Keyboarding with Microsoft Word 2010

Jane Phelan, Sr. Acquisitions EditorCengage Learning

Agenda

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Why a Competitive Edge for Students?

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Timeline is critical—can’t wait two years to get word processing skills!

Job Competition for Students

Gray Hair Syndrome Unemployment Consequences 40+ year olds compete for

jobs previously held by students

Advantages—relevant work experience and attitude

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Employers Expect Employees to:

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Productivity in Keyboarding—What Does It Mean?

Cover the basics from the get go

Integrate word processing with formatting

Utilize Microsoft 2010 defaults

Use colorCapitalize on the power of Word 2010 from the

beginning

College Keyboarding, 18e

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It just keeps getting better!

Let’s Get Started

1. Open Test Student: Password student

2. Skills Assessment Edit menu

Skills Assessment

3. Review Student’s Completed WorkReports Menuo Summary Lessons 1-25

o Timed Writing (best, last 40)

o Skill Building

o Cumulative Error Diagnostics

o Document and Production Tests

Next

Keyboarding Pedagogy

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Critical Visual Technique Cues

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Laptops create a special challenge for proper techniques

4. Skill Building

Forget the failures—record the successes

Results: Prompt, Specific, Detailed

Errors: Symptom or Problems?

Speed/Accuracy “Battle”

Keyboarding CourseBuild Strong Foundation

o Lessons 1-25

Build Confidenceo Skill Builders 1-3 (29 pages)o Skill Building (20 lessons + more)

Applicationso Numeric Keypad Practiceo Proofreading, Composition, & other

Communication skillso Word Processing o Personal Business Lettero Web Computing (Cloud, Web 2.0)

Lessons 1-55: EssentialsKeyboarding (L1-25)Word Processing BasicsMemos & LettersTablesReportsGraphics Document ReviewProject

Document Formats Readability

Font size and 1.15 spacing effective on screen and in print

White space created by space after paragraph enhances readability

Styles and document theme

Compelling visual impact Consistent format

Color provides emphasis

Modern appearance

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Model Documents• Always the first application

• Productivity features integrated

Productivity Tools: Lessons 1-55 Fonts (Lesson 26) Format Painter (Lesson 30) Preformatted Table Styles (Lesson 40)

Styles (L43, Reports)

Cover Page with Report (Lesson 43) Themes (Lesson 44, Leftbound report) Section Break (Lesson 47) SmartArt (Lesson 50, Graphics) Columns (Lesson 52, Graphics)

Document Formats: Lessons 26-551 Module Lessons Documents

3 WP Basics 6 Paragraphs

4 Memos & Letters 6 Block, Modified Block, EnvelopesEnclosures, copy notationAgenda with tabs, right alignment

5 Tables 6 ResumeTables in letter and memos

6 Reports 6 Unbound, Leftbound, Cover pageAcademic Report w/Reference PageMultiple-Page Report with Footnotes/Endnotes, Page numbers

7 Graphics 5 AnnouncementsNewslettersColumns

8 Document Review 2 Memos & Letters; Reports

9 Project 7 documents

Word Processing, L26-553. Word Processing Basics, L26-31

FontsParagraph Commands, Quick Access ToolbarReviewing Documents: Navigation, Proofreading Clipboard: Cut/Copy/Paste, Format Painter, Page Commands: Margins, Orientation, Center

4. Memos & Letters, L32-37 Date & Time Remove Space After Tabs Envelopes

5. Tables, L38-42CreateTable LayoutTable Design

6. Reports, L43-48Styles, BulletsDocument ThemesFootnotes, Page numberingCover pageSection breaks

7. Graphics, L49-53Shapes, ClipArtSmartArtWordArt, Borders & Shading, Symbols

Document Review, L54-55

Project 1

Follow the Path

Apply Immediately

Make Learning Visual

Teach Logic of the Ribbon Learn related commands

Paragraph: Alignment Line spacing Show Hide Indent

Software Pedagogy New Command

Path highlighted

Drill that applies

New in Word 2010Increased focus on productivity Backstage Navigation pane More built-in building

blocks Enhanced collaboration

tools Customize the ribbon

Increased focus on visual impact

More SmartArt graphics WordArt revamped More themes Enhanced picture editing Formatting effects (images

and text)

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*“Skills taught in this text make it possible for our average and below students to be more productive and create better-quality documents than our star performers of just a few years ago could!” Susie VanHuss

5. Hands On with Keyboarding Pro DELUXE 2 . . . Using the New Productivity Tools

o Creating, Editing, Checking Documentso Using the Productivity Tools of Word 2010

o Styles, Cover Page, Themes, TOCo SmartArt and Graphicso Building Blocks, Merge, & More

o Tools to Get Students Started o Instructor Tools for Creating and Managing Classes

New to Keyboarding Pro DELUXE 2 Launches Word 2010 or Word 2007 Format checking option “Next” to bypasses closing Word Handles all document in Lessons 26-110 Easy flash drive solution Videos to get students started Gradebook improvements

Word Basics— Lesson 27

Backstage Save Create New FolderCloseNewPrint

Keyboarding 2: Lessons 56-110 Emphasizes preparing complex and specialized

documentso memos and letters o advanced reports o mail merge o graphicso meeting, travel, and news documents o medical and legal documentso employment documents

New commands enhance visual impact, productivity, and collaboration—all critical in the workplaceo Comments, track changes, quick parts, merge, citations,

header/footer, text boxes, and more

“Skills taught in this text make it possible for our average and below students to be more productive and create better-quality documents than our star performers of just a few years ago could!” Susie VanHuss

KEYBOARDING PRO DELUXE ONLINE SOLUTIONS

What Else Is New?

Questions?

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