Datasheet

 If you have one document you open consistently, consider putting a
shortcut to that document on the desktop for quick access: Right-click
the document’s icon and choose Send To
➪Desktop (Create Shortcut).
 Word is capable of opening other types of documents, including docu-
ments from previous versions of Word, Rich Text Format documents,
and others. Each of these documents has its own icon, though the icon
looks similar to the standard Word document icon. See Chapter 25 for
more information on opening alien documents in Word.
 You can see a list of the recent documents you’ve worked on by choos-
ing the Recent Items or My Recent Documents submenu from the main
Start menu. Choose your document from that list to open it.
Behold Word!
Word appears on your computer’s monitor just like any other program, nes-
tled within its own window. Look on the screen and at Figure 1-2. There’s
more to Word and word processing than an electronic version of the blank
sheet of paper.
The details of what you see on the screen are covered elsewhere in this book.
Because you may not know what each doodad and greeblie is called, I’ve
labeled some of the important things in Figure 1-2. Use this book’s index to
help you find stuff you might be curious about.
 Word 2007 represents a new approach to word processing. Gone are the
menus and toolbars that have dominated computer programs for a
decade or more. Replacing them is a new, tabbed, Ribbon interface.
Although it may be intimidating at first, don’t let it overwhelm you. Just
keep reading this book and you’ll be fine.
 The very first time you start Word, you may be asked some questions:
Enter your name and initials, set up Word security, and set Microsoft
update options. I recommend the updates.
Maximize Word’s window size
Unless your computer system has one of those huge monitors, you probably
want to maximize the Word program window just before you start working.
To run Word in full-screen mode, click the Maximize button (the middle one)
in the upper-right corner of the window.
Maximizing forces a window to fill the entire screen. If Word is already maxi-
mized, two overlapping boxes appear on the button; you don’t need to click
anything in that case.
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