• 1. Open your word processing program (e.g., MS Word) by clicking on the program icon.

  2. Pull down FILE menu and choose NEW document or click on the new document icon.

  3. A dialogue box will appear and you click on the OK button.

  4. You will be prompted by a blank screen where you type your text.

  5. Once you are done typing, go to FILE and and move your cursor to SAVE.

  6. You will be prompted by another dialogue box to save your document.

  7. Type a name for your document on the SAVE CURRENT DOCUMENT AS box.

  8. Then, click on SAVE.

 

NOTE: Make sure that you are saving your document on the desktop or to a specific file on your C drive. To save your document on a floppy disk, click on the DESKTOP dialogue box and click on the floppy disk icon or name. Then click OPEN. After that, do steps 7 and 8.

Assignment 1

• 1. Open a new Word document.

  2. Type in "Word Assignment No. 1"

  3. Center "Word Assignment No. 1" and change its font size to 14 and font type to "Times".

  4. Highlight the "Word Assignment No. 1" and bold it.

  5. Type your name and center it under "Word Assignment No. 1."

  6. Start typing a response to the question "Why I chose my major?" (at least one paragraph)

  7. Insert a page number for your document.

  8. Insert a footer (your name and date).

  9. Save the file ( use your last name as the file name).
   
   

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