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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Ancient Greeks

Writers:
Homer
Aesop

Playwrights:
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Aristophanes

Historians:
Herodotus
Plutarch

Philosophers:
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle

Math/science:
Euclid
Pythagoras
Hipparchus
Archimedes
Leucippus

Medicine:
Hippocrates

Politicians/Leaders:
Pericles
Demosthenes
Alexander the Great
Leonidas
Solon
Themistocles

Wrestler:
Milo of Croton

Fictional? Spartan
Lycurgus

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Artist Profile

Using a search engine of your choice, find an Artist you are interested in or have heard about (but not one we've already studied).

Then, use PowerPoint to create the following:
Make a title page with their name on it (1 slide)
Find 3 examples of their art (or more) (1 slide each)
Find a picture/portrait or self-portrait of the artist (1 slide)
Find some important details of their life: birth/death? / country of origin etc (1 slide)
Find out what style of artist they are considered to be (1 slide)
Answer why this artist is interesting to you (1 slide)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Common WORD Shortcuts

Find which item from list 1 matches which item in list 2 and which item from list 3 they go with.

List 1:

1) Ctrl+A

2) Ctrl+C

3) Ctrl+S

4) Ctrl+V

5) Ctrl+X

6) Ctrl+Z

List 2:

A) The Copy command

B) The Cut command

C) The Paste command

D) The Save command

E) The Select All command

F) The Undo command


List 3:

i) This command updates the file on your storage medium (e.g. hard drive or network drive). Should there be an interruption in your work, you can be sure that everything done up to last time this command was executed will, be safe. When you are working, this command should be executed every few minutes.

ii) This command will reverse that last thing you did. You can keep executing this command over and over to reverse the second-last thing you did, third-last thing you did, etc. You can’t undo past a save.

iii)This command removes the selected text to the “Clipboard” from which it can be pasted to another location or multiple locations. It stays on the clipboard until new text is placed on the clipboard through cutting or copying, even if the file gets closed. This allows you to move text from one file to another easily.

iv) This command duplicates the selected text and puts it on the “Clipboard” from which it can be pasted to another location or multiple locations. It stays on the clipboard until new text is placed on the clipboard through cutting or copying, even if the file gets closed. This allows you to copy text from one file to another easily.

v) This command puts a copy of the information on the “Clipboard” into your file wherever the cursor is. If you execute this command while text is selected, the text from the clipboard will replace the selected text. Since this command does not remove the data from the clipboard (it only takes a copy), you can keep pasting repeatedly.

vi) This command selects the entire document with the exception of headers, footers, and graphics that are outside the margins. It is useful when making global changes to fonts, spacing, etc.

Uncommon WORD Shortcuts

Find which item from list 1 matches which item in list 2 and which item from list 3 they go with.

List 1:

1) Command +D

2) Command +F

3) Command +SpaceBar

4) Command +Y

5) Command+Shift + H

6) Command +W

7) Command +P


List 2:

A) The Find command

B) The Font command

C) The Replace command

D) The Spotlight command

E) The Close command

F) The Redo command

G) The Print command


List 3:

i) This command takes you to the Print window, which lets you choose printing options prior to sending the job to a printer.

ii) This command will repeat that last thing you did. You can keep executing this command over and over to redo the same thing over and over. This is especially useful if you are making multiple formatting changes to tab settings or font settings.

iii) This command takes you to the same window as Ctrl+G and Ctrl+F. It is used to locate things in the file and change them in a predetermined way. Of the three tabs in this window, the Replace command is by far the most useful and will save you hours upon hours if you learn to use it cleverly. Some characters are entered as codes (e.g. ^p) because these keys cannot be used for data entry while in the Replace window.

iv) This command gives you access to the window of the same name. In this window, you can modify all manner of text appearance including size, spacing, styles, colours, and fonts. While many of these modifications can also be made through toolbar shortcuts, the more rarely used ones such as Small Caps can only be found here.

v) This command closes your file. If you have made changes since your last save, you will be prompted to save first. For this reason, it is usually faster to hold down the Ctrl key and hit S then W consecutively.

vi) This command returns takes you to the Spotlight or Search bar where you can search for help on topics you are looking for.

vii) This command takes you to the same window as Ctrl+G and Ctrl+H. It is used to locate things in the file. The computer is fast, accurate and stupid, so it will look for exactly what you type including space bars (case-sensitivity is an option you can choose).

WORD Shortcuts Assignment

1. Copy the 2 blog entries titled Common Word Shortcuts and Uncommon Word Shortcuts and then paste them into a Word document on your computer.

2. Make the changes to the file so that it appears as in the sample format shown below.

Text is all 12pt in size.

Move the headings so they match the descriptions.

Use selection and formatting shortcuts to speed the process, especially Ctrl+y and drag/drop.

2. Use Save As to put a copy of this file in your Completed Files folder. You can print a copy if you like.

Sample Format:

Ctrl+Y The Redo command - This command will repeat that last thing you did. You can keep executing this command over and over to redo the same thing over and over. This is especially useful if you are making multiple formatting changes to tab settings or font settings.

Ctrl+D The Font command - This command gives you access to the window of the same name. In this window, you can modify all manner of text appearance including size, spacing, styles, colours, and fonts. While many of these modifications can also be made through toolbar shortcuts, the more rarely used ones such as Small Caps can only be found here.

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