Stage 2 Flashcards
Word processor
Technological medium that permits to create, edit and save documents.
Main elements of the word screen
Quick Access Toolbar: Area where you can personalize the most used command buttons.
Title bar: It shows the name of the file and the name of the application
File menu/File tab: It shows the backstage view.
Ribbon: You can unroll and roll placing the mouse. (Command buttons/Working groups)
Ruler: It shows the size of the tabulators, margins of the sheet and indents of the text.
Status bar: It shows the total of pages, the number of words, the user dictionary, the different view buttons, the level and the slide button of the zoom.
How does Word appear when you open it?
It is opened as a blank document and it is assigned the initial name of Document1.
How can you create a document?
Follow the sequence File menu – New. Click on Blank document.
How is used the ENTER key?
It is used to end a sentence and start a new paragraph.
What is the Insertion point?
The blinking bar that is advancing according to your writing.
What is the default font and size of letter?
Calibri font and size 11. Left side assignment
What is the zoom button?
It allows to change the size of the working area (75%)
What is the Show/Hide button used to?
It is used to observe the characters of spacing, row or tabulations.
How to save a document?
Follow the sequence File menu-Save As-Examine.
How to open a document?
Follow the sequence File Menu-Open-Examine. It is addressed the folder or place of the document. The file is selected in the textbox. Click on Open.
How can you select a text with the keyboard?
By using (Ctrl) + Shift + Any Arrow/End/Home/PgUp/PgDown.
How can you eliminate a text?
By using Backspace, Del or Ctrl + Backspace.
What does the Undo button allow us to do?
To cancel actions previously done.
How to copy and cut a text?
You can copy/cut by clicking on the Copy button/Cut button, placing the cursor where you want to duplicate and clicking on the Paste button.
What is the clipboard?
A briefcase that represents a temporary memory of the
cut or copied texts.
How to find and/or replace a word?
Click on Find and replace and type the word or phrase that is desired to find. Click on Replace and type the word that you want to replace.
How does the spelling check works?
It consists that the words of the text are written in a correct form. (Red underlined)
How does the grammar check works?
It verifies that the phrases are well articulated and with the correct punctuations. (Blue underlined)
How to navigate through the document?
By using the scrolling bars, arrows, home, end, page down and page up
What are the buttons found in the font?
Font, Font size, Font color, Text Highlight color, Strikethrough, Subscript, Superscript, Clear Formatting.
What are the buttons found in the paragraph?
Bullets, Numbering, Multilevel list, Increase and Decrease Indent, Align Text Left Right Center Justify, Line spacing, Shading, Borders, Sort, Show/Hide.
What is the function of the group buttons Style?
To establish predefined styles to texts.
What is a picture?
It is one of the elements that is used in a Word processor to complement visually the information used in the file.