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Working With Microsoft Word

Spell Check

Open this file. 

Correct the spelling errors.

 

You should see a wavy red line underneath some of the words. If you don't, you'll have to turn on the automatic spelling check feature.  Tools  |  Options...  |  Spelling and Grammar  |  Automatic Spelling Checking 

Word will likely mark "Evita" and "Sofich" as possible errors. They are correct. Do not add to the dictionary these names that Word marks as possible spelling errors.

 

 

  1. Look for errors that Word missed- there are at least two. Word can't tell when you've just typed the wrong word! 
     
  2. Open the header (under View) and type your name, two spaces, insert the date, press TAB twice, and type  Exercise Word 1-1  
     
  3. Class disk Save as  flyer-The City Theater.doc  to your folder and then email it to me using the subject:    Exercise Word 1-1 

 

 

Creating a Flyer

Open up a new document in Word.  Type everything you see below.  The symbol at the end of the first line means that you press the Enter button.

Text to type

 

  1. Format line 1 with Font = Impact; Size = 28. Center 
     
  2. Line 2: Font = Impact; Size = 20. Center 
     
  3. Line 6: Font = Impact; Size = 22. Center 
     
  4. Lines 9 - 12: Font = Arial; Size = 18. 
     
  5. Lines 13 - 18 : Font =Arial; Size = 14. 
     
  6. Line 21 (last line of text): Font = Arial; Size = 16, Bold, Italics; center. 
     
  7. Select lines 1 and 2 and apply a Shading of 20% gray applied to the paragraph. 
     
  8. Select line 6 and apply a Shading of 20% gray applied to the paragraph. 
     
  9. Make lines 9-12 a bulleted list with solid discs for the bullet shape. 
     
  10. Click the Indent button Indent button twice to indent the lines two tab stops. 
     
  11. Insert a clip art image on line 4  - under Sports and Leisure or search on "soccer" -man kicking a soccer ball. (Use  Insert |  Picture  |  Clip art . If you can't find this picture, use another soccer-related picture.) 
     
  12. Center the image. 
     
  13. Size the image to be about as wide as the title, but keep all the text on one page. (Use the bottom corner handles. If you drag the upper handles, the picture may move above the title lines.)   
     
  14. Create a header with your name, two spaces, the date, tab twice, type  Exercise Word 1-2 . 
     
  15. Spell check. 
     
  16. Check the Print Preview and make any necessary changes to keep the document as 1 page. You may need to size the image smaller.   
    Use Button - Context Help  the context Help button in the Print Preview toolbar or the Reveal Formatting task pane to check your formatting. 
     
  17. Class disk Save as  flyer-City Soccer League.doc  in your  folder and then email it to me with the subject line of:  Exercise Word 1-2.

Soccer Sign-up Flyer