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Word Lab
The purpose of this lab is to practice the following Microsoft Word skills:
use the find/replace feature
use the Insert ribbon to add a date
use copy and paste
use borders
format fonts
format paragraphs
use the spelling and grammar checker
use headers and footers
print in landscape mode
format text into columns
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· Copy the above paragraph and paste it into a blank Word document.
· Change the font to Arial for the entire document. (Use select all)
· Use the find/replace feature (see “editing” on Home ribbon) to change the words “spell checker” to “Spelling and Grammar feature”.
· Insert today’s date at the top right corner. (text on Insert ribbon)
· Insert a blank line after the paragraph. Then copy the entire paragraph, including the blank line at the end, and paste it after the original paragraph.
· Put an outside border around the first paragraph. (Paragraph on Home ribbon)
· Format the second paragraph to be double-spaced (Paragraph on Home ribbon) and in 2 columns of equal width. (Page layout)
· Run the Spell-Checker on the second paragraph and accept all changes. (Paragraph on Home ribbon) Do this for the second paragraph only!!!
· In the second paragraph, change the words that are red to comic sans, black, italic, and bold. (Format painter is useful here).
· Insert a bulleted list after the second paragraph, listing ten things you have learned in CIS110 this semester. Make sure the list is single-spaced.
· Insert a footer with your name centered in it.
· Print the document in landscape mode and put it in your portfolio.