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Basic Computer Skills

The document outlines basic computer skills focused on word processing, including creating, saving, and retrieving documents. It covers text editing, formatting, and features such as spell check, footnotes, and printing. The content is structured to guide users through essential tasks in word processing software.

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BASIC COMPUTER

SKILLS
JC KANAMUGIRE

1
BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
• Word processing skills
• Read Palmer R & Crocker A Becoming a lawyer fundamental
skills for law students 2nd ed. (2008) 115 – 136

• Introduction to word processing

• Creating and saving documents:

• Creating documents (p. 115)


• Saving documents (p. 116)
2
• Saving a copy of a document (p. 118)
WORD PROCESSING SKILLS
• Retrieving documents:

• The start button


• The file menu (p.118)
• The open button on the standard toolbar (p. 119)

• Entering and editing text (p. 119 – 125)


• Creating paragraphs
• Deleting words and paragraphs
• (a) using the mouse to select text
• (b) using the keyboard to select text 3
WORD PROCESSING (CONT.)
• Inserting or overwriting text

• Undoing and redoing actions (p. 121)

• Copying or moving text


• (a) using the menu bar
• (b) using the toolbar
• (c) using the mouse

• Checking spelling and grammar (p. 122)


4
WORD PROCESSING (CONT.)
• Finding and replacing words (p. 123)

• Footnotes (p. 124)

• Formatting text (p. 125 - 133)

• Changing the font (126)


• Line spacing
• Changing case (p. 127)
• Alignment
• Indenting 5
WORD PROCESSING (CONT.)
• Borders and shading (p. 128)

• Bullets and numbering


• (a) paragraph bullets and numbers
• (b) page numbering (p. 131)

• Copying formatting (p. 132)

6
WORD PROCESSING (CONT.)
• Page layout
• The view buttons
• The zoom facility (p. 134)

• Printing the document


• Print preview
• Printing (p. 135)

7
WORD PROCESSING (CONT.)
• End.

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