The recommended word processing application for taking a CPCC online course is:

Word Perfect
MS Word
Open Office
Wordmaster

On most CPCC computers you can open MS Word by:

Clicking on the icon shaped like a large blue “W” in a blue box
Clicking on the red “X” in the browser window
Clicking on the icon shaped like a large blue ”e” in the taskbar

A second way to access and open MS Word is to:

Click on Start, then Programs, then Microsoft Office
Click on Programs, then Start, then Microsoft Office
Click on Start, then Control Panel, then Microsoft Office

A basic word processing application that comes packaged with MS Windows is:

Open Office
ScratchPad
WordPad
WordPerfect

To access this basic word processing application you:

Click on Start, then Programs, then Accessories
Click on Programs, then Start, then Accessories
Click on Start, then Programs, then Word Processing

The blinking vertical line in MS Word where text will begin is the:

Button
Blinker
Cursor
Arrow

A scroll bar allows you to move either up and down in a document or left and right in a document.

True
False

The sizing bar allows you to:

Bold, italicize, or underline text in a document.
Minimize, maximize, or close the application window.
Change the size of the font in a text document.

To add or remove a toolbar:

In the menu bar you click on File, then Toolbars
In the menu bar you click on Tools, then Toolbars
In the menu bar you click on View, then Toolbars

In a document window if you don’t see a tool you normally expect to find, chances are you need to:

Start clicking on icons.
Open a different application.
Add a toolbar to the window.

Highlighting text is also referred to as:

Opening text
Entering text
Selecting text.

To highlight text you:

Position the cursor to the left of the text, hold down the left mouse button, and drag to the end of the text.
Position the cursor to the left of the text, hold down the right mouse button, and drag to the end of the text.
Click in front of the text.

To copy text, you first highlight it and then:

Right click and select COPY
Left click and select COPY
Double click

Once you’ve copied text, to paste it you position the cursor where you want the text to go and:

Right click and select PASTE
Left click and select PASTE
Double click

Another way to copy text is to first highlight it and then:

Press the control and V keys at the same time (Ctrl+V)
Press the control and C keys at the same time (Ctrl+C)
Press the control and X keys at the same time (Ctrl+X)

Another way to paste text is to first copy it and then:

Press the control and V keys at the same time (Ctrl+V)
Press the control and C keys at the same time (Ctrl+C)
Press the control and X keys at the same time (Ctrl+X)

Another way to cut text is to first highlight it and then:

Press the control and V keys at the same time (Ctrl+V)
Press the control and C keys at the same time (Ctrl+C)
Press the control and X keys at the same time (Ctrl+X)

The third way to copy, paste, and cut text is to:

Click on File in the menu bar
Click on Edit in the menu bar
Click on View in the menu bar
Click on Insert in the menu bar

In MS Word, unless you change the setting, every document will save with this file extension:

.doc
.rtf
.pda
.txt

In MS Word, to save a document with an .rtf file extension you would:

Select “File/Save as” and choose .rtf from the file type dropdown menu
Select “File/Save” and choose .rtf from the file type dropdown menu
Select “Edit/Save as” and choose .rtf from the file type dropdown menu

You can save files to:

Your C: harddrive on your personal PC
The Desktop on your personal PC
Your eLocker (“My Documents” on a CPCC computer)
A portable USB storage device (jumpdrive)
All of the above

Two common ways to print a document are to:

Click on Tools/Print or hold down the Control and P keys Ctrl+P
Click on Edit/Print or hold down the Control and P keys Ctrl+P
Click on File/Print or hold down the Control and P keys Ctrl+P