Word Processing

Practical Exercise
Important Instructions

 You have to prepare a word processing files using MS Office Word.

 Please make sure to save your files separately using your Registration Number
 You must submit your answer through the LMS

You are supposed to create a word processing document using Ms Word, according to the instructions
given below.

1. Open Ms word and type the following text given in the box.

Academy award

The Academy Awards, informally known as The Oscars, are a set of awards given annually for
excellence of cinematic achievements. The Oscar statuette is officially named the Academy Award
of Merit and is one of nine types of Academy Awards. The Academy Awards ceremany is also the
oldest award ceremony in the media; its equivalents, the Grammy Awards (for music), Emmy
Awards (for television), and Tony Awards (for theatre) are modeled after the Academy.
Current special categories
Academy Honorary Award: since 1929
Academy Scientific and Technical Award: since 1931
Gordon E. Sawyer Award: since 1981

2. Correct any spelling errors displayed in the given text.

3. Save the document as <Your Registration Number>_W01.
4. Change the layout of the page as given below.
a. Page Size : A4 (8.27ʺ x 11.69ʺ)
b. Page orientation : Landscape
5. Change the page margin as follows.
a. Top : 1.25”
b. Bottom : 1.25”
c. Right : 1.25”
d. Left : 1.25”
6. Format the entire document as given below.
a. Line spacing : 1.15”
b. Font : Times new Roman
c. Font Size : 14
d. Align : Justify
7. Select the heading: “Academy award” and format it as given below.
 a. Font Color : Blue
b. Style : Bold and Underline
c. Align : center
d. Change all the letters to UPPERCASE
8. Make the first letter of the paragraph larger and fall into three lines (drop Cap).
9. Format the heading “Current special categories” with style: Heading 2 (Home Styles 
Heading 2).
10. Create a bulleted list for the last three lines of text given under “Current special categories” and
format it as follows.
 Academy Honorary Award: since 1929
 Academy Scientific and Technical Award: since 1931
 Gordon E. Sawyer Award: since 1981
11. At the end of the bulleted list create the table shown below.

Award Ceremonies
Ceremony Date Best picture winner Venue
st
1 Academy Award 16th May 1929 Wings Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel
nd
2 Academy Award 3rd April 1930 The Broadway Ambassador Hotel
Melody

12. Enter “Award Ceremonies” text as the heading of the table and format it to get the following
output using a WordArt. (Font: Arial Black, Font size: 16, Align: Center)

13. Insert a new raw just below the last row of the table and enter the following information into
the new row
> Ceremony: 84th Academy Award >date: 24th February 2012
>best picture winner: The Artist >venue: Dolby Theatre

14. Format the entire table as given below.

>Change the cell size of the table to Auto Fit to Contents.
>Align: Center

15. Change the column style of the paragraph to two columns.

16. Insert footer with the following options.
>Caption: <Your registration Number>
>Font: Times New Roman
>Font size: 12

17. Insert a suitable image to the right hand side of the bulleted list of the document.