Week 12 More Word! More theory!

Word skills Bullets and numbering Font types Grammar tools

Bullets and Numbering Bullets are the dots to the left Very useful for making lists

Bullets Format  Bullets and Numbering Also, check the toolbar

Task 1 Open Word, create a new.doc Add a header and footer Make a bulleted list of 3 musicians or music groups you like

Numbering 1.Same as bullets, but with numbers. 2.Just like this. 3.Can be used for more detailed notes

Task 2 Go to your list, and select all (Ctrl+A) Change this to an outline Add 2 reasons why you like each group

Font types Normal Bold Italic Underline

Font types Two ways to do this Use the toolbar Ctrl-B, Ctrl-I, Ctrl-U

Task 3 Go back to your outline Bold the musician names in your outline

Writing tools Never send an unchecked paper to anyone Spellcheck, Grammarcheck, Thesaurus

Spellcheck and Grammarcheck Tools  Spelling and Grammar Or, F7 ALWAYS check on your own – not all errors will be fixed!

Thesaurus Used to find a word with the similar meaning Tools  Thesaurus

Task 4 Spellcheck and grammarcheck your outline.

Theory What do we need to think about? What questions should we ask?

Remember: Make sure you understand the situation Think of all parts of the situation Answer all parts of the question

Step-by-Step Don’t try to think of everything at once. –This will only make your organization confused. Take it one part at a time.

Instructions Read the situation described carefully. What type of computer, input devices, output devices, and software will be most useful in this situation? Remember to use specific names of devices, the types of software used (not the brand names). Also remember to EXPLAIN all ideas – why have you chosen all of these things?

Question (Class 2) Situation: An advertising company of 20 employees wants to buy a new computer system. The company creates its own artwork and text, and makes advertisements for magazines.

First: Size and Speed How many people will be using the system? How fast does it need to work? Where is it?

Question (Class 2) Situation: An advertising company of 20 employees wants to buy a new computer system. The company creates its own artwork and text, and makes advertisements for magazines.

Size and Speed 20 people Graphics work sometimes requires more computing power At an office – size is not an issue What kind of computer system is good for this?

Second: reading the situation “The company creates its own artwork and text…” What is needed for this?

Third: reading the situation “…and makes advertisements for magazines.” So, what is needed for this?

Fourth: using your brain! We’ve answered everything directly asked in the situation We are NOT done. What else is useful? What else can we talk about?

Check the instructions “What type of computer… Remember to use specific names of devices…Also remember to EXPLAIN all ideas – why have you chosen all of these things?”

Continue checking… “What type of input devices … Remember to use specific names of devices…Also remember to EXPLAIN all ideas – why have you chosen all of these things?”

Continue… “What type of output devices… Remember to use specific names of devices…Also remember to EXPLAIN all ideas – why have you chosen all of these things?” We have nothing for this yet! What could he need? Why? Why? Why?

Continue… “What type of software will be most useful in this situation? Remember to use specific names of devices, the types of software used (not the brand names). Also remember to EXPLAIN all ideas – why have you chosen all of these things?”

Homework In PAIRS, write this up. Use the information about MS Word we learned today. a.doc – one.doc for each pair. Subject line: Name and Name, Class, Homework Week 12

Homework Requirements Header/Footer Outline format Bold+Underline text to highlight sections Bold text to highlight important points Spellchecked and Grammarchecked