Word Processing Activity 06

Post date: Sep 13, 2016 2:13:28 PM

    • What you will practice:Tab Key usage

    • Show/Hide special characters

    • Center Alignment

    • Changing Font Size

    • Text Color

    • Creating a table

Directions:

or this project, you are going to do some Internet research on five different topics. From the topic list, you will choose five items that you find interesting, record your information, and then record the answer and the address of your source.

1. Open a Word Document. Type your name, hit enter, type activity 6 and hit enter twice.

2. Create a table. (Insert-table-go down to Insert table) Your table will have 12 rows and 3 columns.

3. In row 1 type Research Sleuths. Highlight the entire row – right click and merge cells. Click the right mouse button and look for Merge. Center this title.

4. In row 2 type these column titles. Information Required, Answer, and Source Page. Bold these titles.

    • Essential Question: Why is it important to understand the

    • Why is it important to understand the basics of creating a word document?

    • Why is it important to be able to change margin sizes, styles, paragraph spacing, etc?

    • How can I document research and summarize the material in my own words?

5. In the first column type the topics you have chosen. (Information Required column)

6. In the second column type the answer you found.

7. In the third column, type insert a hyperlink to the web page you found the answer.

8. Double click the very top of your word document and Add a header with your first and last name.

9. Save your work as Activity 6, and hand in to Haiku

Choose any 5 topics from this list and 5 (school appropriate) topics of your choice.

1. The Chicago Bears record for the 2010-2011 season

2. The cost of a new Ford Mustang

3. The MVP of the 2010 Stanley Cup

4. The capital city of Iceland

5. The weather in Honolulu today

6. The cost of one adult admission to Brookfield Zoo

7. The movie rating of “The Social Network”

8. Directions from your house to DMS (4200 W. Main St., Dundee, IL)

9. The number of calories in a Big Mac

10. The birthplace of the 44th president of the United States