(Computer Applications) Mouse-less Challenge 1 (January 31, 2013)

Being able to complete most computer functions without reaching for the mouse will keep your hands on the keyboard more often and will help you finish your tasks quicker. Below you will find a mouse-less challenge that you will complete on Tuesday when you get to class. Today we will cover some basic shortcuts that will be necessary to complete this task. 

• Login
• Open Chrome
•  Open Wikipedia.com
•  Open CNN.com in a new tab
•  Open the start menu and Open up Microsoft Word
•  Open a new document
•  Switch back to CNN.com
•  Pick a topic talked about on CNN.com
• Switch to your Wikipedia tab, search that word on Wikipedia.
•  Open the page for that particular word topic
•  Do a find search in internet explorer and search for one of the words in the title of your topic
•  Take notice of how many matches you found for that word, phrase.
•  Go back into your word document and type: The word ________ appears ____ times on Wikipedia's page for ______________.
• Go back to the Wikipedia page. Find the third instance of the previously searched word, type the full sentence that the third mention of the word is contained in.
•  Save as, LASTNAME Mouse Challenge 1
•  Upload Here

If you can complete these with NO HELPS - A+, Every time Mr. Strusz has to come for a help, 1/3 grade deduction (A+ to A to A- to B+, etc).