Week 1: Computer BasicsLesson 5: Keyboard Shortcuts

In this activity, we will practice using keyboard shortcuts to move around a document in Word.

• Step 1: On your own keyboard, identify the following keys: Enter, Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Delete, Backspace, space bar, arrow keys, Tab, Caps Lock, Insert, and function keys.

Step 2: Open up a new Word document. Click on the Start button; choose All Programs, then Microsoft Office, then Microsoft Word.

Step 3: On your screen, the blank Word document should still be open. Notice the blinking insertion point on your screen.

Step 4: Press the space bar and watch the insertion point move to the right. At the end of the line, it automatically goes to the next line.

Step 5: Press Enter. The insertion point should move to the next line.

Help! Moving the insertion point. Arrow keys can only move the insertion point where text or spaces have already been entered.

Step 6: Use your arrow keys to move the insertion point back to the starting point.

Step 7: Type your name into the document.

Step 8: Press the backspace key until your name is deleted.

Step 9: Press the Caps Lock key once. Type your name again. It is now uppercase.

Step 10: Move the mouse pointer to the beginning of your name, then click the mouse to insert the insertion point.

Step 11: Type “1”, then press the space bar. Notice how your name moves to the right to insert the 1 and the space.Step 12: Press the Insert key to turn off the Insert command. Type “12345”. Notice that now the numbers replace the text.

Step 13: Press the Insert key and the Caps Lock key to restore the keyboard to its usual settings.

Step 14: Use the arrow keys or your mouse to move the insertion point to the beginning of the line.

Step 15: Press the delete key to delete “12345”, then retype the first part of your name.

Step 16: Click the file menu near the top of the screen.

Step 17: On the File menu, click New to open a new blank document.

Step 18: Now you will open another new document using a keyboard shortcut. Press the Ctrl key and hold it while you press the N key (this is often written as Ctrl + N, meaning that you hold them both at the same time)

Step 19: Close the new Word document by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + W.

Step 20: Close the next open Word document by clicking the lower Close Window button, a plain X, in the top right corner of your screen.

Step 21: Exit Word by clicking the top Close button, the red X, in the right corner of your screen. When it asks “Do you want to save the changes you made to document 1?” click Don’t Save.