PowerPoint for Introduction to Office 2010
- 1. Chapter 1 Getting Started with Office 2010
- 2. Getting Started with Office 2010 Skill 1.1 Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 Skill 1.2 Getting to know the Office 2010 User Interface Skill 1.3 Opening Files Skill 1.4 Creating New Files Skill 1.5 Saving Files Skill 1.6 Checking Spelling Skill 1.7 Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Skill 1.8 Using Undo and Redo Skill 1.9 Previewing and Printing Skill 1.10 Checking for Compatibility Skill 1.11 Using the Status Bar Skill 1.12 Using Help Skill 1.13 Closing Files and Exiting the Application 1-
- 3. Office Skill 1.1 Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft Office 2010 is a collection of business productivity applications (computer programs designed to make you more productive at work, school, and home). The most popular Office applications are: Microsoft Word – a word processing program Microsoft Excel – a spreadsheet program Microsoft PowerPoint – a presentation program Microsoft Access – a database program 1-
- 4. Microsoft Word Word processing software: Offers more powerful formatting and design tools. Allows you to create complex documents including reports, resumes, brochures, and newsletters. 1-
- 5. Microsoft Excel Originally viewed as electronic versions of an accountant’s ledger. Today’s spreadsheet applications : Can do much more than just calculate numbers. Include powerful charting and data analysis features. Can be used for everything from personal budgets to calculating loan payments. 1-
- 6. Microsoft PowerPoint PowerPoint applications enable you to create robust, multimedia presentations. A presentation consists of a series of electronic slides. Each slide contains content, including text, images, charts, and other objects. You can add multimedia elements to slides, including animations, audio, and video. 1-
- 7. Microsoft Access Database applications allow you to organize and manipulate large amounts of data. Databases that allow you to relate tables and databases to one another are referred to as relational databases. A database user usually sees only one aspect of the database – a form . Database forms use a graphical interface to allow a user to enter record data. 1-
- 8. Open One of the Office Applications To open one of the Office applications: Click the Windows Start button (located in the lower left corner of your computer screen). Click All Programs . Click the Microsoft Office folder. Click the application you want to open. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint open a new blank file automatically . Access opens to Backstage™ view , where you are asked to give the database a file name first. 1-
- 9. Popular Versions of Microsoft Office 1-
- 10. Instant Search Box A shortcut for starting one of the Office applications is to type the application name in the Instant Search box at the bottom of the Start menu: Click the Start button . In the Instant Search box, type Access , Excel , PowerPoint , or Word , and then press . The application will open a new blank file. 1-
- 11. Office Skill 1.2 Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface The Ribbon Each tab organizes commands further into related groups . Contextual tabs contain commands specific to the type of object selected and are visible when useful. Each application includes a Home tab that contains its most commonly used commands. The File tab opens the Microsoft Office Backstage™ view , allowing you to access the commands for managing and protecting your files. 1-
- 12. Minimize the Ribbon If you need more space for your document, you can minimize the Ribbon by clicking the Minimize the Ribbon button in the upper-right corner of the Ribbon (or press ). When the Ribbon is minimized, the tab names appear along the top of the window. When you click a tab name, the Ribbon appears. After you select a command or click away from the Ribbon, the Ribbon hides again. To redisplay the Ribbon permanently, click the Expand the Ribbon button in the upper-right corner of the window. Double-click the active tab to hide or display the Ribbon. 1-
- 13. Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that you press to execute a command. Some keyboard shortcuts refer to F keys or function keys. These are the keys that run across the top of the keyboard. Pressing these keys will execute specific commands. Many of the keyboard shortcuts are universal across applications – all applications, not just Microsoft Office applications. Some examples of universal shortcut keys are listed in the adjacent figure. 1-
- 14. Shortcut Menus Shortcut menus are menus of commands that display when you right-click an area of the application window. The area or object you right-click determines which menu appears. Right-click in a paragraph to see a shortcut menu of commands for working with text. Right-click an image to see a shortcut menu of commands for working with images. 1-
- 15. Quick Access Toolbar To modify the Quick Access Toolbar: Click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button located on the right side of the Quick Access Toolbar. Options with check marks next to them are already displayed on the toolbar. Options with no check mark are not currently displayed. Click an option to add it to or remove it from the Quick Access Toolbar. 1-
