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Word Exercises

For these exercises, you will need to copy files located in the X drive in a folder named Examples/Word. X is shared amongst the class so first make your own folder in root of the X drive using a unique name. Then copy the files from Examples/Word to your personal folder.

Exercise A

Make a copy of the file Final.doc and place it in your personal folder. Examine the document and note the use of styles in the document. How many styles are used? You may which to use the Normal view and specify a Style area width in the Options->View tab. This will enable an area on the left of your document that displays the styles for each paragraph.

Try changing some of the styles to see how they are propagated throughout the document.

Exercise B

Format a copy of the Example.doc file in the Examples->Word folder using styles according to the instructions below:

  • Fix spelling mistakes (these are not highlighted)
  • Change formatting to use styles [shown in square brackets] – remove the text in square brackets after you have finished
  • Insert a table of contents
  • Insert 2 figures, figa.xxx and figb.xxx – there are a range of formats to choose from so find the best. These include TIFF (.tif), GIF (.gif), JPEG (.jpg), encapsulated postscript (.eps) and Portable Network Graphics (.png). Use Insert->Picture from file...
  • Use auto numbering of figures, equations and tables – change A, B, C to 1, 2, 3 etc
  • Cross reference Figures, Tables and Equations
  • Create 2 equations (see Final.pdf)

All changes are highlighted in yellow. See the final.pdf document to check your formatting.

Exercise C

Make a copy of the file Nostyles.doc and place it in your personal folder. Use the Edit->Replace command in Word to search for certain formats and apply appropriate styles.

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