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MICROSOFT WORD EXERCISES

TASK 1

TEXT FORMATTING
(a) FONT STYLE

So now there began a very strange life for poor Robinson Crusoe…..Regular
For he was on that island for twenty-eight years, two months and nineteen…..Bold
Days he was twenty six when he landed and fifty-four when he left it…. italic
At first he found it terrible to be alone every now and then…Bold Italic

(b) FONT SIZE

As he roamed over the island in search for food. He would begin to cry…..6pts
Out and to wring his hands, and even to weep; but as time…..10pts
Out and to wring his hands, and even to weep; but as time…..26pts

Out and …..100pts

Out and to wring his

hands, time…..48pts
(c) FONT TYPE
It does this by simplifying the computer user interface ……………Times new Roman
It does this by simplifying the computer user interface ……………Algerian
It does this by simplifying the computer user interface ……………
Haettenschweller
It does this by simplifying the computer user interface ……………..Tahoma

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It does this by simplifying the computer user interface………………Arial

black
(d) FONT COLOR
With his knife he cut on this inscription " I came on shore here on the 30th
September,1659"…………….BLUE
And on the sides of this post he cut a notch everyday and each seventh notch
everyday, and …….,….RED
each seventh Notch he made longer than others, so that he would know when it
was Sunday, and ………..GREEN
for the first day each Month he made a still longer note, so that he would keep
count of the months as well………PINK

(e) FONT EFFECTS

THE DESKTOP IS THE TOP OF YOUR WHOLE SCREEN …….Single strikethrough
THE DESKTOP IS THE TOP OF YOUR WHOLE SCREEN ……..double strikethrough
62 +78 + 982 = 14579…….SUPERSCRIPT
248 + 458 = 28910………..subscript
4X6 + 3X4 +4X2 = 2(N-2)
THE DESKTOP IS THE TOP OF YOUR WHOLE SCREEN ……REGULAR

THE DESKTOP IS THE TOP OF YOUR WHOLE SCREEN …SHADOW

THE DESKTOP IS THE TOP OF YOUR WHOLE ………..OUTLINE

PRINT TWO COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT USING A DOT MATRIX PRINTER

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TASK 2
DOCUMENT FORMATTING
CHARACTER SPACING
(A) Scaling
Day-to-day tasks. You do all these using a computer………100%
Day-to-day tasks. You do all these using a computer……………….90%
Day-to-day tasks. You do all these using a computer……………………………..66%
Day-to-day tasks. You do all these using a
computer………………………………..150%
Day-to-day tasks. You do all these using a
computer…………………….200%

(B) SPACING
Of your work projects these makes it easier and faster…………NORMAL
Of your work projects these makes it easier and faster………CONDENSED 1 PTS
Of your work projects these makes it easier and
f a s t e r ………EXPANDED 4PTS
Of your work projects these makes it easier and
f a s t e r …………EXPANDED 3PTS

(C) POSITION
Of your work projects these makes it easier and faster………….NORMAL
. Of your work projects these makes it easier and faster ………..RAISED 1 PT

Of your work projects these makes it easier and faster …………5 PTS RAISED
Of your work projects these makes it easier and faster ……………LOWERED 2 PTS

Of your work projects these makes it easier and faster……………..LOWERED 5 PTS

(D) FONT UNDERLINE

WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT
When he had been on the island ten or twelve Robinson..............words only
Crusoe realised that th e would lose count of...............................double underline
Time if he did not find some some way of measuring it so set up a large cross on the

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shore where he first landed.................dashed

With his knife he cut on this inscription " I came on shore here on the 30th September,1659"
SINGLE SPACING

And on the sides of this post he cut a notch everyday and each seventh notch everyday, and
each seventh Notch he made longer than others, so that he would know when it was Sunday,
and for the first day each Month he made a still longer note, so that he would keep count of the
months as well.

