HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER?
In the windows environment you can communicate with the computer using a Graphical User Interface (GUI -
pronounced Gooey). This means you give instructions to the computer by using a mouse to click on icons, tabs and
buttons. In Microsoft Word there is a ribbon which goes across the window. This is where you can find a set of tabs,
a series of buttons, icons and controls called commands.
Do you know your icons?
An icon is a small symbol or picture that represents a series of instructions or programs.
ICON Name / Function / Short Cut Command ICON Name / Function / Short Cut Command
Save (Ctrl + S) Font (Ctrl + Shift + F)
Undo (Ctrl + Z) Font size (Ctrl + Shift + P)
Redo (Ctrl + Y) Bold (Ctrl + B)
Paste (Ctrl + V) Italic (Ctrl + I)
Cut (Ctrl + X) Underline (Ctrl + U)
Copy (Ctrl + C) Text effects
Bullets - Start a bulleted list Text Highlight Colour
Numbering – Start a numbered list Font Colour
Multilevel List – Start a multilevel list Align Text Left (Ctrl + L)
Borders Centre (Ctrl + E)
Shading – Colour background Align Text Right (Ctrl + R)
Show/hide paragraph marks Justify (Ctrl + J)
Line & paragraph spacing Change Case
Decrease indent Increase indent