Creating and Saving a Document
________________________________________
Opening and Closing A Document
To open a file, select Open... from the File menu. In the dialog box, click on the filename and then on the Open button. If your file is not in the opened folder, click on the down arrow (next to folder name) to see a directory listing. The Up One Level button icon on the right enables you to move up one level. You can then switch to the floppy disk, hard drive or Desktop where the appropriate file or folder is located.

For example, to open a file from a floppy disk, select Open... from the File menu. If the disk's name does not appear on the left side of the dialog box, click on the down arrow. Select its name in the box at the left or if it is not displayed, click the Up One Level button to see a different display of files and folders. When you locate the desired diskette or file, click Open. (Double-clicking on the name will also open it).
To close a document, click its close box in the upper right of the title bar (box with the large X on it) or select Close from the File menu. The keyboard shortcut is .
Saving a Document
Your document and changes you make to a document are not saved to disk until you issue a save command. Saving is quick and easy. You should save often to minimize the loss of your work. Word has two save commands - Save and Save As. - that work similarly. Both are under the File menu.
Save Save As
When you save a new document for the first time, Word displays a dialog box (see figure, below). Select where you want to save your document and give it a name. When you save an existing document that you have been editing, the newly saved version is written over the older version. This command always displays a dialog box where you can choose a document name and disk (see figure, below). Use the Save As. command whenever you want to save a copy of the current document under a different name or in a different folder (or disk). The newly saved copy becomes the active document.
Adding and Modifying Text
________________________________________
Entering Text
To enter text, just start typing. Word inserts the text you type at the insertion point. If you press a wrong key, use the Delete key to erase the mistake. Word automatically starts a new line when you reach the end of the current line. This is called "word wrap". Do not press Enter at the end of a line. Press Enter only at the end of paragraphs.
Type the following paragraph. Remember, don't press Enter at the end of the line.
Microsoft Word is part of the Microsoft Office software. It allows you to create, edit, modify and enhance documents. Word is not a simple text processor. It is a document production system.
To move the insertion point with the mouse, click the mouse in the desired location. If the location you want is not visible, use the scroll bars to move up or down in the document. To move the insertion point to the top of the document, press . To move to the end of the document, press < Ctrl + End >.
To insert new text, just click the mouse at the point where you want to insert the additional text and start typing. Existing text moves to accommodate your additions.
Click the mouse pointer after the word, "enhance" and type:
beautiful
Click the mouse pointer before the word, "not" in the second line and type:
just
Type to move to the very beginning of your document and type:
Your name and press Enter .
Today's date and press Enter
The name of the school where you teach and press Enter, Enter.
Deleting Text
The Backspace key deletes one character to the left of the insertion point. The Delete key deletes one character to the right of the insertion point. You can use these keys any time. To delete more than just a few characters, select the text and press the Delete key. Selecting text is covered below.
Undoing Mistakes
If you make a terrible mistake-you accidentally delete an important paragraph, for example-use the Undo command under the Edit menu immediately (The keyboard shortcut is < Ctrl + Z >). Do not issue any other command until after you have undone your mistake.