- 16. Single Mouse Click Print If you want to be able to print with a single mouse click, add the Quick Print button to the Quick Access Toolbar. If you do not need to change any print settings, this is by far the easiest method to print a file because it doesn’t require opening Backstage view first. 1-
- 17. The Mini Toolbar The Mini toolbar gives you access to common tools for working with text. When you select text and then rest your mouse over the text, the Mini toolbar fades in. You can then click a button to change the selected text just as you would on the Ribbon. 1-
- 18. The Mini Toolbar To display the Mini toolbar, you can also right-click the text. The Mini toolbar appears above the shortcut menu. 1-
- 19. Enhanced ScreenTips A ScreenTip is a small information box that displays the name of the command when you rest your mouse over a button on the Ribbon. An Enhanced ScreenTip displays not only the name of the command, but also the keyboard shortcut (if there is one) and a short description of what the button does and when it is used. 1-
- 20. Using Live Preview Font Formatting — font, font size, text highlight color, font color Paragraph Formatting —numbering, bullets, shading Quick Styles and Themes Table Formatting —table style, shading Picture Formatting —color & correction options, picture style, border, effects, positioning, brightness, contrast SmartArt — layout, style, color Shape Styles — border, shading, effects 1-
- 21. The Options Dialog Click the File tab to open Backstage view. Click Options. Make the changes you want, and then click OK to save your changes. Check or uncheck Show Mini toolbar on selection to control whether or not the Mini toolbar appears when you hover over selected text. Check or uncheck Enable Live Preview to turn the live preview feature on or off. 1-
- 22. Office Skill 1.3 Opening Files To open an existing file: Click the File tab to open Backstage view. Click Open. The Open dialog box appears. If necessary, navigate to find the folder location where the file you want is stored. Select the file name in the large list box. Click the Open button in the dialog box. 1-
- 23. Find Recent Files You can find files that you have recently worked on. Click the File tab to open Backstage view. Click Recent. The Recent Files list shows the most recent files you have worked on. Click a file name to open it. If you don’t see the file you need in the Recent Files list, you can use the Recent Places list to browse to a specific folder. Click a folder in the Recent Places list. 1- Recent Files list
- 24. Open Dialog Box To open the Open dialog box, you can also press on the keyboard. To open the file from within the Open dialog box, you can also Press the key once you have typed or selected a file name. Double-click the file name. 1- Open dialog box
- 25. Office Skill 1.4 Creating New Files To create a new blank file: Click the File tab to open Backstage view. Click New. Under the Home section, the Blank option is selected by default. To create a new blank document, workbook, or presentation, simply click the Create button beneath the preview of the blank file. In Access, you will need to enter a file name for the new database before clicking Create. 1-
- 26. Create New File From Template To create a new file from a template: Click the File tab to open Backstage view. Click New. The right pane is labeled Available Templates. The Blank option is considered a template. The Home section gives access to templates located on your computer. The Office.com section gives access to templates on Office.com. 1-
- 27. Office Skill 1.5 Saving Files To save a file for the first time: Click the Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar. The Save As dialog box appears. Navigate to location where you want to save the file. To create a new folder, click New Folder button near top of the file list. The new folder is created with the temporary name New Folder. Type the new name for the folder and press Enter. Click in the File name: box and type a file name. Click the Save button. 1-
- 28. Save and Save As To save a file, you can also Press on the keyboard. Click the File tab, and then select Save. To open the Save As dialog box, you can also click the File tab, and then select Save As . 1- Click Ctrl S to save Save As dialog box
- 29. Ensure Compatibility To share files with people using Office 2003 or older: Click the File tab. Click Save As. The Save As dialog opens. Click the arrow at the end of the Save as type: box to expand the list of available file types. To ensure compatibility with older versions of Office, select the file type that includes 97-2003 (for example, Word 97-2003 Document or Excel 97-2003 Workbook ). 1- Save as type box
- 30. Office Skill 1.6 Checking Spelling To check for spelling errors: Click the Review tab on the Ribbon. In the Proofing group, click the Spelling button. The first spelling error appears in the Spelling dialog box. Review spelling suggestions and then select an action. After selecting action, the spelling checker advances to the next spelling error. When the spelling checker finds no more errors, it displays a message telling you the check is complete. 1-
