Sultan Qaboos University

Collage of Education

Instructional &Learning
Learning Technologies Department

(Distance Material)

Done by: Laila Ali Said Al

Al-Tobi

ID: 68711

Oct 2010

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Table of Content

1. Overview.............................................................. 3

2. Objectives and Steps …………………………………………. 4

3. Resources ………………………………………………………….. 5

4. How to Open Microsoft Word ……………………………. 6

5. Microsoft Word Interface …………………………………… 7-8

6. Writing in Microsoft Word ………………………………….. 9

7. Format text in Microsoft Word ………………………….. 10

8. Inserting Pictures in Microsoft Word …………………. 11

9. Copy and Cut Features ………………………………………… 12

10. Feedback ……………………………………………………………. 13-15

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Microsoft Office Word

Overview
This course includes Word Processing Program for grade 5. In this unit students will learn
how to open the program, Microsoft Word interface and writing short paragraph. Also,
formatting and editing a text will be mentioned.

In addition, there is an activity in each section of the guide has its own activity which you
should practice and you will have the feedback for each activity at the end of this guide.

This guide has information, examples and activities for each section. The
following icons show what is mean:

Example

Activities

Feedback

Assignment

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Objectives
After completing this unit, you will be able to:

1. Open Microsoft Word Program from start icon.

2. Name the components on Word program interface using the numbers on the shortcut
of the program screen.
3. Write small paragraph in the Word program (about 3 lines) using previous knowledge in
keyboarding.
4. Format a text with different icons such as alignment, color and bold.
5. Edit a text by inserting pictures form file and clip art.
6. Examine cut and copy feature.
7. Appraise Word program features.

Objective
1. Open Microsoft Word Program from start
icon.
2. Name the components on Word program
interface using the numbers on the
shortcut of the program screen.
3. Compose a small paragraph in the Word
program (about 3 lines) using previous
knowledge in keyboarding.
4. Format a text with different icons such as
alignment, color and bold.
Steps
· Click on start icon.
· Choose programs.
· Select Microsoft Office.
· Choose Microsoft Office Word.
· Show the interface of Word Program with
its components.
· Matching task of Word components.
· Provide a short paragraph in Word
processing.
· Student will write the same paragraph.
· Format the previous paragraph with a
table of some formatting icons.
· Student will explore other features to
format his paragraph as sample.

5. Edit a text by inserting pictures form file
and clip art.
6. Examine the difference between cut and
copy feature.
7. Appraise Word program features.
· Show the steps of inserting picture from a
file.
· Student will explore (Clip Art) option with
some hints.
· Provide short scenario about copy option
then show student how to copy a text.
· Ask student to find what the deference
between copy and cut.
· Ask student to write short paragraph from
his own choice.

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Resources
This may include an interactive printed material. Also, for sure, student will need PC and

Microsoft Office Package.

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1. How to Open Microsoft Word Program

Microsoft Word Program is one of the Word Processing Programs. This program allows you
to write documents such as reports and letters. It gives you the opportunity to edit and format
documents. So, let’s start with Microsoft Word Program.

In order to open Microsoft Word program, you should do the following steps:

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1. Click on start.
2. Choose All Programs.
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3. Click on Microsoft Office.
4. Choose Microsoft Office Word 2007.
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Activity 1:

In your own computer, open Microsoft Word Program

Program.

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2. Microsoft Word Interface

The picture bellow shows the components of Microsoft Word interface. Focus on each
component because you will need them while you are using Word program.

Title bar
Menu
bar Toolbar
Horizontal
rule

Vertical
rule Work
Work
space
Space

Scroll bar

Info bar

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Activity 2:

Now try to mach each number with appropriate component.

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3
4

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A. ( ) Info bar. E. ( ) Work space.

