1. MST1010-01 Dr. Maureen Markel Fall, 2006

2. Day One Math – estimation, sampling, uncertainty Science – observation, classification Technology – basic Windows and Word techniques.

3. Icon Taskbar Start menu Folders Recent programs Open window buttons

4. Windows Explorer Views Moving from folder to folder Sorting folders Collapsing and expanding folders Selecting files Moving, copying, and deleting files Windows Explorer

5. Using the Search feature to find files

6. Basic Windows Application Terminology

7. Shortcut Keys to memorize Ctrl-C - copy Ctrl-V - paste Ctrl-X - cut Ctrl-A – select all Ctrl-S – save Ctrl–W – close file Alt-F4 – close program Ctrl-Z – undo (works even when the edit/undo is unavailable) Ctrl-Y – redo Ctrl-F – find Alt+Tab – switches between open applications. Hold down tab to choose and tab to desired file. Just click Alt + Tab to switch back and forth between most recent files.

8. A Quick Gallop through Word Using the paint brush Headers and footers for multiple pages Changing bullet types Changing margins Creating a title page Using hanging indents Inserting a hyperlink Search and replace Using the spelling check and thesaurus Changing case

9. The mad dash continues... Setting a border around text Importing and formatting a picture Inserting a footnote Formatting the citation page Creating tables How many words in your document? Saving in a different file format

10. Technology Activity Go to the following webpage: http://faculty.msmc.edu/markel Select Course Information and MST1010 Select Class Files and click on the Word Activity File. Save it to your disk and make the changes indicated in the handout given.