Insert a Picture in MS Word

Either follow each part in order, or click on the one that applies to the area in which you’d like help.

Part 1 Formatting Toolbar

  Adding and changing Text

Part 2 Standard Toolbar

  Saving

  Printing

Part 3 Drawing Toolbar

  Adding Word Art

  Adding Shapes

Part 4 Adding and Manipulating Pictures

  Free Sizing and Moving Pictures

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The step by step computer lesson plan groups we provide:

 Learning Email

          Google

          Yahoo

          Hotmail

Organizing Your Computer

Word Documents

          MicroSoft Word

          Google Documents

Future computer lesson plan groups:

 Spreadsheets and Graphs

          MicroSoft Exel

          Google Documents

 Slideshow Presentations

          MicroSoft PowerPoint

          Google Documents

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Open MicroSoft Word by going to Start>Programs>MS Word

(sometimes you have to go Start>Programs>MS Office>MS Word) 

First make sure your work space is ready.

Go to the toolbar at the top of the screen, click View>Toolbars>click ’Formatting‘ (if it is not already checked)

The MicroSoft Formatting Toolbar provides the options to change things within the word document.

You can set the formatting up ahead of time. Sometimes it does not stay, in which case you will need to do the following anyway…

After typing about 2 words, highlight those 2 words by clicking at the beginning or end of the words, and dragging your mouse (with the button on the mouse held down) across the 2 words.

Now, go up to the formatting toolbar and make the appropriate changes for the project you are working on.

Following is a breakdown of the options on the Formatting toolbar.

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1. Changing the Font (style of the the text/letters)

This drop down menu is in a WYSIWYG format

Pronounced wizzy-wig. Which stands for - What You See Is What You Get.

In other words it SHOWS you what the font will look like when you use it.

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2. Changing the size of the text/letters.

The sizes are presented in standard numbers but you can usually choose any size in between, by clicking on the number in the small box (12), highlighting that number, and typing in the size you want. Then be sure to click the Enter key on the keyboard.

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3. Changing the style of the text/letters

There are 3 options on the toolbar…Bold, Italics, and Underline. Choose any or all.

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4. Changing text alignment

This option aligns the lines of your document, down the left side margin of the page,

centers the lines on the page,

lines them down the right side margin of the page,

or spreads the words out so the lines fill the page, lined up to the left AND right margins of the page. (like the columns of a newspaper)

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5. Making numbered or bulleted lists.

If you want a list of things numbered, highlight the list and click these options.

If you type the first thing in your list, then click this option, every time you hit Enter on the keyboard, to add to the list, the program will automatically number or bullet the new item on the list.

To get it to quit numbering or bulleting automatically, after hitting the Enter key, click the backspace button on the keyboard, or hit the Enter key twice.

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6. Increase or decrease the indentation.

Just play with this one to see what it offers.

It does just what it says it does, makes the line indent further or lesser on the page. Put the curser (the blinking line that indicates where the text will be entered when you type) at the beginning of the line you want indented, then press these options.

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7. Outlining borders

This option usually has more to do with tables that can be added to a word document, but highlight or click on things in your Word Document to experiment with what it might do in the project you are working on.

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8. Highlighting text

To make different parts of your project stand out you can highlight the text like you can do with a highlighter marker.

Highlight the word(s) you want permanently highlighted, by clicking and dragging across the words you want highlighted on your page, then click the dropdown arrow to reveal the dropdown menu. Click the color you want. If you change your mind later…repeat the process but click a different color or ‘None’ at the top of the color selection.

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9. Text Color

Highlight the word(s) you want to change the text color of by clicking and dragging across the words you want colored on your page, then click the dropdown arrow to reveal the dropdown menu. Click the color you want. If you change your mind later…repeat the process clicking black again or a different color.

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10. Double spaced lines

To double space or set up for 1 1/2 spacing between the lines of text, highlight the lines, by clicking and dragging over the desired lines, then click the icon showing the two lines that are closer together for 1 1/2 sized spacing between lines, or the icon showing the lines further apart for double spacing.

Don’t forget…computers can’t read your mind (yet!) so if you want to change something you have to highlight it first so it knows what to change!

Hope this computer lesson on formatting your MicroSoft Word document has helped you understand how to change the text within your word processing document project!

Told you, you can do it!!

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The step by step computer lesson plan groups we provide:

 Learning Email

          Google

          Yahoo

          Hotmail

Organizing Your Computer

Word Documents

          MicroSoft Word

          Google Documents

Future computer lesson plan groups:

 Spreadsheets and Graphs

          MicroSoft Exel

          Google Documents

 Slideshow Presentations

          MicroSoft PowerPoint

          Google Documents

Don’t forget to visit youcandoitcomputerhelp.com again for more step by step computer lessons! Our goal is to provide valuable computer lessons so you will be successful in all your basic computer goals and needs.

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You Can Do It! 

click the (middle) button located at the top right corner of this window. (It looks like this) 

Move this smaller window so that you can open the program you will be working on.

