The 5 Golden Rules

There are 5 easy to remember Rules that you must always remember when typing on a computer. If you keep to these rules, everything will be neat, well presented and impressive!

Rule 1

When typing, only leave one space between words.

Rule 2

If you use any punctuation, it must come straight after the word. Then you leave one space before you start the next word.

Rule 3

Do not press the big ENTER or RETURN key at the end of each line of a story. The computer automatically moves words to the next line.

You only need to use the ENTER or RETURN key if you want a new line for a poem or to make a new paragraph.

Like this!

Rule 4

NEVER use the space bar to move writing to the middle of the page. Every program we use in school for writing has justification icons.

These icons lets you move the words you are working on to the:

MIDDLE

RIGHT

OR LEFT!

Also learn to use the TAB key when making lists!

Rule 5

Save your work regularly. Every 5 minutes is a good idea. Sometimes the program you are using will remind you. Do not ignore it. You may lose all your hard work!

When saving work, make sure the name you give it only uses letters and numbers. It is also a very good idea to make the names less than 8 characters long and in lowers case not capitals. If you want to see your work on Ambleweb, this is very important!

Here are some examples:

"My-super Story!!!" = WRONG - it contains punctuation and it is too long.

"*//+{}[]" = WRONG - these special characters can make the computer lose your work.

"My Story" = OK - but it has a space and a mixture of capitals and lower case.

"mystory" = RIGHT!- save your work like this and there may be a place for you in the computer club!

THAT'S IT. Remember these rules and your computer work will be much neater!

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