Starting Microsoft Word (Word 2007, 2010)

Starting Microsoft Word 2007

• If necessary switch on your computer and if required enter the necessary logon and passwords.  To start Microsoft Word 2007 click on the Start icon, at the bottom left of your screen and you will see a popup menu.

• Click on All programs.  Another menu level is displayed and you can select Microsoft Office.  Finally select Microsoft Office Word 2007.  NOTE: These menu options may vary slightly from one computer to another, but with a little hunting around you should be able to locate the Microsoft Word option.  Once you click on the Microsoft Word option this will load the Microsoft Word program from your hard disk into memory.  You can then start using the program.

 
The Microsoft Word 2007 screen

• When the Microsoft Word 2007 program loads, your screen will look something like this.   TIP: If you have seen previous versions of Microsoft Word, you will notice that at first glance the screen looks different from the way Microsoft Word used to look.  Don't panic however, you will find that in fact it is not all that different, and is in many ways easier to use than older versions.

• You will find that if you move the mouse pointer over items at the top of the screen a help popup is displayed explaining the function of each item.  Try moving the mouse pointer over the big circular icon at the top-left of your screen.  Do not click on this circle; just leave the mouse pointer over it for a short time.  You will see the following popup.   As you can see Microsoft Word is telling you what the function of this circular button is.

• Try moving the mouse pointer over the Change Case icon and you will see information about this icon, as illustrated below.    

• Experiment with moving the mouse pointer over other icons and you will get information about what they do. This trick also works for other parts of the screen.  In the bottom right of the screen you will see the following control.    Try moving the mouse pointer over it.  You will find that if you move the mouse pointer over the number (90% in the illustration shown, but this may be different on your computer), that you get more detailed information displayed.