Write the steps to open ms -powerpoint
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Type "Word" into the box and click "Finish."
Double-click the Word shortcut that appears on the desktop to launch Word.
Open an MS Word file on your computer by double-clicking it.
If you are asked to choose an application to open the file with, select "Microsoft Word."
You’ll need:
A computer with Microsoft Word installed.
Follow these step-by-step instructions to start a document in Microsoft Word
Step 1: From the desktop or from your ‘Start’ menu, open Microsoft Word.
If the Word 2013 icon does not appear you can search for it, using the 'Search programs and files'
box in the picture above.
Step 2: Microsoft Word will open up and present you with an option to select a document template, or
a blank document.
Step 3: If you don't want to use any of the templates on display, click on the blank document.
Step 4: A new blank document will open up ready for you to start typing.
Follow these step-by-step instructions to move around a document
Step 1: From the desktop or from your ‘Start’ menu, open Microsoft Word.
Step 2: Click either File or the Office button at the top left. Select Open and browse to the document
you wish to open. Double-click on it with your left-hand mouse button to open it.
Step 3: The flashing cursor (mouse pointer) in the document tells you where you’re typing. Wherever
the flashing cursor is placed, the letters that you type will be inserted at that point. When you start a
blank document, the flashing cursor will be at the start of your document ready for you to start typing.
Step 4: As you type, the cursor will also move with each letter. This guides you so that you know
where the focus is for typing.
Step 5: The mouse can be used for moving around a document. When the mouse pointer is moved
over a text area, the pointer will change from an arrow to a ‘text select’ or ‘I-beam’ icon.
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Step 6: Move the text select/mouse pointer with your mouse to where you would like to change or
add text. Click the left-hand mouse button. This will then place the flashing cursor at the point where
you have clicked so that you can edit or insert text.
Step 7: You can also move around your document using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Step 8: Pressing these arrow keys will move the flashing cursor up a line of text, down a line or left
one character or right one character. Using a combination of keystrokes can also move the cursor
further – e.g. holding down the Ctrl (control) key and pressing the left arrow key will move the cursor
left one word. Holding down Ctrl and pressing the up arrow key will move the cursor to the start of
each paragraph.
Follow these step-by-step instructions to select text in a document
Step 1: If you are not already in a Word document, you will need to open it. From the desktop or from
your ‘Start’ menu, open Microsoft Word.
Step 2: Click either File or the Office button in the top left. Select Open and browse to the document
you wish to open. Double-click on the file name to open.
Step 3: The mouse can be used to select text. When the mouse pointer is moved over a text area,
the pointer will change from an arrow to a ‘text select’ or ‘I-beam’ icon.
Step 4: Move the text select/mouse pointer with your mouse to where you’d like to start your
selection. Click and hold down the left mouse button. While doing this, move the mouse across your
text to where you’d like the selection to stop. As you move the mouse, the text will be selected. When
you’ve finished your selection, release the left mouse button.
Step 5: The selected text can now be formatted or changed if required.
Step 6: You can also move and select text using the arrow keys on the keyboard, which some people
may find easier than the mouse. If you use a combination of keyboard keys – e.g. holding
down Ctrl and Shift and pressing the left or right arrow key – you can move the cursor and select
the text in different directions.
Step 7: Once text is selected (highlighted), it can be changed or edited as required.