MS Word, Project 2: Creating a Research Paper
Work your way through the tutorial section (pp. WD 74–WD 127) first, following the directions. Be sure you follow the steps to Reset Menus and Toolbars on WD. 77; they will save you confusion later on.
Things to watch for as you go:
» Pay close attention to Using a header to number pages, beginning on page WD 81. Knowing how to use headers and footers to your advantage will save you time someday, and make you slicker than most average computer users, to boot. You can do all kinds of funky stuff with them, that this section doesn’t touch on. Play around with the Header and Footer toolbar to see some of the possibilities…
» Begin to notice how the ruler bar is used. Many, many people I see trying to use word processors have no idea how to use the ruler bar intelligently, and almost no one knows how to set tabs correctly, all of which can save you time, and make your document more professional. (Alas, this chapter does not go into tabs—we’ll do more with those later.)
» Check out and practice using shortcut keys whenever you can. If you come away with any keystrokes from this section, try to add ctrl+i (Italic) and ctrl+b (bold) to your arsenal. Continue practicing the Big 5, whenever you can: ctrl+a, ctrl+z, ctrl+x, ctrl+c, and ctrl+v.
» You’ll also want to pay close attention to p. WD 113, and the methods for selecting text; I see many people struggle with this, as well. Check out the green box on the right of the page for a way to select clumps of text that don’t touch, all at once!
As you wrap up the tutorial section, it’s going to tell you to print. Remember, you don’t have to, unless you want to see a copy of what you’ve done. It will also tell you to email a copy somewhere. We’re not set up for email, so skip that section.
Instead, copy your paper to the Word Project 2 folder in the shared Assignments folder. Call this Lastname_tutorial_paper.doc.
When you’ve finished that, here’s these:
» Look over page WD 127, and see if you can remember most of “What You Should Know.”
» Take the practice test online by following this link. As usual, punch in answers until you score above 80%; print and turn in.
» Apply Your Knowledge #1, p. WD 129. To get a copy of “Apply 2-1 Authentication Paragraph", right-click on this link, choose “Save Link As…” from the menu that appears, and save the file somewhere where you can find it. Follow the directions in the book, and save your revised file as lastname_AYK2-1.doc. Put a copy in the Word Project 2 folder in the shared Assignments folder.
» In The Lab #1, p. WD 130–131. Follow the directions in the text, and save a copy of your finished document to the Assignments folder, calling it lastname_ITL2-1.doc. (Don’t worry too much about content here—I just want to see that you can handle the formatting!)