4.0  Word Processing Package

4.2.4.2 Scroll line by line

 Use arrow keys to scroll line by line. Up and Down arrow keys can be used. Alternatively click on scroll down or scroll up buttons on scroll bar.

 4.2.4.3 Scroll window by window

 Use Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll window by window.

 4.2.4.4 Jump to a different part of the document

  1. Use Home and End keys to go to Top and bottom of the document.
  2. Use Scroll bar to scroll to a definite position of the documents.
  3. Use Find command to reach at a particular word or phrase in the document.
  4. Use Browse object option on the scroll bar to explore a particular part of document.

 4.2.4.5 Moving to a specific page

We’ll make use of Go to Command to do this. 

  1. Press F5 or Edit – Go To or Ctr+G to open up the Go To Tab.
  2. Type the page umber in the dialog box.
  3. Press enter or click on Go To. Word will take you to the page.
  4. Close the Go To Dialog box with the close button or with the Close box or press Esc.

4.3 Manipulating Windows

While Windows is the name of the operating system used on most PCs, the term "window" was first used many years ago. Apple Computer Company has been using an operating system in which programs are run within a window since around 1984 but programmers had developed the "window" before Apple introduced the concept. The basic idea is that each operation on the computer works within its own window allowing you to switch between them at any time. You may have a window open showing you what is in the Recycle Bin and also a window in which you are running a word processor. A window is the rectangular box that will appear on the screen when you double click on an icon or start a program. The menus and three buttons across the top provide control. In some windows you will see Scroll bars on the side and bottom to allow you to see everything that is inside the window.

To move through the many folders on your hard disk or on a floppy you need to know how to navigate through windows. To start, you need to learn to open a window. Do this:

Note: Throughout this chapter we will be working with the My Computer window.

  1. Start the computer and wait until you see the Desktop.

  2. Move the pointer over the My Computer icon. 

  3. Press the left mouse button twice quickly.

  4. You should now see a window open up on the Desktop.

Windows Control Buttons

Minimize Button

Maximize Button

Restore Button

Close Button

Shrinking windows to the Taskbar

If you want to clear the Desktop of windows and you don't wish to close them, you can shrink them down onto the Taskbar

Do this:

1.       Move your pointer to the upper right corner of the window you wish to shrink.

2.       Click on the first button in the row of three.

3.       The window will now shrink onto the Taskbar.

To open the window after shrinking it onto the Taskbar

To reopen a window so that you can continue working within it, you need to expand it from the Taskbar. You can't work within a minimized window... you can't see it!

Do this:

1.       Move the pointer to the Taskbar.

2.       Move it over the name of the window you wish to open (My Computer).

3.       Click the left mouse button once.

4.        The window will open up on the top of the Desktop.  

 

Moving a window around the Desktop

When working on your Desktop, you may sometimes find that the window you have opened is blocking your view of another window. As you may need both of these, you might like to move one over a little. This will allow you to get to the windows behind or to copy from one window to another without switching back and forth.

Take the following Steps:

1.       Move the pointer to the Title Bar inside the My Computer window.

2.       Click and hold the left mouse button.

3.       Drag the pointer across the Desktop.

4.       The window will move with the pointer.

5.       Release the left mouse button and the window will stay in this spot.

Scrolling around in a window

When you open a window, it is sometimes too small to display all of the icons inside it. To allow you to view all of these, the window comes with Scroll Bars.  Do this:

1.       Move the pointer over the left/right or up/down arrow found on the Scroll Bars.

2.       Click and hold down the left mouse button.

3.       When the window has moved to what you want to see, release the left mouse button.

                                     A Scroll Bar

Arranging Windows

When you create or open a document in Word, the document opens in a separate window. You can quickly switch from one document to another by clicking the document's button on the taskbar or by pressing ALT+TAB. You can also view several open Word documents at the same time by using the Arrange All command (Window menu).

Maximizing a Window

When working within a program window, you may wish to enlarge the window so that it takes up the whole screen. This will allow you to work more easily, and to move around quickly within the program. If you need to access something else on the Desktop you can always shrink the window to the Taskbar. Do this:

1.       Move your pointer to the upper right corner of the window/program you wish to enlarge to full screen.

2.       Click on the second button in the group  

3.      The window will now enlarge to fill the whole screen.


 

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