About these tutorials

These tutorials have been created from various Internet sites and have been modified by myself, and in some instances have been reworked or completely re-written to suit my classes.

There is an abundance of on line tutorials and most are very useful, however I have had to modify these for high school students and simplify or removed parts of advanced sessions; if students are keen enough they will progress by looking at the links provided.

Therefore you should treat these as introductory or beginning tutorials. The easiest start at 100 and progress in difficulty through that range. Where possible I have included links to sites and apologies for any that I might have missed.

Using Headers & Footers in Microsoft Word

Pre Requisites : Some knowledge of computer, file management and saving opening files. Covers using Table of Contents Headings and Referencing in a document.

The Table function enables you to easily and efficiently type
 information that is to be aligned in columns and rows, beg. a price list, an invoice etc.

Creating New Documents - Travel

First decide what your macro is going to perform. Let us create a macro to automatically create a standard header and footer.

To reset the toolbars Right-click on one of the toolbars. You should see a Context menu.

Using the Data Merge Manager to create Form Letters, Labels and Envelopes First we need to create a data file, if you have completed MW 213 or a previous data creation course your will have a database in Excel ready to use.

MWP 118 cust_data

Excel data file

The aim in report writing is to present a businesslike message in as clear a form as possible.  Emphasis is placed on correctness, conciseness and clarity.

Create a travel brochure for NSW Tourist Bureau add photos (from the internet – copyright free) and create nice headers as styles and a more professional font and layout.  Finished document should be a four or three page A4 flyer. Students can use MWP 119 Create a Newsletter

Acquire a few posters. Copy them for the class to view on paper or overhead projector. If you have a computer projector, save them as a file. Show these to the students.

Create a new brochure using photos and text below but recreated to have images in line with text, better titles and font and improved layout. Add styles TOC to a document

Think you are ready?

Take the test exercise MWP 128 Take the Office Quiz

Using most Office programs, see how much you really know covers word, excel, power point and publisher

Use your existing product details to create a Letterhead. Add text box change colour and fit the box as header. Insert another text box and type text which should be put over the first text box, this is the details of your letterhead, it should incorporate:
Name of Company, address, phone, web and Email details

Pre Requisites : Some knowledge of computer, file management and saving opening files. Covers a look at the windows, toolbars and basic page layout

You are applying for a position in a computer-related job advertised in last Saturday’s West Australian Newspaper. Include you name, age address and phone fax E-mail details (Use fictitious ones if you wish) however the letter MUST LOOK PROFESSIONAL

Drawing in Word or Power Point can be a more powerful aspect than you might imagine, if you do not have Corel, Adobe or a dedicated drawing package then Word or Power Point is your answer, and you may be surprised at how powerful it can be