- 31. Auto-Correct If you misspell a word often, the next time the spelling checker catches the misspelling, use this trick: Click the correct spelling in the Suggestions: list and then click the Auto-Correct button. Now, when you type the misspelled version of the word, it will be corrected automatically as you type. 1- Spelling dialog box
- 32. Same Word Repeated? If you have repeated the same word in a sentence, Word will flag the second instance of the word as a possible error. In the Spelling dialog box, the Change button will switch to a Delete button. Click the Delete button to remove the duplicate word. To open the Spelling dialog box, you can also press the key. 1- Spelling dialog box
- 33. Office Skill 1.7 Using Cut, Copy, and Paste The Cut, Copy, and Paste commands are used to move text and other objects within a file and from one file to another. Text or an object that is cut is removed from the file and placed on the Office clipboard. The copy command places a duplicate of the selected text or object on the Clipboard without changing the file. The paste command is used to insert text or an object from the Clipboard into a file. 1-
- 34. Move Text within a File To move text within a file: Select the text to be cut or copied. On the Home tab of the Ribbon, click the appropriate button: Cut or Copy . Place the cursor where you want to insert the text from the Clipboard. Click the Paste button on the Ribbon. These same steps apply whether you are cutting, copying, and pasting text, pictures, shapes, video files, or any type of object in an Office file. 1- Paste, Cut, Copy on the Ribbon
- 35. The Clipboard When you cut or copy items, they are placed on the Office Clipboard . The Office Clipboard can store up to 24 items. When you use the Paste command, the item most recently added to the Clipboard is pasted into the current file. To cut or copy multiple items and then paste them in different places in your file: Open the Office Clipboard by clicking the dialog launcher in the Clipboard group. Next to each item in the Clipboard is an icon that identifies the application from which the item originated (Word, Excel, etc.). From the Clipboard task pane, click any item to paste it into the current file. 1-
- 36. The Paste Button The Paste button has two parts: The top part of the button pastes the topmost contents of the Clipboard into the current file. The bottom part of the button (the Paste button arrow) lets you control how the item is pasted. 1- Paste button
- 37. Cut, Copy, or Paste Shortcuts To apply the Cut, Copy, or Paste command, you can also use the following shortcuts: Cut — Press on the keyboard, or right-click and select Cut. Copy — Press on the keyboard, or right-click and select Copy. Paste — Press on the keyboard, or right-click and select Paste. 1-
- 38. Office Skill 1.8 Using Undo and Redo To undo the last action taken, click the Undo button on the Quick Access Toolbar. To redo the last action taken, click the Redo button on the Quick Access Toolbar. To undo multiple actions at the same time: Click the arrow next to the Undo button to expand list of your most recent actions. Click an action in list. The action you click will be undone, along with actions completed after that. 1-
- 39. Warnings Often the application will warn you before you do something that you can’t undo–but not always. Before you delete a database record, Access will warn you that the action cannot be undone. In Excel, if you delete a worksheet, Excel will ask you if you want to permanently delete the data in the sheet. The warning box does not explicitly tell you that this action cannot be undone. 1- Warning box
- 40. Office Skill 1.9 Preview and Printing To preview and print your file in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint: Click the File tab. Click Print. At the right side of the page is a preview of the printed file. Beneath the preview there is a page count. If there are multiple pages, use the Next and Previous arrows to preview the pages. Use the scrollbar to the right to scroll through the pages. Click the Print button to send the file to the default printer. 1-
- 41. To Preview & Print in Access Click the File tab. Click Print. The Print tab offers three options: Quick Print —sends object to printer without making any changes to the printer settings. Print —opens the Print dialog, where you control which pages to print, the number of copies to print, and other printer settings. Print Preview —opens object in Print Preview view. 1- Print Preview View Print options
- 42. Quick Print tips & tricks Add the Quick Print command to the Quick Access Toolbar so you can print with a single mouse click. If you do not need to change the default print settings, you can click the Quick Print button instead of going through the Print tab in Backstage view. try this Press to open the Print tab in Backstage view. 1-
- 43. Office Skill 1.10 Checking for Compatibility To check for compatibility: Click the File tab. The Info tab in Backstage view opens automatically. Click the Check for Issues button, and then click Check Compatibility. The Compatibility Checker dialog opens to list the items in your file that may be lost or downgraded if you save the document in an earlier Microsoft Office format. Review the compatibility issues, and then click OK to close the Compatibility Checker. 1-
