Adventure Fitness : Keyboarding Simulation - 6th edition

Summary: ADVENTURE FITNESS, a revision of LINE ROLLERING, is an entry-level keyboarding/word processing simulation for students who have completed one semester of keyboarding. Students reinforce their keying and document formatting skills as part-time assistants of Adventure Fitness, a sports center consisting of such activities as roller- and in-line skating, basketball, handball, batting cages, and a golf driving range. The simulation focuses on using word processing software ...show moreto prepare business documents. Emphasis is placed on e-mail, letters, envelopes, memos, tables, announcements, and reports. Students key from realistic sources, including script, rough draft, and keyed copy. This simulation offers opportunities to use decision-making and critical-thinking skills, while dealing with daily routine office situations.

Benefits:

• NEW! Students are part-time word processing assistants at Adventure Fitness, a sports center that includes activities such as roller- and in-line skating, basketball, handball, batting cages, and a golf driving range, as well as a workout area, which will allow them to experience a wide variety of documents, letters, tables, and reports.
• Icons on the instruction pages provide file management information.
• NEW! Students are part-time word processing assistants at Adventure Fitness, a sports center that includes activities such as roller- and in-line skating, basketball, handball, batting cages, and a golf driving range, as well as a workout area, which will allow them to experience a wide variety of documents, letters, tables, and reports.
• NEW! Wellness Tips give students advice on healthy living to help build habits that last a lifetime.
• NEW! Wellness Tips give students advice on healthy living to help build habits that last a lifetime.
• NEW! A proofreading checksheet is provided to help students maintain a record of the dates their jobs are completed and the points they receive for the respective jobs.
• NEW! A proofreading checksheet is provided to help students maintain a record of the dates their jobs are completed and the points they receive for the respective jobs.
• NEW! Enrichment activities offer additional practice in keying and Web research.
• NEW! Enrichment activities offer additional practice in keying and Web research.
• Icons on the instruction pages provide file management information.

Edition/Copyright: 6TH 07
Cover: Paperback
Publisher: South-Western Publishing Co.
Published: 12/22/2005

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Preface.
To the Student.
Reference Guide.
Job Assignments.
1. Personal-Business Letter, Application Form, Follow-up Letter, and Envelopes.
2. E-mail Message.
3. Business Letter and Envelope.
4. Interoffice Memo.
5. Two-Column Table.
6. Business Letter, Envelope, and Announcement.
7. Business Letter and 3-Column Table (attachment).
8. Business Letter, Envelope, and Unbound Report with Textual Citations.
9. E-mail Message and Bulleted List.
10. Business Letter, Envelope, and Numbered List.
11. Interoffice Memo.
12. Business Letter, Envelope, Title Page, and Bound Report with Endnotes.
13.Two-Page Business Letter, Envelope, and Four-Column Table.
14. Interoffice Memo, Outline, Title Page, and Unbound Report with Footnotes.
15. E-mail Message and E-mail Attachment.
Print Preview Copies.
Assessment for Jobs 1-5.
Assessment for Jobs 6-10.
Assessment for Jobs 11-15.
Proofreading Checksheet.