CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING GUIDE

Beginner's Guide to Word 2000

This training guide presents an introduction to selected features in the word processing program Word 2000. Please note that the document is not intended to cover all ways in which the basic features can be used or accessed. Additional suggested reading can be found in the "How to Learn More" section.

1		Getting Started

2		Bare Bones Basics
		Creating a Document Basic Editing Features Making Corrections Erasing Mistakes as You Type Deleting Text Restoring a Deletion Adding Text Moving Text Correcting Spelling and Grammatical Errors AutoCorrect AutoCorrect Options Spell Check Grammar Spelling and Grammar Options Saving a Document Printing a Document Closing a Document Window Opening an Existing Document Ending a Word Session

3		Formatting Features
		Text Formatting Bolding, Italicizing or Underlining Text Changing Font Typeface and Size Using the Font and Font Size Menus on the Formatting Toolbar Using the Font Dialog Box Changing the Default Font Paragraph Formatting Aligning a Paragraph Paragraph Indents Indent Formatting Buttons — Increase or Decrease Indent and Numbered or Bulleted Paragraphs First-Line and Hanging Indents Line Spacing Setting Tab Stops Document Formatting Page Setup Setting Margins Specifying Paper Size and Orientation (Portrait or Landscape) Changing the Default Page Setup Headers and Footers How to Add a Header to a Document How to Add a Footer to a Document Editing a Header or Footer Automatic Page Numbering

4		File Management
		Saving Files Saving a File to a Floppy Disk Saving a File as Something Other Than a Word 2000 Document Deleting Documents How to Restore a Deleted File File Management QuickTips

5		How to Learn More
		Word Help Options The Office Assistant Microsoft Word Help What's This? Office on the Web Computer Based Training (CBT) Printed Material

6		Appendix A: Glossary

7		Appendix B: Word 2000 Features Table

Prepared by Gail Said Johnson, User Support Services

Decmeber 3, 2001

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