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Orientation to Word Processing
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Practice Exercises and Document Processing Jobs
  • Microsoft Word is needed to complete practice exercises beginning with Lesson 21 and document processing jobs beginning with Lesson 25.
  • In GDP, click Options, Settings, to verify that the path to Word is set correctly.  Also verify that Use Proofreading Viewer is checked,  and click Save.
  • Have your textbook and Word Manual available.
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Microsoft Word Manual
  • Word manual format
  • GDP Default Settings (Word 2007 only)
  • Start Word in GDP
  • Choose commands
  • Open a file
  • Quit Word in GDP
  • Navigate in a file
  • Save and close a file


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Lesson 26
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Lesson 26-H: Alignment/Font Size
  • From the GDP menu, click 26-H, Word Processing: Alignment and Font Size.
  • Read the introductory screen and click Next.
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Create Practice 26
  • Click Create practice-26 to launch Word and begin the practice exercise.


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Review Lessons 21-24
  • When practice-26.doc opens in Word, review the Word features as called out in the next few slides.
  • Open your Word manual to Lessons 21-24, “Orientation to Word Processing,” if you need help.
  • If you are using Word 2007, review the resources on the next slide. The graphic user interface in Word 2007 is vastly different from the Word 2003 interface.


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Word 2007 Resources
  • Word 2007 Commands in GDP: a compilation of Word 2007 commands in the Word 2007 Manual to prepare you for the transition to Word 2007.


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Word 2007 Screen
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Word 2003 Screen
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Word 2007 Navigating/Selecting
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Word 2003 Navigating/Selecting
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Word 2007: Show/Hide, Spelling, Help
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Word 2003: Show/Hide, Spelling, Help
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Word Manual, Lesson 26
  • Go to Lesson 26 in the Word Manual.
  • Complete the steps in the purple shaded area under the “Practice” heading.


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Word 2007, Practice 26
  • Practice-26.doc should look similar to this when you’re done.
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Word 2003, Practice 26
  • Practice-26.doc should look similar to this when you’re done.
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Report 26-1
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Create Report 26-1
  • Click Create Report-26-1 to start the document processing job.


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Formatting & Document Processing
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Side Panel Directions
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Type, Format, and Proofread
  • Follow steps in the text to type
    Report 26-1.
  • Proofread and correct all typos and formatting errors.
  • GDP does NOT score formatting errors! You must find and correct them on your own.
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Use the Reference Manual
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Return to GDP & Score Text
  • When you’re done, click GDP, Return to GDP, to exit.
  • Click Yes to save changes, score text, and review scored text.


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Review Scored Text
  • If you have zero errors in the Errors box and you have no formatting errors, you’re done and you earned an A.
  • If this is your first attempt, you also earned extra credit for proofreading since you found every error on your own without GDP’s help.
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GDP Error Marking
  • If you have any scoring errors in the Errors box, you need to edit the document as shown in the next slide.
  • An error in red indicates a typo; blue indicates a word to omit; green indicates a word to insert.
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Edit Report 26
  • Click Create Report 26-1 to create the report initially or to erase any previous attempts.
  • Click Edit Report 26-1 to open the report for editing.


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Proofreading Viewer at Home
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Word 2003, Proofreading Viewer
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Proofreading Viewer
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Show/Hide Proofreading Viewer
  • Click GDP, Show Proofreading Viewer, to return to a split screen.
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Return to GDP/Save/Score
  • Return to GDP, save, and score.
  • If you have zero errors in the Errors box AND no formatting errors, you’re done and earned an A.
  • If you have any errors, edit the document again.
  • You would not earn extra credit for proofreading since GDP identified errors you missed on the first attempt.
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Document Grades
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Formatting Errors
  • GDP does NOT score formatting!
  • This document processing job would be assigned a “C” grade due to the two formatting errors even though GDP scored zero keystroking errors.
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Five Proofreading Checks
  • Five documents have been designated on the Assignment Sheet as a Proofreading Check.
  • Each Proofreading Check document must be proofread with 100% accuracy and have zero scoring errors on the first scored attempt to earn an A in proofreading. This proofreading check grade is in addition to the usual document job grade.
  • If any typos are scored, a grade of zero is assigned for proofreading resulting in a 1% deduction from the final grade average.
  • To make up a lost point, click Create to retype the document again, starting from a blank screen.
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Proofreading Check Credit
  • If a document has been designated as a Proofreading Check
    on your assignment sheet, you must have zero scoring errors on your first created attempt to receive credit for proofreading.
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Correspondence 25-1
  • Now you are ready to complete your first document processing job, Correspondence 25-1, E-Mail Message.
  • See your weekly assignment sheet for details.
  • If you cannot send e-mail from inside Word, you should skip the practice exercise for Lesson 25.
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Send me an e-mail message.
  • To prove that you have viewed this presentation, send me an e-mail message with the subject line Orientation to Word Processing.
  • In the body of the message, tell me if you have any unanswered questions regarding word processing.