- •Computer Basics
- •Applications: Word Processing
- •Word Processing
- •Steps to produce a document
- •Features/Terms:
- •Do it! Simple Text
- •Directions:
- •Move the cursor:
- •Features/Terms:
- •Features/Terms:
- •Applications: Desktop Publishing
- •Features/Terms:
- •Instant Messaging
- •Applications: Security & Utility
- •Security Programs
- •Types of security programs:
- •Utility Programs
- •Examples:
- •Integrated Software
- •Computer Types & Applications: Summary
- •Input: Intro
- •Types of Input
- •Keyboard
- •Common differences:
- •Input: Keyboard
- •Explanation:
- •Input: Pointing Devices
- •Input: Terminals
- •Input: Multimedia
- •Voice Input
- •Input: Data Automation
- •Input: Data Accuracy
- •Input: Summary
- •Input: Quiz
- •Processing: cpu
- •Explanation:
- •Processing: Motherboard
- •Processing: Summary
- •Output: Printer Types
- •Impact Printers
- •Types of Impact Printers
- •Types of Non-Impact Printers
- •Thus, Things to Consider When Choosing a Printer:
- •Output: Summary
- •Storage: Accessing Data
- •Total time to transfer a kilobyte:
- •Don't lose it!
- •Storage: Caring for Data
- •What are the risks?
- •First: a Back Up Plan
- •Storage: Summary
- •Computer to Computer: Transmission Media
- •Broadcast
- •Computer to Computer: Modems Signals
- •Transmission Rate
- •Physical Types
- •Digital Modems
- •Types of Digital Modems
- •How Device Speeds Compare
- •Protocols
- •Computer to Computer: Summary
- •System Software: Types
- •More Terms
- •Common Operating Systems for Desktop Computers
- •Life Cycle
- •Which is most popular?
- •Wikipedia:
- •Hitslink.Com:
- •System Software: Utilities
- •Security Software
- •Malware: What you need protection from
- •Programs that add protection:
- •Programming: Summary
- •What You See: On the Front
- •Explanation:
- •What You See: Summary
Do it! Simple Text
It's time to play! You can use the textbox below to play with basic word processing skills. There are no buttons to use so I have written directions on the left using some standard key combinations. Of course, some programs may use different ones.
You will have to scroll the Directions area to see all of the steps.
Directions:
Cursor: Click in the textbox at the right. Do you see the cursor shape ? This is where your typing will appear. Notice that your mouse pointer has a different cursor shape when it is over the web page text.
Move the cursor:
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor to different locations.
Enter text: Type some text of your own to add text the textbox until the text starts to scroll up. Use the ENTER key to start a new paragraph and type some more. Create enough text and paragraphs that a scroll bar appears at the right of your text.
Scroll: Use the scrollbar to shift which lines are showing in the textbox.
Edit: Select some text by dragging the mouse across it. Delete the text by pressing the DELETE key.
Undo: Before clicking out of the text area, restore the deleted text by holding down the CTRL key while you press the Z key once. Then release the CTRL key. (Key combo CTRL + Z) In a regular program you can choose Edit > Undo from the menu.
Cut: Select some text. Cut the text with the key combo CTRL + X. Move the cursor to a new location.
Paste: Use the key combo CTRL + V to paste what you cut into a new location.
Copy: Select some text. Copy the text with the key combo CTRL + C. Move the cursor to a new location and paste it there.
Undo: Reverse what you just did with the key combo CTRL + Z.
Insert: Move your cursor to the middle of some existing text. Start typing. Press the INSERT key, type, press the INSERT key, and type some more. What happens depends on whether INSERT is on or off. When INSERT is on, your new typing appears between the existing characters. If INSERT is off, the new characters replace the old ones (overtyping).
For a full set of lessons on word processing, go to the section: Working with Words
Format
Once a document has been created, or during the process, you arrange how it will look by selecting the kind of letters and their sizes and colors, how much space is left and where, how things line up. All of this makes up the formatting of the document.
Features/Terms:
Typeface - |
Set of characters of similar design like: |
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Point size - |
One point = 1/72 of an inch like: 12 pt 18 pt 24 pt 36 pt |
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Font - |
Combo of typeface & point size, includes styles such as BOLD, italics, underline |
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Margins - |
Space at the page borders |
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Justification - |
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Spacing - |
Space between letters and lines |
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Borders/shading - |
Lines around table or page; background color |
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Headers/footers - |
Info to repeat on each page |
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Style set - |
Saved sets of formats to reuse in different places in the document and with different documents. Possible confusion with 'style' used for bold, italics, and underline! |
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Columns - |
Columns of text side by side as in a newspaper |
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Tables - |
Items listed in rows and columns |
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Graphics - |
Pictures and charts |
When a document is finished, you can print it onto paper, if you have a printer connected to the computer. You will have several choices to make as part of the printing process: