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New Skills Reinforced: ln this activity, you wal practicw how to: use correo! keys lor commonty used tng tee Everyone irnaws that fast and efficient typists rarely let their fingers leave the keyboard. Having to lft your hand to find the maute, then point and cick at an ican, only stows down typing speed. Becoming adept 2¢ using central key shortcuts will not enly save time but will increase your knowledge of the power of your won processes. In thes activity, pou will practice ing choncuts for common editing tasks in Word. Sefore you begin, review tie table below wich ksi Eommon shortcut keys that canbe used in Microsoft Ward, ‘Ta bold text (COMMON SHORTCUT KEYS THAT CAN BE USED.IN MicrosorT WoRD: cree To right align-text ernie a tact text rR 3a lett alge text cTRaa, yo ynderiag text ecrreu Yo center align text emrare Jo decreane font sine crm] To select test SOUFT+ARROW KEWS a Increase font size errs} Fo sme 2file etree ‘Ta copy selected text cree Ta save as a tie ior Toast ssiected text crix Joes a document autre ‘Ta paste selected text crew To selectall text cTRLAA a print Create « NEW gocuinent in Word. Insert aheader—Name Shorteut keys Date Starting an the firctiine of the document, type responses to the statements provided below: Type one answer per line. Do NOT type the statements or preceding letters. 4. Mour first and tast name Your nickname (the name your instructor should eall you). Your parent(s} or guardion(s) namels) Your birth date. ane career that interests you. One sentence expisining why you chose the career in 3e above. Your best friend's name, rm re Your grade level preceded by the word Grade Exarngle: Grade 6 Twre of your hobbies [separated by the were amt). |. Qnesentence explaining what you hope to learn in this etass. 4. Carefully proofread the document for spelling, grammar, and accuracy. 5. Save the document as SHORTCUTS. to your Computer 6 folder 6. Select the appropriate text and make the following changes using shortcut keys only: Bold your name. ttalicize your nickname, Bold and italicize your parent{s|/guardian{s} name(s}. aon ow Underline your birth date. ©. Decrease the font size of the career that interests you by 2 points. Increase the font size of the sentence explaining your career choice to 24 paints, (Center align your best friend’s name ‘Right align your grade level Copy your hobbies and paste them twa times at the end of this list (on separate lines}. (Cut the sentence explaining what you hope ta lear in this class and paste below your first and last name, 7. Carefully proofread the document for spelling, grammar, and accuracy. 8. Resave the decument. 9, Print the document if required by your instructor. (COMMON SHORTCUT KEYS THAT CAN BE USED IN MICROSOFT WORD: a bold text CTRL To right align text CTRLAR, a italicize text CTRL To left align text CTRL oundertine text CTRL To center align text CTRL a decrease fant size CTRE+{ Toselect text SHIFT+ARROW KEYS a increase font size CTRL} To save a file CTRLES o copy selected text TREC, To save as a file Fiz o cut selected text CTRL, Te close a document ALTO 0 paste selected ext CTRL To select all text CTRL+A, a priat CTREF

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