Word 2024 In Practice - Ch 1 Guided Project 1-2

Guided Project 1-2 - SIMnet Project Steps to complete This Project

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1.Open the OnlineLearning-01.docx start file. If the document opens in Protected View, click the Enable Editing button so you can modify it.

The file will be renamed automatically to include your name. Change the project file name if directed to do so by your instructor, and save it.

2.Change the line and paragraph spacing for the entire document.

3.Press Ctrl+A to select the entire document.

4.Click the Paragraph launcher [Home or Layout tab, Paragraph group] to open the Paragraph dialog box (Figure 1-91).

A screenshot shows the paragraph dialog box in Microsoft Word.The Paragraph consists of two tabs at the top, Indents and Spacing and Line and Page Breaks. The Indents and Spacing tab is selected. It consists of four fields General, Indentation, Spacing, and Preview. The General area consists of two drop-down boxes labeled Alignment and Outline level. The Alignment box is set to Left and the outline level is set to Body Text. A checkbox for Collapsed by default is shown beside. The Indentation area consists of two boxes at the top right, labeled Left and Right each with a selector box. Next to this box, a drop-down box labeled Special is present. A Box at the left, labeled By has a selector box. A checkbox for Mirror indents is shown below. The Spacing area consists of two selector boxes at the top right, labeled Before and After. The Before values are set to zero point type and the After paragraph spacing value set to twelve point type. Next to these boxes, a drop-down box labeled Line spacing is present, which is set to Multiple. A Box at the left, labeled At has a selector box set to 1.2. Both the Line spacing and at option is together labeled Line spacing options. A checkbox for Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style is shown below. A Preview area is present below. Tabs, Set As Default, Ok, and Cancel buttons are present at the bottom.

After paragraph spacing

Line spacing options

Figure 1-91 Change Line spacing and After paragraph spacing

5.Click the Line spacing drop-down list and select Multiple.

6.Type 1.2 in the At text box.

7.Change the After paragraph spacing to 12 pt.

8.Click OK to close the Paragraph dialog box.

9.Delete blank lines in the document.

Turn on Show/Hide [Home tab, Paragraph group].

10.Delete the extra blank line between each paragraph including the blank line after the title.

11.Change the font for the entire document.

12.Select the entire document (Ctrl+A).

13.Change the font to Cambria [Home tab, Font group].

14.Change the paragraph spacing, alignment, font size, styles, effects, and color of the title.

15.Select the title of the document (“Online Learning Information”).

16.Click the Layout tab.

17.Change the Before spacing to 36 pt. and the After spacing to 18 pt. [Paragraph group].

18.Click the Center button [Home tab, Paragraph group].

19.Click the Font launcher [Home tab, Font group]. The Font dialog box opens (Figure 1-92).

A screenshot shows the Font dialog box.The Font dialog box has tabs for Font and Advanced. The Font tab is selected and has sections for Font, Font style, Size, Font color, Underline style, and Underline color. In the Font section, the Font is set to Cambria, the Font style is set to Bold, Size is set to 24, the Underline style is set to none, Underline color is set to Automatic. The Font color dropdown shows a grid of theme colors, Standard Colors, and a More Colors button. Blue - Gray, Text 2 is selected from Theme colors. Below, a section labeled Effects contains several checkboxes from which the Small caps option is checked. A preview box below displays a title with the selected font options. The buttons for Set As Default are present at the bottom left, Text Effects is present at the bottom center, and OK and Cancel buttons are present at the bottom right corner.

Figure 1-92 Change font style, size, effects, and color

20.Change the Font style to Bold and change the Font Size to 24.

21.Click the Small caps check box in the Effects area.

22.Click the Font color drop-down list and choose Dark Blue, Text 2 (fourth color in the first row of Theme Colors).

23.Click the Advanced tab.

24.Click the Spacing drop-down list and select Expanded. Change the By to 1.2 pt.

25.Click OK to close the Font dialog box.

26.Move paragraphs in the document and insert a heading.

27.Select the last paragraph in the document, including the paragraph mark at the end of the paragraph (“SPCCD is …”).

28.Click the Cut button [Home tab, Clipboard group] or press Ctrl+X.

29.Place your insertion point before the second line of the document (“Definition of Online Learning Modalities”).

30.Click the top half of the Paste button [Home tab, Clipboard group] or press Ctrl+V.

31.Click at the beginning of the pasted paragraph and type Where Are We Now with Online Learning? and press Enter.

32.Select the paragraph that begins “Synchronous Online Course: . . .” including the paragraph mark at the end of the paragraph.

33.Move this paragraph using the drag-and-drop method (click, hold, drag, and release) so it appears before the paragraph that begins with “Hybrid Course:” (Figure 1-93).

