Activity 1

Entering and Formatting Text

Understanding WORD

What is Word?

Word is a word processing program that lets you create document such as
letters, reports, manuals and newsletters.

Word can help you efficiently work with text in a document. You can
edit text, rearrange paragraphs and check spelling errors.

There are many formatting features available in Word that you can use to
change the appearance of a document. You can use various fonts, center text
and add page numbers to a document. you can also enhance a document by
adding a graphic or creating a table to neatly display information.

Words Mail Merge feature allows you to produce a personalized letter for each person
on a mailing list

Entering Text

Word allows you to type text into your document quickly and easily.

When the text are typing reaches the end of the line, Word automatically warps the text
to the next line. You only need to press Enter key when you want to start a line or paragraph.

As you type, Word automatically checks your document for spelling and grammar errors
and underlines any error that are found. Word also corrects hundreds of common typing,
spelling and grammar errors for you. For example, Word automatically replaces instead as
you type.

Words Auto Text feature help you quickly enter common works and phrases in your
document. for example, you can quickly enter greetings, such as To It May Concern:. You can
also quickly enter the days of the week or months of the year.