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MSWord 2013

The document outlines a lesson plan for teaching basic MS Word functions to patrons with little computer experience. It includes objectives, materials, and instructions for two activities - editing a recipe in Word and writing a letter. The lesson plan walks through opening and saving documents, formatting text, inserting tables and images, and other basic Word features.

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MSWord 2013

The document outlines a lesson plan for teaching basic MS Word functions to patrons with little computer experience. It includes objectives, materials, and instructions for two activities - editing a recipe in Word and writing a letter. The lesson plan walks through opening and saving documents, formatting text, inserting tables and images, and other basic Word features.

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MS Word 2013:

Lesson Plan

Objective: This class is intended for patrons with very little computer experience.
Explains how to create a new document and perform basic MS Word functions.

Materials:
 MicrosoftWord2013Handout.pdf
 Resume sample
 Letter sample
 Recipe

Set-up ACTIVITY #1:


 Save CarrotRecipe.docx to desktop
 Save Carrots.jpg image on desktop or insert image from online search during
activity

Set-up ACTIVITY #2:


 Save LetterToMom.docx to desktop
 Save Puppy.jpg image on desktop or insert image from online search during
activity

TODAY’s CLASS
 What is MS Word?
 Create a document
 Tour the interface
 Save a document
 Change margins
 Format Font
 Paragraph alignment
 Backspace to delete
 Undo/Redo
 Copy/paste
 Bullets / Numbering paragraphs
 Spellcheck
 Insert a table
 Insert an image
 Print a document

WHAT IS MS WORD?
MS Word is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. It is a word processing program that
allows users to type letters, resumes, and other documents.
WHAT IS WORD USED FOR?
Demo MS Word document samples:
 Recipe
 Letter
 Resume

OPEN MS WORD
 Explore templates
 Explain Backstage

OPEN BLANK DOCUMENT


 Explore Ribbon
 Quick Toolbar
 Tabs
 Help
 Close
 Minimize/restore
 Ribbon display options
 Status Bar

NAME DOCUMENT “my name” AND SAVE DOCUMENT TO MY DOCUMENTS

DEMO HOW TO LOCATE and OPEN SAVED DOCUMENT

****************ACTIVITY #1 ********************************************************

OPEN CarrotRecipe.docx
 Explain blinking cursor
 Explain how to move cursor to different sections

MARGINS
 Margins default to 1”
 Change margins to 2.0”

FONT—Update Title
 What is Font?
 Explain how to select Title text
 Enlarge Font size
 Change Font style
 Change Font color
 Demo Undo & Redo
BOLD / ITALICS/ UNDERLINE / PARAGRAPH ALLIGNMENT
 Update recipe description
 Explain how to select text
 Italicize text – demo underline
 Bold Roasted Brown Butter Honey Garlic Carrots
 Demo alignments left, right, center, justified

UPDATE Prep time /cook time/ total time


 Bold Prep Time—Cook Time—Total Time

BACKSPACE / DELETE
 Delete repeated recipe description
 Demo deleting by backspace & Delete key
 Demo deleting entire paragraph by select and delete

CUT & PASTE / COPY & PASTE


 Explain difference between copy & paste/ cut & paste
 Cut & paste Serves 4-6 to end of recipe
 Demo undo—repeat actions

BULLETS / NUMBERS / PARAGRAPHS


 Update INSTRUCTIONS
 Demo how to enter new paragraphs
 Select INSTRUCTIONS to Insert numbers for each paragraph
 Select INSTURCTIONS to enlarge Font size

SPELLCHECK
 Demo spell check individual work with right click
 Demo spell check via Review > Spelling & Grammar

CHANGE DOCUMENT FONT – CTRL + A


 Select entire document via Ctrl + A vs. Left-click, hold, and drag.
 Change font style

INSERT TABLE
 Insert INGREDIENTS Table
 Enter Ingredients
 Demo row and column size adjustments
 Add a row – Title Columns “Quantity” and “Ingredients”

INSERT IMAGE
 Explain different ways to insert an image—online and from computer
 Insert Carrots image
 Resize and move image
 Demo Image Layout options
 With Text Wrapping—Square
 Move image to display how text wraps around image

SAVE DOCUMENT to my documents

PRINT DOCUMENT
 Select individual pages or all pages to print
 Print one sided or two sided
 Number of copies

Demo how to locate saved document

**************** ACTIVITY #2 ************************************************************

OPEN LetterToMom.docx
 Explain blinking cursor
 Explain how to move cursor to different sections

MARGINS
 Margins default to 1”
 Change margins to 1.5”

FONT
 What is Font?
 Explain how to select All Text (left click, hold, drag OR Ctrl + A)
 Enlarge Font size
 Change Font style
 Change Font color—(Max)
 Demo Undo & Redo

BOLD / ITALICS/ UNDERLINE / PARAGRAPH ALLIGNMENT


 Explain how to select text
 Move “Dear Mom” to next paragraph. Move letter into to next paragraph
 Bold/Italicize/Underline text – Pueblo Library
 Demo alignments left, right, center, justified
 Demo how to align left by spacing and alignment feature—align date to the right.
BACKSPACE / DELETE
 Delete repeated “Work has been going well.”
 Demo deleting by backspace & Delete key

CUT & PASTE / COPY & PASTE


 Explain difference between copy & paste/ cut & paste
 Cut & paste “Sorry that it has been a long time since I have written. Things have
been crazy at work and the kids have been very busy with there school
activities.” To the first paragraph.
 Demo undo—repeat actions

BULLETS / NUMBERS / PARAGRAPHS


 Insert a paragraph & demo bullets/numbers
“The kids and I plan to visit next month. Here is a list of what we want to do:”
o Walk to park
o Bake cookies
o Play in the sand

SPELLCHECK
 Demo spell check individual work with right click
 Demo spell check via Review > Spelling & Grammar
 Demo blue line for grammatical errors.

MOVE Love Your Daughter to new paragraph

INSERT IMAGE
 Explain different ways to insert an image—online and from computer
 Insert Puppy image
 Resize and move image
 Crop image
 Demo Image Layout options
 With Text Wrapping—Square
 Move image to display how text wraps around image
 Flip image

SAVE DOCUMENT to my documents


Recommend self-paced learning
PRINT DOCUMENT
options:
 Select individual pages or all pages to print
 Print one sided or two sided
 Number of copies  GCFLearnFree.org
 Learning Express database
Demo how to locate saved document  MS Office Online

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