Microcomputer Applications

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Microcomputer Applications
MIS 1503 -- Spring 2004

• MS Word and Related Concepts

Instructor John Seydel, Ph.D.
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Administrative Stuff

• Today
• Some corrections, etc.
• Complete text file (web page) exercise
• MS Word Projects 2 3
• Monday
• Project 4
• Prepare by
• Reading through text sections
• Completing multiple choice sections

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Student Objectives

• Complete a simple web page
• Become familiar with Word
• File manipulation
• Moving about
• Basic editing
• Envelopes and labels
• Text formatting

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Virus Information

• Whats a virus?
• Where to find info
• General
• http//www.symantec.com/avcenter
• http//computing.astate.edu/virus/index.php
• Hoaxes
• http//hoaxbusters.ciac.org
• http//www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
• http//vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp

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MicroApps Discussion List

• eMail discussion list
• Send message to the list
• All members receive the message
• Address MicroApps_at_AState.edu
• Caution
• More than a distribution or contact list
• Any member from anywhere can email to the list
• Only members may email to the list
• Default reply address is the list
• Therefore, dont send person-to-person responses
  by replying to the list
• If doing so, change the address in the To box

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Setting up Windows Explorer

• Start by setting the view to details
• Click on View in the menu bar
• Select Details
• Then make extensions visible
• Click on Tools in the menu bar
• Then select Folder Options
• Click on the View tab
• Uncheck the Hide extensions . . . box
• Click on OK
• Make the settings universal
• Click on Tools and then Folder Options
• Click on the View tab
• Click the Apply to All Folders button
• Now you should be able to complete Wednesdays
  exercise

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Some Things to Note

• File names short, no spaces, mixed case
• Getting the files that go with the text
• See the Handouts page of the course website
• Locally
• C\MIS1503\Set 1\
• Word
• Choosing a printer
• Where to save
• Using the Ctrl key (a power key)
• Printing
• Avoid clicking on the printer button!
• Instead, go through the File menu

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MS Word Project 2

• Open files use Save As
• Moving about (scrolling, short-cuts, etc.)
• Inserting text, auto-complete
• Creating a complete letter
• Selecting text (click, double-click,
  triple-click, drag)
• Deleting and replacing text
• Views zooming in/out
• Envelopes and labels

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MS Word Project 3

• Formatting (bold, italics, . . . )
• Fonts (family, size, color)
• Special effects (subscripts, strikeout, . . .)
• Spacing
• Format painter
• Special symbols
• Displaying formatting marks

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Summary of Objectives

• Complete a simple web page
• Become familiar with Word
• File manipulation
• Moving about
• Basic editing
• Envelopes and labels
• Text formatting

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Appendix
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A Simple Text File Exercise

• Open and then minimize
• NotePad
• Internet Explorer (IE)
• Windows Explorer (should already be open)
• In IE, open the ASU home page
• Capture the logo
• Right-click on it
• Select Save Picture As . . .
• Save to Day2 folder on the Windows Desktop
• In NotePad
• Type the text on the next page
• Save it as HomePage

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Initial File Contents

• lthtmlgt
• ltheadgtlttitlegtMy First Pagelt/titlegtlt/headgt
• ltbodygt
• lth1 aligncentergtSuzy Studentlt/h1gt
• ltpgt
• Welcome! Im a freshman MIS major at
• lta hrefhttp//www.astate.edugtASUlt/agt
• lt/pgt
• ltp aligncentergt
• ltimg srcastate_logo.jpg /gt
• lt/pgt
• lt/bodygt
• lt/htmlgt

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Now, Lets Make This into a Web Page

• In Windows Explorer, copy and paste the file
• Rename the copy
• Now, double-click the new file name
• View this in IE

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Web Documents (i.e., Files)

• First, note the file extension .htm (and some
  others)
• Whats in the file
• Content
• XML (eXtensible Markup Language) elements
• Two general categories
• XHTML (aka HTML)
• Head
• Body
• Scripts (recall the richness of web documents)
• Attributes (describe elements)
• Describe content
• Purpose
• Display

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Anatomy of a URL

• Example
• http//www.clt.astate.edu80/jseydel/mis3353/syll3
  353.htmtext
• Protocol
• Assumed is http
• Others https, mailto, ftp, file (i.e., local
  resource), . . .
• Location of the computer (corresponds to IP)
• Domain
• Domain name
• Machine
• Port (not part of IP) 80 is standard for http
• Location on the computer
• Folder
• Subfolders
• File extension (.htm, .asp, .html, .php, . . .
  )
• Bookmark (anchor)

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Organize Your Desktop

• Note the following structure
• Desktop
• Misc
• Day1
• FirstExcel.xls
• Access
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Word
• Create the above folder/file structure
• Files are indicated by their extensions
• Folders are those names without extensions
• Copy this structure to your floppy disk
• Open Windows Explorer (should already be open)
• Scroll to top in Folders panel and click on
  Desktop
• In Contents panel select the folders youve
  created
• Click on first
• While holding down the Ctrl key, click on the
  other folders
• Click on Edit on the Menu bar