Then toggle back and forth from the computer lesson directions, to anything else you have open, by clicking on the buttons of the task bar at the bottom of the screen.

NOW, be sure to click the ‘back button’ on this window to see your original computer lesson directions!

This step by step computer lesson focuses specifically on learning how to make and name a new folder inside the My Documents file, to organize saved documents.

To follow the directions of this computer lesson while viewing the computer lesson steps, you will need the Internet open two times at once.  For a quick lesson and directions as to how to have the Internet open two times at once click this link.

To keep documents and other projects more organized, so you can find them later, you will need to make folders.

(double click pictures to show enlarged)

To keep things consistant we will concentrate on saving word documents but these steps for saving, apply to saving anything on your hard drive (on your computer)

When you are ready to save, the secret is…use ‘Save As…’

This option allows you to control and plan where you save.

Now that you know the secret is ‘Save As…‘ let’s figure out how to control saving in Microsoft Office!

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1. Start your Word Processing (or any project)

When you are ready to save, go to File>Save As…

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2. Click on ‘My Documents’ on the Save As…window sidebar.

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3. ‘My Documents’ is now at the top where you want it.

If ‘My Documents’ is already at the top (as shown below), you’re ready to go!

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4. You need to make a folder in ‘My Documents’.

Think of ‘My Documents’ as a file cabinet.

You will make files to put in the ‘file cabinet’ as you go, to organize the ‘papers’ you save.

Click the ‘new folder’ icon on the top toolbar.

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5. Name the New Folder.

(Decide:What catagory does the project you’re working on, fall under?)

I’ll call this folder ‘College Classes’

(I will save all my college class papers and ideas in this folder)

Click OK

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 6. Now ‘College Classes’ is the folder listed at the top. It is the folder that things will be saved into.

Type the name of the paper in the box at the bottom, labeled File name:

Click Save.

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7. You will repeat this for all the computer classes.

BUT…do you see something that could be improved?

hint: World History AND Computer Class Papers ‘thrown in together’

Hint: You can have folders inside other folders.

(might want one for World History and one for Computer class)

You’re on your way to learning how to plan and control where you save things on your computer, keeping it organized so you can find it next time…every time!

Don’t stop now…you can do it!!

Computer lesson Part 2:  making a folder inside a folder and putting already-made projects into the appropriate folder.

Computer lesson Part 3: How to find and access your saved documents.

Other step by step computer lessons, we provide:

eMail including

  Yahoo email,

  Google email

coming soon

  Hotmail email

Learn how to keep organized when you save

Word Processing including:

  MicroSoft Word

coming soon,

  Google Documents

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Don’t forget visit youcandoitcomputerhelp.com again for more step by step computer help! Our goal is to provide valuable computer lessons so you will be successful in all your basic computer goals and needs including today’s  computer lesson on learning how to make and name a new folder inside My Documents, to organize saved documents. Check back often for more computer skills help! You Can Do It! 

New Nessages In Google Email is computer lesson plan part 3 in the 4 part group of learning Google email. Here the plan is to write, save draft, spell check and send new messages in Google Email.

If you don’t have a Google Email Account start with part 1.

Otherwise, we’re off! You can do it!!

Part 1 Opening a New Google Email Account

Part 2 Google Email Account Inbox

Part 3 New Messages in Google Email (you are here)

Part 4 Adding Attachments in Google Email

To follow the directions of this computer lesson while viewing the computer lesson steps, you will need the Internet open two times at once.  For a quick lesson and directions as to how to have the Internet open two times at once click this link.

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1. To write a new message in Google email, in the top left corner, under the Gmail logo, click Compose Mail.

Put address in last to avoid accidentally sending an unfinished message.

2. Write your message in the large box.

3. To check spelling, click Check Spelling, on the right side, above the big box where you type your message.

A ‘Spell check‘ marks any word it does not recognize. To see Google spell check’s suggestions, click once on the hightlighted word.

Click on the word you want to take the place of the underlined word.

If the word you want is not there…the original word was not spelled close enough for the Google spell check to recognize what you meant. You may need to try your original word again to try to spell it closer to being correct, so Google spell check recognizes it.

If you want Google to leave your word as is…click Ignore.

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We can help you Add Attachments to Google email! You can do it!

4. IF you are not ready to send the message and decide you want to save it…click Save Now, located above the To: line

It will save a changable copy of your email in your Google email drafts folder, for you to access later.

5. When you are ready to change, add to, and send this saved draft…click Drafts at the left, under the Gmail logo.

Double click the message in the list of saved drafts. Make any changes necessary, add attachments to your Google email if you wish, then send as you would any new message.

6. To send your new message:

On the subject line type the main idea of your message…3-5 words.

On the To:   line fill in the address of the person you want to send the message to. (Email addresses will include an @ sign) To send this exact message to more than one person, put a ; (semi-colon) between the addresses on the To: line.

Click Send!    

By Google, Yooooou are now an expert on writing, spell checking, saving, and sending new messages in Google email. Way to go! Told you, you can do it!!

