Microsoft Word Basics

2. STEP 1:
• OPEN MICROSOFT WORD BY FIRST CLICKING ON THE START BUTTON USUALLY LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM LEFT OF YOU
DESKTOP SCREEN.
• THEN YOU CAN FIND MS WORD BY EITHER SEARCHING YOU COMPUTER USINGTHE SEARCH BAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
START BUTTON SCREEN FOR MS WORD, OR BY CLICKING ON THE MS WORD BUTTON THAT IS ALREADY LOCKED ONTO THE
START BUTTON SCREEN.

3. STEP 2:
• ONCE THE MS WORD SCREEN COMES UP YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO OPEN ABLANK DOCUMENT.
• AFTER YOU HAVE PICKED A BLANK DOCUMENT YOU WILL SEE THE BLANK DOCUMENT WITH A TOOLBAR AT THE
TOP OF THE IT.
• THIS TOOLBAR IS WHERE YOU WILL LOCATE THE MARGINS BUTTON.

4. STEP 3:
• ON THE TOOLBAR YOU WILL SEE A LIST OF TABS AT THE TOP THAT HAVENAMES SUCH AS HOME, INSERT,
DESIGN, TRANSITIONS, ETC.
• YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO CLICK ON THE TAB THAT SAYS PAGE LAYOUTLOCATED AT THE TOP OF THIS
TOOLBAR..
• AFTER CLICKING ON THE PAGE LAYOUT TAB THE ITEMS IN THE BOTTOM OFTHE TOOLBAR WILL CHANGE.

5. STEP 4:
• AFTER CLICKING ON THE MARGINS BUTTON YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO CLICK ON THE CUSTOMMARGINS BUTTON AT THE
BOTTOM.
• YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO SET THESE MARGINS TO APA STYLE GUIDELINES WHICH IS 1” ALL THE WAY AROUND.
• NOTE: DO NOT MESS WITH ANY OTHER SETTINGS.