1) I find it difficult to describe activities people normally do when working on the computer (on "Microsoft Word", for example). Can you help me? (For example: I switch on the computer, then I click on the icon "word" and wait for it to open. I type in my paragraph, I save a copy on my USB stick (flash drive is the same?) or in a folder called "English".
2) What can you do when writing a document using "Word"? Modify the lay-out, enlarge the characters, select "italics, bold, block capitals??, underline words or phrases, insert tables, charts or image.
3) Can you say "you type data into your computer by tapping/hitting the keys(?) of your keyboard. For example, you can tap the spacebar key, the tab key, the capital letter key (the control key)or a letter key. Can you help me name the most important keys in English, please?
1) Yesterday I went to a friend’s house to use her computer because I wanted to send a photo by e-mail to my uncle, who lives in the USA.
2) Unfortunately, her computer is rather old and slow, so when I turned it on it took ages to boot up. 3) Eventually the computer asked for her windows password, so I asked her to type it in for me.
4) Her scanner is quite old too, but it works well, so I scan in my photo and after another long wait it was ready.
5) I wanted to write a long e-mail to my uncle, but I had to go to the shops before they closed and I was running out time, so I just wrote a short message, attached the photo and clicked ‘send’.
6) Then I logged off and waited for the computer to shut down.
7) I have high-speed internet connection now. There is no need to dial up to the server anymore.
8) I need to install an anti-virus program on my computer since advertisements pop up every 10 minutes.
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1) I find it difficult to describe activities people normally do when working on the computer (on "Microsoft Word", for example). Can you help me? (For example: I switch on the computer, then I click on the icon "word" and wait for it to open. I type in my paragraph, I save a copy on my USB stick (flash drive is the same?) or in a folder called "English". Yes, USB stick, memory stick, flash drive, thumb drive -- all mean the same thing.
2) What can you do when writing a document using "Word"? Modify the lay-out, enlarge the characters, select "italics, bold, block capitals??, underline words or phrases, insert tables, charts or image. I'd use "font" instead of "characters" and "images" at the end.
3) Can you say "you type data into your computer by tapping/hitting the keys(?) of your keyboard. For example, you can tap the spacebar key, the tab key, the capital letter key (the control key)or a letter key. Can you help me name the most important keys in English, please?
Yes, tapping, hitting, striking all work fine. On my keyboard, I have letter keys, number keys, tab, caps lock, shift, ctrl, alt, option, spacebar, function, arrow, home, end, delete, page up, page down, insert, print screen, pause/break, and at the right side I have a number pad (all ten numbers plus / * - + . and Enter.
1) OK
2) OK
3) OK
4) Her scanner is quite old too, but it works well, so I scanned in my photo, and after another long wait, it was ready.
5) I wanted to write a long e-mail to my uncle, but I had to go shopping before the stores closed, and I was running out time, so I just wrote a short message, attached the photo, and clicked ‘send’.
6) OK
7) OK
8) OK
1) To describe activities people normally do when working on Microsoft Word, you can follow these steps:
- Turn on the computer and wait for it to boot up.
- Click on the Microsoft Word icon to open the application.
- Type in your text or paragraph in the Word document.
- To save a copy on your USB stick (flash drive), insert the USB stick into the computer's USB port and then go to the "File" menu in Word, click on "Save As," choose the USB stick as the location, and save the file with a desired name.
- If you want to save the document in a specific folder on the computer, you can create a folder called "English" and save the file inside it.
2) When writing a document using Microsoft Word, there are various things you can do:
- Modify the layout: You can change the page margins, adjust the line spacing, and choose different page orientations. These options are usually found in the "Page Layout" or "Layout" tab.
- Enlarge the characters: You can change the font size to make the characters bigger. Select the text you want to enlarge and use the font size dropdown in the "Home" tab to choose a larger size.
- Apply formatting options: You can select text and apply formatting options such as italics, bold, block capitals (also known as "all caps"), and underlining. These options can usually be found in the "Home" tab.
- Insert tables, charts, or images: You can add tables, charts, or images to your document to visually represent data or enhance the content. Look for the "Insert" tab, where you will find options to insert these elements.
3) Yes, you can say "you type data into your computer by tapping/hitting the keys of your keyboard." Here are some important keys on a typical English keyboard:
- Spacebar: Used to insert spaces between words or objects.
- Tab key: Used to create an indentation or move to the next field.
- Shift key: Used to type capital letters or access additional characters on some keys.
- Control (Ctrl) key: Used in combination with other keys to execute keyboard shortcuts.
- Letter keys: All the alphabets keys on the keyboard are used to type individual letters.
- Enter/Return key: Used to move to a new line or execute a command.
- Backspace key: Used to delete characters to the left of the cursor.
- Delete key: Used to delete characters to the right of the cursor.
- Arrow keys: Used to move the cursor or highlight text in different directions.
- Function keys: F1, F2, F3, and so on, are special keys that can have different functions depending on the software or operating system you are using.
Regarding the additional sentences you provided, could you please clarify your question or specify the part you need help with?