Word processing basics

This was a technology class sponsored by the Cochise County Library District.

See https://www.makingandsharing.com/summer-tech-learning/

1. Word Processing Basics Cochise County Library District

2. Introductions Introductions These classes Karen You The lab computers are set to erase when they restart. There may be minor differences between the software on these laptops and yours.

3. Agenda Overview Basics Creating a document Formatting text Adding art and more Intermediate What do you want to learn today? ASK QUESTIONS!

4. What can you make? Reports Flyers Ads Resumes Letters Business cards Brochures Letterhead

5. Programs Microsoft Word Fee-based, desktop or cloud Google Docs Free, cloud Class on Mon. May 11

6. Hands On Open Word on your laptop Choose Blank document Type a sentence

7. Basics The cursor Highlighted text Menus Tool bars Keyboard shortcuts Right-clicking

8. Hands On Copy and paste your sentence 3 times. Ctrl-c (copy) and ctrl-v (paste) Right-clicking Basic formatting Make a word bold. Make a word italic. Change the font of your sentence.

9. Hands On Put a picture in your document. Insert Pictures. More advanced: Copy and paste a picture from the Internet.

10. Hands On Make a change, such as adding a word. Then undo and redo the change. Ctrl-z (undo) and ctrl-y (redo) You can undo multiple times.

11. Hands On Save your document. Ctrl-s (save) OR in upper-left corner. Make sure to put your document where you can find it, e.g. in Documents or another folder. Tip: Don’t use Save As… unless you want to make another COPY of the document.

12. Good practices Only one space after periods Indents Double spacing Bulleted or numbered lists File naming and organization

13. Intermediate tips Headers and footers Numbering pages Text boxes Templates

14. Hands On Explore templates. Add a footer and page number to your document. Make a text box and format it.

15. Questions? Other topics?

16. Next Classes Mon. Feb. 24 – Password Management Mon. Mar. 9 – Social Media We offer individual tech help after each class from 2:00-4:00. Bring your questions and devices!