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Ten Commandments of Word Processing

Ten Commandments of Word Processing. I. Thou shall not use spaces. Put no more than two spaces together. Use the <TAB> key to line things up. Better yet, put information in tables. II. Thou shall not press <ENTER> at the end of each line. Let the software “wrap” the lines.

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Ten Commandments of Word Processing

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  1. Ten Commandments of Word Processing

  2. I. Thou shall not use spaces • Put no more than two spaces together. • Use the <TAB> key to line things up. • Better yet, put information in tables

  3. II. Thou shall not press <ENTER> at the end of each line • Let the software “wrap” the lines. • Press <ENTER> only when you want to start a new paragraph. Enter Enter Enter

  4. III. Thou shall not use the <ENTER> key to start a new page • Insert a “Page Break” command using the software. • The “Page Break” command insures that changes to previous pages do not affect the new page. 1 2 ENTER

  5. IV. Thou shall not manually number the pages • Word processing software has an automatic page numbering command. • Learn how to place the page numbering code into your document. Insert Page Code # P

  6. V. Thou shall not try to print unless you have saved the document first • Save the document before sending it to the printer. • Follow this rule when you have long, complicated text with lots of graphics.

  7. VI. Thou shall not try to print unless the printer is turned on • Ignoring this rule, and Commandment VI. can result in a system crash, and loss of your document. • If you are connected to several printers, be sure that you are sending the document to the correct printer.

  8. VII. Thou shall not quit your work without saving it • Don’t trust the “Auto Save” feature to have recorded the latest changes. • It is O.K. to save multiple versions of your work, and erase them later. Memo: Please Save me!!!!!!!!!!

  9. VIII. Thou shall not answer or press <Y> too quickly • Real the screen before you press <ENTER>. • Know what will happen if you press <Y>

  10. IX. Thou shall not turn off (or reset) the computer until you exit the application • Always exit properly. • Use the <ALT><F4> combination, then <ENTER> to exit Windows, quickly.

  11. X. Thou shall not forget to Back up your work • Keep copies of all important, hard to format work • Make templates of forms and other re-useable documents • “Write Protect” your forms and re-usable documents Thanks for backing me up!

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