Benefits of Using Microsoft Word in Education

2. BENEFITS AND USES OF MICROSOFT WORD IN
EDUCATION
BY : Javeria Azam
Roll No : 13144

3. INTRODUCTION
• Application program
• First introduced in 1981 …WYSIWYG word processor what
you see is what you get .
• Then word 1.0 in 1983 was introduced which was designed for
MS-DOS .
• Now latest version is Word 360 packaged in OFFICE 360

4. BENEFITS AND USES OF MICROSOFT
WORD FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE
• In education Microsoft word is helpful for
• Students
• Teachers
• Learning process.

5. BENEFITS AND USES OF MICROSOFT WORD
FOR STUDENTS.
• Extreme Availability
Available almost where student is present
Home personal computer
Laptop
School labs
Smart phones
• Spell Checking.
Students can easily check spelling and grammar of written content using “spelling and
grammar” feature in Review Tab.
• Print preview

6. ADD VISUAL EFFECTS TO TEXT.
• With Word, students can apply formatting effects such as
• shadow,
• bevel,
• glow,
• and reflection
• to their document text as easily as applying Bold ,Italic ,Underline
, Highlight. Students can spell-check text that uses visual effects, and
add text effects to paragraph styles. Many of the same effects used for
images are now available to both text and shapes, enabling students to
seamlessly coordinate all of their content.
• Text> outline > shape effect> bevel
• Select picture >picture tools > picture effect>Bevel

7. TURN TEXT INTO COMPELLING DIAGRAMS
• Word offers students more options to add visual impact to their documents.
Choose from dozens of additional SmartArt® Graphics to build impressive
diagrams just by typing a bulleted list. Select from Insert Tab and Use
SmartArt to transform basic, bullet-point text into compelling visuals that
better illustrate their ideas.
• Insert tab> smart art > hierarchy> if ad extra tab > ctrl + C > Paste> click
>SmartArt tools> layout
PRIMARY
MEMORY
RAM
D RAM S RAM
ROM
P ROM EP ROM EEP ROM

8. CHARTS, GRAPHS AND SYMBOLS.
• Students can use charts, graphs and symbols to furnish their assignments or
documents.
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Chart Title
QUIZ ASSIGNMENT PRESENATTION

9. RECOVER WORK YOUR THOUGHT WAS LOST.
• After working on that document for a while, did students accidentally close it without
saving? No problem. Word 2010 lets everyone recover draft versions of recently edited
files as easily as opening any file, even if students never saved the document
SECURITY
• Word secure documents with password and Protect Document
feature from File or Office Button tab

10. BENEFITS AND USES OF MICROSOFT WORD FOR
TEACHERS
• Lesson Planning
• Teachers can use incredible features of Microsoft word for making Lesson Plans.
Reflective Diary.
• Using Microsoft word, teachers can make a reflective diary of the classroom daily
proceedings. it can cover students’ performance either curricular or extra/curricular,
attendance compilations, Quizzes dates and other work.
Certificates.
• Microsoft word is helpful in making all kinds of certificates.

11. ….Contd
Tests
• One of the most important task Microsoft word can do for
teachers is to write test and print it out. In the same way,
Microsoft word can also be used to compile results in
collaboration with Microsoft Excel.
• Microsoft word provides lots of features some of them are
written below
• Educational letters.
• Educational broachers.
• Templates.
• Quizzes.
• Copies can easily be made, which saves on printing and it is
much easier to do.

12. References
• https://www.paceinstitute.lk/blog/learn-ms-word.html
• http://www.klientsolutech.com/top-10-most-powerful-
uses-of-microsoft-word/
• Microsoft Office Word 2010 Manual

13. Thank You
Questions or comments are welcome