Exercise (Enter Text ~ Two Paragraphs)

Open your word processing program (Microsoft Word) and type the following paragraphs into your computer. (No border, shading, and formatting are required.) Don't worry about any typing errors that you may make. When using a word processing program, mistakes can be easily corrected at a later time.

Hints:

• The computer will automatically go to a new line if there is not enough space to complete a word.
• The Enter key is used to send the cursor to a new line.
• The Tab key is used to indent a new paragraph.

It was a cold winter's day. The snow was falling in a steady blanket. By 7:00 in the morning, the roads were covered with what seemed like 12" (30cm) of packed snow and ice. Would there be Adult Upgrading class? I went to my radio to listen for the latest news.

Time passed with not a word on Samaritan House closing. How long would I have to wait until the next report on closings? It was almost time to get ready to leave. Why weren't they making the announcements? My thoughts were answered when my daughter ran into the room to watch her favourite Saturday morning cartoons.
 

Now, make the following changes to the paragraphs:

• Change 7:00 to read 6:00 a.m.
• Eliminate the phrase, "in the morning".
• Change the sentence, "why weren't they making the announcements?" to read, "Why were they not making the announcements?"
• Give your daughter a name by adding it after the word "daughter".
• Put a comma before and after your daughter's name.
• Save your story on your disk with a title of your own choice, and then close your file.