Word

Microsoft Word is one of the most commonly used word processing tools by teachers. Word is used for many purposes including creating worksheets and notes, letters, memos and permission slips, student reports and to compile school news letters or newspapers. It is possible to draw a table or insert pictures into an existing document.

Basics

• Starting Word 97 as a Beginner [pdf]
  The basics such as opening an existing document, creating a new document, changing font size and colour and saving a document. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Word training course - Microsoft Office online training videos
  Video tutorials providing practical step-by-step guides with simple demonstrations. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Creating a school newsletter, journal or publication

• Create a Newsletter with MS Word [pdf]
  How to format your newsletter and how to add a title, article and graphics. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Newsletters in Microsoft Word
  How to use Microsoft Word to create newsletters. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Creating Newsletters in Microsoft Word
  Step-by-step instructions in how to create a newsletter. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Creating specific documents
  How to set up a document, scan, edit and automatically summarise it. Also suggests when Word or Publisher is the best tool for the job. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Creating a worksheet or lesson notes

• Making Your Own Lesson Plan Book [pdf]
  How to use word to create a basic lesson-plan book. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Make documents look great in Word 2007
  How you can quickly and easily turn a plain-looking document into one that looks professionally designed. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• How to Create a Form Using a Word Processor
  How to create a form such as a survey or application form using a word processor. You can then mail the form by email and the recipient can fill the form save it and email it back to you. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• How to Create Forms in Microsoft Word
  A video which demonstrates how to create a basic form in a word document and how to create forms with fill-in fields with Microsoft Word. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Microsoft lesson plans for students and educators
  This site demonstrates how to enhance student learning through technology. There are a series of links to lesson plans and how-to articles for different subjects and grade levels. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Drawing a table

• Insert or create a table
  Demonstrates how you can insert a table by choosing from a selection of pre-formatted tables or by selecting the number of rows and columns that you want. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Tables
  Explains how to draw and format tables including adding and deleting a cell, row, or column, merging and splitting cells, and converting text to a table. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Inserting pictures into an existing document

• Working With Images in Microsoft Word
  Simple instructions on how to insert a picture into a Word document with links to related topics. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Inserting and Editing Images in Microsoft Word
  This page details a lesson designed to teach students how to insert and edit images. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Mail merge to create certificates or letters to parents

• Mail Merge
  Instructions for using Mail Merge with a text document, Excel, Access, and Outlook (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Mail Merge
  How to use mail merge to create and print letters and other documents, send personalized e-mail messages to your e-mail address list and create and print envelopes or labels for mass mailing. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Use mail merge for mass mailings and more
  This tutorial explains how to use mail merge in Microsoft Office Word to produce envelopes and labels for mass mailings as well as to create personalized form letters or e-mail messages, numbered coupons, etc. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Oregon State University Extension Service > Computer Technology Unit
  Provides a link to various documents, including one which contains detailed instructions for various merges in Microsoft Word 2003 from multiple sources such as Outlook and Excel. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)

Teaching students to write a report

• Writing
  Explains how to use tools available in Word including spelling, grammar and thesaurus and other useful features such as how to do a word count. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Create a document outline
  This tutorial explains how outlining a document can help to conceptualize and plan its content. It demonstrates how easy it is to create a working outline in Word as well as to reorganize quickly what has already been written. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• Create a Book Report & Book Cover [pdf]
  A PDF file which explains how to create a simple book report. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)
• A Writer's Guide to Office: Create a Manuscript
  This video explains how to organise stories, poems or even recipes into a manuscript. (retrieved Feb 2, 2011)