insert an extra column.
2. You are better off starting over.

To Delete a Row
1. Click in the row that you want to delete.
2. Click Table on the Menu bar.
3. Click on Delete Cells.
4. The Delete Cells window will appear.
5. Click Delete entire row.
6. Click OK.

Inserting Columns
1. Click Format on the menu bar.
2. Click on Columns
3. The Columns window will open.
4. Click the number of columns that you want.

Where Do You Want Them?
1. At the buttom of the Columns window, there are the words Apply to:
2. Click on the down arrow and select Whole document or This Point Forward.

Click OK

The Best Way to Put Text in Columns
1. Type every thing that you want in the first Column.
2. Click on the Show/Hide button on the Standard Toolbar.
3. Funny backwards P's will appear on your screen. Don't worry about it.
4. At the end of the text you typed in the first column, do the following....
5. Click Insert on the Menu Bar.
6. Click Break
7. The Break window will appear.
8. Under the word Insert click on Column Break.
9. Click OK.
10. If you need to go back and type more in the first column you can.
11. If you do not do the above steps, your text will move if you go back and type more 
      in the first column.
12. You can turn off the Show/Hide by clicking on the button on the Standard Toolbar.

1. Click Edit on the Menu Bar.
2. Click on Undo __________.
3. Continue to do this until you are back where you want to be.

1. Click on Format on the Menu Bar.
2. Click on Borders or Shading. The Borders and Shading Window will appear.
3. Click on the Tab that says Page Border.
4. Under the word Style, select one of the borders by clicking on it.
5. Click on the down arrow under the word width.
6. Select on one of the wider widths by clicking on it.
7. In the Apply window, make sure that it says Whole Document.
8. Click OK.
9. Click File on the Menu bar. Click on Print Preview. 
10. If it looks Ok. Click close.

If the page border does not look right
1. Follow steps 1-7 above.
2. Click on Options at the bottom right of the Shading Window.
3. The Shading and Border Options window will open.
4. Change the margins by clicking the up and down arrows beside the numbers.
5. You may want to click on the down arrow beside the Measure From box and change 
    toText. 
6. Click File on the Menu bar. Click on Print Preview. 
7. If it looks Ok. Click close.
8. If you are still not happy with it, repeat the above steps until it looks OK.

1. If all else fails, click Help on the Menu bar.
2. Click Contents and Index.
3. Click on theIndex Tab.
4. Under Number 1, type in what you are looking for.
5. Click Display.
6. Try it.

Saving your work
1. On the menu bar, click on File. Click on Save As:
2. There is a down arrow beside the Save In Box. Click on it
3. Find where you are saving your file
4. An Example would be 3 1/2 flopp.
5. Now go to the box that says “File Names”
6. Type a name for the file that you will remember.
7. Click Save.
8. If you are doing this a second time and it asks you to replace. Click OK or Yes.

At Edgewood Middle School
1. Go down to the “S” Drive. Click on it.
2. Find the folder that says 55. Click on it.
3. Find Q1. This stands for First Quarter. Click on it.
4. Find the period that you are in this class. Click on it.
5. Now go to the box that says “File Names”
6. Type Your First and Last Name and a name for the file you are working on.
7. Click Save.
8. If you are doing this a second time and it asks you to replace. Click OK or Yes.

Opening Your Document
1. Click File on the Menu Bar.
2. Click on Open.
3. The Open window will appear.
4. Click the down arrow beside the Look in box.
5. Locate the document that you want to open.
6. If it is in a folder you will have to click on that folder until you find it.
7. Click Open.

A New Document
1. You can start a new document in word without closing word.
2. Click File on the Menu bar.
3. Click New.

To see your old document if you didn't close it.....
1. Click on the bottom minimize button.
2. If you run your mouse over it, it will say minimize window not just minimize.

Print Preview
1. Always look at your document before you print it.
2. Click file on the menu bar.
3. Click Print Preview.
4. To avoid printing to many copies, DO NOT print from here. DO NOT click on the 
    print icon.

Printing
DO NOT CLICK  THE PRINT BUTTON ON THE STANDARD TOOLBAR
1. Click on file on the menu bar.
2. Click on print.
3. The Print window will open.
4. Click OK.
5. By following the above steps, you will avoid printing more than one copy.