Ten Commandments of Word Processing

I. Thou shall not use spaces

Put no more than two spaces together.

Use the <TAB> key to line things up. Better yet, put information in tables

II. Thou shall not press <ENTER> at the end of each line

Let the software “wrap” the lines. Press <ENTER> only when you want to

start a new paragraph.

Enter

Enter

Enter

III. Thou shall not use the <ENTER> key to start a new page

Insert a “Page Break” command using the software.

The “Page Break” command insures that changes to previous pages do not affect the new page.

ENTER

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IV. Thou shall not manually number the pages

Word processing software has an automatic page numbering command.

Learn how to place the page numbering code into your document.

Insert Page Code

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V. Thou shall not try to print unless you have saved the document first

Save the document before sending it to the printer.

Follow this rule when you have long, complicated text with lots of graphics.

VI. Thou shall not try to print unless the printer is turned on

Ignoring this rule, and Commandment VI. can result in a system crash, and loss of your document.

If you are connected to several printers, be sure that you are sending the document to the correct printer.

VII. Thou shall not quit your work without saving it

Don’t trust the “Auto Save” feature to have recorded the latest changes.

It is O.K. to save multiple versions of your work, and erase them later.

Memo:

Please Save me!!!!!!!!!!

VIII. Thou shall not answer or press <Y> too quickly

Real the screen before you press <ENTER>.

Know what will happen if you press <Y>

IX. Thou shall not turn off (or reset) the computer until you exit the application

Always exit properly. Use the <ALT><F4> combination, then

<ENTER> to exit Windows, quickly.

X. Thou shall not forget to Back up your work

Keep copies of all important, hard to format work

Make templates of forms and other re-useable documents

“Write Protect” your forms and re-usable documents

Thanks for backing me up!