Word & Character Counts: Count the number of words in this document (Tools >Word Count) and enter the number here:

Select this paragraph and then count the number of characters (Tools >Word Count) and enter that here:

Header: Add a header to this document. (View and Header) Type your name(s), Tab and then ‘More Word Formatting’, tab and ‘BTT 1O’. You will notice in the ruler that the header already has a centering tab marker and a right justifying tab.

Just double click to switch between the header and the main text.

Special Character Sequences: After each sequence of characters type the characters in again to see the special symbol:

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<--

==>

<=>

:)

But what if you don’t want the special character? This time enter the characters as shown and then press Backspace and Return

<==

Special Symbols: Double click on the special symbol that follows and replace it with a different symbol you have not seen before:

then add two more such symbols below(Insert >Symbol)

Drop Caps: Put a drop cap at the beginning of this paragraph. Just use Format > Drop Cap. Make it 2 lines high. This effect shows up best if the paragraph has more lines than the character that is dropped.

Now put a drop cap at the beginning of this paragraph. This effect shows up best if the paragraph has more lines than the character that is dropped.

Put a drop cap on this paragraph and then replace it with the graphic on the right. Just select the dropped character and then copy and paste the graphic from the text box.

Tables: Create a 3 by 3 table (use Insert table button on the standard toobar or Table > Insert Table). Put in the names of 2 music groups and the number of CD’s released and the total number of CD’s sold. Just guess some numbers. You can even make up the names of the groups. Then select your favorite auto-formatting (use button or Table > Table Auto Formatting)

(table here)

Make a copy of this table an place it after this paragraph.

(copy here)

Now select the copy of the table and convert it to text (Table > Convert table to text.

What would happen if you format the table with a colorful auto formatting, convert it to text and then convert it back to a table?

(copy of the table in colorful format converted to text and back)

Footers: Add a footer to this document. (View > Headers and Footers). Note the special tool bar that opens up. Use this to have the footer show the current page and the total number of pages. E.g. 2 of 5 . Special symbols are required to make this work. Don’t just type in numbers.

Multilevel Lists: Convert the list below to a multilevel list. First select the entire list and then Format > Bullets and Numbering…>Outline Numbered. Choose anything but ‘none’.

Fruit

Apples

Macintosh

Empire

Bananas

Vegetables

Carrots

Potatoes

Indent on the basis of type. Click on ‘apples’ and press ‘Tab’ once. Click on ‘Macintosh’ and tab twice...Empire twice…Bananas once. Finish the table. Select any line, press tab and then press shift + tab. What happens when you press ‘Shift+tab’?


Changing the Number of Columns using Sections

The number of columns changed from 2 to 1 to 3. Each time the number of columns is changed a continuous section break was created. (Insert > Break > Continuous) The number of columns in each new section was changed. (Using either the Columns button in the standard tool bar or using Format > Columns) A line was then drawn and anchored to an empty line in the new section. (using the line tool in the drawing tool bar)

You are to change the number of columns in this section from 3 to 4.

You may find the following easier to do if you show invisible characters. Use the Show/Hide Button on the standard tool bar

Add a new section with 3 or more empty lines below this one (Insert > Break > Continuous). Change the number of columns in this new section to just one(Using either the Columns button in the standard tool bar or using Format > Columns).

Add a copy of the line used above to the middle of this new section. Unfortunately the line will go to exactly the same position on the page as the original just drag the line to the proper location.

Dashes

There are three types of dashes: the hyphen, the N-dash and the M-dash. The previous sentence contains hyphens.

If you want to describe a sequences of pages, you use the N-dash: pages 5 – 8.

But for a pause in a sentence you use the M-dash—at least you should.

You can type the N-dash and the M-dash using MSWord by using the following procedure.

Retype each expression in the line below it. Follow the instructions exactly.
good - luck (word space hyphen space word space)

good--luck (word hyphen word space)

Borders

Now insert a border around this paragraph and around this page. Format > Borders and Shading.