
The Insert Tab/Ribbon (below) has logical items that you would insert into a document – Shapes, Pages, Tables, Illustrations, Links, Headers/Footers, Text and Symbols. Other Tabs/Ribbons The other Tabs/Ribbons contain their own Groups – associated with that Tab. When you highlight a paragraph and move the cursor over the choices in the Styles group, the entire paragraph changes to that Style! (Note: If you try using another style set in your document and you want to return to your custom default setting, click Change Styles in the Styles group, point to Style Sets, and then click Reset to Quick Styles from Template.) 3) In the Styles group, click Change Styles, and then click Set as Default. 2) Point to Style Set, and click Word 2003. To set the default to single-spacing for all new documents 1) On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles. You can select a Quick Style set to change line spacing for an entire document and before/after a paragraph or use the line spacing option in the Paragraph Group. The default spacing for Word 2007 is 1.15 between lines and a blank line between paragraphs. The Paragraph tab includes line spacing options. Paragraph The Paragraph menu screen appears when you click the Open Group arrow to the right of the Paragraph Group. When you move our cursor over the toolbar, it is ready for you to use to modify our text. When you’re working with text and fonts and highlight the text - a Select Text Mini Toolbar appears! When you pause your cursor over highlighted text, a “shadow like” toolbar appears. Select Text Mini Toolbar “Pop up” type mini toolbars appear throughout 2010 Office. If you want to see all the font features, click the Open Group arrow to the right of Font. The Paragraph group contains tasks that relate to how your paragraph will look, such as line spacing, bullets, indenting, and text positioning. For example, the Font group on the Home ribbon includes font type, size, color and special effects like bold, underline, and italics. Groups Each group contains similar tasks. Right click on the ribbon for the Customize The Ribbon option. The ribbon can be customized to add/ remove features. The Home Ribbon for Word 2010 looks like the image below. Tabs/Ribbons - Tabs are similar to the drop down menu choices in previous versions of Office.

Ribbons stretch across the top of your application screen with features to assist you as you click the Ribbon Tabs. To remove buttons from the Quick Access Toolbar just RIGHT click on the button you desire to remove and choose Remove from Quick Access Toolbar. For example, to add an Insert Picture button from the Insert Ribbon, click the Insert Tab and then RIGHT click the Insert Picture button. You can customize this toolbar by adding and removing options using the dropdown Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu or right clicking on the ribbon task. Quick Access Toolbar (Upper left corner) –contains several of the most used buttons in Office applications – Save, Undo, Redo, Print and Print Preview.
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To learn more how to automatically save and recover Office files, see the Help and enter a search term like “autosave” or “auto recovery”.

However, there may be occasions such as a power outage or a problem with the Office program when that would not be possible. Manually saving your files is the best way to protect your work. Office 2010 has a new feature on Word, Excel and PowerPoint for AutoRecover (autosave) documents. The preview pane gives you additional information about the document. Getting to Know the Tabs and Ribbons: File – Contains commands for working with a file such as save routines, your recent file list, print, help and information about your document. The Microsoft Office Screen – File, Ribbons, Tab and Group examples. (When you need to click a mouse button, it will mean to click the left mouse button – unless otherwise indicated.) Or, click the button, in the lower left corner of the screen, then click All Programs, move the cursor over Microsoft Office and select the application you desire. To open an application, double-click on your desktop or taskbar icon. Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010 Introduction Microsoft Office Word is a word-processing program that gives you the ability to create a wide variety of documents - letters, posters, charts, newsletters, envelop labels, and more! The Quick Access Toolbar, Ribbons, Tabs and Groups – provide access to common features of Word and other applications. (The following document based on Word 2007 from Microsoft - Lynchburg College Office Tutorial) Location: Central Library, Technology Room Visit Schenectady County Public Library at
