Assignment 1
Today's Objectives:
1. We will create a personal folder with our own name in the MY DOCUMENTS folder on the desktop.
2. We will open Microsoft Word 2000.
3. We will type a short paragraph.
4. We will save information to our personal folder.
KEY TERMS
*Desktop - the first screen you see when looking at your computer. You will see several pictures or ICONS which are the Links to the programs. These are the programs that you use frequently. We will show you how to put a link to Word (or any program you use frequently) on your desktop. these are the actual links to the programs.
*Cursor - It is the white arrow that moves when you move your mouse. The cursor serves more than one function.
*Task Bar - It is at the bottom of your computer screen which shows you any quick links to the programs or any program that has been minimized and not closed out.
Task 1 Create a personal folder in My Documents
Directions:
Point your cursor to the Icon on your Desktop called My Documents and double-click on it with your left mouse key. Then on the Menu Bar (top of screen), where it says File, left click on File, move your cursor to New and Folder and Left click. (This will place a new folder in My Documents)
Now you will point your cursor to the folder called New Folder. You will click the right mouse button one time and move the cursor up to Rename and right click again. Now, type your name.
You can close the My Documents window by left clicking on the X in the top right hand corner of the My Documents window.
**When ever you are saving any work, you will need to navigate to your personal folder in My Documents.
Let's see how your computer thinks about files and the way we store them. We will go find the new file that you created. Click on:
Start -> Programs -> Windows Explorer.
Windows Explorer is a handy tool for you to explore what your computer sees. It shows the way that your files in your computer are organized. The left side of your screen is a tree structure showing the drives on your computer and what is in them:
-The desktop
-Your floppy drive (a)
-Your hard drive (c)
-Your CD ROM drive (d).
Note: that on your hard drive are all the programs that have been installed for your use. Expand the program files by clicking on the + box, and compress them again by clicking on the - sign.
Now, look in the MY DOCUMENTS folder to find the new folder you created. The documents that you store in a folder are called files.
Close Windows Explorer by clicking on the X at the top-right of the window.
Task 2 Opening Microsoft Word - Word Processing
Directions:
In the bottom left hand corner of your screen, you will see a START button. You will need to left click on it one time and move the cursor up to programs, and then over and down to Microsoft Word. When you arrive with your cursor to Microsoft Word, left click. This will open the word processor program called Microsoft Word.
You can add a shortcut on your desktop to go directly to Microsoft Word.
Task 3 - Type two paragraphs of text into the word processor
Directions:
Type fifteen lines of text about why you are taking this class without using your return key. The word processor will automatically go to the next line when it needs to. This is called automatic word wrap.
Type eight lines of text about your favorite time of the year. Before you begin, hit your enter key twice which will begin a new paragraph for you.
Task 4 - Saving your work
Directions:
It is important to remember that there is always more than one way to complete a task. I will show you one useful way. You will save your work by left clicking on your menu bar where it says File. You will move the cursor down to Save As and left click on Save As. In the small Save In window, My Documents should be selected. If it is not, there is an arrow pointing downward that will open a drop down menu. You need to select My Documents and then double click with the left mouse button on your name. The Save In window should now read your name. You can now type in wp1 where is says File name and left click on save. Note: It is suggested that you get in the habit of using the Save As command rather than the Save Command or Icon. We will discuss this more as the class goes on, but basically, you have much more control over your files with the Save As command.
You have now saved your first assignment.
After you have done all of these tasks, you may select File from the Menu Bar and move your cursor to Exit and left click on Exit.
Click on MY DOCUMENTS again to open it. Find your folder, and open it to find the work that you saved.
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