CIS101 Personal Computer Applications Chapter 3

 Basics of using Microsoft Word

1. Opening Microsoft Word:

Launch Microsoft Word on your computer. You can find it in your application menu or by searching for it.

2. Understanding the Interface:

Familiarize yourself with the Word interface, which typically includes a ribbon at the top, a document area in the middle, and various toolbars and panels.

3. Creating a New Document:

Click on "Blank Document" to start a new project.

4. Saving Your Document:

Save your document by clicking on "File" in the top-left corner, then selecting "Save" or "Save As."

Choose a location on your computer to save the file and provide it with a name.

5. Text Entry:

Begin typing your text in the main document area.

6. Basic Text Formatting:

Experiment with basic formatting options such as bold, italics, underline, font size, and font color.

7. Paragraph Formatting:

Learn how to adjust paragraph settings, including alignment, line spacing, and indentation.

8. Inserting Headers and Footers:

Explore the "Insert" tab to add headers and footers to your document.

9. Page Layout:

Navigate to the "Layout" or "Page Layout" tab to set page size, orientation, and margins.

10. Spell Check:

Utilize the built-in spell check feature to identify and correct spelling errors.

11. Saving and Closing:

Regularly save your document as you work.

When you're done, click on "File" and choose "Close" to exit Word.

12. Opening an Existing Document:

To open an existing document, click on "File," then select "Open," and choose the file you want to open.

13. Getting Help:

If you have questions, use the "Help" feature in the top-right corner or search online for Word tutorials.

14. Exploring More Features:

As you become more comfortable, explore additional features such as inserting images, creating tables, and using templates.

By following these steps, you'll have a solid foundation to start using Microsoft Word for various writing and document creation tasks. Feel free to dive deeper into specific features as you become more familiar with the software!

Discussion Unit 3: Generational Differences

The internet and computers are relatively new to the workplace as well as our personal lives.  As a result, different generations use technology in different ways.  What are some differences you've noticed in how people use technology?  What are ways that everyone uses technology?  How do you think it'll be different for the next generation in the future?

I've been exposed to computers since I was pretty young and I've really seen a lot of changes how computers have evolved. When I was in second grade computers where nothing more then black and green screens and it was really rare to find a school that had a lot of computers. Games where really basic everything was on big floppy disks and had a very minimal amount of space there was no social media or internet connection. When I was in 9th grade at home we got our first computer and it was the dialup days one of the biggest changes was we could download things like I used to download anime on a 14.4k modem and when i got my hands on a 56k modem i was amazed with how fast that upgrade was but it would take a week to download 1 episode and if someone called it would interrupt the connection so we used torrent services so we didn't lose the download around that time too instant messenger became big and that's what we all used as our social connection to people it started with AIM being one of the first then MSN as things evolved skype took over MSN and around the end of high school I got DSL which was much faster than dial up. When Facebook ended up coming out that lead to the eventual death of messaging services. I kept skype for awhile for a few friends up until 7 years ago when no one at all used it. I never got into using any of the other platforms like Facebook or Line or Snap or any of those the only newer thing I use is discord for voice chat with friends. Internet speed has really changed a lot from back then too now you can download a show in seconds or just stream a show but during the dialup days it wasn't possible. As for what the next generation change will be your only starting to see it now but its already on to the next evolution which is VR social platforms. Such as VR Chat even though it's made up of different characters and worlds Facebook or Meta as its called now wants to jump into VR to rebrand itself and other platforms as VR becomes cheaper will follow the same suit. There's also a couple companies that are working on a full dive VR in which it can read and send signals directly to the users brain which in turn could allow a user to experience VR as if its real life. But we still are quite a few years off before we see anything like that come to market.  

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Unit 3 Quiz

Cut:

taking text out of a document

Copy :

making a duplicate record of text in a document

Paste:

placing an item from the clipboard into another area of a document

Clipboard:

the holding area where text or a picture is placed when it has been cut or copied from a document

Template:

a pre-designed document with placeholders that can be changed and customized to create a professional looking document

Margin:

area of white space around the text on a page

Page Break:

a command that ends the print on a specific page and advances the document to the next page

Header:

information that appears at the top of the document in the margin area

Footer:

information that appears at the bottom of a document in the margin area

Format painter:

a tool that allows you to copy the format settings of selected text and apply them to another selection

Footnote:

information at the bottom of the page that documents sources or gives additional information about subjects mentioned in the document

Smart art:

a feature that allows you to easily create a variety of diagrams, such as graphs, charts, shapes

portrait orientation:

when a document is positioned on a page so that the height is greater than the width

landscape orientation:

when a document is positioned on a page so that the width is greater than the height

What does the show/hide feature do? Why is it helpful?

to be able to identify formatting issues in word processing documents that occur because users have hit the enter key too many times and can't tell because they are not shown. Hitting the Show/Hide button allows the non-printing characters to be revealed.

Shortcut for cut

Ctrl+X

Shortcut for copy

Ctrl + C

Shortcut for paste

Ctrl+V

Types of indent and when you use

Left indent controls the space between the paragraph and the left margin. To change it, click on the very bottom of the indent marker — the rectangle — and drag it to a new position.

The Right indent controls the space between the paragraph and the right margin and has a marker of its own. It is indicated by a single triangle on the Ruler at the current right margin. Click and drag it to change the margin.

The First Line indent is used to indent the first line of a paragraph or of every paragraph. Click the top triangle of the indent marker and move it to where you want the first line indent to be positioned.

The Hanging indent controls how the text of a paragraph lines up underneath the first line. This is usually adjusted when you are working with bullets or numbering and the text does not line up properly.

Types of tab and when you use

The four most common types of custom tabs are left-aligned, centered, right-aligned, and decimal-aligned. Custom tab settings are indicated on the horizontal ruler by tab markers. There are two ways to set tabs. By either using the Tabs Dialog Box or using the ruler.

Difference between tab and indent

An indent sets the distance between the left and the right margins. It's also used in bullets and numbering to ensure that the text lines up properly. Tabs come into play when you press the Tab key on your keyboard. It moves the cursor one-half inch by default, much like a shortcut for several spaces.

how is font size measured

in pts (points)

what are different font effects

Shadow darkens the text and adds a slight shadow behind it. Outline removes the solid fill of the text, leaving just an outline. Emboss makes the text look like it's raised off the page in relief.

what are the different ways to align text

Left Aligned - This setting is often referred to as "left justified," but is technically called "flush left." It is typically the default setting when you create a new document. Left aligned text begins each line along the left margin of the document. As you type, the first word that does not fit on a line is placed at the left margin on the next line. This results in a straight margin on the left and a "ragged edge" margin on the right.

Right Aligned - This setting is also called "right justified," but is technically known as "flush right." It aligns the beginning of each line of text along the right margin of the document. As you type, the text expands to the left of the cursor. If you type more than one line, the next line will begin along the right margin. The result is a straight margin on the right and a "ragged edge" margin on the left. Right justification is commonly used to display the company name and address near the top of a business document.

Centered - As the name implies, centered text is placed in the center of each line. As you type, the text expands equally to the left and right, leaving the same margin on both sides. When you start a new line, the cursor stays in the center, which is where the next line begins. Centered text is often used for document titles and may be appropriate for headers and footers as well.

Justified - Justified text combines left and right aligned text. When a block of text is justified, each line fills the entire space from left to right, except for the paragraph indent and the last line of a paragraph.