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Working with WORD

Page history last edited by Steve Neufeld 11 years, 6 months ago

In the beginning there was the WORD and the WORD was with Bill Gates....

 

 

 

After doing this activity you will be able to

  1. apply basic editing, layout and reviewing techniques in WORD
  2. save documents as PDF
  3. create paper-based activities from texts using macros
  

 

CONTENTS <TOTAL TIME=30 Minutes>

 

Here are the contents of this session.  You can click to visit the different activites, or simply scroll down.

  1. In the beginning there was the WORD and the WORD was with Bill Gates....
      1. Task 1:  WORD basics <30 Minutes>
      2. Task 2:  WORD layout <OPTIONAL...not for the faint-hearted.>
      3. Task 3:  WORD and graphs <OPTIONAL...for those who don't know how to use Excel>

 

Task 1:  WORD basics <30 Minutes>

 

In this task, we'll look at some basics in WORD listed above by using a sample document.

  1. Open up this document.
  2. Make sure the paper size to A4 and all margins to 0.75" (1.90 cm)
  3. Change font to ARIAL, 11pt.
  4. Set the language to ENGLISH (UK).
  5. Use the spelling and grammar checker (RIGHT-CLICK and F7)
  6. Set the grammar style and turn on readability statistics
  7. Run the statistics (use CTRL+PRINT_SCREEN to capture only an active window, then save the output and paste it at then end of the document for reference.  HOMEWORK:  Research what readability statistics mean. See http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp for more sophisticated readability measures.  For young learners, see http://www.lefthandlogic.com/htmdocs/tools/okapi/okapi.php)
  8. Add a title to the document, and type your name as the last line.
  9. Force the last paragraph to start on a new page.
  10. Add a footer with the title of the story and a page number. 
  11. Centre the Title and make all UPPER CASE.
  12. Right Align your name, and make it Title Case. 
  13. Add subheadings for each paragraph.  Make the first heading bold, red, and VERDANA font.   Use the PAINT FORMAT tool to apply the same formatting to the other subheadings.
  14. Indent the second paragraph from the left and right by 1/2 inch.   Make this paragraph italics.
  15. Find a suitable image and insert it, aligned to the right with text wrap on. 
  16. Turn on HIDE/SHOW (¶)
  17.  Insert CONTINUOUS SECTION breaks after the title and before you name.
  18. Add line numbers to the text.  Adjust for a line number every three lines.  Omit the subheadings from line numbering.
  19. Add a watermark (FORMAT>BACKGROUND>PRINTED WATERMARK) to say "Draft only"
  20. Add a page border. 
  21. Save this as a WORD document and a PDF.  (HINT:  In WORD2007 this is an automatic feature under SAVE AS.  Otherwise, you can use OpenOffice to open your WORD2003 document and save this as a PDF.)
  22.  Upload both the WORD document and the PDF to EDMODO's WORD assignment. 

 

Task 2:  WORD layout <OPTIONAL...not for the faint-hearted.>

 

I'm assuming that everyone knows how to do these basic things in WORD from the introduction to computing course all METU students have to take.  If you don't know how to do any of the tasks below, first use the HELP feature in WORD.  If you still can't figure it out from the HELP files, let me know.

 

In this task, we will format a plain document to look like a specified finished product.

  1. Open this plain document which is an unformatted version of the original 2008 CTE319 course description.
  2. Open the same document in a PDF formatted version.

Now, make changes to the WORD document to match the formatting in the PDF version.

  1. Change the paper size to A4 and all margins to 0.75" (1.90 cm)
  2. Add a page border.
  3. Change font to TIMES NEW ROMAN, 12pt.
  4. Centre the top two lines and make all upper case.
  5. Make the course title all upper case.
  6. Turn on HIDE/SHOW (¶)
  7. Convert the tabbed text to tables.
  8. Adjust the borders and shading.
  9. Use the RULER to create hanging indents
  10. Add a watermark (FORMAT>BACKGROUND>PRINTED WATERMARK) to say "Draft only"
  11. Save this as a WORD document and a PDF.  (HINT:  In WORD2007 this is an automatic feature under SAVE AS.  Otherwise, you can use OpenOffice to open your WORD2003 document and save this as a PDF.)

 

Task 3:  WORD and graphs <OPTIONAL...for those who don't know how to use Excel>

 

Quite often we need to ask students to use information portrayed in graphs as input for a speaking or writing activity.

  • You can use MicroSoft Excel to create graphs, but it can be a bit complicated if all you need is a simple bar or pie chart, or a line graph.
  • You can use simple online tools to create a simple graph very quickly.
    1. Look at this pie chart.
    2. Look at this bar chart.
  1. Go to http://www.barchart.be/xychart.jsp
  2. See if you can create similar charts in the website, copy them and paste them into your WORD document.

 

 

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