by Yiqun "Eddie" Cao

Getting Started

Tasks for today covers project 2A and B of the MS Word section, from page 245 to 300. Work file can be downloaded by right click onfrom here and here and select save link as.... Save the files to drive H: drive.

Remember to follow every steps in the manual; do not skip any step except for the printing step. And make sure you have checked all the questions below before you raise you hand and declare you've finished.

Project 2A & 2B

Here is what you should learn from Project 2A & 2B. Note that you may ask me or discuss with others about these questions, but once you take the quiz, you are not allowed to ask for help from anyone.

  1. Know how to do Page Setup, like margin;
  2. Know how to do Paragraph Formatting, like alignment, space before and after paragraph, and indention;
  3. Learn to use Format Painter; How to use format painter to apply the same format to multile destination text regions?
  4. Check Figure 2.18 for a list of shortcut to do common text tasks; relocating text can also be done by drag and drop on selected text.
  5. How to access the Paste Options? (Hint: Smart tag)
  6. Know that lists can be created either by type-select-and-format(select a text region and click the list buttons) or by format-and-type(click the list button, and start to type the content of the list); know how to customize the bullet and numbering of a list;
  7. How to add automatic text to headers and footers? What kind of automatic text can we add?
  8. How to make the header and footer for the first page different from those for the rest of the document?
  9. For frequently used text, you can use AutoCorrect and AutoText to enter it faster. From menu Tools, you can record new AutoCorrect and AutoText rules. You are required to understand the differences between AutoCorrect and AutoText. Then you should know how to add a new entry to expand AutoCorrect and AutoText.
  10. How to insert a symbol, such as Pi? How can we ease the repeated input of Pi using AutoCorrect?
  11. Footnote can be used to add reference information to text. Add it through Insert Menu. You should understand how footnotes are numbered and placed.
  12. Using Word, you can use Sort to help you build sorted bibliography records.