Common Software CommandsIntroductionSoftware is developing a common language in the form of commands.CommandsCommands are words recognized by the computer to access functions.Certain common commands appear in most software packages. You mayaccess commands by pulling down the menus of the software features.FILE featureThe FILE feature offers the commands of NEW, OPEN, CLOSE, SAVE,and PRINT. Clicking on a command either executes the command or offersa dialogue box.NEW: Enter the NEW command when you start a new file. A dialogue boxmay appear to ask you to select a format for the new document.OPEN: Access an existing document by clicking the command OPEN. Adialogue box appears prompting you to select from a file of existingdocuments. Once you select the document you want to open, click on the filename, and OK or double click the file name to open the file.CLOSE: To close or exit a file, click CLOSE. A prompt appears thatshould ask if you want to save the document. Selecting the desired optionautomatically executes the function and closes the file.SAVE: To save a file, click SAVE. The computer automatically saves thedata to whatever drive you specify, hard drive or floppy disk and promptsyou to name the file before saving it. To save data to disks or alternate harddrives in another format or to rename a file, click SAVE AS. . . and enterthe letter designator of the disk or alternate drive.PRINT: To print hard copies of an open document, click PRINT. Adialogue box appears asking if you want the entire document or a portion ofthe document, and how many copies you require.Common commands are not the only commands you will see offered theFILE pull-down menu but, other commands may be program specific.Familiarize yourself with the software in your computer.Continued on next page8-26
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