With his knife he cut on this inscription " I came on shore here on the 30th September,1659"
And on the sides of this post he cut a notch everyday and each seventh notch everyday, and
1.5 SPACING

each seventh Notch he made longer than others, so that he would know when it was Sunday,
and for the first day each Month he made a still longer note, so that he would keep count of the
months as well.
With his knife he cut on this inscription " I came on shore here on the 30th September,1659"
DOUBLE SPACING

And on the sides of this post he cut a notch everyday and each seventh notch everyday, and

each seventh Notch he made longer than others, so that he would know when it was Sunday,

and for the first day each Month he made a still longer note, so that he would keep count of the

months as well.

(e) Microsoft Word practise on the creation of”

Column
Drop Caps
Bullets
Task 3
Create the following documents as it is i.e. Insert Columns, Drop Caps and Bullets in their
appropriate places save this documents as WORD PRACTICE and print your document after
you finish.
Input devices

These are devices that allows you to put information into a computer i.e interface between
the user and his computer machine.

J ust about all

terminals and
micros come
equipped with a keyboard
for input. The typical
cone will have a standard
alphanumeric keyboard
with an option numeric
keyboard called a 10 key
pad, A text cursor, or
blinking character (often
an underline character or
solid, rectangle ) always
indicated the location of
the next keyed in

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character on the screen. perform a specific eyboard. The
When you press a operation that may cursor-control
character key. , it is otherwise require several keys or arrow keys
displayed at the cursor keystrokes. The 10 key allows you to move the
advance to the next pad permits rapid numeric text cursors up and down
position, usually one data entry. ( usually a line at a tome
character to the right.

A pplications.
some keyboard
will also have
special function keys,
I t is normally
positioned to the right
of the standard
alphanumeric
and left and right usually
a character a time.) to
move the cursor rapidly
about the screen, simply
hold down the desired
which can be used too cursor control key.
instruct the computer to

The computer system is the most important part of the information cycle. It comprises the
UPS, the Monitor …………………

TASK 4

(g) CHANGE CASE

There were goats on the island, after a great deal of trouble he managed to…. sentence case
Catch some and tame, them, so he had their milk to add to his food, also he…. sentence case
COULD CATCH AND KILL THEM EASILY WHEN HE WANTED TO EAT THEM
WITHOUT…UPPERCASE
Wasting His Gun Powder. The Dog He Had Rescued From The Shipwreck…. Title Case
throwing his gun the dog he rescued from the shipwreck… lower case

TASK 5

(h) TABS

To set tabs, from the format menu, select tabs. Give exact location in the ruler, select the
alignment i.e. Left, Right, Center or Decimal and choose set.
Add any more tabs in the manner then choose OK
LEFT CENTER RIGHT DECIMAL
NAMES SUBJECT PARENT MARKS
Paret Oduor Mathematics Omano 6787.897
Michael Ochieng Physics Kamau 655.87097
Jane History Korir 677.4
Josphene Arts Masit 456.3233789

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TABS WITH LEADER DOTS

Finding Your Way Around ........................................................................1
Important Safety Rules ........................................................................3
Printing On Single Sheet Only.......................................................................5
Loading Single Sheet.....................................5
Switching Back To Single Sheet....................6
Pull Tractor....................................................6
Installing And Using Options ........................................................................8
Microsoft ® Windows TM 3.1……………………………………...9

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Central
TASK 6 Processing Unit
Lines,Arrows & (CPU)
AutoShapes
Shadows, 3-D effects CONTROL UNIT

ALU
ALU

INPUT
INPUT INPUT
RAM
RAM

INPUTS BACKING STORAGE

PROCESSING OUTPUTS

DATA INFORMATION

DATA INFORMATION

Results of selective Results of selective

processed data processed data
TYPES OF DATA PROCESSING
TYPES
Manual OFProcessing
Data DATA PROCESSING
Manual DataData
Semi-Manual Processing
Processing
Semi-Manual Data Processing
Electronic Data Processing
A
Electronic Data Processing
B

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MORE ON- -
TASK 7 AUTOSHAPES
WORD ART
GROUPING OBJECTS

Storage
Units

Output Systems

Input
Units CPU

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TASK 8
MAIL MERGING
You are the secretary of XYZ TRADERS. You have been asked to write to some clients and inform them to
clear any outstanding balances that they may have. The following is a list of addresses an the outstanding
amount that are owed to the company.

