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Orientation

• Define the following terms
  BIOS
  Bit
  Boot
  Byte
  CPU
  Disk
  Giga...
  Hardware
  Hertz
  Input
  Kilo...
  Mega...
  Monitor
  Output
  Peripheral
  RAM
  ROM
  Software
  See Terms for additional help

Windows

• What is the desktop? Main work area
  
• What is an Icon? An object, objects represent files (data or application), folders, devices
  What is an Shortcut? A pointer; a link, or path, to an object
  
• What is the Start Menu? Access to programs and commands
• Discuss the three types of Windows Help? Program, Context Sensitive, WIndows Help and Support
• Discuss the 7 actions you can perform on a Window Open, Maximize, Minimize, Restore down, Resize, Move, Close
• What is a folder, and what Windows tool is used to browse folders? Organizational Tool; (My) Computer/This PC/File Explorer
• What is a file? Stored information; A program, or the document created by a program
• What 7 actions can you perform on a file? Open, close, edit, rename, move, copy, delete
• Discuss 3 ways to start a program. Icon, shortcut, Start Menu
• What is an extension? Indicates the file type, and perhaps the program that created it, such as rtf or docx
• What is an often-used shortcut to actions in Windows? Right click
• Discuss cut, copy, and paste, as well as mention several methods to do these actions. Right Click, Edit, Ctl+
• Discuss switching between Windows Alt Tab

Word 1

• What does a font include? face, size, color, attributes such as bold, italic, etc.
• Discuss formatting that can be applied to a paragraph.
• Discuss formatting that can be applied to a word.
• Name some tools available in Word that are not found in WordPad. Spell Check, Grammar Check, Themes, Styles
• Discuss Undo and Redo; what shortcut is used for undo? s
• Discuss the three types of line breaks. New line, word wrap, Paragraph
• How do you add a graphic to a Word document?
• How do you resize a graphic?
• Discuss several ways to select text. Click, double click, triple click, shift home, control shift home, etc.
• Discuss options in viewing the Word document.

Word 2

• Discuss MLA Double space, 1" margins, page numbers, name, etc.
• Discuss headers and footers
• Discuss citations, footnotes
• Discuss autocorrect, Find and replace
• List a method of getting a word count
• Discuss double spacing
• Discuss adding page numbers
• What does ... mean?
• Compare and contrast Save and Save As.

Word 3

• Discuss lists
• What is a table used for?
• List several methods of creating or modifying a table.
• Describe a non-breaking space (Control+Shift+Spacebar)
• Compare and contrast the Windows Clipboard and the Office Clipboard
• Discuss templates

•Create:
   •Save/Save As
•Edit:
   •Select, then do
   •Using Menus and buttons
   •Undo
   •Spell Check/Grammar Check
   •Drag vs. cut/copy/paste
   •Tables
•Format:
   •WYSIWYG
   •Fonts
     •Face
     •Size
     •Color
     •Attributes
   •Paragraphs
   •Styles
   •Alignment

See Word Crash Course for additional help

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