Please Bookmark this page in "Favorites"	Welcome to the John C. Ford Foundation's Computer Skills for Basic Machine's Class

•  GOALS FOR TUESDAY, 10-22-02 ARE:
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PART A: REVIEW BASIC EXCEL SKILLS

1. Toolbars, Formula Bar, Status Bar.
2. Naming The Worksheet.
3. Cell: Category & Type
4. Entering A Formula.
5. Symbols Used in Creating Formulas: +, -, *, /,  and ^
6. Normal Rules Of Arithmetic Operations.
7. Copy Using Fill Handle.

PART B: BASIC FORMULAS & FORMATTING:

1. Cell Alignment: Horizontal, Vertical, Orientation & Text Control.
2. Fonts, Autofill & Borders.
3. Insert Commands: Rows, Columns, & Sheets.
4. Cut & Paste.
5. Headers [Title Of Document].
6. Footers [Youth�s First & Last Name, File Name, Committee Name, Date, Page #].
7. Row & Column Headers.
8. Column Widths.
9. Row Heights: Using Mouse & Format Menu.
10. Inserting a graphic or picture

Part C: Type in your Mission Statement

1. Why are you building a robotic space probe using complex machines? Type a few sentences in rows 2 & 3 of your spreadsheet.

2. Choose an appropriate clip-art picture to place in your spreadsheet and insert it into your Mission Statement.

3. Save your spreadsheet as "YOUR NAME MISSION-STATEMENT" on your NETWORK DRIVE in your folder or on your local "MY DOCUMENTS" folder.

Part D: Continue filling in your Simple Machines Comparison Excel Spreadsheet.

When you finished filling in the Planetary Comparison Table or your instructor tells that time is up, make sure you SAVE the WORD DOCUMENT AGAIN!   Remember to ALWAYS:  I) Check Spelling & Grammar, (II) Use Headers & Footers, & (III) Save Your Work In The Proper Network Server Basic Machines Folder.

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