Lesson 6: Word Processing Rules
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Students are to produce a word for word copy of a computer rules sheet either from their student agenda or from the information supplied below.

1. Open a new word processing document:

a) Point at the File command in the menu bar and hold the mouse button down.
b) With the the mouse button down, select New.
c) Select Word Processing and then OK.

2. Save as "Lesson 6 - WP Rules" on your floppy disk:

a) Point at the File command in the menu bar and hold the mouse button down.
b) With the the mouse button down, select Save As.
c) From the menu box select Desktop.
d) Scroll down until your disk name appears. Highlight and select Open.
e) Type "Lesson 6 - WP Rules" into the highlighted area below the Appleworks box.
f) Press OK .

3. Insert a Header and Footer into your document:

a) Select the Format menu and the Insert Header command.
b) Using the Button Bar Menu, select the Left Justify command.
c) Type in the lesson number of this assignment.
d) Select the Format menu and the Insert Footer command
e) Using the Button Bar Menu, select the Right Justify Command
f) Type in your "name", select OK.

3. Do simple keyboarding to enter text. Type one space between words and after punctuation. Start all paragraphs and items such as headings and lists on the far left, let word wrap take place, use returns only at the end of paragraphs and at the end of listed items that are clearly separate points or titles. Proof read for spacing mistakes between words and obvious spelling mistakes.

4. Do a spell check using spelling command from the document menu.

a) From the Edit menu select Writing Tools.
b) Select Check Document Spelling.

5. Make all appropriate style changes ( bold, underlines, italicize, etc.)

6. Set document margins to .5 in.

a) From the Format menu select Document
b) Change all margins to .5", select OK

7. Change document to LANDSCAPE orientation

a) From the File menu select Page setup
b) Change your orientation to Landscape (sideways) by selecting the icon that represents a person on their side.

8. Create 2 Columns
a) From the Format menu select SECTION.
b) From the Section dialogue box, change the column designation from 1 to 2

9. Save your document. As you have already saved your document once, the Save function will automatically save your document to your disk with all of the changes you have made.

a) From the Edit menu, select Save

10. ** E-MAIL YOUR "COMPUTER RULES" DOCUMENT FOR GRADING

Once you feel confident that you have completed this lesson, e-mail your document as an attachment to your instructor at the following address:

aujla_m@fsd36.bc.ca

Your document should include the appropriate file extension in order for the formating to remain in transmission.

For sending documents from Apppleworks, use the extension ".cwk". A correct file name and extension would look similar to:

L6computerrules.cwk

Notice that any spaces in the file name have been removed and an indicator of which lesson (L6) has been added.

The assigned value for this assignment will be returned once it has been graded.