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The Purpose of this course is to support the
student in learning to how to use a Word
Processor , Word 2010
Presented by
John Mudie, Ph.D., C,P.R.P. & David Lawrence
* We are
learned how to use Word by writing a
story/article which (with your permission) will
be posted to the web for every one to see
* There will be a gift certificate for best
story/article. Judges will be Steve and Denise
or Sandy
* So please show us your story
story
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and read out your
* I have posted my story on the web. You can find it
at http://john.rlccomputer.com
* If you want your article posted on the web, please
e-mail it as an attachment to
[email protected]
* In your e-mail please include the following
statement….
* I hereby request and give permission to John Mudie
to post the attached article on the
rlccomputer.com website and use ………. as my
name.
* Signed ……….
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* We are offering a course in Publisher in the
mornings .
* We are offering a course in Internet Explorer in
mid March in the afternoons
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* Want to share your name?
* Want to share a little bit of what’s important
that’s happening in your life today?
* Try saying it in 40 words or less!!!
* What would did you get out of this class?
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* We will be using Word
2010, Step by Step by
Curtis D Frye as a class text book. There is a
reference copy in your Computer Lab
* Microsoft Office 2010 for Dummies by Wallace
Wang contains simplified help for Access ,Excel,
Outlook, PowerPoint and Word and is also in the
lab.
* A way of getting help is to go into Google and put in
key words describing your problem and see what
Google can find in the way of solutions to your
problem which most probably other people have
experienced before you.
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* Organized Word 2010 Cheat Sheet
* Word 2010 Friendly Cheat Sheet.
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Lets
Do
It
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* We will
do this in two ways.
* Last week we learned how to use Word to create a
resume.
* This week we will be
writing a cover letter to go
with the resume when applying for a job.
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* To get into Word, click on the Start button in
the lower left corner of the screen, the Start
menu should appear.
* In the box with Search Programs and Files, type
in Word. Windows then searches for file names
containng the word Word.
* The Word Icon labelled Microsoft Word 2010
should appear at the top of the list.
* Click on the Icon and the Microsoft Word will
appear.
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* You might need to review the Lynda.com video "Creating a template"
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which describes this process.
There is a document called How to make a professional Resume for
Todays Job Market in your handout which describes this process.
In the File menu, click on New and then type cover letter into the
search box opposite the words Office.com Templates where it says
Search Office.com for Templates. and press Enter. A whole number
of cover letter templates should show up.
Choose a cover letter that is appropriate for yourself by clicking on
it. If you don't have any particular preference, scroll down and use
the one called Resume cover letter that explains employment gap .
Click on the download button to save it to your computer.
If you chose to use the Resume cover letter that explains
employment gap template, then
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Check that your display looks something like this
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* Type in at your own name and address
* Fill out and revise the letter so that it is to
someone who might hire you for a job that you
want.
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* Print out the page by typing in Ctrl-P (Hold
down Ctrl key and press P) and then Print
* Please print your name and date on it and
turn it into the instructor by the end of next
week.
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* Save it to your Flash Drive or Google Drive as
MyCoverLetter.docx.
* See to learn how to use a Flash Drives.
* See How to use Google Drive to learn how to use
the Google Drive..
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* Reconnect with your partner
* The person closest to the door shares for one
minute about writing cover letters. The other
person just listen’s, no comments and then
says “Thank you”.
* The other person shares for one minute about
what it was like writing cover letters. The
other person just listen’s, no comments and
then says “Thank you”
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