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Lesson 8: Writing Letters in Microsoft Word
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Concept 8.1 Microsoft Word
Word is the most frequently used word processing program in the worldWord does much more than WordPad doesThis is how you start Word:
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Concept 8.1 Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word always opens with a file called Document 1
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Concept 8.1 Microsoft Word
Menu Bar
Work Area
Status Bar
Toolbars Ruler
Scroll Bars
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Concept 8.2 Toolbars and ScreenTips
The toolbars help you create documents and change how they look
ScreenTips tell you what the toolbar buttons do
Standard Toolbar
ScreenTipsFormatting Toolbar
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Concept 8.3 Typing a Personal Letter
A personal letter goes to a friend or a relative– Not used
for business
Complimentary Close
Body
Date
Heading
Greeting
Signature
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Concept 8.3 Typing a Personal Letter
Remember: Use Save As to save your letters
Choose a place to save your file to
File name
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Concept 8.4 Checking Your Spelling
Microsoft Word can check your spelling and your grammarClick the Spelling and Grammar button on Word’s Standard toolbar
Standard toolbar
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Concept 8.4 Checking Your Spelling
After you click the Spelling and Grammar button, a dialogue box opens
Words not spelled correctly appear in red
Word gives suggestions the correct word
Click Change to use the suggested word
Click Ignore Once if the word is spelled correctly
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Concept 8.4 Checking Your Spelling
When Word is finished checking the spelling, this box appears
Click OK to finish
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Concept 8.4 Checking Your Spelling
Be careful! The spell check feature is not always right!!
I red the book.
I read the book.
Both of these are real words, but only one sentence is correct
So, use your dictionary, too
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Concept 8.5 Setting tabs
Tabs are added to make it easier to move line of text to the right on the page
Use the Tab key to set tabs
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Concept 8.5 Setting Tabs
The amount of space that the text moves to the right can be changed by setting the tab on the ruler
The tab for this heading is set at 1 inch
The tab for this headingis set at 4.24 inches
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Concept 8.5 Setting Tabs
To set a Tab, click on the ruler at the place that you want the text to start
After you click on the ruler, a “ ” appears,
showing where the tab was set
You can move text to a tab with the beam
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Concept 8.6 Typing a Business Letter
A business letter goes to a business person, not to a friend or a relative
Business letters are often printed on special paper called letterhead
My Company, Inc.
1 Main Street
Central City, NY 12345
USA
Example of letterhead
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Concept 8.6 Typing a Business Letter
Start a new document by clicking on the New Document button on Word’s Standard toolbar
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Concept 8.6 Typing a Business letter
Date
Inside Address
Body
Complimentary Close Sender’s Name
SalutationSalutation
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Concept 8.7 Opening a Saved File
Open a file you have saved earlier so you can use it again
Find the place where you saved your file
Lesson 8: Writing Letters in Microsoft Word
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Lesson 8
Writing Letters in Microsoft Word
Read pages 175 – 194 in the student book
Workbook pages 75 -82
