Introduction

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Create a new file in any Office 2000 application

New files

The key components of Office 2000 are Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. We will focus on these four applications throughout the Office 2000 skill sets.

Creating a new file follows a similar process in most Office applications.

• In Word, a file is called a document.
• In Excel, a file is called a spreadsheet.
• In PowerPoint, a file is called a presentation.
• In Access, a file is called a database.

Creating a new file

To create a new file:

• Choose File menuNew from the menu bar (Ctrl+N).
• The New dialog box appears.
• Click the General tab.
• Click the Blank Document icon.
• Click OK.

Or use the toolbar:

Click the New Blank Document button on the Standard toolbar.

Creating a new file

When you start Microsoft Word 2000 or Excel 2000, it automatically creates a new document or spreadsheet, ready for you to start working.

Documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases are preformatted. These predetermined settings are called default settings.

When you start Microsoft PowerPoint or Access, a New Presentation or New Database dialog box pops up.

For now, click Cancel. This topic will be covered in more detail in PowerPoint 2000 and Access 2000 tutorials.

Proceed using any of the two methods described on the previous page.

Challenge!

• Open Word. Observe the blank document it automatically provides.
• Open Excel. Observe the blank spreadsheet it automatically provides.
• Open PowerPoint. In the New Presentation dialog box, Click Cancel. Create a New Presentation using one of the three methods taught in this lesson.
• Open Access. In the New Database dialog box, Click Cancel. Create a New Database using one of the three methods taught in this lesson.