Practice Working with Windows and Commands

In this exercise, you’ll practice the skills we’ve discussed in this chapter while investigating the ways of giving instructions in Word 2008. First, you’ll practice some basic window-management skills. Then you’ll explore the Word menus, toolbars, Toolbox, and Elements Gallery. Finally, you’ll look at the many aspects of Word you can control from the Word Preferences dialog box.

Note

SET UP You won’t need any practice files to complete this exercise; just follow along with the steps.

  1. In the Dock, click the Microsoft Word program icon.

    Practice Working with Windows and Commands

    Or

    Open the Finder. In the Navigation pane, under PLACES, click Applications ...

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