Main Menus In Microsoft Word Basic 3 Computer Studies Lesson Note

Main Menus in Microsoft Word

File Menu:

• New – start a fresh document
• Open – find and open saved work
• Save – keep your work safe
• Print – make a paper copy
• Close – shut the document

Edit Menu:

• Undo – take back what you just did
• Cut – remove text to use elsewhere
• Copy – make a copy of text
• Paste – put copied text in new place
• Find – search for specific words

View Menu:

• Normal – regular writing view
• Print Preview – see how it will look printed
• Zoom – make text bigger or smaller
• Toolbars – show or hide button rows

Insert Menu:

• Picture – add photos to your document
• Table – make rows and columns
• Page Numbers – add numbers to pages
• Date and Time – add today’s date

Format Menu:

• Font – change how letters look
• Bold, Italic – make text thick or slanted
• Bullets – make lists with dots
• Paragraph – change spacing between lines

Exercise 2:

1. Which menu has the Save command? _______
2. Where do you find the Undo button? _______
3. Which menu helps you add pictures? _______