Chap 4 Word 4.6 Editing Documents

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EDITING

DOCUMENTS

Microsoft Word

4.6

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THESAURUS PRACTICE

Sample Passage:

“Shakespeare offers insightful perceptions regarding the king’s complex temperament.”

Possible replacements for perceptions: insights, acuities, discernments, observations,
sensitivities, awareness, views, opinions

Possible replacements for temperament: nature, character, personality, disposition,
temper, spirit, outlook, make-up

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SECTION SKILL OVERVIEW

Find and replace a particular word within

a document

Turn automatic spelling and grammar

checking on and off

Use the spelling and grammar checker

Use the thesaurus to find synonyms

Count the total words in a document

Correct errors while typing with

AutoCorrect

Customize AutoCorrect settings

Modify an AutoCorrect entry

Remove a hyperlink from text

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KEY TERMS

AutoCorrect

AutoCorrect Options

Find and Replace

Hyperlink

Spelling & Grammar

Checker

Thesaurus

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KEY DEFINITIONS

AutoCorrect:

A software feature that automatically corrects perceived errors in user

input.

AutoCorrect Options:

Options within Microsoft Office that let you modify what is

automatically corrected as you type.

Find and Replace:

A Microsoft Office feature that searches a document for a series of

characters and replaces them with another series of characters.

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KEY DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)

Hyperlink:

A designated word or image within an electronic document that links to

another location in the document or to another electronic document.

Spelling & Grammar Checker:

A tool in Microsoft Office applications that identifies

and corrects misspelled words and grammatical mistakes.

Thesaurus:

A tool in Microsoft Office applications for finding multiple synonyms for a

word.

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HELPFUL AUTOCORRECT CHANGES

Text

Replaced With:

(c)

©

(tm)

™

CAnada

Canada

saturday

Saturday

acheive

achieve

adn

and

teh

the

thsi

this

yuo

you

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IN-CLASS PRACTICE

Do

Challenge Lab 4.6.6 and aim for the best possible time.

The lab can be attempted multiple times, with the task set changing each time.

Let me know if you need help on a task.

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CLASS DISCUSSION

When can you safely ignore potential errors that are flagged by the spelling and

grammar checker?

To what extent should you rely on the spelling and grammar checker to correct errors?

When would you want to customize

AutoCorrect to meet the needs of particular writing

projects?

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CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES

Use the

Thesaurus to replace “synonyms of synonyms” until the latest replacement

has a meaning completely different from the original word:

Start with a word such as

proficient

Continue “drilling down” by replacing words with their synonyms

Do not cheat by choosing an antonym of a word

Use the

Navigation pane to explore more advanced find and replace and document

navigation options within Microsoft Word.

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SUMMARY

The

Spelling & Grammar tool

Appropriate use of the

Thesaurus

The

Replace All option

AutoCorrect

errors

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Complete the labs in this section:

Challenge Lab 4.6.6

– Edit Documents

Applied Lab 4.6.8

– Edit an Essay

Applied Lab 4.6.9

– Edit a Newspaper

Article

Prepare for the next class:

Video 4.7.1

– Text Wrap Options

Video 4.7.2

– Illustration Formatting

Video 4.7.3

– Building Blocks and Other

Elements

Video 4.7.4

– 3D Models

Skills Lab 4.7.6

– Insert Illustrations

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