1. General Windows tips
2. Keyboard shortcuts
3. Switching between multiple open documents
4. Recently used files
5. Keyboard shortcuts
6. Long file names
7. Viewing documents
8. Adding a line in the list mode
9. Spell Check
10. AutoCorrect
11. Having Word or PPT look in the usual place and other basic defaults you can change
12. Adding Comments
13. General Powerpoint guidelines  (click on top menu bar to view the nine PPT slides)
14. Help menu
15. Templates to start from, you don't have to do it all
    
16. Links to online tutorials and tips for Word, PowerPoint and Excel

 Don't forget the undo button or ctrl Z
1. General Windows Tips, remember:

• Right clicking doesn't usually do anything but gives you options regarding whatever you right clicked on
• "Control Z"  is the undo keyboard shortcut and reverses the last action you did

3. In Word, go "File, shows you the last 4 documents you've been in
By going to...Tools, Options, General, Change "Recently used file list", you can change that to a bigger number.

4.  Most common keyboard shortscuts are:
            Copy         Ctrl+c                Create a new file    Ctrl+N
            Cut            Ctrl+x                Open existing file    Ctrl+O
            Paste         Ctrl+v                Find a word            Ctrl+F
            Save          Ctrl+s                Find & replace        Ctrl+H
            Undo         Ctrl+z               Need help menu      F1 key
    Want more keyboard shortcuts?

• See me for a Word or PPT keyboard template
• Keyboard shortcuts for Word and Windows in general from Florida Gulf Coast University
• The U of Illinois has these for Using Microsoft Word 7.0 with Shortcut Key
• In Word, Help , type keyboard, then select keyboard shortcuts and you'll get a list of them

6.  Viewing documents in Word.  Layout option, either menu or icon, Zoom option, or  Print Preview.

7. When typing in PPT or Word in the list mode, if you want a new line, but don't want new bullet, do a Shift Enter.
Also Ctrl-Enter gives you a page break

8. Spell Check, right click to correct or add your word to the dictionary

9. AutoCorrect.  It automatically corrects words you spell wrong like "teh" it turns to "the" but you can add common long words or phrases that you type so that you only have to type a few keys.  Find it at   Tools....AutoCorrect

10. Save time by making sure Word and PPT look for your files in the place where you keep them.  See this tutorial at Hanover College.  Or ask Gary how to do this and how to change other basic defaults like font size, recently used files etc.

11. Adding comments to documents. If you want to leave notes or reminders within the document, or are working on a shared document with others this is a nice feature.  See this tutorial at Hanover College.

• Microsoft Office Template Gallery
  MS offers hundreds of free templates for calendars, resumes, greeting cards, business plans and more.
• Hewlett-Packard - Office Templates
  This HP  site allows educators to create professional images with free and easy Microsoft Office templates.
• Free Education PowerPoint Backgrounds and Templates
  A frequently updated collection of free PowerPoint templates geared toward students and educators.
  

• A great set of tutorials on Office 2003  from University of Wisconsin at Stout
  
• A nice collection of useful Word tips from Oregon State
  
• Excel keyboard shortcuts
  
• Sit in on the Intro to Computers class when we cover the area you are interested in
  
• Borrow tutorial books from your office area or from Gary

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