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: ________

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)

+ marksAdded 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)

+ marksAdded notes on how to do it

+ marks

Introduction

Today

•Continuing working on the MS Word assignment