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Word
2002 If you are new to WORD, click on the arrows below to complete other WORD tasks. When you finish, come back here and complete this task. Title
Page Read
over your rubrics (self-evaluation) for this task before you go on. Click on the arrow, and use the BACK button
on your browser to return to this page. WORD is a great program for you to practice writing. It will help you type and edit your work. Have fun! In this Webtask, you will create a personal letter. You will write a letter to a friend, telling that person what you have been learning. Activity 1- Open a new document and enter a date and greeting. Step 1: Open WORD. [Remember that you can go between two programs on a PC using the ALT + Tab keys.] Step 2:Open a NEW document if one isn't open already - FILE ->New. A panel will open to give you some choices. Close all panels so that you have only a blank page. Step 3: Click at the very top of the page. Write today's date. Press ENTER twice on your keyboard. Write...
Your page may look different, depending on what FONT (letter type) you are using. Look at the box above. It tells you the font in this document is ARIAL. To change to another font, select the text you want to change. Scroll down the list using FONT arrow and play with different fonts. [REMEMBER TO SELECT (HIGHLIGHT) THE WORDS YOU WANT TO CHANGE.] Step 4: Select the text and choose ARIAL, size 12 for your letter. SAVE YOUR WORK as "yourinitialsmyletter.doc." For example, if Bob Barley were saving his work, he would save it as "bbmyletter.doc." As for help if you need it. Save your work on your desktop or folder, if you have one. Activity 2 - Write an introduction to your letter. Place your cursor at the end of the greeting and ENTER twice to allow two spaces. Write the following:
SAVE YOUR WORK. Activity 2 - Write an introduction to your letter. Step 1: Write a second paragraph describing what you have been learning.
SAVE YOUR WORK. Activity 3 - Write a final paragraph and end the letter. After the end of your second paragraph, add two spaces [ENTER twice]. Write the following information. Leave two spaces between each part.
SAVE YOUR WORK! Activity 4: Change margin sizes. Step 1: Go to FILE -> Page Setup
When the PAGE SET UP window opens, let's make our top and left-hand margins a little bigger. Change the top to 1.5 inches (use the up arrow to increase the number). Change the left margin size to 1.5 inches as well.
Notice how the writing space changes. SAVE YOUR WORK! Click on the arrow to open
the model letter for this task. PRINT YOUR LETTER, SIGN IT, AND PLACE IT IN YOUR PORTFOLIO. GO
TO READING/WRITING ACTIVITY
GO
TO MATH ACTIVITY
Complete
the Rubrics, print and date the Rubrics page, and place it in your
folder. Congratulations! You have completed your task!
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