B. ( ) Tool bar. F. ( ) Vertical Rule.
C. ( ) Scroll bar. G. ( ) Menu bar.
D. ( ) Title bar. H. ( ) Horizontal rule.

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3. Writing in Microsoft Word

To start witting in Microsoft Word you should click on work space. Then try to type the title
in the first line as shown bellow. Then try to type the paragraph as in the sample.

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word belongs to Microsoft Office package. It includes

different programs that are very important and provide different
features for the user.

Note: Make use of the following tasks in Activity 3.

Activity 3:

Try to press the following and explore what will happen:

1. Press Shift + Alt from the left side of your keyboard.

2. Press Shift + Alt from the right side of your keyboard.
3. Press Enter.

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4. Format Text in Microsoft Word

After you have wrote the short paragraph, you need now to format it as in the sample
bellow. In order to format any text in Microsoft Word you need to highlight it first and then do
your formatting. The following table will display some icons and their function in formatting
text.

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icon function
(1) Align text to center.
(2) Change font size.
(3) Change font color.
(4) Change font face.

Activity 4:

Try to explore other icons in the toolbox in order to be able to

format the paragraph as shown.

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word belongs to Microsoft Office package

package. It
includes different programs that are very important and
provide different features for the user.

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5. Inserting Picture in Microsoft Word

It’s nice to provide a picture support the text. It makes the context meaningful esp
especially
ecially for
the visual people. In order to insert a picture in Microsoft Word, you need to click on ((Insert
Insert) on
the main Menu. Then you choose the icon ((Picture). ). After that, you choose any picture that
you want from your computer to be inserted in the file. Press ((Ok) to conform.

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word belongs to Microsoft Office package. It

includes different programs that are very important and
provide different features for the user.

Activity 5:

With the same way you insert a picture from insert menu, try to
insert a Clip Art.

Note: Click on Organize clips at the button. Then choose from the
categories by double click then copy and paste.

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6. Copy and Cut Feature

Now you wrote and formatted the paragraph. What if you need to write the same word in
many different places? Should you write it each time?

Microsoft Word has a great feature that help you to redundant the text as many as you wish
by a mouse click. So, if you want to copy a text you should highlight it. Then with right click on
the mouse you choose the option copy
copy. After that, you paste it in desired place by rightt click of
the mouse.
Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word belongs to Microsoft Office package. It

includes different programs that are very important and
provide different features for the user.

User

Activity 6:

1. .Copy the word user and aligned it to the right as shown.

2. Then try the option cut and see what the difference is.

Assignment:

Write a document from your own choice and make different

formats you need. Also, make a use of copy and cut feature when
needed. Support your document with one or more pictures.

Note: Try to choose a topic that you need in your real life and
appraise the features of Microsoft Word.

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Feedback

Activity 1:

Follow the following steps to open the program:

1. Click Start.
2. Choose All Programs..
3. Click on Microsoft Office
Office.
4. Choose Microsoft Office Word 2007.

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Activity 2:

A. (7) Info bar. E. (8) Work space.

B. (3) Tool bar. F. (5) Vertical Rule.

C. (6) Scroll bar. G. (2) Menu bar.

D. (1) Title bar. H. (4) Horizontal rule.

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Activity 3:

I hope you explored the functions and found them as the

following:

1. Shift + Alt (left)) = change language from Arabic to

English.
2. Press Shift + Alt (right
right) = change language from English
to Arabic.
3. Press Enter = New line.

Activity 4:

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I think you get the answer and use the right icons like
following:

icon function
(1) Make text Bold.
(2) Make text underlined.
(3) Make text Italic.
(4) Left and right alignment.

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Activity 5:

Choose a
Click
category Organize clips
then double
click on it.

Right click with

mouse. Then copy
and paste on the
document.
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Activity 6:

1. To copy (user) you need to highlight the word (user).

Then in a new line paste it with right click of the mouse.
After that, you highlight the second (user) and aligned it
to the right.
2. The different between copy and cut is that:
Ø Copy: to make ke another copy of the same text without
changing the original text.
Ø Cut:: to remove the text from the original place to
another place.

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