Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Continuing with Google and Word (also, Voice Of America)



Hello again on this beautiful Tuesday afternoon. I hope you have had a pleasant and/or productive day. Today we will continue to work on the Google research project that most of you began yesterday. First, here are some tips:

Use Ctrl key + plus sign to zoom in and Ctrl key + minus sign to zoom out in Firefox or Internet Explorer. This feature is especially useful when you need to copy something from a webpage. It's much easier to select particular words after you have made the text very large.

If you want to add pictures, the easiest way is to go in Microsoft Word to "Insert" and then "Clip Art" and then search clip art for "cheetah" or whatever it is that you are looking for a picture of.

If you want more pictures to choose from, you can do a Google search for "cheetah" (or whatever), then click on "images," then click on the image that you like. Next, right-click on the larger version of that image that will pop up and select "copy image. " Finally, go back to Microsoft Word, right-click, and click on the paste icon.

Remember that if you want to be able to move the picture around the page more freely, you should right-click on the picture, select "word wrap," then choose "square."

If you want a break from Word and Google, I highly recommend the voice of America English learning website. There is a lot of great stuff there. Here is a link to the video section. There are news reports that are given in very clear English and you can read a transcript at the same time. Here is the link: http://learningenglish.voanews.com/media/all/latest.html?z=3613

Have fun! And if you have any questions just raise your hand and I or one of the coaches will be happy to help you.

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