Word Capstone Projects Concept List

These are things you should pay special attention to as you run through the myITlab material. This info is also posted in Blackboard - inside the "Class PPTs" folder.

Capstone 1
1. Autotext
2. Margins – settings
3. Horizontal line
4. Centering Horizontally / Vertically
5. Page numbers in footer
6. Find / Replace
7. Spell / Grammar check

Capstone 2
1. Font / Size / Style
2. Format Painter
3. Tabs – modifying, setting
4. Line Spacing
5. Border / Shading
6. Breaks – Page, Section, Column
7. AUTO Table of Contents
8. Index Entry

Capstone 3
1. Tables – column/row insert/delete/move
2. WordArt – create, edit
3. Functions in table (sum, etc)
4. Format pattern

Capstone 4
1. Track Changes
2. Audio Comment
3. Reject/Accept Changes
4. Compare/Combine
5. Insert Subdocument
6. Hyperlink

Word assignments & Misc notes

Thursday I'll be doing the final "parts and pieces" presentation. Hopefully Thursday the 2nd "outside" project will be be posted on Blackboard as well. The third will follow later on this month - and if you were in class today you know what that one will be.

myITlab Word exams are due on Fri 12/5 at 10:59 pm (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE). Save yourself some headaches - get 'em done early.

Access Capstone last minute note

#1) As stated in class numerous times, AND in the blog - add a new warranty order with your name on it even though there's already one there. That means there will be THREE in the DB, not two.

If you resubmit, change the filename so I'll know which one to look at.

I haven't seen any obvious issues with Capstone #2. I'll add another entry if I see anything consistent for #3 and #4.

Access Capstone #4

Some Tips from the Access Master (which would NOT be your instructor!):

1. Do not set the report up to automatically adjust fields to fit everything on one page
2. Once you go to wide column format and look at the report on two pages, you will see the check amount on the far right.
3. You have to resize things in DESIGN VIEW to get everything back onto one page.
4. As far as the moving of the CheckDate, click on the CheckDate field in layout view, right click the mouse, and at the bottom of the dropdown menu there is an option to "reorder" things and move them up or down.

The Access deadline approacheth! (schedule note)

Remember that we WILL have class next Tuesday (11/4) but NOT Thursday 11/6. The Access deadline in Sun 11/9 - but I will be totally out of contact from Tuesday afternoon 11/4 until Monday morning 11/10.

So if you have questions, you have to ask them before next Tuesday afternoon! If you do have questions that a classmate might be able to answer, send an email to the google group.

PLEASE, everyone, help out your fellow students if something comes up!

As before, you'll be able to turn in the assignment on late (until Monday 11:59 pm), but with a score penalty.

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If you're bored, you can see the band I'll be playing with on youtube. See the Joey Stuckey band clips on THIS PLAYLIST.

Access Capstone 4 note

There is one change to the instructions - make sure you read the on-screen instructions where it is listed.

I've also added a screenshot of the report you will create - you will need to fiddle around with the report settings to create that particular format!

Multi-service Chat applications

Useful for chatting online, because they handle multiple services (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, etc all are different. A few years ago you had to use separate applications to access each one - not so much anymore)

For Windows: I like Pidgin, but Trillian is also good.
For Macs: Fire

All of these are free. Trillian does have a "Pro" version with additional features.