Basic Word Processing
Introduction:
This exercise is intended to get you familar with some
basic features of WORD . We will work on a pre-existing,
unformatted word document. The purpose of this and the following
exercises on word processing is to modify this document. At the end of
this hands-on tutorial, a posttest exercise will be given to see how well
you have understood the concepts covered.
Note: we will not cover all of
the features of WORD in this exercise .
New Concepts:
- Modifying an existing document
- Font
types
, sizes , and
colors
- Emphasizing text
- Subscripts and Superscripts
- Special Symbols
- Justification
-
Multi- column formatting
- Color , borders, and shading
- Spell Check
Objectives:
- Use fonts of different types, sizes, and
colors.
- Underline , italicize
, shadow, and color text.
- Add borders, background color and
shading.
- Justify text.
- Use subscripts and superscripts (e.g., 210,
log210).
- Use the built-in spell check facility (if available) to correct
spelling errors.
Hand In:
- An exercise at the end of this lab.
- The modified document.
Reminders:
- Save your word document every 5-10 minutes so that you do not lose
all of your work.
- Only print out the material that you need to hand in during lab
hours; all other printing should be done outside class lab hours.
- Submit your print job at least 15 minutes before the end of the lab.
Getting Started:
We will begin by modifying a given document based on
instructions contained within the document itself. The document is not
formatted in any special way, and you are to perform the necessary
WORD modifications on it to arrive at the desired formatted version.
Congratulations on competing
basic WORD Exercise 1!
Take the basic WORD Test