Note: use the following file names to save your files

a) “ Address List “ for the data Source

b) “Letter” for the main document
c) “Mail merge” for the merge file (30mks)

Print your letters

ADDRESS LIST
Company name Clients name Box no. Town Amount
Amiran Kenya Limited Dove Yankee P.O. Box 34 Nakuru 20,000
Firestone East Africa Mohammed P.O. Box 90 Nairobi 23,000
Ismail Khan
Samboto General Supplies John Kinyua P.O. Box 6 Bungoma 60,000

Type the following letter and merge it with the address list provided

<< Company name>>

<< Clients name >>
<< Box No.>>
<< Town >>

Dear Mr. << Clients name>>

This is to inform you of your long outstanding account of Kshs << Amount>>. We would hereby request you
to make arrangements to clear the amount due to us.

Thank you,

Yours truly,

Director.

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TASK 9
TABLES
Part 1: Create the table below

ITEM QTY PRICE

SERVIETTE 6PACKETS 800
SODA 8CRATES 4,000
CHARCOAL 1SACK 1,200
DRINKING WATER 8DOZEN(DASSAN) 1,000
FIREWOOD 1,200
CAKE 9PIECES 20,000
CATERING 20,000
DECORATION 8,000
INVITATION CARDS 400PCS 15,000
PHOTOGRAPHY 10,000
VIDEO 20,000
TRANSPORT 30,000
GENERAL FUEL 2,000
OFFICIATING FEE 5,000
MISLENIOURS 20,000

1. Insert the column called remarks and S/N and enter the remarks and S/N as shown below
2. Using formula function find the item totals and overall total

S/N ITEM QTY UNIT PRICE ITEM TOTAL Remarks

1 SERVIETTE 6 800 Fair
2 SODA 8 4,000 expensive
3 CHARCOAL 1 1,200
4 DRINKING WATER 8 1,000 Good
5 FIREWOOD 12 1,200
6 CAKE 9 20,000
7 CATERING 10 20,000
8 DECORATION 12 8,000
expensive
9 INVITATION CARDS 400 15,000
10 PHOTOGRAPHY 100 10,000
11 VIDEO 10 20,000
12 TRANSPORT 3 30,000
13 GENERAL FUEL 4 2,000 Good
14 OFFICIATING FEE 5 5,000
expensive
15 MISCELENIOURS 1 20,000

OVERALL TOTAL

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Part 2:
1. Insert 11 rows between row 9 to 10 and enter the items shown and adjust the numbering
2. Find the item totals and overall total using formula function
3. Adjust the alignment of S/N and unit price to be on the right of the cells as shown
4. Align the titles of the table i.e S/N,ITEM, QTY etc to be at the centre vertically as shown
below.

Remarks
S/N ITEM QTY UNIT PRICE ITEM TOTAL

1 SERVIETTE 6 800 Fair

2 SODA 8 4,000 expensive
3 CHARCOAL 1 1,200
4 DRINKING WATER 8 1,000 Good
5 FIREWOOD 12 1,200
6 CAKE 9 20,000
7 CATERING 10 20,000
8 DECORATION 12 8,000
9 INVITATION CARDS 400 15,000
RICE 100 12,000
MEAT 1 20,000
CHICKEN 20 15000
WHEAT FLOOR 2 2,600
COOKING OIL 20 3,500 expensive
SALT 3 200
CABBAGE 30 2,200
TOMATOES 5 1,200
ONIONS 4 800
POTATOES 1 3000
SPICES 4,000
10 PHOTOGRAPHY 100 10,000
11 VIDEO 10 20,000
12 TRANSPORT 3 30,000
13 GENERAL FUEL 4 2,000 Good
14 OFFICIATING FEE 5 5,000
expensive
15 MISCELENIOURS 1 20,000

OVERALL TOTAL

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