February 25, 2009 - WORD PROCESSING

We held our second session for training in the use of the PC. Whereas our first session in January was aimed at the basics of the PC, now we turned to Word Processing. I used a laptop plugged into an overhead projector. Here is the outline of my session:

A. File Formats - .TXT, .ASC, .DOC, .PDF (Adobe)

B. How to "Find" files on the computer, including the use of the asterisk (*)
as a wildcard variable in the search argument.

C. Association of files to pertinent programs.

D. Review of different Word Processing packages available on the computer.
- DOS/Text Editor, Notepad, MS Write, MS Word, Lotus WordPro, Wordperfect, and
open source products.

E. Use of the Clipboard.

F. Common Commands - Edit, Search (Find/Replace), and Assigning the Printer

G. Setup - Fonts, Sizes, Justification, etc.

H. Use of keyboard - Page Up/Down, Backspace, Delete, Arrows

I. Advanced

1. Adding graphics - import/insert and paste from clipboard
2. Use of Spell Check
3. Converting to an HTML document (create web page)
4. Creating a PDF document

Comments from the class seemed to indicate session was helpful in terms of clearing up some basic confusion over the use of such programs.

Next month: Introduction to the Internet.

Until next time.

All the Best,
Tim Bryce, PM, MPS, MMBBFMN
timb001@phmainstreet.com
Dunedin Lodge No. 192 F.& A.M.
http:/www.dunedin192.org/
Dunedin, FL, USA
"For the Good of the Order"