Computer Technology

Microsoft Word 2010

Lesson 1
Lesson 1:
In this lesson you will master the following concepts in Word:

Style Sets
Adding fields to headers
Alignment
Change font & size
Change case
Line Spacing
Borders
Margins
Inserting pictures
Text wrapping
Hanging Indent
Find and replace
Page Numbering

Pull up Lesson 1 Starter in Word Processing

1. Set up Styles
a. First, make sure Word is set up to the 2003 styles set, and make it your default.
b. Home>Change Styles>Style Set>Word 2003
c. Home>Change Styles>Set as Default
i. If you miss this step, everything will be 1.5 spaced instead of single
spaced, and you document wont turn out correct!
2. Save & Add a header
a. Save the document with your initials in the file name.
b. Add a triple header with your name on the left and your period on the right.
c. In the center, add the file name. Do this by going to
Header&Footer>Quickparts>Field and choose filename from the list.
i. Make sure you have saved your document before doing this step!
3. Title Page
a. Create a new page that only contains the Title and subtitle.
b. Center both the title and subtitle
c. Make the title all caps
d. Change the title size to 28.
e. Choose an appropriate font for the heading
f. Change the subtitle to size 14
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Align the Title to 2 inch mark on your ruler

Add a LINE border to the first page only
After the subtitle, press enter three time and then enter your name
Press enter twice and type the name of the class you are in (Computer
Technology)
k. Press enter twice and type your teachers name
l. Press enter twice and enter todays date
m. Put your cursor after your name and press enter until the
last three lines are near the bottom of the title page.
n. Insert an appropriate picture from Clipart. Change the
wrap to Behind Text.
i. Place it in the blank area between your name and
course title.
ii. Recolor it to Tan, Background Color 2 light, as
shown on the picture.
4. Margins
a. Because this report is going to be boundmeaning it will
be bound in a three folderit will need a larger left
margin. Change the left margin to 1.5.
5. Spacing
a. Double space the document (not the title page) with
CTRL+2 OR using the spacing icon.
b. Change the formatting by adding tabs at each paragraph
and deleting the blank line between paragraphs.
6. Formatting
a. Highlight the heading A Brief Look at Halloweens
Origin and center it this is a Secondary Heading.
b. Do the same for the heading The Halloween Industry at
the end of the document.
c. Highlight the heading Spirits and Ghosts and make it a
Side Heading by underlining it and placing it on its own
line. Do the same for the Tricks and Treats and Jacko-Lanterns headings.
d. For the Ireland, Scotland, and England, make them a
Paragraph Heading by tabbing the title in, adding a period, and pressing delete
to make the paragraph on the same line.
Underline the heading.
7. Spacing
a. In the Tricks and Treats section, highlight the Soul
soul song.
b. Italicize it, and use CTRL+1 to single space it
8. Find and Replace
a. Do a search for the word Americans and replace it with consumers.
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b. Make sure consumers is not capitalized.

9. References Formating
a. Highlight References and center it, then make it all caps
b. Use CTRL+Enter to put the references on their own page.
i. If you have done the assignment right, the References should appear on
page 4. If your report is longer, make sure you have deleted all the blank
lines between paragraphs!
c. Add a hanging indent to each reference
d. Delete the blank line between each reference
10. Page Numbering
a. Insert page numbers on the bottom middle. You may choose any style you wish.
Make sure the numbering does NOT appear on page 1.
11. Send
a. Save and send via DropBox

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