Tools for Information Literacy

Preparations for the document layers and objects session

Ask yourself why you were asked to watch this video

If you are partial to Microsoft's document tool

Look at the Word help center. There are seven help sections:

1. Quick start
2. Lay out pages
3. Write & edit
4. Format text
5. Insert tables, pictures & watermarks
6. Save & print
7. Share & coauthor

We will focus on the first four topics this week.

If you are more interested in open source products

Look at Libre Office Writer introduction

It cannot do as much as MSWord

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