Basic Computer SkillsFor Today’s Job Seeker

Presented by Scott Foster And the Valley Christian Center

Part 2 MS Word for Job Seekers

Presented by Scott Foster And the Valley Christian Center

What is MS Word? Popular word processing software

program. What is word processing? Creating electronic documents

such as letters, resumes, forms, and other “written” papers.

Can be created on the computer and attached to emails, stored on various types of drives, and also printed into hard copy form.

For job seekers, the most important documents are the resume, the letter, and the personal data sheet.

These are the documents that we’ll focus on.

How to Use MS WordStep 1 – Click on the Start Button

How to Use MS WordStep 2 – Click on Microsoft Word – Home Tab

How to Use MS WordNote the other Tabs at the top of the Screen

How to Use MS WordNote the other Tabs at the top of the Screen

These are some of the most important features for our purposes.

How to Use MS Word

When we click on the Font Style, it gives us a font menu that actually shows us what the font looks like.

How to Use MS Word

We can also click on the Bold, Italics, and Underline buttons to perform those functions

FontFont

FontFont

Font

How to Use MS Word

The Paragraph section is also important for us. We can pick how to justify our text – to the left, centered, right, or justified left and right.

How to Use MS WordNote the other Tabs at the top of the Screen

We may also choose to use the bullet point and numbering features on Word. The bullet points are especially useful on when writing a resume.

Bullet Point menu

How to Use MS Word

The Margins Menu on the Page Layout Tab is another important feature for us to know.

How to Use MS Word

The Spelling and Grammar Button on the Review Tab is also very useful. It checks your spelling.