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Practice Exercise
(cont'd)
Time in the office consists of:
Productive time spent by the secretary and
the time spent by the dictator. The time required
for dictation and typing accounts for 55% of the
cost of a business letter.
Nonproductive time which is caused by
interruptions during a jobs production or time lost
due to vacation or illness.
CHANGE the right margin to 60
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Press CTRL
&
4
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Press the C key
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Type 60 and RETURN
SET a tab at 28 (you'll also need to clear the other tabs)
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Press CTRL
&
4
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Press G and then A and RETURN (to clear tabs)
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Press CTRL
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4
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Press E and type 28 and press RETURN (to set a tab)
TYPE the first line in the document and RETURN twice
TYPE the first paragraph of the document shown above
PRESS the TAB key
Notice that the cursor moves to the first tab on the ruler.
TYPE the second paragraph of the document. Be sure you end with a RETURN.
USE your cursor keys to move the cursor to the left of the left margin
The spaces to the left of the margin were inserted by the system to
position the text at Column 20 (the left margin).
WATCH the number in the COL counter as you move the cursor right and left
You can always tell where a character will print by moving your cursor to
it and looking at the COL counter.
SA VE your document
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Press CTRL
&
3
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Press G
FORMATTING
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