A screenshot of a Word document shows two paragraphs with a drag-and-drop option.The first paragraph is about the Hybrid Course and the second paragraph is about Synchronous Online Course. Both the paragraphs consist of different Formatting symbols such as a dot between each word and paragraph symbol at the end of the paragraphs. The second paragraph includes the paragraph mark at the end of the paragraph. The cursor is placed at the beginning of the first paragraph along with a mouse pointer and labeled Move selected paragraph before the "Hybrid Course" paragraph.

Figure 1-93 Move paragraph using drag and drop

34.Format section headings in the document and use the Format Painter.

35.Select the first section heading (“Where Are We Now with Online Learning?”).

36.Click the Font launcher [Home tab, Font group] to open the Font dialog box and click the Font tab if necessary (Figure 1-94).

A screenshot shows the Font dialog box with different font options selected.The Font dialog box has tabs for Font and Advanced. The Font tab is selected and has sections for Font, Font style, Size, Font color, Underline style, Underline color, Effects, and Preview. The following features are selected in each section: Font: Cambria. Font style: Regular. Size: 12. Font color: Dark Blue, Text 2. Underline style: Double underline. Underline color: Dark Blue, Text 2. In the Effects section, checkboxes for Strikethrough, Double strikethrough, Superscript, Subscript, Small caps, All caps, and Hidden are shown, and all are unchecked. The Preview section below displays the text Where Are We Now with Online Learning? with the selected font options. The buttons Set As Default, Text Effects, OK, and Cancel are present at the bottom.

Figure 1-94 Format heading using the Font dialog box

37.Change the font Size to 12 pt.

38.Change the Font color to Dark Blue, Text 2 (fourth color in the first row of Theme Colors).

39.Change the Underline style to Double underline.

40.Change the Underline color Dark Blue, Text 2 (fourth color in the first row of Theme Colors).

41.Click OK to close the Font dialog box.

42.Confirm the formatted heading is still selected and click the Text Effects and Typography button [Home tab, Font group].

43.Place your pointer on Shadow and select Offset: Bottom Right (first option in the Outer category) (Figure 1-95).

A screenshot shows the text effects and typography settings in Microsoft Word.The Text Effects drop-down button from the Font group, Home tab, is selected. The Format Text Effects pane displays fifteen presets. Below this, there are options for Outline, Shadow, and Reflection with right arrows. Shadow is selected and a menu to the right shows two categories No Shadow and Outer. The Outer category displays nine shadow effects. From the Outer category, the first option is selected and the screen tip reads Offset: Bottom Right.

Figure 1-95 Apply Shadow text effect

44.Confirm the formatted heading is still selected and click the Format Painter button [Home tab, Clipboard group].

45.Select the next heading (“Definition of Online Learning Modalities”) to apply the formatting.

46.Format paragraph headings in the document.

47.Select the paragraph heading (“Online Course:”), including the colon.

48.Click the Font launcher [Home tab, Font group] to open the Font dialog box.

49.Change the Font style to Bold.

50.Change the Font color to Dark Blue, Text 2 (fourth color in the first row of Theme Colors).

51.Click the Small caps check box in the Effects area.

52.Click OK to close the Font dialog box.

53.Use the Format Painter to copy formatting to the other paragraph headings.

54.Select the “Online Course:” heading if necessary and double click the Format Painter button.

55.Select the other paragraph headings (“Synchronous Online Course:”, “Hybrid Course:”, and “Technology-Enhanced Course:”) including the colon after each to apply the formatting.

56.Click the Format Painter button again to turn off the Format Painter.

57.Select the last sentence in the last paragraph (“Note: this. . .”), and click the Italic button [Home tab, Font group] or press Ctrl+I.

Correct spelling and grammar in the document and use the Editor.

Office 365 alternate instruction iconClick or right-click the first misspelled word (“managment”) and choose the correct spelling from the Spelling card or list of options in the context menu.

58.Click the Editor button [Home tab, Editor group or Review tab, Proofing group]. The Editor pane opens on the right.

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The Editor pane and how it checks spelling and grammar may differ slightly between the different versions of office. The Editor button [Review tab, Proofing group] may be named Spelling & Grammar.

59.Click Editor Score to display the first spelling and grammar issue (Figure 1-96). On any issues marked as Clarity, or for any issues under the Refinements section, select Next or Ignore once to skip these items.

"A screenshot shows the Editor pane in Microsoft Word.

