Microsoft Word Beginner Lessons-Lesson 1:Basic Foundations

The New option for example lets them start a new document as a blank page or using one of the templates that Word provides. For now keep it simple and only use the blank document option.

Open allows them to open and work on a document that has already been created and saved.

Save is where they click to save the document for later use. Save as has the same capability but allows you to choose the name of the document.

Print is where they can click to print out their work. Print Preview shows them what their document will look like when it is printed.

The next article will deal with each of these File options more in depth and give detailed instructions on how to use them. This is just a quick overview to start with.

From here I would go to the Format button and show them the options to change the font, font size and bold. You can show them some examples of the different fonts and font sizes and how to pick what they want. Try some of the different fonts and sizes and use them to type in some of those instructions.

I would not go into any more detail than these basics on the Functions option at this point. To much information will only overwhelm them. There will also be a follow up article to the Format Font options as well. It will give detailed instructions on how to teach them to use the Format button on the Menu bar.

In this first lesson you have given them enough information to at least start practicing what you have taught them so far. Be sure to remind them to Save their lesson instructions that they have typed. You might want to sit down again with them in a few days and review the first lesson. I would be sure that they are skilled in the first lesson before going on to the next lesson.

Good luck and happy teaching!

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