Know more about MS Word
3. Word Processing
Aim: To create and edit a word document
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this unit, the pupil will be able to:
Open MS Word program
Close MS Word program
Edit a sentence using the Delete key
Use the Shift key
Use the Arrow keys
Select text using Arrow keys
Copy and paste text
Cut and paste text
Format text
Align text
How to open MS Word 2007?
1. I click on the Start button.
2. I click on All Programs.
3. I click on Microsoft Office.
4. I click on Microsoft Word 2007.
Microsoft Word 2007 opens as shown below.
How to close Microsoft word 2007?
I click on the Close button.
The Keyboard
Activity 1 :Typing text
The Delete Key
Activity 2: Using the Delete key
5. Now I type the letter t in capital.
6. I put the first letter of the other words in capital.
Activity 3: Using the Delete key
The Shift Key
Activity 4: Using the Shift key with other keys
1. I open Microsoft Word 2007.
2. I do the following actions on the computer.
3. I write the result in the table below.
Activity 5: Using the Shift key
1. I open Microsoft Word 2007
2. I type the following text:
Activity 6: Using the Shift key with other keys
Activity 7: Typing text
1. I open Microsoft Word 2007.
2. I type the following text:
Activity 8: Using Shift key to type capital letters
1. I open Microsoft Word 2007.
2. I carry out the following actions on the computer.
3. I write the result in the table below.
Activity 9: Using Shift key to type capital letters
1. I write the result for each action in the table below.
Activity 10: Typing text
1. I open Microsoft Word 2007.
2. I type the following text:
The Arrow Keys
Activity 11 : Using the Arrow keys
Activity 12: Editing text
How to select text?
Editing text using cut, copy and paste
Activity 13: Copying and Pasting text
Activity 14: Copying and Pasting text
Activity 15: Cutting and Pasting text
Activity 16: Cutting and Pasting text
Formatting text using font type, font size and font colour
Activity 17: Font Formatting
1. I open MS Word program.
2. I type the following text:
Little Sam is playing with a big blue ball.
Activity 18: Formatting Text
Formatting text using Bold Italic and Underline
Activity 19: Formatting Text
Activity 20: Formatting Text
2. I cut the word blue in the 1st sentence and paste it between the letter a and the word ruler in the 2nd sentence.
3. I copy the word small in the 1st sentence and paste it after the word the in the 3rd sentence.
4. I underline the word ruler in the 2nd sentence.
5. I put the word book in italics in the 1st sentence.
6. I apply bold to the word David in the 3rd sentence.
7. I change the font size of the word Amina from 20 to 26
8. I change the font colour of the word has to green in the 1st sentence.
9. I change the font of the word blue to Arial in the 2nd sentence.
Formatting text Alignment of text
Activity 21: Alignment of Text
1. I open Microsoft Word 2007.
2. I type the sentence below:
3. I select the sentence.
4. I click on 
5. I click on 
6. I click on 
Activity 21 : Formatting Text
2. I change the font size of the word big from 20 to 28.
3. I align the word up to the left.
4. I apply bold to the word thick.
5. I align the word down to the right.
6. I put the word thin in italics.
7. I underline the word under.
8. I change the font size of the word small from 20 to 14.
9. I change the font of the word over to Arial Black.
10. I align the word middle to the centre.