- 44. Set Compatibility Checker If you often share files with people using an older version of Microsoft Office, you can set Compatibility Checker to run every time you save the file. Open the Compatibility Checker dialog, and then click the Check compatibility when saving check box to add a check mark. Click OK. In the Compatibility Checker, you can check for compatibility with Office 2007 or Office 97-2003. Click the Select versions to show button and click the option you want. 1- Compatibility Checker dialog box Select versions to show button
- 45. Office Skill 1.11 Using the Status Bar Status bar information varies by application. In Word, the status bar may display the page number, number of words in the document, the current vertical position of the cursor in the document, and whether or not there are spelling and grammar errors. In Excel, the status bar displays whether the current cell is in Ready or Edit mode. When a group of cells is selected, the status bar may display the sum or average of the values, the number of cells selected, or the minimum or maximum value within the selected range. In PowerPoint, the status bar displays the slide number, the current theme, and whether or not there are spelling errors. In Access, the status bar displays the name of the current view and whether or not a filter has been applied to the current object. 1-
- 46. Change Status Bar To change the information shown on the status bar: Right-click anywhere on the status bar. In the Customize Status Bar menu, click an item to add it to or remove it from the status bar display. Common status bar elements: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint include a zoom slider at the right side of the status bar for controlling how the file appears on screen. The status bar displays buttons for changing the file view. 1-
- 47. Office Skill 1.12 Using Help To look up a topic using the Microsoft Office Help system: Click the Microsoft Office Help button. It is located at the far right of the Ribbon. In the Type words to search for box, type a word or phrase describing the topic you want help with. Click the Search button. A list of results appears. Click a result to display the help topic. 1-
- 48. Help Toolbar The Help toolbar is located at the top of the Help window. This toolbar includes buttons for navigating between screens, stopping the search, reloading the current screen, returning to the Help Home page, printing the current topic, changing font size, showing the help table of contents, keeping the help window on top of the Microsoft Office application (pushpin icon). 1- Help Toolbar
- 49. Office Skill 1.13 Closing Files and Exiting the Application To close a file and save the latest changes: Click the File tab to open Backstage view. Click the Close button. If you have made no changes since the last time you saved the file, it will close immediately. If changes have been made, the application displays a message box asking if you want to save the changes you made before closing. 1-
- 50. Closing a Document or the Application To close a document, you can also press on the keyboard. To close the application, click the in the upper-right corner of the application window or right-click the title bar of the application window and select Close. 1-
- 51. Getting Started with Office 2010 Recap Skill 1.1 Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 Skill 1.2 Getting to know the Office 2010 User Interface Skill 1.3 Opening Files Skill 1.4 Creating New Files Skill 1.5 Saving Files Skill 1.6 Checking Spelling Skill 1.7 Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Skill 1.8 Using Undo and Redo Skill 1.9 Previewing and Printing Skill 1.10 Checking for Compatibility Skill 1.11 Using the Status Bar Skill 1.12 Using Help Skill 1.13 Closing Files and Exiting the Application 1-
Editor's Notes
- #3: Office 2010 Skills Page: OF-2
- #4: Office Skill 1-1: Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 Page: OF-3 through OF-5 You can download a free trial version of Microsoft Office from Microsoft’s Web site ( http://office.microsoft.com ). When your trial period ends, if you haven’t purchased the full software license yet, you will no longer be able to use the applications (although you will continue to be able to open and view any files you previously created with the trial version).
- #5: Office Skill 1-1: Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 Page: OF-3; Figure OF 1.1 Word processing software allows you to create text-based documents, similar to how you would type a document on a typewriter.
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- #8: Office Skill 1-1: Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 Page: OF-4; Figure OF 1.4 For example, when you fill out an order form online, you are probably interacting with a database . The information you enter becomes a record in a database table . Your order is matched with information in an inventory table (keeping track of which items are in stock) through a query . When your order is filled, a database report can be generated for use as an invoice or a bill of lading.
