SAN PABLO DIOCESAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS SYSTEM

Liceo de Luisiana
Luisiana, Laguna

Name of Student: __________________________________________________

Grade & Section: __________________________________________________

Prepared by: Teacher Irish Vicuña

Subject Syllabus:
Quarter 2 TOPICS
Week 7 1. Getting Started with MS Word
Week 8 2. Prepare Documents in MS Word
Week 9 3. Work with Document
Week 10 4. Format Documents
Week 11 5. Work with Tables and Columns
Week 12 6. Work on Graphics Elements in a Document

OBJECTIVE OF THE LESSON

At the end of this module:
• Define word processing.
• Identify different advantages of a word processing
• Recognize every button in different toolbars.
• Create, save and close a document

What is Word Processing?

Word Processing refers to the act of using a computer to create, edit, save and
print documents. Word processing utilizes technology, particularly the computer. Word
processing has been an essential part in home, in school and in work because of its
different features, it makes school work and job assignments easy to bear with.
Advantages of using Word processing
• Preparing different kinds of documents is a lot easier.
• Correcting errors in spelling, grammar and others can be done immediately using
the Backspace or Delete command.
• Deleting words, sentences and paragraphs cab ne done easily without distorting
the layout.
• Editing or modifying the document can be done in lesser time and lesser use of
paper.
What is Microsoft Office Word?
Microsoft Office Word use a powerful, word-processing program that can be used
to create basic documents of different kinds. You can create letters, memos, reports,
resumes, manuals, thesis, brochures, flyers, certificates, etc.
MS Word has different toolbars and shortcuts to make creation of various
documents easier and faster.
Launching or starting MS Word

• Click on the start button

• Look for the MS Word Application

• Click on the MS Word Icon

• Then click on blank document

 Microsoft Word Environment

• Quick Access Toolbar – by default, this toolbar displays the Save, Undo, and
Repeat buttons, but you can customize the toolbar to include any command that
you use frequently.
• Title bar – Displays the name of the active document. At the right end of the title
bar are the three familiar buttons that have the same function in all Windows
programs. You can temporarily hide the Word window by clicking the Minimize
button, adjust the size of the window with the Restore Down/Maximize button, and
close the active document or quit Word with the Close button
• Ribbon - which makes all the capabilities of Word available in a single area so that
you can work efficiently with the program. Each tab has a specific group of tools
available for us to use. The most common tools are found on the Home Tab. Font
Formatting Tools are the most commonly used when creating a document.
• Ruler - is generally found below the main toolbars. The ruler is used to change the
format of your document quickly.
• Text Area – the text area of the window occupies the bulk of the screen. This is
where you create, edit, format and view your document. Notice tht when you are
not clicking the mouse, there is a blinking bar. The blinking vertical bar is called the
Insertion Point.
Insertion Point – indicates where text is to be entered into document. You also
use the insertion point to specify the point from which you want to select or edit the
text.
• View buttons - which provides tools for adjusting the view of document content.
Ribbon and Tabs
File Tab - it displays some useful options which are used very frequently. Specifically,
the File Tab provides us options to open, save, print any document, or perform other
common functions. Additionally, the file tab allows us to configure the preferences or
settings of the particular word product.
• New - this option allows us to create a new, blank file
in the corresponding Office program, such as MS
Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Open - this option allows us to open an existing file
from the local storage on our computer.
• Save - this option allows us to permanently save a
temporary file to our computer after finishing the work.
Additionally, we can save the changes to the current
file using this command.
• Save As - This option allows us to save a copy of the
active file with the desired file name and file extension
to a desired location on the computer storage.
• Print - This option allows us to take a hard copy of the
desired document on paper through a printer.
Alternately, the print option can help us save a copy
of the active document to a PDF format.
• Share - this option enables us to send or share the
desired files directly through the opened Office
program with others. In particular, we may share
active documents by e-mail, upload them to
OneDrive, or post to a specific blog. The send option
is renamed as 'Save and Send' in Office Suite 2010.
• Close - this option helps us to close an active
document in a corresponding Office program.
Home Tab - is the default tab in Microsoft Word. It has five groups of related commands;
Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Styles and Editing. It helps you change document settings
like font size, adding bullets, adjusting styles and many other common features. It also
helps you to return to the home section of the document.
Insert Tab - As the name suggests, it is used to insert or add extra features in your
document. It is commonly used to add tables, pictures, clip art, shapes, page number,
etc. The Insert tab has seven groups of related commands; Pages, Tables, Illustrations,
Links, Header & Footer, Text and Symbols.

Page Layout Tab - This tab allows you to control the look and feel of your document,
you can change the page size, margins, line spacing, indentation, documentation
orientation, etc. The Page Layout tab has five groups of related commands; Themes,
Page Setup, Page Background, Paragraph and Arrange.

References Tab - It allows you to enter document sources, citations, bibliography

commands, etc. It also offers commands to create a table of contents, an index, table of
contents and table of authorities. The References tab has six groups of related
commands; Table of Contents, Footnotes, Citations & Bibliography, Captions, Index and
Table of Authorities

Mailings Tab - It is the least-often used tab of all the tabs available in the Ribbon. It
allows you merge emails, writing and inserting different fields, preview results and
convert a file into a PDF format. The Mailings tab has five groups of related commands;
Create, Start Mail Merge, Write & Insert Fields, Preview Results and Finish.
Review tab - This tab offers you some important commands to modify your document.
It helps you proofread your content, to add or remove comments, track changes, etc.
The Review tab has six groups of related commands; Proofing, Comments, Tracking,
Changes, Compare and Protect.

View Tab - Is located next to the Review tab. This tab allows you to switch between
Single Page and Two Page views. It also enables you to control various layout tools like
boundaries, guides, rulers. Its primary purpose is to offers you different ways to view
your document. The View tab has five groups of related commands; Document Views,
Show/Hide, Zoom, Window and Macros