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INFORMATION AND COMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY GYAMFI SERIES

TYPING WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT
Typing is the process of entering text from the keyboard.
Cursor is the blinking vertical bar which indicates the insertion
pointer in a text area or field.
When the mouse is moved to a text area it changes from the
normal arrow to a bar which looks like
capital I called the Insertion Beam.
Insertion pointer is a blinking vertical bar on the screen that
marks the location at which the inserted text
appears.
Different Mouse Symbols In a Text Area
Normal mouse pointer =
Cursor =I
Insertion Beam =I
Saving Word Document
In order to store your word for future use, you have to save it, if you don’t save your work, it
means you will not be able to retrieve it again in future when you need it.
There are two main ways you can save your document.
SAVE; Save is used to save new changes to an already saved document. The save command does
not bring up any dialog box.
SAVE AS; Save as is used to save a newly created document for the first time.

How To Save Using Save as;
 Click on file from the menu bar.
 Click on save as from the menu.
 The save as dialog box will display.
 Type the name you want to give to your file.
 Select the location you want to save your file or document to example, My Document.
 Click on the save button or enter key to save your work.

What Is Window Explorer

Window explorer is a tool used to manage files, folders and programs on the computer.
How To Use Windows Explorer;
 Click on the start button on the task bar.
 In the search area of the start menu, type windows explorer and press the enter key.
 The windows explorer program will open the default folder for saving files, which is
called documents.
 Files and folders of similar contents then can be moved from one folder into another using
drag and drop action of the mouse or copy or cut and paste commands.

EDITING WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT
Editing is the process of correcting mistakes and ensuring accuracy in a document.
Opening an Existing Document
An already saved document on a computer can be opened so that changes can be made on it.
How to open an Existing Document.
Existing document can be opened in different ways:
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