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- #10: Office Skill 1-1: Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 Page: OF-5 tell me more Office Home and Student – includes Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and OneNote 2010 (a note-taking and organizational program). This version of Office is intended for home use only. Use by commercial or nonprofit businesses is prohibited. Office Home and Business – includes the same applications as the Home and Student version, and adds Outlook 2010 for e-mail, contacts, and calendar management. Office Professional – includes the same applications as the Home and Business version, and adds Access 2010 and Publisher 2010 (a desktop publishing application).
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- #12: Office Skill 1-2: Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface Page: OF-6; Figure OF 1.5 If you have used a word processing or spreadsheet program in the past, you may be surprised when you open one of the Microsoft Office 2010 applications for the first time. Beginning with Office 2007, Microsoft redesigned the user experience—replacing the familiar menu bar/toolbar interface with a new Ribbon interface that makes it easier to find application functions and commands. The Ribbon is located across the top of the application window and organizes common features and commands into tabs. When a specific type of object is selected (such as a picture, table, or chart), a contextual tab will appear. For example, in Word, the Home tab includes the following groups: Clipboard , Font , Paragraph , Styles , and Editing , while the Excel Home tab includes groups more appropriate for a spreadsheet program: Clipboard , Font , Alignment , Number , Styles , Cells , and Editing . The Backstage view allows you to access the commands for managing and protecting your files (Save, Open, Close, New, and Print). Backstage replaces the Office Button menu from Office 2007 and the File menu from previous versions of Office.
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- #14: Office Skill 1-2: Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface Page: OF-6 through OF-7; Figure OF 1.6, box Many commands available through the Ribbon and Backstage are also accessible through keyboard shortcuts and shortcut menus. For example, pressing the F1 key will open Help in any of the Microsoft Office applications. Keyboard shortcuts typically use a combination of two keys, although some commands use a combination of three keys and others only one key. When a keyboard shortcut calls for a combination of key presses, such as Ctrl + V to paste an item from the Clipboard, you must first press the modifier key (Ctrl ), holding it down while you press the V key on the keyboard
- #15: Office Skill 1-2: Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface Page: OF-7; Figure OF 1.7
- #16: Office Skill 1-2: Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface Page: OF-8; Figure OF 1.8 The Quick Access Toolbar is located at the top of the application window above the File tab. The Quick Access Toolbar, as its name implies, gives you quick one-click access to common commands. You can add commands to and remove commands from the Quick Access Toolbar.
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- #20: Office Skill 1-2: Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface Page: OF-9; Figure OF 1.10 Certain Enhanced ScreenTips also include an image along with a description of the command.
- #21: Office Skill 1-2: Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface Page: OF-10; Figure OF 1.11 The Live Preview feature in Microsoft Office 2010 allows you to see formatting changes in your file before actually committing to the change. When Live Preview is active, rolling over a command on the Ribbon will temporarily apply the formatting to the currently active text or object. To apply the formatting, click the formatting option.
- #22: Office Skill 1-2: Getting to Know the Office 2010 User Interface Page: OF-10; Figure OF 1.12 You can enable and disable some of the user interface features through the Options dialog. Make a selection from the ScreenTip style: list: Show feature descriptions in ScreenTips displays Enhanced ScreenTips when they are available. Don’t show feature descriptions in ScreenTips hides Enhanced ScreenTips. The ScreenTip will still include the keyboard shortcut if there is one available. Don’t show ScreenTips hides ScreenTips altogether, so if you hold your mouse over a button on the Ribbon, nothing will appear.
- #23: Office Skill 1-3: Opening Files Page: OF-11; Figure OF 1.13 Opening a file retrieves it from storage and displays it on your computer screen. The steps for opening a file are the same for Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and Access databases. tips & tricks - The screen shot shown here is from Word 2010 running on the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Depending on the operating system you are using, the Open dialog box will appear somewhat different. However, the basic steps for opening a file are the same regardless of which operating system you are using.
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- #26: Office Skill 1-4: Creating New Files Page: OF-12 through OF-13; Figure OF 1.14 When you open one of the Office applications from the Start menu, a new blank file appears on your screen ready for you to begin work. The New command allows you to create new files without exiting and reopening the program. try this - To bypass the Backstage view and create a new blank file, press Ctrl + N on the keyboard.
