Olympus
by Lee Burnett, Germantown
Academy, PA
Tools
Internet
Browser
The Internet browser is the application that lets you get around
on the Internet. It provides you with the forward and back buttons,
the bookmarks or favorites, all of the stuff that lets you go
places on the web. It also allows you to download things from
the web, including images, text, movies, sounds, music, etc.
Scanner The scanner
is a piece of hardware that is basically the electronic equivalent
of a Xerox machine. You place an image or text on the flatbed
and use the software on the computer to activate the scanner.
It will take a digital image of whatever you've placed on the
flatbed so you can use it in various applications.
Microsoft
Word
(word processor) It's a good idea to take advantage of Microsoft
Word's Spell Check and Grammar Check before putting text into
a Power Point presentation. After you've done your writing in
Microsoft Word, you can cut and paste it into any other application
you're using or import it. Another thing that makes life easy
is when you use your word processor for printing things from
the Internet. Often, there is a lot more junk on a web page than
you need, and printing a web page from your browser can take
a long time and waste paper and ink. Instead, highlight what
you want to print off the web, copy, then paste it into Word
and print. You can do this with text or images. Click here for instructions.
