Microsoft Word Basics:Word 2007 Changes,

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Document Views in WordObjectives:

The Student will:1. Understand Office 2007 and the changes from previous

versions.2. Understand the different views in Word and when to use

them.3. Navigate around a word document using different

means.

Changes in Office 2007If you haven’t used Office 2007, there are

some changes from previous versions.Missing file menu

Note the file menu returns in Office 2010.Menu’s and toolbars have been replaced by a

“ribbon”

Changes in Office 2007 – File MenuThe File menu has been

replaced with the Microsoft Office Button.When you click the

Microsoft Office Button, you see the same basic commands that were found under the File menu in previous versions of Microsoft Office to open, save, and print your file.

Word OptionsThe program’s

Options are also found under the Microsoft Office Button. This command used to be under Tools, and Options in previous versions.

Word RibbonThe menus and toolbars have been replaced with

the Ribbon.

The Ribbon is designed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task. Commands are organized in logical groups, which are collected together under Tabs. Each Tab relates to a type of activity, such as writing or laying out a page. To reduce clutter, some Tabs are shown only when needed.

What’s on the Word RibbonThere are three basic components to the

Ribbon:1. Tabs sit across the top of the Ribbon. Each one

represents the tasks you do in a given program.2. Groups are sets of related commands, displayed

on Tabs. They pull together all the commands you're likely to need for a type of task, and they remain on display and readily available, giving you rich visual aids.

3. Commands are arranged in groups. A command can be a button, a menu, or a box where you enter information.1

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Where are the rest of the commands?Commands are organized by how they are

used. Microsoft found that people using Microsoft Office favor a core set of commands, which they tend to use over and over. Those core commands are now the most prominent.

When you see a small arrow in the lower-right corner of a group, it means there are more options available for the group. Click the arrow (called the Dialog Box Launcher), and you'll see a dialog box or a task pane with more commands.Dialog Boxes are very similar to those in

previous versions.

Document Views in WordDepending on what you are

doing, you will need a different view of your document. You can switch views using the Tabs.

Click on View tab and you will find buttons for four views. Print LayoutFull Screen ReadingWeb LayoutOutline Draft

There are also buttons at the bottom right to change the view

Document Views in WordPrint Layout:

Document Views in WordFull Screen Reading:

Document Views in WordWeb Layout:

Document Views in WordOutline:

Document Views in WordDraft:

Document Views in WordPrint Preview: Though it is not on the View tab,

Print Preview is a very important view. It displays exactly how the document will look after being printed. You can display several pages at a time to check the headers and footers and how the document flows from page to page.

Document Views in WordSplit: This view shows two parts of the same

document at once. To create a split, point with the mouse pointer to the split box at the top of the scrollbar.

The pointer changes to a resize shape . Drag downward and the document window splits horizontally. Each section has its own scrollbar. You can even use a different style view for each split.

Navigating around a Word DocScrollbars were invented to move the document

within the window. You click the single scroll arrows to move one line at a time.

Drag the scroll box   to move longer distances at a time. The scroll box is proportional in most programs. That means that its size shows you how much of the document is showing on the screen at a time.

As you drag the scroll box, a popup tip shows where you are in the document. It gives the page number and  the current heading, if you used heading paragraph styles. (A good reason to learn to use paragraph styles!)

Navigating around a Word DocThe Browse Objects button has been added

at the bottom of the vertical scrollbar, between the double arrows. The default setting is to Browse by Page. Clicking a button with two arrows moves the document view to the next page. The double arrows are black when this is the current setting.

You can change this behavior by choosing a different object to browse.

Clicking   the Browse Objects button displays your choices of what to browse. The popup shows the choices (reading from right to left) : page, section, comment, footnote, endnote, field, table, graphic, heading, edits.

The arrows will turn blue if you choose anything besides page.

Navigating around a Word DocThe Document Map

button opens a left pane which shows your headings in an outline format.  Click on a heading to move to that point in the document. You must have used heading paragraph styles.

Navigating around a Word DocKeystrokes and key combinations can also move

you quickly around your document. The + between two keys means to hold down the first while pressing the second.Key(s): To Move:

HOME beginning of line

END end of line

CTRL + HOME beginning of document

CTRL + END moves to end of document

left or right arrow one character left/right

up or down arrow one line up/down

Navigating around a Word DocKeystrokes and key combinations can also move

you quickly around your document. The + between two keys means to hold down the first while pressing the second.Key(s): To Move:CTRL + left or right arrow beginning of next word in direction of

arrowCTRL + up or down arrow beginning of next paragraph in direction

of arrowPAGE UP up one screen (scrolling)PAGE DOWN down one screen (scrolling)CTRL + PAGE UP top of next pageCTRL + PAGE DOWN bottom of next page

SummaryOffice 2007 has introduced the Ribbon as a

way of organizing commands. Word has different “Views”

Some views display the graphics and tables where they will ultimately be, but some don’t.

Choose the view that matches your need.There are keyboard shortcuts for many Word

commands.If you learn to use the keyboard shortcuts you

will not have to keep moving your hand to the mouse.

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