- #27: Office Skill 1-4: Creating New Files Page: OF-12; Figure OF 1.15 To find a template from Office.com, click one of the categories in the Office.com section. Click each template image to see a preview of the file and description. When you find the template you want to use, click the Download button. A new file opens, prepopulated with all of the template elements. A template is a file with predefined settings that you can use as a pattern to create a new file of your own. Using a template makes creating a fully formatted and designed new file easy, saving you time and effort. There are templates available for letters, memos, résumés, newsletters, budgets, expense reports, sales presentations, project management databases, and almost any other type of file you can imagine. The Office.com section gives you access to hundreds of templates available from Office.com , but you must have an active Internet connection to download a template from this section. Each of the Office applications includes a set of templates that are copied to your computer when you install the application. These templates are always available from the Home section of the Available Templates page, in the Sample templates category.
- #28: Office Skill 1-5: Saving Files Page: OF-14; Figure OF 1.16 As you work on a new file, it is displayed onscreen and stored in your computer’s memory. However, it is not permanently stored until you save it as a file to a specific location. The first time you save a file, the Save As dialog box will open. Here you can enter a file name, select the file type, and choose where to save the file. The next time you save this file, it will be saved with the same file name and to the same location automatically. The Save As dialog will not open again. As you are working with files, be sure to save often! Although Office 2010 includes a recovery function, it is not foolproof. If you lose power or your computer crashes, you may lose all the work done on the file since the last save. tips & tricks - The screen shot shown here is from Word 2010 running on the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Depending on the operating system you are using, the Save As dialog box will appear somewhat different. However, the basic steps for saving a file are the same regardless of which operating system you are using.
- #29: Office Skill 1-5: Saving Files Page: OF-14
- #30: Office Skill 1-5: Saving Files Page: OF-14 Files created with Office 2007 and Office 2010 will not work with older versions of Office. If you want to share your files with people who are using Office 2003 or older, you should save the files in a different file format.
- #31: Office Skill 1-6: Checking Spelling Page: OF-15; Figure OF 1.17 In Word, the Spelling & Grammar button is located in the Proofing group. In Access, the Spelling button is on the Home tab, in the Records group. All of the Office applications include a built-in spelling checker. When you start the spelling checker, you will see that the Spelling dialog box varies slightly from application to application, but the basic spelling checker functionality is the same for all. In fact, the Office applications share the same dictionaries (the lists of words that the spelling checker checks against). With the spelling checker available in every application, there are no excuses for typos and misspelled words.
- #32: Office Skill 1-6: Checking Spelling Page: OF-15 Whether or not you use the Spelling tool, you should always proofread your files. Spelling checkers are not infallible, especially if you misuse a word, yet spell it correctly—for instance, writing “bored” instead of “board.” When reviewing spelling suggestions in the Spelling dialog box, several actions are available for you to select: Click Ignore Once to make no changes to this instance of the word. Click Ignore All to make no changes to all instances of the word. Click Add to Dictionary to make no changes to this instance of the word and add it to the main dictionary, so future uses of this word will not show up as misspellings. When you add a word to the main dictionary, it is available for all of the Office applications. Click the correct spelling in the Suggestions: list, and click Change to correct just this instance of the misspelling in your document. Click the correct spelling in the Suggestions: list, and click Change All to correct all instances of the misspelling in your document. Click OK to close the dialog and return to your file.
- #33: Office Skill 1-6: Checking Spelling Page: OF-15
- #34: Office Skill 1-7: Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Page: OF-16
- #35: Office Skill 1-7: Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Page: OF-16; Figure OF 1.18
- #36: Office Skill 1-7: Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Page: OF-16 tips & tricks - The Office Clipboard is common across all Office applications— so you can cut text from a Word document and then paste that text into an Excel spreadsheet or copy a chart from Excel into a PowerPoint presentation.
- #37: Office Skill 1-7: Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Page: OF-16 Each type of object has different paste options. For example, if you are pasting text, you may have options to: keep the source formatting, merge the formatting of the source and the current document, or paste only the text without any formatting. Move your mouse over the icon for each paste option to see a preview of how the paste would look, and then click the icon for the paste option you want.
