Hands-On Exercises

Hands-On Exercises Ch03 (48.0K)

As Mike Carlson’s experience with Word broadens, he continues to update his older documents. In this exercise, Mike will add some colorful formatting to an existing letter. Assume the role of Mike and perform the steps that he identifies.

1. Open the WD03XTRA01 data file.
2. Save the document as "New Letter" to your personal storage location.
3. Apply a different color format to the text "Vernier Luxury Suites".

SELECT: the text "Vernier Luxury Suites"

CLICK: the Font Color drop-down arrow (<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072471026/26780/Ch03_Image1ho.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a> )

SELECT: the color indigo (top row, second from the right)

4. On your own, apply the color dark teal and bold formatting to the return address text. Your document should now appear similar to Figure 3.1.

Figure 3.1 Formatting the "New Letter" document

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5. Add a page border in matching indigo.

CHOOSE: Format, Borders and Shading

CLICK: the Page Border tab.

Set up the border with the following characteristics:

• Color: indigo
• Width: 3 pt
• Shadow setting

Your document should now appear similar to Figure 3.2.

Figure 3.2 "New Letter" document

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6. Save and close the document.

Data File: WD03XTRA01 (24.0K)

Temporary Solutions: Designing a Memo

The accounting department of Temporary Solutions recently purchased a color laser printer. Barb Pietro, the head of accounting, decides to take advantage of this new piece of hardware in her Word documents. In this exercise, assume the role of Barb as she creates a new Memo template.

1. Open the WD03XTRA02 data file.
2. Save a copy of the document as "New Memo" to your personal storage location.
3. First, Barb adds a contemporary touch by aligning the company name and department to the right and matching their fonts.

SELECT: the text "Temporary Solutions Accounting Department"

Your screen should look similar to Figure 3.3.

Figure 3.3 Selecting the company name and department

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4. CLICK the Right Align button (<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072471026/26780/Ch03_Image5ho.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a> ).
5. Now, apply the same font to both.

SELECT: Arial from the Font drop-down list (<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072471026/26780/Ch03_Image6ho.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a> )

6. On your own, apply the Tahoma font to the rest of the document. ( Note: If Tahoma is not available on your system, use the Arial font again.)
7. Add a double line under the memo heading.

SELECT: the three dashes (- - - ) under the heading

TYPE: three equal signs (=)

PRESS: <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072471026/26780/Ch03_Image7ho.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a>

8. The Temporary Solutions logo is black and blue. Change the formatting of the text "Temporary" to blue. The document should now appear similar to Figure 3.4.

Figure 3.4 "New Memo" document

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9. Save and close the document.

Data File: WD03XTRA02 (24.0K)

Jan Dice: Formatting a Letter

Jan was typing a letter to a neighbor when noticed that her letterhead template looked a little dated. She decided to spice it up while still working on the letter. Assume the role of Jan as she reformats the letter and then saves a copy of it as a template for future use.

1. Open the WD03XTRA03 data file and save it as "New Letterhead" to your personal storage location.
2. Center the address.

Highlight the return address portion of the letter, as show in figure 3.5.

Figure 3.5 Selecting the return address information

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Click the Center Alignment button (<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif:: ::/sites/dl/free/0072471026/26780/Ch03_Image10ho.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a> ).

3. Change the font to Verdana and the color to green.
4. Deemphasize the address by changing the font size to 8 and placing it on one line, as shown in Figure 3.6.

Figure 3.6 Reformatting the return address

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5. Emphasize Jan’s name and add balance to the design by changing the font size of her name to 18.
6. Add a single line under the return address.
7. Delete the contents of the letter below the line. The document should now appear similar to Figure 3.7.

Figure 3.7 "New Letterhead" document

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8. Save the document as a template called "New Letterhead". (Note: If you are unable to save you template to Word’s default folder then save the template to your personal storage location.)
9. Close the document.

Data File: WD03XTRA03 (24.0K)