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Apply Word Processing Skills to College Writing Tasks<\/h2>\r\nPopular culture holds a romantic image of\u00a0writers as solitary figures, scribbling with pen and paper in attics by candlelight.\r\n\r\nRealistically speaking, though, most writing we do these days is electronic. \u00a0While there is great joy in putting pencil to paper, keyboarding and word processing are survival skills in college. Your professors will expect much of the\u00a0work you do for classes to be typed, and either printed or submitted electronically. \u00a0Additionally, most employers will expect and require you to be comfortable with using Microsoft Word and similar programs.\r\n\r\n\"Two\r\n\r\nThis section is designed to hold a little something for everyone. \u00a0The video series\u00a0walks viewers through features of Microsoft Word. \u00a0Start at the level that seems the best fit for you. \u00a0Even if you're a seasoned word processor, you'll encounter some tips that will save you time and effort in formatting documents\u00a0for college.\r\n

What You Will Learn to Do<\/h2>\r\n