- #38: Office Skill 1-7: Using Cut, Copy, and Paste Page: OF-16
- #39: Office Skill 1-8: Using Undo and Redo Page: OF-17; Figure OF 1.19 If you make a mistake when working, the Undo command allows you to reverse the last action you performed. The Redo command allows you to reverse the undo command and restore the file to its previous state. The Quick Access Toolbar gives you immediate access to both of these commands.
- #40: Office Skill 1-8: Using Undo and Redo Page: OF-17 Not every action can be undone. To undo an action, you can also press Ctrl + Z on the keyboard. To redo an action, you can also press Ctrl + V on the keyboard.
- #41: Office Skill 1-9: Preview and Printing Page: OF-18; Figure OF 1.20 In Office 2010, all of the print settings are combined in a single page along with a preview of how the printed file will look. As you change print settings, the preview updates. The page (referred to as the Print tab in Backstage view) is similar for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with each application offering different print settings. In Access, print preview is a special database view, not integrated into the Print tab.
- #42: Office Skill 1-9: Preview and Printing Page: OF-18 After viewing the preview, click the File tab again to return to Backstage view. Click Print again, and then choose one of the print options ( Quick Print or Print ).
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- #44: Office Skill 1-10: Checking for Compatibility Page: OF-19; Figure OF 1.21 To check your file to see if it contains elements that are not compatible with earlier versions of Microsoft Office: Some features in Word 2010, Excel 2010, and PowerPoint 2010 are not available in previous versions of the applications. If a file uses one of the new features, opening it in a previous version of Office may have unintended consequences. For example, conditional formatting in an Excel 2010 workbook will be converted to static cell shading in Excel 2003. If you are sharing a file created in Office 2010 with someone who may be using an earlier version of Office, you should check the file for compatibility issues. The Compatibility Checker lists the items in your file that may be lost or downgraded if you save the document in an earlier Microsoft Office format. For each item, the dialog lists the number of times the issue occurs in the file ( Occurrences ). Note: Running the Compatibility Checker does not change your document. It only lists the items that will lose functionality when the document is saved in an earlier Microsoft Office format. It is up to you whether or not you want to make any changes to the file.
- #45: Office Skill 1-10: Checking for Compatibility Page: OF-19 There are few compatibility issues between Office 2010 and Office 2007, but there may be quite a few between Office 2010 and Office 97-2003.
- #46: Office Skill 1-11: Using the Status Bar Page: OF-20 The status bar appears at the bottom of the application window and displays information about the current file. The information available on the status bar varies by application.
- #47: Office Skill 1-11: Using the Status Bar Page: OF-20; Figure OF 1.22 Drag the slider to the right to increase the zoom percentage and make text and images appear larger; drag the slider to the left to decrease the zoom percentage to make text and images look smaller. The status bar also displays buttons for changing the file view. Although Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access all offer different types of views, the buttons for changing the view appear in the same place for all the applications— near the right side of the status bar.
- #48: Office Skill 1-12: Using Help Page: OF-21; Figure OF 1.23 If you don’t know how to perform a task, you can look it up in the Office Help system. Each application comes with its own Help system with topics specifically tailored for working with that application. tips & tricks - At the bottom right of the Help window there is a button indicating if you are connected to Office.com or if you are working offline. If you are working offline (not connected to Office.com ), Help is still available, but it is limited to the topics that are installed as part of the Office applications. If you are connected to Office.com , the Help system adds material from the Office.com Web site including templates and links to other Web sites.
- #49: Office Skill 1-12: Using Help Page: OF-21 try this - To open the Help window, you can also press F1 on the keyboard.
- #50: Office Skill 1-13: Closing Files and Exiting the Application Page: OF-22; Figure OF 1.24 Click Yes to save the changes. Click No to close the document without saving your latest changes. Click Cancel to keep the document open. Closing a document removes it from your computer screen and stores the last-saved version for future use. If you have not saved your latest changes, most applications will prevent you from losing work by asking if you want to save the changes you made before closing. When you close a file, the application stays open so you can open another file to edit or begin a new file. Often, when you are finished working on a file, you want to close the file and close the application at the same time. In this case, click the Exit button in Backstage view instead of Close.
- #51: Office Skill 1-13: Closing Files and Exiting the Application Page: OF-22 This is similar to clicking the Exit button from Backstage view.
- #52: Office 2010 Skills Page: OF-2