 Don’t stop now! Go on to Part 4 of the learning Google email group, Adding Attachments In Google Email!

Part 1 Opening a New Google Email Account

Part 2 Google Email Account Inbox

Part 3 New Messages in Google Email (you are here)

Part 4 Adding Attachments in Google Email

 Come back for

The step by step computer lesson plan groups we provide:

 Learning Email

          Google

          Yahoo

          Hotmail

Organizing Your Computer

Word Documents

          MicroSoft Word

          Google Documents

Future computer lesson plan groups:

 Spreadsheets and Graphs

          MicroSoft Exel

          Google Documents

 Slideshow Presentations

          MicroSoft PowerPoint

          Google Documents

Don’t forget to visit youcandoitcomputerhelp.com again for more step by step computer lessons! Our goal is to provide valuable computer lessons so you will be successful in all your basic computer goals and needs.

Check back often for more computer lessons and important basic computer survival skills!

You Can Do It! 

Part 1 Opening a Yahoo Email Account

Part 2 Yahoo Email Account Inbox

Part 3 New Messages in Yahoo Email (you are here)

Part 4 Adding Attachments in Yahoo Email 

To follow the directions of this computer lesson while viewing the computer lesson steps, you will need the Internet open two times at once.  For a quick lesson and directions as to how to have the Internet open two times at once click this link.

 Double click the pictures to see them full size. 

Log in to your Yahoo email account.

1. To write a new message in Yahoo email, in the top left corner, under the Yahoo! mail logo, click New.

Put address in last to avoid accidentally sending an unfinished message.

2. Write your message in the large box.

3. To check spelling, click the abc spelling check button above the To: line.

You will get the message below until you click the ‘Don’t show this again’ box.

Hit OK

A ‘Spell check‘ marks any word it does not recognize. To see Yahoo’s spell check’s suggestions, click once on the underlined word.

Click on the word you want to take the place of the underlined word.

If the word you want is not there…the original word was not spelled close enough for the Yahoo spell check to recognize what you meant. You may need to try your original word again to try to spell it closer to being correct, so Yahoo spell check recognizes it.

If you want Yahoo to leave your word as is…click Ignore. If you want Yahoo to leave that same word as it is every time it detects it spelled this exact way in your message, click Ignore All.

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We can help you Add Attachments to Yahoo email! You can do it!

4. IF you are not ready to send the message and decide you want to save it…click Save Draft, located above the To: line

It will save a changable copy of your email in your Yahoo email drafts folder, for you to access later.

5. When you are ready to change, add to, and send this saved draft…click Drafts at the left, under the Yahoo mail logo.

Double click the message in the list of saved drafts. Make any changes necessary, add attachments if you wish, then send as you would any new message.

6. To send your new message:

On the subject line type the main idea of your message…3-5 words.

On the To:   line fill in the address of the person you want to send the message to. (Email addresses will include an @ sign) To send this exact message to more than one person, put a ; (semi-colon) between the addresses on the To: line.

Click Send!    

Yaahooooooooooooooo! Yooooou are now an expert on writing, spell checking, saving, and sending new messages in Yahoo email. Way to go! Told you, you can do it!

 Don’t stop now! Go to step 4, Adding Attachments in Yahoo Email.

Part 1 Opening a Yahoo Email Account

Part 2 Yahoo Email Account Inbox

Part 3 New Messages in Yahoo Email (you are here)

Part 4 Adding Attachments in Yahoo Email

Google Email Account Inbox is computer lesson plan part 2 in the 4 part group of learning Google email.

Part 1 Opening a New Google Email Account

Part 2 Google Email Account Inbox (you are here)

Part 3 New Messages in Google Email

Part 4 Adding Attachments in Google Email

To follow the directions of this computer lesson while viewing the computer lesson steps, you will need the Internet open two times at once.  For a quick lesson and directions as to how to have the Internet open two times at once click this link.

 Double click the pictures to see them full size.

Inbox: Messages you receive from other people are stored here Number in parenthesis: number of unopened messages unopened messages: you haven’t clicked on that message, it has yet to be read You may have many messages in your Inbox that have been read, only the number of unread are indicated by the number. To Read messages: click on “Inbox” _____
Double click on the message._____
The messages on the white lines are unopened. To open one, double click on it. _____
After you have opened the message in your Google Inbox, you can delete the message, reply to the sender, forward it to a different person. The arrows allow you to see the message listed before or after the message you are veiwing. ______
Reply (on the right): Open a message sent to you, click Reply, it allows you to send a message back to the sender (it automatically fills in the address for you)
Reply all: If a message was sent to multiple addresses (yours included) and you want all those same people to receive your message…open the message, click Reply all
Forward: After opening an email message, scroll to the bottom, click Forward to send the same email on to another address (you need to type in the address) You can add to or change the message that was sent to you originally, before sending it on.
Delete: Either click on the message line before the email is  opened or the message can be deleted after or while it’s open. Just click on the message and click delete.   This puts it in a Trash folder that still holds all those deleted messages.