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Mastering Outlines, Keyboarding, and Tables for Efficient Work

Learn how to customize outlines, improve keyboarding skills, and create tables in Word documents efficiently. Practice with online typing programs for better speed. Follow simple steps for setting up tables and enhance your productivity.

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Mastering Outlines, Keyboarding, and Tables for Efficient Work

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  1. Microsoft Word February 10 Review of Outlines, Keyboarding, and Tables

  2. Outlines • Teachers often request outlines • Each teacher has preferences for the format of your work • You can learn to customize outlines for each of your teachers. • This speeds up homework!

  3. Pop Quiz: review • Choose Bullets and Numbering from the Format menu. • Click the Outline Numbered tab, then the format that looks like your preferred outline. • Click OK • You may modify the style, and indent. • You also have the opportunity to name your outline format for later recall.

  4. Keyboarding • It is important for you to place your fingers on the correct keys (and memorize their location). • Home row is the center row on your computer’s keyboard. • Place the fingers of your left hand on the keys: ASDF. (Your pinky goes on the A key.” • Focus your eyes on the screen and try to type: A SILLY DANCING FROG

  5. Home Row - right side • Now, place the fingers of your right hand on the following keys: JKL; • Focus on the overhead. • Your thumbs press the space bar. • Type the following sentence - try not to look at the keyboard while you are typing. • Jazzy Kangaroo's Little Semi • Practice is key. When you need to learn any skill, you have to study.

  6. Reaching from Home Row • Your index finger on your left hand reaches to type the G (home row). • Your index finger on your right hand reaches to type the H (home row). • Your pinky (right hand) reaches to the right to type the quotation mark key.

  7. Online Typing Programs • This website offers practice online and timed tests. • Here is another - you will need to sign up for an account. • Computer circus • KeyMan typing game • Typing Adventure - requires login

  8. Tables • Tables are easily inserted into Word documents. • These are useful in science for reporting the results of experiments and classifying information. • Directions: • Open a new Word Document; save it with the name Last First Tables • From theFiletab, select page set up and select landscape orientation. • Open the formatting palette (go to the View tab from the menu bar).

  9. Tables, continued • Visit the hyperlink here and follow the directions given. • Notes will be given on adding columns, rows, and changing table parameters.

  10. Shutting Down • Quit out of all programs: Firefox, Safari, Word, and Power Point. • Log out • Shut down • Replace your keyboard and push in your chair. • Give Mrs. Snyder a post-it with topics you would like to cover in next week.

  11. References • Caughlin, J. Microsoft Word Workshop for Teachers, • http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/99-1/lesson0008.shtml • http://kids.learn2type.com/ • http://library.thinkquest.org/18709/data/contents.html • http://www.typingadventure.com/

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