Ten Commandments of Word Processing

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Ten Commandments of Word Processing
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I. Thou shall not use spaces

• Put no more than two spaces together.
• Use the ltTABgt key to line things up.
• Better yet, put information in tables

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II. Thou shall not press ltENTERgt at the end of
each line

• Let the software wrap the lines.
• Press ltENTERgt only when you want to start a new
  paragraph.

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III. Thou shall not use the ltENTERgt 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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VII. Thou shall not quit your work without saving
it

• Dont 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!!!!!!!!!!
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VIII. Thou shall not answer or press ltYgt too
quickly

• Real the screen before you press ltENTERgt.
• Know what will happen if you press ltYgt

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

• Always exit properly.
• Use the ltALTgtltF4gt combination, then ltENTERgt to
  exit Windows, quickly.

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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!