Training Exercises
OpenOffice Training Exercises
The Tool Bars
Get to know the buttons in OpenOffice. Hold the cursor over the buttons on the top and left of the OpenOffice Writer window to show tool tips on the functionality of each button. Use the sheet in Appendix A to write notes for yourself about each button's functionality. You should experiment with the commands on this section of this document, which is downloadable from our web site at:
http://www3.userful.com/files/training.txt
File Saving, Opening and Printing
Using the instructions in the “How To” section:
Save a file from OpenOffice to the desktop and to the floppy drive. 
Try saving it in different formats. 
Copy a graphic from the Internet into an OpenOffice document. 
Open the resume template and begin to write a resume 
Use print preview and print selection to ensure you don't print more pages than you need to.
Visit OpenOffice help “Help” > “Contents” and look through the index or try searching for information on a topic.
Formatting
When Patrons bring in Word files they will occasionally need some formatting work. Understanding how to format documents in OpenOffice (bullets, numbering, indents, margins, font type and size) will ensure you can help if necessary.
Use the plain text version of this section of this document downloaded from above. It contains none of the formatting you see here and none of the graphics. Open it in OpenOffice and try and duplicate the formatting you see here.
More exercises from the “How To” section
Try downloading and launching a PDF from the Internet using the instructions in “How To”. You can find a PDF of our product guide at http://www.userful.com/products/library-ds-product-guide
Use the instructions in the “How To” section to load the CD burner (hint: you need to use the device manager). Use a blank CD and follow the steps for writing to it (you don't need to actually burn the cd).
Reset your station with “Ctl+Alt+Del”
Add more time to a new session using “Ctl+Alt+T”
Spend some time looking through the help files by clicking on the life preserver icon.
Report an issue to Userful support using the exclamation mark icon (no need to actually send the comment).
Exercises from the “Tour” section
Review the Tour of DiscoverStation section. Note all the exercises (highlighted in bold). If there are any not completed as a group or on your own as part of the exercises above, do them now.