Computer

• Microsoft Word 2016


  A word processing application for creating documents containing text and graphics
• New features of Word 2016

  • Tell me search bar - a versatile tool to search functions and features
  • Smart lookup feature - designed to deliver useful information about content in our document
• Word 2016 launch and exit


  1. Click the start button, scroll down to W and click Word 2016

  2. Click the Word 2016 icon on the taskbar

  3. Type 'word' or 'word 2016' in the search windows bar, then click Word 2016
• Quick access toolbar


  • Used to access commonly used commands such as save, undo and redo
• File name


  Displays the name of the current document that we are editing
• Microsoft account


  Provides more convenient access or upload of files online
• Ribbon display options and windows buttons


  • Used to manage a ribbon and window
• Ribbon


  Houses all commands when using Word, has tabs containing the different commands arranged according to their functions
• Rulers


  Guides when positioning the elements in our document
• Insert point or cursor


  Directs the location where we type text or insert pictures
• Document


  Where we enter and exit our text and graphics
• Vertical scroll bar


  Used to scroll up or down of our document
• Status bar


  Contains information about the current document such as the page number and word count, has three different document views (read mode, print layout and web layout), the slider is useful to zoom in or zoom out the current document
• Saving a document


  When saving for the first time, we will be asked to enter the file name and choose the location where we want to place it
• Productivity software


  A tool necessary to produce information, can be proprietary or open source
• OneDrive


  A cloud-based service for Microsoft that allows us to store and access our files and work collaboratively with others
• Real-time collaboration


  • Possible on shared documents, documents can be shared for others to access using OneDrive or Word through a link
• Comments


  Allow us to communicate our suggestions to improve that document
• Types of lists


  • Numbered
  • Bulleted
• Fonts


  Influence the readers as they go through a document, the font types are sans serif, serif and decorative
• Format painter


  Allows to copy format of text and apply them to other text
• Paragraph alignment, indention and spaces

  Affect the reading experience of the readers
• Headers and footers


  Organize the document due to information they contain
• Citations and bibliographies


  Add credibility to a document
• Categories of shapes

  • Recently used shapes
  • Lines
  • Rectangles
  • Basic shapes
  • Block arrows
  • Equation shapes
  • Flowcharts
  • Stars and banners
  • Callouts