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Details: In this assignment, you will find and critique virtual information and word-processing skills to create a professional-looking document that promotes personal development or financial growth and maturity.

Search the library and the Internet for information on a topic that interests you and that offers information on money management, personal health and safety, or parenting. Note the URLs where you find your material because you will need to reference the information.
All papers written at AIU use the writing style known as APA. This style was originated in 1929 by the American Psychological Association. AIU has developed its own AIU APA Guide for you to reference. It can be found on the first page when you enter the AIU Portal on the left side of the home page under the link AIU APA Guide. It is recommended that you use this guide to help you with any APA questions you have not only in this class but in upcoming assignments and classes also. 

•When you have completed your search, highlight the text from the article being displayed in your browser (left-click & drag the cursor over the text). Then, while the text is still highlighted, right-click and select "Copy" Or click CTRL+C on the keyboard.
•Next, open Microsoft Word, and paste the information on the page (click CTRL+V, or right-click and choose Paste").
•Scroll to the end of the Word document, and write a minimum of 100-word summary of the article you selected.
•Following the summary, create a reference entry for your source using APA reference format, including a hanging indent. 
?Manipulate the formatting to make the document professional looking by changing the following: font size, font style
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•Add a page border of your choice (click on the Page Layout menu, and click the Page Borders button).
•In a footer position (click the Insert menu and then the Footer icon), add a 3–4-word abbreviation of the title of the article.
•Use any other Word features you can to make a nicely presented, effective document that presents useful information.
•Macintosh Instructions:
•Search the AIU Library or the Internet for an article on a topic that interests you.. Note the URLs/website addresses where you find your material because you will need to reference the information.
•When you have completed your search, highlight the text from the article being displayed in your browser (left-click & drag the cursor over the text). Then, while the text is still highlighted, right-click and select "Copy" Or click CTRL+C on the keyboard.
•Next, open Microsoft Word, and paste the information on the page (click Apple Key+V, or right-click choose "Paste"). Scroll to the end of the Word document, and write a minimum of 100-word summary of the article you selected.
• Following the summary, create a reference entry for your source using APA reference format, including a hanging indent.
•Manipulate the formatting to make the document professional looking by changing the following: - font size, font style. Example – you would not copy nor keep in the document links to ads or search engines. The end result should not give the impression that it was copied from a web site.
•Add a page border of your choice (click Format > Borders and Shading).
•In a footer position (click Insert > Document Elements > Footers), add a 3–4-word abbreviation of the title of the article. 
Use any other Word features you can to make a nicely presented, effective document that presents useful information.
For information on Macintosh Word shortcuts, click here.

To search the library, do the following:

1.Click "Search Library."
2.Click on "Find Web Resources."
3.Click the plus sign, and go to "Personal Interests."

2–3 pages