Week 2 - Using Microsoft Word (14 March 2008)

Lecture:

Today in lecture we were asked couple of questions what microsoft application can you list, list internet browers, what new websites we have visted etc. We where run through about couple of things like how the old microsoft has changed to 2007 vista and the comon pc tasks, browser statistics


Tutorial:


Today in the tutorial we have done an excercise on using microsoft word. in that excersie we had to do several things like; Adjust the TYPEFACE,Adjust the MARGINS AND ALIGNMENT etc. While i was doin that i also had to read Using MS Word for APA Tasks that showed me some of the things on how to use it and it was quite hard because that piece of information was onli showing examples on the old microsoft word and it was kind of difficult looking up for anything on the microsoft vista but i got the hang of it.I have put up a proof of image showing my work on the bottom. i have also read the Reader of screen capture on how to do a screen capture and it was quit good information.The other thing we also had to do was to work on Microsoft Excel.


Reading

1 - Using MS Word for APA tasks

This document provided a well detailed guide on both the basic and advanced functions of Microsoft Word for when completing tasks such as essays or referencing. Each section provides step by step guides to help the reader appropriately use different functions to design a good layout for a document.


2 - Graphic File Formats

This reading provides information on the different graphic file formats and the advantages and disadvantages for when an image file is changed into this format. It also provides information on which areas the file formats would be mainly used thus providing efficiency in that area.