2. Mrs. Anderson’s Computing Tips Quick tips and hints for everyday document work This presentation has been prepared under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and is restricted from further use.

3. Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Short CutsShort Cuts Chapter 2 – SavingSaving Chapter 3 – FormattingFormatting Chapter 4 – ObjectsObjects Chapter 5 – PrintingPrinting

4. short cuts Chapter 1

5. Why use short cuts? Because it’s faster! It’s important to know more than one way to complete a task. Here we will cover two types of short-cuts ▫Keyboard ▫Mouse

6. Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + P = Print Ctrl + S = Save Ctrl + X = Cut Ctrl + C = Copy Ctrl + V = Paste Ctrl + Z = Undo Ctrl + B = Bold Ctrl + U = Underline Ctrl + I = Italics Alt + F4 = close program Tip: Keyboard shortcuts are universal, they will work anywhere in Windows.

7. Mouse Shortcuts Right clicking will give you a shortcut menu at anytime! RIGHT

8. Chapter 2 the art of saving

9. There is a difference!

10. My Awesome Document Version 2 When you SAVE you are making your document available for later use. My Awesome Document SAVE AS indicates that you are changing your file and creating a second version of it

11. Watch this video for instructions on how to save to a flash drive.

12. Final Notes on Saving Make sure your work is compatible with other Operating Systems ▫When Saving check File Type to make sure it is appropriate for what you need Double check the file location when using flash drives

13. Chapter 3 basic formatting tips

14. Spacing and Indents Double Spacing is often used when writing papers. ▫Ctrl + 2 = shortcut! Do Not use double spacing and line spacing between paragraphs together ▫Instead use first line indent for your paragraphs _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ Double Spaced ______ ______ ______ Double Spaced with line spacing ___ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ___ Double Spaced and 1 st line indent

15. Alignments This text is left justified. This text is centered. This text is right justified. Use these icons to adjust alignment:

16. Chapter 4 objects

17. What are objects? Anything that is not text! Clip art Pictures Text Boxes

18. Formatting Objects Resizing Order Changing color (using watermarks) Adding and removing borders Adjusting alignment of the object Text wrapping Click here Click here to see how to format objects and other great tutorials

19. Chapter 5 printing

20. Things to remember 1.Choose the appropriate printer: ▫Color? ▫Black and White? 2.Double check all Print Settings