WordPerfect, Level 1

This course introduces the new user to common word processing tasks using WordPerfect. Participants will have hands-on practice creating, editing, and printing correspondence. Functions to be introduced include: spell check, document save, document retrieve, list files, tab setting, newspaper and parallel columns, text block operations, and reveal codes.

Prerequisite: Hard Disk Management

Outline:

Getting Started

• Computer system requirements
  
• Starting WordPerfect
  
• Clean screen
  
• Status line
  
• Menu system
  
• What to expect
  

  WordPerfect Operations

• Word processing introduction
  
• Word wrap
  
• Footnotes & other tricks
  
• WordPerfect specific applications
  

  WordPerfect In Use

• Saving a document
  
• Clearing the screen
  
• F7 or F10—which to choose
  
• Retrieving a document
  

  Making It All Look Great

• Printing the document
  
• Bold
  
• Underline
  
• Bold & underline
  
• Italic
  
• Centering
  

  Changing WordPerfect Settings

• Top/bottom margin settings
  
• Left/right margin settings
  
• Tab settings
  

  Working With Reveal Codes

  Spell Checking

• Checking a document
  
• Checking a word
  

  Block Operations

• Block & copy
  
• Block & move
  

  Newspaper Columns

• Defining columns
  

  Parallel Columns

• Defining columns
  
• Moving between columns
  

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