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Objective 5. Navigate the Word Window
Because most Word documents are larger than the Word window, use scroll bars to
navigate
move withina document.
Keyboard shortcuts
are another way to navigate your document quickly. Keyboard shortcuts provide additional navigation techniques that you cannot accomplish with scroll bars. For example, using keyboard shortcuts, you can move the insertion point to the beginning or end of a word or line.
Activity 1.13. Opening and Closing an Existing Document
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Start Word if necessary. On the Standard toolbar, click the
Open
button
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In the
Open
dialog box, click the
Look in arrow
at the right edge of the
Look in
box to view a list of the
drives
available on your system. Compare your screen with Figure 1.28.
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Navigate to the location where the student files for this textbook are stored, which might be on a CD that came with your
textbook
, or in some other location designated by your instructor. Locate
w01B_Party_Themes
and click once to select it. Then, in the lower right corner of the
Open
dialog box, click the
Open
button. Alternatively, double-click the file
name
. If necessary, on the Standard toolbar, click the
Show/Hide
button
to display the nonprinting
characters
.
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The document displays in the Word window, as shown in Figure 1.29. This text will be inserted into a new document in Activity 1.14.
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From the
File
menu, click
Close
to close the document and leave Word open.
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NoteTurning Off the Office Assistant
One of Word's Help features is an animated object called the Office Assistant. Many people like to
turn
off this feature. To hide the Office Assistant, click the right mouse button on the Office Assistant. In the menu that displays, click Hide. The instruction in this textbook assumes that the Office Assistant is turned off.
Activity 1.14. Inserting Existing Text into a New Document
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From the
File
menu, click
New
, and then notice the
New Document
task pane to the right of the document window. Compare your screen with Figure 1.30.
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In the
New Document
task pane, under
New
, click
Blank document
. If necessary, on the Standard toolbar, click the Show/Hide button
to display the nonprinting characters.
A new blank document displays, and the New Document pane
closes
.
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On the menu bar, click
Insert
, and then click
File
. In the
Insert File
dialog box, click the
Look in arrow
and navigate to the location where the student files for this textbook are stored. Locate
w01B_Party_Themes
, click once to select it, and then click the
Insert
button.
A copy of the text from the w01B_Party_Themes document is inserted into the blank document, the last page of the four-page document displays, and the insertion point displays at the end of the inserted text. The original w01B_Party_Themes document remains intact and undisturbed. Compare your screen with Figure 1.31.
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On the Standard toolbar, click the
Save
button
. In the
Save As
dialog box, click the
Save in arrow
and navigate to the location where you are storing your files for this chapter.
Recall that because this is a new unnamed document
Document2
or some other number displays in the blue title barthe Save As dialog box displays to allow you to give the document a name and
designate
a storage location. The first line of text in the document displays in the File name box.
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In the
File name
box, delete any existing text, and then using your own first and last name, type
1B_Party_Themes_Firstname_Lastname
and then click
Save
.
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From the
View
menu, click
Header and Footer
. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the
Switch Between Header and Footer
button
to move to the footer area. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the
Insert AutoText
button
, and then click
Filename
. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the
Close
button
.
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The file name is inserted in the footer. The file extension
.doc
may or may not display, depending on your computer's settings.
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Save
your document.
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Activity 1.15. Navigating a Document
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At the right of your screen, in the vertical scroll bar, locate the up arrow at the top of the bar as shown in Figure 1.32. Then, click the
up scroll arrow
five times.
Notice that the document
scrolls
up one line at a time.
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Point to the
up scroll arrow
again. Click and hold down the mouse button for several seconds.
The document text scrolls up continuously, a line at a time.
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At the top of the vertical scroll bar, point to the
up scroll arrow
, and then click and hold down the mouse button until you have scrolled to the top of the document. As you do so, notice that the scroll box moves up in the scroll barlike an elevator going to the top floor.
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Near the top of the vertical scroll bar, point to the scroll box, and then press and hold down the left mouse button.
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A
ScreenTip
a small box that displays information about, or the name of, a screen elementdisplays. In this instance, the ScreenTip indicates the page number, as shown in Figure 1.33. The page number and total number of pages in the document are displayed in the status barin this case page 1 of 4 pages.
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Draghold down the left mouse button while moving your mousethe scroll box slowly down to the bottom of the scroll bar. As you do so, notice that the ScreenTip changes as each new page
reaches
the top of the screen.
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Release the mouse button, and then click in the light area above the scroll box.
The document scrolls up one screen. This is a quick way to scan a document.
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Practice clicking in the area above and below the scroll box.
Another Way: To ScrollUse the Wheel Button on the Mouse
If your mouse has a small wheel button between the left and right mouse
buttons
, you can scroll up and down in the document by rotating the wheel.
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On your keyboard, hold down
and press
.
