Introduction Today Overview of office schedule
Term 2 Overview No more computer theory Using MS Office in detail –Word processing –Excel Spreadsheets –Power Point
Word Processor / Text Editor A software that lets you write text Ex: –MS Word, Notepad, Wordpad
Microsoft Word Why learn this? –Standard word processor English essays University papers Jobs We will learn how to use many of its features
GUI = Graphic User Interface Title bar = Windows Icons = Menu bar = Tool bar = Ruler = Status bar Task pane =
Microsoft Word We will learn how to use many of its features But I don’t want to just show and tell you –Boring –Some people know more / faster, some don’t
Microsoft Word So YOU will learn it by yourself in the lab –I’ll give you the lab assignment, journal, quiz and DUE DATES –You learn independently Find and play with features by yourself Internet search –Time management
Schedule MS Word Lab: Go to the computer lab ( windows) –Practice Typing speed and accuracy –Do the Lab assignment This is NOT homework – do it in class Homework is the research project –Finished? Ask me for the MS Word Quiz –Finished? Do Research Project –Finished? Do MS Word Journal
It is YOUR JOB to finish all the work by the due date –Don’t leave everything to the end (especially the quiz – I will be busy) –Use your time wisely in the lab Questions so far?
MS Word Lab I will give you a guide file to follow. You will make your own Word document to –Take notes Name of the feature? What does it do? What good is it? –Fill in blanks, answer questions –Copy the format of my guide file
Example: Fill in blanks, Take notes This is _____ font. Shortcut: ______ This is _____ font. Shortcut: ________
Example: Copy Format In the guide file, it will read: –You can change colors: red, blue, yellow, purple. In your Word file you need to “copy” the format and take notes. So you can write –Font color can change to red, blue, yellow, purple. When I mark, I will check if you “copied” the font format (the different color font)
Example: Copy Format To get the highest mark, do this: –Font color can change to red, blue, yellow, purple. Go to Format, Font, Font colour. “Copied” the font format (different color font) + marks Added notes on how to do it + marks
Questions? To get the highest mark, do this: –Font color can change to red, blue, yellow, purple. Go to Format, Font, Font colour. “Copied” the font format (different color font) + marks Added notes on how to do it + marks
Introduction Today Continuing working on the MS Word assignment