Software and Applications

How do you open an existing document?

Double-click the document's icon in the Windows Explorer, Go to the application's File menu and choose Open, or Go to the application's File menu and choose Open Recent.

True or False? When collaborating with others, the best way to ensure document compatibility is for everyone on the team to use the same version of an application.

True.

What options are available in nearly every application?

A File menu containing New, Open, Save and Print commands, An Edit menu containing Cut, Copy, Paste commands, and A Properties menu under the Edit menu or Options menu under Tools.

How can you create a new document in nearly any application?

Go to the File menu and choose New.

How can you tell what applications are currently running?

Look for the application icons in the left side of the task-bar.

What should you do when trying to learn a new application?

Play with the application to see what it can do, Explore all of the menus, and Overcome the fear that you will break something.

The most appropriate place to install an application on your PC is?

The Program Files folder.

In nearly every application, where is the Undo feature located?

Under the Edit menu.

Where can you access the user manual for nearly every application?

Under the Help menu.

When should you use the Save As command as opposed to the Save command?

When you want to make a new copy of a file you are working on with a new name.