MS Word Digital Literacy Quiz

Digital Literacy and Microsoft Word

• Digital literacy skills enable students to interact with and navigate the digital world using various software such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Prezi, and more.
• Microsoft Word is a word processor that comes in software suites or packages, providing support for text editing, formatting, and printing.

Accessing Microsoft Word

• To access Microsoft Word, click on the Windows icon and select Microsoft Word.
• To open an existing file, click on the required file shown on the left panel.
• To create a new document, click on the blank document.

Microsoft Word Interface

Home Tab

• The Home tab provides access to common tasks such as new, open, close, and save.

Quick Access Toolbar

• The Quick Access Toolbar provides quick access to most commonly used options such as save, undo, redo, and new file.

Ribbon Tabs

• Ribbon tabs comprise of 7 tabs: Home, Insert, Design, Layout, References, Mailings, Review, and View.
• Each tab has a specific group of related commands.

Taskbar

• The Taskbar shows the programs that are currently open on the computer.
• To switch from one program to another, single-click the program on the Taskbar.

Help Button

• The Help button or F1 key shows a new window with general help topics regarding Microsoft Word.
• Help is a good tool to learn about the features of the software.

Window Controls

• Minimize button hides the window in the Taskbar.
• Maximize button maximizes the window to full screen.
• Close button exits the software.
• Restore button returns the software window to a floating state.

Vertical Scroll Bar

• The Vertical Scroll Bar enables the user to scroll the content up or down.

Zoom Tool

• The Zoom Tool allows users to set the visual size of the text according to the ratio.
• 100% shows the actual size, which will be shown on printout.

View Buttons

• View buttons help in the selection of different view modes, such as Web, Read, or Print mode.
• This option can also be selected alternatively from the View tab.

Status Bar

• The Status Bar is located at the bottom of the software and displays document information, including:
  • Number of pages
  • Number of words
  • Proofing errors

Text Area

• The Text Area is a large space below the ruler, also called the workspace or document pan.
• This is where text is typed, and images and tables can be inserted.

Vertical Ruler

• The Vertical Ruler is on the left-hand side of the screen, generally with measurement units in inches.

Cursor

• The Cursor is a blinking vertical line that shows where you can write.

Horizontal Ruler

• The Horizontal Ruler is at the top of the Text Area, with measurement units in inches.

Tab Selector

• The Tab Selector can be found in the corner between the Horizontal and Vertical Rulers.
• Clicking the Tab Selector shows all the tab stop types.

View Ruler Button

• The View Ruler Button hides and shows the ruler and can be accessed alternatively from the View tab.