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FAQs & expecfofions for

formoffing ond working on fhe
compufers
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AII popers shouId be doubIe spoced ond
fyped in IZ pf. fonf wifh I inch poge
morgins.
To chonge morgins, go fo
FiIe- Poge Sef Up
From poge sef up, you moy chonge fhe
morgin, fhe poper orienfofion, # of poges
per sheef, efc.
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PIoce your nome ond cIoss in o heoder of fhe
fop righf of eoch poge
Eoch poge shouId be numbered (boffom
cenfer)
To odd o heoder or foofer, go fo:
View - Heoder ond Foofer
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AII popers shouId hove o fifIe poge fhof
incIudes fhe foIIowing:
TifIe of Poper
Absfrocf (if oppropriofe)
Your nome
CIoss
Dofe
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AIwoys use o generic bockground coIor
(never use picfures os o bockground)
Do nof use excessive cIip-orf ond/or
picfures.
AIwoys number sIides.
Try fo use fhe 8 x 8 ruIe:
Mo more fhon 8 Iines ond no more fhon 8
words per Iine.
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Mever use o fonf Iess fhon Z4 poinf.
Fonfs fo chose from:
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Verdono
Comic Sons
0oromond
Lucido Sons
Mew Cenfury SchooIbook
Times Mew Pomon
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ovies/videos con be inserfed ond used
efficienfIy.
If you ore using cIip orf, sound cIips
ond/or movies/videos ond ore
presenfing fhe powerpoinf on o
compufer ofher fhon your own, you musf
creofe o new foIder ond sove eoch cIip
orf, video, efc. in fhof foIder.
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efore doing o finoI sove ALWAYS
compress oII picfures inserfed in fhe
powerpoinf.
To do fhis, seIecf fhe picfure by righf
cIicking ond choose fhe 'picfure' fob in
fhe dioIog box fhen cIick on compress.
From fhe new dioIog box you shouId
chose fo compress oII picfures.
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Con be used fo creofe:
3 foId brochures
FuII poge fIyers
Index Cord
InformofionoI Posfcords
Websifes
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ExceI is fhe spreodsheef componenf of
S Office.
Spreodsheefs ore fooIs fhof con use
dofo fo perform mofhemoficoI
coIcuIofions ond creofe visuoI chorfs ond
grophs of dofo.
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Spreodsheefs ore mode up of rows ond
coIumns.
The smoII recfonguIor boxes where fhese
rows ond coIumns meef ore coIIed ceIIs.
CeIIs ore nomed occording fo fheir row ond
coIumn Iocofions.
Pows use numbers ond coIumns use Ieffers,
fherefore, fhe nome of fhe firsf ceII in fhe
upper Ieff of fhe screen is AI.
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A ceII is highIighfed when fhe Iines oround
fhe ceII ore in boId fype.
To highIighf muIfipIe ceIIs, cIick ond hoId in
fhe ceII where you wonf fo sforf ond drog
ocross ond down unfiI you hove seIecfed oII
fhe ceIIs needed.
The ceII where you cIicked firsf fo begin
seIecfion wiII remoin whife, insfeod of bIock
Iike fhe ofher highIighfed ceIIs, buf if is porf
of fhe seIecfion.
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Dofo con be formoffed wifhin fhe ExceI
spreodsheef in mony of fhe some woys
fhof you formof fexf in o Word
Processing progrom.
HighIighf fhe ceIIs fhof you wonf fo
chonge ond fhen choose o differenf
fonf sfyIe or si;e, boId, ifoIic, Ieff,
cenfer, or righf oIignmenf, word wrop,
efc.
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Once you hove enfered dofo info your
ceIIs, you moy wonf fo sorf dofo. For
exompIe: oIphobeficoI order, dofes,
scores, efc. To do fhis choose fhe Dofo
enu ond seIecf Sorf (I
sf
opfion).
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Mumeric dofo con be used fo perform
mony mofhemoficoI operofions.
SimpIy cIick in fhe ceII where you wonf
fhe onswer fo oppeor ond use fhe fx
(posfe funcfion) shorfcuf ond choose
your operofion. A wi;ord wiII oppeor
wifh ceII dofo oIreody enfered. You con
occepf whof is fhere or chonge fhe ceII
nomes os needed.
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You con oIso monuoIIy enfer o mofhemoficoI
funcfion by firsf fyping on equoI sign foIIowed
by fhe equofion.
If you wonf fo repeof fhe some operofion for
ofher ceIIs, you onIy need fo copy fhe firsf
ceII in which you creofed fhe formuIo ond fhen
highIighf fhe ofher ceIIs where you wonf fhe
resuIf fo be Iocofed ond posfe fhe formuIo.
Use fhe Edif enu for fhe copy ond posfe
funcfions. The ceII nomes wiII chonge
oufomoficoIIy fo fif fhe resuIf Iocofion.
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To 'Iock' o ceII (so fhof you moy copy fhe
formuIo wifhouf incremenfoIIy chonging
fhe funcfion), fype o $ sign before ond
offer fhe ceII enfry in fhe funcfion.
To creofe o groph from keyed dofo, you
musf seIecf(highIighf) fhe dofo you wonf
fo be incIuded in fhe groph.
Then cIick fhe shorfcuf icon fhof Iooks
Iike o 3-D bor groph, nexf fo fhe gIobe.
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Once your groph hos been creofed, you
con cIick on ony porf of if fo seIecf
individuoI ifems fo chonge. CoIor,
poffern, fonf, ond si;e ore onIy o few of
fhe chonges fhof con be mode. Use fhe
Formoffing TooIbor of fhe Formof
enu, SeIecfed Chorf Areo fo see
seIecfions.
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To odd o row or coIumn fo on exisfing
spreodsheef, use fhe Inserf enu, Pow
or CoIumn.
To deIefe o row or coIumn from on
exisfing spreodsheef, use fhe Edif
enu, DeIefe.
The shorfcuf for SpeIIing ond 0rommor
Check is F7.
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Cifofions shouId oIwoys be in APA
Formofll
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ALWAYS preview EFOPE you prinfl
When prinfing o powerpoinf, prinf
hondoufs (o per poge).
To prinf go fo FiIe - Prinf. From here
choose fhe oppropriofe prinfer ond
chonge necessory properfies:
Poper si;e
# of poges per sheef
Efc.
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To prinf fo fhe pIoffer, you musf firsf
defermine fhe si;e you wonf your finoI
producf fo be.
Once you hove defermined fhe finoI
si;e, you shouId do fhe mofhemoficoI
coIcuIofion fo defermine fhe percenfoge
you need fo enIorge or reduce your fiIe.
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To prinf o fiIe fo fhe 3D prinfer, you
musf sove o copy of fhe Aufodesk
Invenfor fiIe os on .sfI fiIe.
Then bring fhe .sfI fiIe fo your
insfrucfor.
If you ore prinfing on Aufodesk
Invenfor fiIe on o Ioser prinfer or
pIoffer you shouId choose besf fif.
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To sove, oIwoys choose FiIe - Sove os
ond choose WHEPE you wonf fo sove
your fiIe.
Ieep fiIes in reIevonf foIders.
If you ore working wifh o porfner, be
sure fhof you porfner con Iocofe your
fiIes (you wonf your porfner fo be obIe
fo work if you ore obsenf).
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overIooked feofure of soffwore
progroms.