"The Editor pane shows the text 10 remaining at the top, followed by the category name Spelling and subtitle Not in Dictionary. Below, a text is displayed inside a box read as Currently, these include the following: online, synchronous online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses The word synchronus is highlighted in red. A speaker icon is present to the right. Beneath, three options to consider are displayed: synchronous (synchronal, synchronic) and asynchronous [No reference information]. The first option is selected. Below these suggestions, there are three options: Ignore once, Ignore all, and Add to dictionary.

Figure 1-96 Select the correct word from the Editor pane

60.Select the “synchronous” as the correct spelling of the first incorrect word.

61.Repeat this process for each of the remaining misspelled and grammatically incorrect words.

62.Click OK to close the dialog box that informs you that you have finished reviewing the Editor’s suggestions.

63.Click the X in the upper-right corner of the Editor pane to close the pane.

64.Use the Search feature to research the meaning of a word.

65.Select the word “synchronous” in the first paragraph in the “Definition of Online Learning Modalities” section.

66.Right-click the select word and select Search “synchronous” from the context menu. The Search pane opens on the right.

Review the definition and view other entries in the Search pane.

67.Click the X in the upper-right corner of the Search pane to close the pane.

68.Use the Thesaurus feature to find a synonym for a word.

69.Select the word “pioneer” in the first paragraph in the “Where Are We Now with Online Learning?” section.

70.Click the Thesaurus button [Review tab, Proofing group]. The Thesaurus pane opens.

71.Click the drop-down list to the right of “innovator” and select Insert (Figure 1-97) to replace “pioneer.”

A screenshot shows the Thesaurus Pane.The Thesaurus pane consists of a search bar at the top with the word pioneer in it. The Search bar is followed by a list of synonyms and related words. The list includes two categories: innovator (n.) with the sub-entries innovator, inventor, forerunner, developer, creator, and discoverer, and found (v.) with the sub-entries found, forge, initiate, establish, prepare, lead the way (Dictionary Form), open up (Dictionary Form), and break new ground (Dictionary Form). The word innovator is selected. To the right of the word inventor, there is a small menu with options Insert and Copy, and Insert is selected.

Figure 1-97 Insert a synonym from the Thesaurus pane

72.Right-click “a” that precedes “innovator” in the paragraph and select “an” from the context menu. NOTE: If "a" is not marked as a grammar error, change "a" to "an" manually.

73.Close the Thesaurus pane.

74.Use the Read Aloud feature.

75.Place your insertion point at the beginning of the first body paragraph (“SPCCD is an innovator …”).

76.Click the Read Aloud button [Review tab, Speech group]. Word begins reading the first paragraph and the Read Aloud controls display at the right.

77.Click the Pause button in the Read Aloud controls.

78.Click the Settings button and change the Reading speed and Voice Selection as desired (Figure 1-98).

A screenshot shows the Read Aloud controls in Microsoft Word.The screenshot displays several buttons labeled: Previous (a left-pointing double arrow). Play or Pause (a triangle for play or two vertical lines for pause). Next (a right-pointing double arrow). Settings (a speaker with cogwheel icon). Stop (a cross icon). The Settings option is selected. A small menu is open below the Settings button. It contains options for: Reading speed (with a slider to adjust). Voice Selection (with a drop-down box set to Female).

Play/Pause

Next

Settings

Stop

Figure 1-98 Read Aloud controls

79.Press Esc to close the Settings menu.

80.Click the Next button to skip to the next paragraph.

81.Click the Stop button to stop the reading and close the Read Aloud controls.

82.Add document properties using the Properties dialog box.

83.Click the File tab to open the Backstage view and click Info on the right.

84.Type Online Learning Information in the Title text box in the Properties list.

85.Click the Properties button at the top of the Properties list and choose Advanced Properties. The Properties dialog box opens. Click the Summary tab if necessary.

86.Type Online Learning in the Subject text box.

87.Delete the existing author name in the Author area and type Tanesha Morris as the author.

88.Click OK to accept changes and close the Properties dialog box, and click the Back arrow in the upper-left corner of the Backstage view to return to the document.

89.Save and close the document (Figure 1-99).

A screenshot shows the heading area of a Memo document .The document is titled ONLINE LEARNING INFORMATION in small caps with bold Dark Blue, Text 2 font color. The document consists of six paragraphs. The first paragraph consists of the heading Where Are We Now with Online Learning? with a Dark Blue, Text 2 font color and double underline. A subheading present below the first paragraph, Definition of Online Learning Modalities, is in small caps and Dark Blue, Text 2 font color. Various formatting symbols are present such as dots between words and paragraph symbols at the end of each paragraph. At the top left corner of the document, the header features a logo SIERRA PACIFIC.

Figure 1-99 Word 1-2 completed

90.Upload and save your project file.

91.Submit project for grading.