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What We Did Last Week

We learned the Microsoft Windows XP graphical user interface last week.  In part 1, you launched Windows XP, logged on to the computer, learned the parts of the desktop, and learned to point, click, right-click, doubled-click, drag, and right-drag.  You also learned to open, minimize, maximize, restore, and close a Windows XP windows, as well as learned how to launch an application.  Using the table of contents, Index, Search, and Favorites, you learned to obtain Help about Microsoft Windows XP and bookmark important Help topics.  You logged off from the computer using the Log Off Command on the Start menu and then shut down Windows XP using the Turn off computer link on the Welcome screen. In part 2, you had a brief overview on Office 2003 Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

I have created our class activity page with your picture and IM screen name.  Visit the page and get to know your classmates.  Find your study buddies so you can help each other go through this course.

Test #1 is scheduled on Monday, September 12 at 6 p. m. in room 2146. You can also make an appointment with any of the test centers to take the test. Test will be available at the test centers from Monday to Friday during their testing hours. You have to have your SAM username and password to take the test. Please email me if you did not get them at the orientation.

You have to have access to Office 2003 to do your assignments You can purchase Office Professional 2003 at www.efollett.com for $199--a considerable saving over retail price. Phone is 1-800-874-9001. Or you can purchase it at www.campustech.com for  $168.65 or at http://www.gradware.com for $179.95.

For those of you don't have Office 2003 and don't plan to purchase one, you can download Office Standard Edition 2003 at Microsoft Web site http://www.microsoft.com/office/trial/default.mspx. You also need to order a free 30-day evaluation copy of Office Professional 2003 CD since the Standard Edition does not include Access. However, don't install the 30-day trial CD till we get to Access.

Please do not hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions.  You can also make an appointment and come to my office if you need help with your course work.  We are going to spend three weeks to learn Microsoft Word.  So have fun exploring Word!

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What You Will Learn This Week

• Lesson 3: Word 2003: Creating and Editing a Word Document

Project 1 will introduce you to starting Word and creating a document.  Before entering any text in the document, you will learn how to change the font size.  You also will learn how to save and print a document.  You will use Word's check spelling as you type feature.  Once you save the document, you will learn how to format its paragraphs and characters.  Then, you will insert and resize a clip art image.  You will learn how to insert, delete, and modify text.  Finally, you will learn one way to use the Word Help system.

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Lesson Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

• Use Word to create and edit a document

• Manage file, document, folder, and Windows XP Explorer
• Start Word
• Describe the Word Window
• Describe the speech recognition capabilities of word
• Zooming page width
• Change the default font size of all text
• Enter text into a document
• Scroll through a document
• Check spelling as you type
• Save a document
• Select text
• Change the font size of selected text
• Change the font of selected text
• Right-align a paragraph
• Center a paragraph
• Undo commands or actions
• Italicize selected text
• Underline selected text
• Bold selected text
• Insert clip art into a document
• Resize a graphic
• Print a document
• Open a document
• Correct errors in a document
• Use Help
• Quit Word

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Activities for This Week

• Test #1 (Concepts, Windows XP and Office 2003) - Monday, 9/12/05 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 2146, Pensacola campus.

• Reading Assignment - Projects 1 in Microsoft Word 2003 section in your textbook.

• Assignment #2 - Use Word to create documents

  Email your completed assignment to your instructor at llemley@pjc.edu as an attachment. Remember to type "Your Section #, Assignment 2, Your Name" in the Subject.

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Conclusion

  At the end of this lesson, you have learned:

       To use Word to create and edit a document

  Assignments

• Reading Assignment - Projects 1, Microsoft Word 2003

• Assignment #2 - Project 1 in Microsoft Word 2003 section in your textbook.

  What we will do next week:

• Lesson 4: Word 2003: Creating a Research Paper

• Complete Assignment #3

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