The top of the document displays, and the insertion point moves to the left of the first word in the document. In this document, Word has flagged some spelling and grammar errors (red and green wavy lines), which you will correct in Activity 1.19.
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Hold down
and press
. Press
once to move the insertion point to the right of the last charactera close parenthesisin the document.
In the status bar, the page number displays
4/4
, indicating that you are viewing Page 4 of a 4-page document.
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Press
to scroll the document up one screen. Press
.
The insertion point moves to the end of the current line of text. Take a moment to study the table shown in Figure 1.34, which lists the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts.
Figure 1.34. Navigating a Document Using Keyboard Shortcuts
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To Move
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Press
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To the beginning of a document
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To the end of a document
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To the beginning of a line
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To the end of a line
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To the beginning of the previous word
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To the beginning of the
next
word
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To the beginning of the current word (if insertion point is in the middle of a word)
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To the beginning of the previous paragraph
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To the beginning of the next paragraph
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To the beginning of the current paragraph (if insertion point is in the middle of a paragraph)
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Up one screen
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Down one screen
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11.
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Hold down
and press
to position the insertion point at the beginning of the document.
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Activity 1.16. Changing Views and Displaying the Task Pane
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In the lower left corner of your screen, to the left of the horizontal scroll bar, locate the
View
buttons.
Use these buttons to switch to different document views. Alternatively, you can switch views using the commands on the View menu.
Another Way: To View Documents
There are five ways to view your document on the screen. Each view is useful in different situations.
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Print Layout view
displays the page borders, margins, text, and graphics as they will look when you print the document. Most Word users prefer this view for most
tasks
, and it is the default view.
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Normal view
simplifies
the page layout for quick typing, and shows a little more text on the screen than the Print Layout view. Graphics, headers, and footers do not display.
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Web Layout view
shows how the document will look when saved as a Web page and
viewed
in a Web browser.
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Reading Layout view
creates easy-to-read pages that fit on the screen to increase legibility. This view does not represent the pages as they would print. Each screen page is labeled with a screen number, rather than a page number.
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Outline view
shows the organizational structure of your document by headings and
subheadings
and can be
collapsed
and expanded to look at individual sections of a document.
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Click the
Normal View
button
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The work area covers the entire width of the screen. Page margins, inserted graphics, headers, and footers do not display. Compare your screen with Figure 1.35.
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Click the
Reading Layout
button
.
An entire page is displayed, and the text reaches nearly to the bottom. However, this is only about half of the text that is actually on the page as it is formatted and if it were printed. This view has its own
toolbars
and is optimized for easy reading. You can display side-by-side pages in longer documents, and you can edit the document in this view.
NoteOpening the Reading Layout View
The Reading Layout view is also accessible by clicking the
Read
button
on the Standard toolbar.
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At the top of the screen, in the Reading Layout toolbar, click
Close
.
Closing the Reading Layout view returns you to the previous view, which was Normal view.
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At the left of the horizontal scroll bar, click the
Print Layout View
button
.
In this view you can see all of the elements that will display on paper when you print the document. The instruction in this textbook will use the Print Layout view for most documents.
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From the
View
menu, click
Task Pane
. At the top of the task pane, click the
Other Task Panes arrow
to the right of the task pane name, and from the displayed list, click
Getting Started
. Compare your screen with Figure 1.36.
As you progress in your study of Word, you will see various task panes to assist you in accomplishing Word tasks.
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From the
View
menu, click
Task Pane
again to close the task pane. Alternatively, click the task pane Close button.
For the remainder of this book the task pane should be closed, except when
otherwise
instructed.
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Activity 1.17. Using the Zoom Button
To
zoom
means to increase or decrease the viewing area of the screen. You can zoom in to look closely at a particular section of a document, and then zoom out to see a whole page on the screen. You can also zoom to view multiple pages on the screen.
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On the Standard toolbar, click the
Zoom button arrow
to display the Zoom list as shown in Figure 1.37.
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On the displayed list, click
150%
to magnify the view of the text as shown in Figure 1.38.
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On the Standard toolbar, click the
Zoom button arrow
again, and then click
Two Pages
.
Two full pages display on the screen. This magnification enables you to see how the text is laid out on the page and to check the location of other document elements, such as graphics.
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On the vertical scroll bar, click the down scroll arrow five times. Notice that you can now see
parts
of four pages, and you can see how the text flows from one page to another. Compare your screen with Figure 1.39.
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On the Standard toolbar, click the
Zoom button arrow
and from the displayed list, click
Page Width
.
This is a flexible magnification, displaying the maximum page width, regardless of the size of your screen. The size shown in the Zoom box will vary depending on screen
size
and resolution. You will likely find that using the Page Width setting will provide the most comfortable screen viewing.
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On the Standard toolbar, click on the number in the Zoom box to highlight the number currently displayed. Type
100
and then press
.
Typing a number directly into the Zoom box is another method of changing the zoom level.
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