Introduction to 2007 Word Workshop Directions
Prepared by Sara Tucker & Judy Druse
To Get Started
Log onto your WUAD account.
Get Workshop Resources:
Connect to the Internet (open a browser).
Go to http://www.washburn.edu/cas/history/stucker/wordworkshop.html
Save the LighterSide.doc to Desktop (follow onscreen directions).
Download one of the humor images, saving it to Desktop (follow onscreen directions)
Open Word: Click START > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office Word
Begin With Brief Look at Word 2007 Startup Screen
Set 2007 Word Options
Click Office Button (top left of Word window), then Word Options button (bottom right of box)
Strongly recommended at least until 2007 Office installed across WU: Click Save icon (left column). In Save Documents section, click down arrow to right of "Save files in this format" box, select "Word 97-2003 Document (.doc)" choice, click OK
Set AutoCorrect Options: In Word Options, Click Proofing. Under AutoCorrect Options bar, click AutoCorrect Options button. Click each top tab, consider choices, click OK when best selections made. Also make selections in when correcting spelling in Microsoft Office programs and when correcting spelling and grammar in Word
Reveal more codes: Click Display. Under Always show these formatting marks on the screen, select Show all formatting marks.
Open & Convert Word Workshop Practice Document
Click on Office Button, then Open icon. In Open box, browse to Desktop files, select the LighterSide.doc you saved there, and Open.
The document is in the old Office 2003 format. To convert it to 2007 format, click Microsoft Office button, then Convert icon (left column), then OK in Microsoft Word Office box
General Overview
Brief survey of Ribbon's 7 tabs, organization into groups, and commands within groups.
Note Dialog box launcher – small diagonal arrow at lower left corner of many groups.
Note bottom status bar: tells current page, word count, has zoom slider, and print, full screen, web, outline and draft layout view option icons.
Tip: to temporarily hide Ribbon double click on active tab and everything but tabs will disappear. To bring back, double click on tab again.
Note Key Tips: earlier Office version Alt Shortcuts still work, but now there are also key tips. Click on a tab to activate it. Press ALT key. Single keystroke numbers and letters appear – each of these used alone (doesn't need ALT key) will activate that tab or command.
Note Mini toolbar: No matter what Ribbon tab you are using, you can get text editing commands. Select text, then point at it with your cursor. Mini toolbar appears in grayed out version. Point at toolbar, it will become solid and you can use all its commands.
Practice Setting Page Layout Choices
Click on Page Layout tab of Ribbon. In Page Setup group, try out whichever of the following you use regularly: Margins, Orientation, Breaks, Line Numbers.
the Home Tab.
Notice that this is where you find Editing, Clipboard, Font and Paragraph groups of icons. Try clicking on one of the lower right hand corner tilted arrows – note that is produces familiar drop-down boxes.
Now try out the Styles group. Select the On the Lighter Side title, hover your cursor over a style choice – note you get a temporary preview of how each style choice would look. To make one permanent, click on the style choice. Try this out on the various On the Lighter Side title, individual book listings and further reading heading.
Try out the Format Painter (lower right command in (Clipboard group). Select some text that already has distinctive font/color/etc. Click on the Format Painter icon, then run it over some other text you want to give the same look. Note that if you double click the Format Painter, it will keep its acquired format and you can use it on several new pieces of text.
the Insert Tab
Insert a Page Break – go to Pages group on far left of Ribbon; click on Page Break
Insert an image above the title. In the Illustrations group, and click on Picture. In the Insert Picture box that appears, browse into your humor image. Select and insert it.
Note that an additional On-Demand tab has appeared (Picture Tools added to Format ribbon) Experiment a bit with its possibilities.
Insert a Page Number: Go to the Header & Footer group, click on Page Number, select desired choice.
Note other things you can do here: Tables, Shapes, Smart Art, Chart, Header and Footer, WordArt, Equation characters and Symbols. If we have time we'll come back and look at some of these.
The References Tab
Key in bibliographic information and create parenthetical citations. Place your cursor at the end of any paragraph. Click the References Tab, go to the Citations & Bibliography group. Click the down arrow next to Style, select either MLA or APA. Select Insert Citation, select Add New Source. Select “book” as the type of source. Key in typical information along the lines of John Jones and Judy Johnston, A GOOD BOOK, Harvard U Press, Cambridge, Mass, 2001. Notice that you can check the box beside Show All Bibliography Fields to display more fields for each Type of Source. Notice also that a bottom Preview box shows you what the bibliographic print form will look like, given the citation style you’ve chosen. Click OK. A parenthetical citation has been inserted at the end of the paragraph.
Place the cursor at the end of another paragraph. Again click Insert Citation and choose journal article as the Type of Source. Make up the name of a journal and page numbers. Click OK.
Key in a Footnote citation. Place the cursor after the Elizabeth Barrett Browning paragraph. Click “Insert Footnote” in the Footnotes group of the Reference tab. Note a number appears in the text and you are jumped to the bottom of the page where the same number will appear. Key in “For online information on the Roadshow, go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/ .”
Create a Bibliography from already-entered sources. Place the cursor at the end of the Lighter Side document. Click the References Tab, select Bibliography, select Insert Bibliography. Now change your format style and notice how the format of the bibliography changes.
the Review Tab
Check document spelling: In Proofing Group, click on Spelling & Grammar command. Go through at least a few spelling checks.
Note this is where you can insert Comments, use revision Balloons, and track and manage changes.
Save Practice Document
Click Office Button, notice various choices, including Other Formats. Click on that, look at various choices in Save As box’s “Save as Type” slot.
Resources for Microsoft Office 2007
List of Microsoft online resources: http://www.washburn.edu/cas/history/stucker/office07help.html
Microsoft Press Plain & Simple series: 2007 Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel are all available at the WU and Barnes and Noble bookstores as well as online at sites such as Amazon (list prices: Office = $25.99, rest = $21.99).
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