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Second Grading Lecture 1
Getting Started in Word
When you open the Word application, you’re faced with a blank slate—a big white space, awaiting your text. This white area (also known as the document window) is surrounded by tools. You’ll find toolbars, menus, a task pane, a status bar, and lots of tools and features to empower you as you write your letter, memo, report—whatever it is you’re creating.
The blank page also contains a cursor, also known as an insertion point. Whenever the document is active, the cursor will be blinking, waiting for you to type. The fact that the cursor greets you when you open a new Word document is further proof that you don’t need to know much about Word to create a document. Just start typing at the cursor, and Word’s default settings for text handling and formatting will do much of the rest.
Working with Word Wrap
As you type your text, it’s important that you really just type. Don’t worry about your margins or press ENTER in anticipation of running into the right margin. Word will automatically flow your text from one line to the next, using a feature called word wrap. Word wrap only works if you let it. (more…)
