Computer Science Assignment! Professional needed!!

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Tips, hints and guidance on Word Processing At sometime (probably many times) in your academic and professional career, you will be expected to create a �professional� looking document. A resume, a term paper, a report of some kind. If you learn the tools available (at least the basic ones). You will produce a much more attractive and informative document and as a bonus it will be done more quickly and easily. Help and tutorials: Almost all application programs have a help file included. Most of us may not use all of the tools available in an application all that often but if you understand the terminology, you can find the instructions in a help file. If you will be using the application (word processor, spreadsheet program, presentation program) a lot look for any included tutorials that are offered for the program. Read the topics below and decide what you need to learn more about. Word Processing topics covered in this course: Super time saving shortcuts: Use the help file or tutorial Often a command or operation is more easily found by �right clicking� Use �Format paintbrush� to ensure consistent formatting. Use �undo�, �redo� buttons Save often to avoid losing hours of work Use spelling and grammar check Learn keyboard shortcuts for common tasks (save, cut, copy, paste) Starting a new document: Basic Tools on tool-bars Display �non printing� characters (Makes editing much easier!) Display vertical and horizontal rulers Set page margins (print areas) Use styles for headings and sub-headings (Title, heading 1, heading 2, etc.) Select font name, font size, font colour. (Keep it consistent for entire document) Use bold, italic, underline, subscript, superscript fonts to make things stand out. Align text (and other objects) as left, right, centre or justified Set and use tab stops, format tab stops (left, right, decimal, centre) indent �Enter� is a new paragraph and �Shift+Enter� is new line-same paragraph. Inserting objects: Insert a table, insert a text box, insert a graphic image, add a hyperlink. Insert text and other objects from other files into your document. Merge table cells, use shift enter for multiple lines of text in a cell. Align text in a table cell (left, right, centre) select background colour for cells in table, enter text into table cells re-size table cells (fit to contents), centre table on page re size objects, maintain �aspect ratio� when resizing images! Use Word Art objects for titles or headings. Use clip art or gallery object to add small simple graphic objects. Line, paragraph and page spacing: Set line spacing, set spacing before and after new paragraphs. Create multiple columns, column breaks set manual page breaks. Use �print preview� or �page preview� and non printing characters to confirm page layout (no orphan lines or extra blank pages) More: Create and format headers and or footers insert �quick parts or �fields� in header footer (page numbers, dates, file names etc.). Additional Topics Not covered: inserting footnotes and end-notes. Automatic creating and updating �Table of contents� Hint if you use styles correctly very easy! Creating your own templates. Using �drawing tools� to add diagrams to your document. A lot more!