ITEC 1001 – Lab 3 – Fall 2007
Student Learning Outcomes
Word processing
 Creating a Table
 Entering Data in a Table
 Sizing Tables, Columns, and Rows
 Inserting Rows, Columns, and Cells
 Changing Text Alignment in Cells
Chapter 3: Application Software
 Identify the key features of widely
used home, personal, and
educational programs (3.5)
 Describe Web-based software and
the learning aids available for
application software (3.8)
Assignment Description
Chapter 3 provides an overview of application software in four main categories:
1. Business,
2. Graphics and multimedia,
3. Home, personal, and educational use, and
4. Communications.
In addition, it describes that application software can take a variety of forms, including
Web-based, open source, freeware, and public domain software. In this lab assignment,
you will gain exposure to new application software and answer questions about your
experiences using word processing software. Follow these steps.
Step 1: Explore
Explore the www.thinkfree.com web site and answer the following questions (Note: For
now, you can use this form to handwrite your answers. You will be asked to type your
responses later in “Step 2”):
Question
1) According to your text book, what is a “software
suite”? What is an example of a software suite?
2) What three forms of application software exists in
www.thinkfree.com’s software suite?
3) Review the forms of software listed on page 101 of
your text book. Which form(s) is this?
4) What additional features are available to premium
users versus free users at www.thinkfree.com?
Dr. Napier
Response
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ITEC 1001 – Lab 3 – Fall 2007
Question
Response
5) Read the following online article
(http://www.thedanielislandnews.com/artman/publis
h/article_2500.php) and answer these three
questions:
a. Name at least two other companies that provide
similar services.
b. List at least three advantages to using this type of
software
c. List at least three disadvantages to using this
type of software.
Step 2: Use www.thinkfree.com
1. Create an account on www.thinkfree.com using your GGC email address.
2. Login and use the word processing “Power Edit” option to create a file. Name this file
using your last name, your first initial and the assignment name as follows:
NapierN_Lab3.doc or SmithJ_Lab3.doc.
3. Use this word processor to recreate the table in Step 1 and type in your responses.
Document formatting requirements:
a. Document header: Your first and last name and assignment name.
b. Document footer: Page number
c. Document margins: 1 inch all around
d. Change the page orientation of the entire document to landscape
Table formatting requirements:
a. Table needs to be centered
b. First column width 3.5”, second column width 4.5”
(Hint: Select the table, right click, then click Table Properties/Column)
c. Cell alignment of the first column needs to be centered.
(Hint: select the first column, right click, point to Cell Alignment)
d. Cell alignment of the second column needs to be left aligned.
4. Save your file online. Then, share the file and invite me to collaborate on this file as a
co-author. My user ID is the same as my GGC email address: nnapier@ggc.usg.edu.
5. Finally, save your file on your computer in PDF format. Use the same file naming
convention that you used above (e.g. NapierN_Lab3.pdf or SmithJ_Lab3.pdf).
Submitting Assignment
Assignment is worth 10 points. You will be graded based upon: the content that you
create in the table, document formatting, table formatting, whether file was shared, and
ability to create PDF file. Submit the final PDF file via WebCT Vista by the deadline.
Dr. Napier
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