The document outlines the module objectives for Word 2016, which include understanding word processing software, exploring the Word window, starting and saving documents, selecting and formatting text, using document templates, and navigating documents. The module contains 27 slides that provide instruction on the features and functions of Word 2016 through explanations, screenshots and examples.

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Word 2016 Module 1
Creating Documents with Word 2016

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• Understand word processing software
• Explore the Word window
• Start a document
• Save a document
• Select text
• Format text using the Mini toolbar and the Ribbon
• Use a document template
• Navigate a document
Module Objectives
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• A word processing program is software that allows you to enter, edit, and
format text and graphics
• The files you create using Word are called documents
Understand Word Processing Software (Slide 1 of 3)
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Understand Word Processing Software (Slide 2 of 3)
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• A report created using Word

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• Plan a document before you create it
• The purpose of and audience for a document determine its design
Understand Word Processing Software (Slide 3 of 3)
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• The Word program window opens and displays a blank document in
Print Layout view
Explore the Word Window (Slide 1 of 7)
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• The insertion point indicates where text appears when you type
• The mouse pointer changes shape depending on its location in the
Word program window
• Each pointer is used for a different purpose
• A Screen Tip appears when you point to a button or element in the
Word program window
Explore the Word Window (Slide 2 of 7)
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• Quick Access toolbar contains frequently used commands and is
customizable
• The Ribbon Display Options button hides or shows the Ribbon and
tabs, the resizing buttons, and the program.
• The Ribbon contains tabs
• Tabs include buttons for commands related to editing and
formatting documents
• Commands are organized in groups
Explore the Word Window (Slide 3 of 7)
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• The Word program window
• Title bar displays the program and document names
• File tab provides access to Backstage view, which contains commands
related to managing and sharing documents:
-Create, open, save, and print a document
-Share a document
-Access Word Options dialog box
• The Tell Me box is used to find a command or access the Word Help
system
• The Share button saves a document to the Cloud
Explore the Word Window (Slide 4 of 7)
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• The Word program window (cont.)
• Document window displays the current document
• Rulers show margin, tab, and indent settings
• Scroll bars are used to display different parts of the document in the document
window
Explore the Word Window (Slide 5 of 7)
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• The Word program window (cont.)
• Status bar shows page information, the location of the insertion point, and the
on/off status of several Word features
• Status bar includes:
- View buttons
- Zoom level button and Zoom slider
Explore the Word Window (Slide 6 of 7)
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Explore the Word Window (Slide 7 of 7)
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• Common mouse pointers in Word

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• Begin a new document by typing in a blank document in the
document window
• Memo text in a document window
Start a Document (Slide 1 of 2)
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• Automatic features that appear as you type in Word
Start a Document (Slide 2 of 2)
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• To store a document permanently, you must save it as a file
• When you save a file you give it a name, called a filename, and indicate the
location to store the file
• Saving a file allows you to close the file and open it later for editing or
printing
Save a Document (Slide 1 of 3)
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• Save a file for the first time using the Save button on the Quick Access
toolbar or the Save command on the File tab
• Assign a filename and a file location to a document using the Save As dialog
box
Save a Document (Slide 2 of 3)
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• Save As dialog box buttons
Save a Document (Slide 3 of 3)
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• Text selected in the memo
Select Text (Slide 1 of 2)
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• Methods for selecting text
Select Text (Slide 2 of 2)
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• Includes the most commonly used text and paragraph formatting
commands
• Mini toolbar
Format Text Using the Mini Toolbar and the Ribbon (Slide 1 of 2)
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• Buttons on the Mini toolbar
Format Text Using the Mini Toolbar and the Ribbon (Slide 2 of 2)
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• A template helps you create a formatted document quickly
• A template is a formatted document that contains placeholder text
• You replace the placeholder text with your own text and save the file with a new
filename
• Word includes templates for faxes, letters, reports, brochures, and other types of
documents
Use a Document Template (Slide 1 of 3)
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• New screen in Backstage view
Use a Document Template (Slide 2 of 3)
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• Using the Undo, Redo, and Repeat commands
• Reverse the last action with the Undo button
• Restore a change that you reversed with the Redo button
• Repeat a change with the Repeat command on the Edit menu
Use a Document Template (Slide 3 of 3)
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• Word Zoom feature
• Enlarge document for a close-up view
• Reduce document for an overview of the layout
• Use tools in the Zoom group on the View tab
Navigate a Document (Slide 1 of 3)
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• Replacement text and the Zoom slider
Navigate a Document (Slide 2 of 3)
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• Using Word document views
• Print Layout view
• Read Mode view
• Web Layout view
• Outline view
• Draft view
Navigate a Document (Slide 3 of 3)
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