Word Processing Basics and Tools

Start with the tools

Microsoft Office - Chapter 1 is a useful starting point for recognizing parts of the interface. Its flashcards ask about the toolbar containing the Save button, the tab that opens Backstage view and the area containing tabs with commands and options. Go through the cards and check which terms you can recall without looking.

For another look at common actions, the Grace Boyzo flashcards include icons for saving a document and undoing changes. The deck also shows the keyboard shortcuts for those actions.

Check your understanding with quizzes

The Computing for Beginners Microsoft Word icon Quiz asks about the line spacing icon and how to use it after highlighting text. Try it after the flashcards to connect an icon with the action it performs.

Microsoft Word Home Tab What are the icons asks you to identify icons and includes questions about bold text, bullets and numbering. For more practice with document settings, Word Lesson 4 & 5 study guide includes a question about applying multiple columns to one paragraph.

Use maps alongside practice

The page also lists the mind maps Microsoft Word, Word and Word Processing. Open a map alongside a quiz and use it to organize what you are studying. After answering quiz questions, return to the map and see where the terms or actions you practiced fit. You can use the flashcards again when you want to check your recall.

Place the topic in context

Word Processing Basics and Tools is one section of its unit in Computing and ICT. The resources here give school students a way to practice the tools in this section, while teachers can find material to use when covering it. Pick a resource that matches the tool you want to work on and explore it at your own pace.