Course Description

Course Objectives

Ø      To learn what the functions of all the screen buttons, bars and symbols are all about.  You will also be shown how to disable or enable these interface features to your own liking.

Ø      Learn some basic file management such as Saving, Closing and Opening Word Perfect documents.  Advanced file management will be covered at the end of the class.

Ø      Discover the difference between “formatting as you go” or “formatting after you’ve typed”.  Old WordPerfect 5.1 users are used to formatting text as they type but many change to formatting after they’ve typed!

Ø      Discover the differences available by using the toolbar buttons vs finding the same command from the menu bar.

Ø      To develop a strong working knowledge of formatting techniques.  These are essential skills that will provide benefit in other word processors, e-mail editors, and spreadsheet programs

Table of Contents

I           Word Perfect Interface

1. The Word Perfect Screen

2. Customizing Some Preference Settings

3. Cursor and Mouse Movements

4. Getting Help

II             Working with Files

1. Typing in a New Document

2. Saving a Document

3. Closing & Minimizing

4. Opening Files

5. Creating New Document Windows

6. Arranging & Finding Document Windows

III        Text Selection

1. Block Selecting Techniques

2. Block Moving & Cut and Paste

IV              Working With Text

1. Inserting Text

2. Deleting Text

3. Splitting & Joining Text

4. Search and Replacing Text

V         Word Perfect’s Must Knows

1. Using the Undo/Redo

2. Using the Quickcorrect

VI               Document Formatting

1. Margins

2. Alignment

3. Indentation

4. Changing fonts & Attributes

5. Line Spacing

VII            Proofing Tools

1. Spell Checking

2. Thesaurus

3. Grammatik

VIII            Printing

1. Print Preview

2. Print Dialogue Box

IX        Using Reveal Codes

X         Basic Work with Tables

1. Using the Table Expert

2. Typing and Editing In Tables

3. Basic Formatting of Tables

4. Modifying Table Rows/Columns

XI        Other Formatting Features

1. Working with Tabs

2. Bullets and Numbering

XII            Advanced File Management

1. The File Manager Toolbar

2. Creating New Folders

3. Moving and Copying Files

4. The “Favorites” Folders

5. Advanced File Searching