Fordham IT Instructional Technology Academic Computing: Faculty Technology Center
Outline

Resources

Navigation

Office Button

Quick Access Toolbar

Ribbon:
Home, Insert, Page Layout, References/Mailings/Review, View, Acrobat

Additional Tips
Resources
My bookmarks on using Word2007
(including the link to this presentation online)




www.delicious.com/krillion/word*
Navigation
Office Button:
The Ribbon:
Commands are organized by groups within tabs on the Ribbon
Groups within the ribbon include:




        Home, Insert, Page Layout, Reference, Mailings, Review, View
Quick Access Toolbar:
Commands that are always available
regardless of which tab is open
Status Bar   Zoom Slider
Office Button
Contains many of the commands previously found under “File”
“Save As”




            .doc files can be opened by Word 2003 and Word 2007



            .docx files can only be opened by Word 2007
To set the default “Save” option:



1. Click on the Office Button
2. Click on the “Save Menu”
3. Click on “Word Options”




                                    3. From the drop down menu for
                                       “Save files in the format:”
                                       select “Word 97-2003 Document “(*.doc)”
                                    4. Click “Ok” to save changes
File Shortcuts
Quick Access Toolbar
Click the drop down button next to the Quick Access Toolbar add/remove commands
Ribbon Menus
Home
                   Increase/Decrease Font




                                            Styles



Hovering Toolbar
Edit Shortcuts
Format Shortcuts
Insert

Table    Picture       SmartArt




         Headers/Footers          Math Editor
Insert Shortcuts
Page Layout

      Themes   Watermark
References/Mailings/Review

                                                                Endnote,
                                                                   Tracking Changes,
                                                                            Mail Merge




 Go to www.fordham.edu/training for the schedule of courses on these topics
Tools Shortcuts
View

       Ruler




               Windows
View Shortcuts
Window Shortcuts
Acrobat




  Create PDF
Additional Tips
Templates

1. Click on the Office Button
2. Click “New”
More tips

If you do not have Adobe 9 professional installed on your machine,
     you can still save documents as a PDFby installing an add-in from Microsoft:
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en




Press the “Alt” key to see keyboard shortcuts


Formatting:
    Red: a potential spelling error
    Green: a potential grammar error
    Blue: formatting inconsistencies
To turn off the “squiggles”:
   1.   Click on the Office Button
   2.   Click “Word Options”
   3.   Click the “Advanced” menu
   4.   In the “Editing Options” sections, clear the “Mark Formatting Inconsistencies” check box
   5.   Click “Ok”
Common Shortcuts




For additional shortcuts (in a printable PDF form):
http://shortcutmania.com/Microsoft-Word-2007-Keyboard-Shortcuts.pdf
Keyboard Shortcuts via:
         http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9011145/Word_2007_Cheat_Sheet_Quick_Reference_Charts




         Additional Resources (including link to short survey):
         www.delicious.com/krillion/word*




Fordham IT Instructional Technology Academic Computing: Faculty Technology Center       ©2010 Fordham University
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Word 2007 Presentation