What Do You Know About Font Formatting?Student Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

What do you know about Font Formatting?

Directions: Key the items below and apply the font formats directed for each. Below each item, describe the steps you took to apply the formats and why each format is used.

Key Computer Applications I in bold font.
Italicize the word champion.
Underline words but not spaces in the phrasePledge of Allegiance.
Apply a style other than bold to the phrase Business Reports.
Apply a subscript to the 2 in H2O.
Key the phraseFBLA Membership Rosterin small capital letters.
Key Business Classes are Fun! and format the text as serif font.
Key the following sentence and insert the é symbol where appropriate.
I sent my résumé to the personnel department at Global Financing, Inc.

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Independent Practice: Paragraph Formatting Student Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Guided Practice: Paragraph Formatting

In this activity, you will follow along with your teacher to format the paragraphs by completing the following tasks:

  • Create a first line indent
  • Change line spacing
  • Add a border to a paragraph
  • Add bullets
  • Create a hanging indent
  • Add a footnote
  • Cut and paste
  • Format a paragraph heading

Directions:

  1. Key the paragraph below

Voting Delegates

Each active local chapter is entitled to send voting delegates from its active membership to the State Leadership Conference. The number of voting delegates you are entitled is based on the number of members in your chapter. 1

  • Under 50 members ...... 2
  • 50 – 100 members...... 3
  • Over 100 members...... 4

This form must be submitted to the state office when sending conference registration materials. Local chapter voting delegates must be listed on the Voting Delegates Form.

1North Carolina Future Business Leaders of AmericaState Awards Program, 2001 Edition

  1. Apply the following formats:
  2. Indent the paragraphs (TAB)
  3. Set line spacing to double for the listed items and double space between paragraphs (Format Menu, Paragraph, Line Spacing)
  4. Add a border around the title (Format Menu, Border and Shading, Border Tab, Box)
  5. Add the footnote (View Menu, Header and Footer)
  6. Add bullets to the listed items (Format Menu, Bullets and Numbering)
  7. Set a right dot leader tab to the bulleted list(Format Menu, Tabs, Tab Stop=6.0”)
  8. Format the source text as a hanging indent (Format Menu, Paragraph, Indentions, Special By = 0.25”)
  9. Cut the first sentence in paragraph two and paste it at the end of the paragraph (Edit Menu, Cut)
  10. Select and apply any format style for the paragraph heading (Format Menu, Styles and Formatting)

Independent Practice: Paragraph Formatting

Directions: In this activity, you will work independently to apply formats to paragraphs and answer related questions.

Part I: Key the following paragraph and apply the formats listed below.

The purpose of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is to provide as an integral part of the instructional program additional opportunities for students (grades 6-12) in business education and to develop vocational and career supportive competencies and to promote civic and personal responsibilities.1

1North Carolina Future Business Leaders of AmericaState Awards Program, 2001 Edition

  1. Indent the first line
  2. Double space the paragraph
  3. Add a footnote
  4. Format the footnote in hanging indent style
  5. Add a border around the paragraph

Part II: Key the following paragraph and apply the formats listed below.

Are You Too Young to Plan Your Retirement?

The average American is now expected to live into his or her 80s. That means that you could be living on retirement for up to a third of your life. True, your living expenses are likely to be somewhat lower in retirement than they are now, while you are working and perhaps raising a family. Think about the money it will take to live comfortably and then multiply it by 20 or even 30 years. But according to many financial experts, in order to maintain your current standard of living, you will need 60 to 80 percent of your final working income for every year of your retirement. It’s a big number and it won’t happen automatically. Don’t forget about inflation when planning for your retirement. The cost of a movie ticket in 2000 was $9.00. A movie ticket in 2025 is expected to cost $28.81. A car cost $16,615 in 2000. The same car will cost $53,180 in 2025.

  1. Beginning with the sentence “The cost of a movie ticket in 2000 . . .,” format the remaining sentences as a bulleted list
  2. Select the entire paragraph (except the bulleted list) and format it as a hanging indent.
  3. Cut the sentence “Think about the money it will take to live comfortably and then multiply it by 20 or even 30 years” and paste it after the sentence “But according to many financial experts, in order to maintain your current standard of living, you will need 60 to 80 percent of your final working income for every year of your retirement.”
  4. Format “Are You Too Young to Plan Your Retirement?” as a paragraph heading.
  5. Format the footnote in hanging indent style

Part III: Key the answers to the following questions in complete sentences. Save and submit according to teacher instructions.

  1. What are two techniques used to indent a paragraph?
  2. Why might paragraphs be double-spaced?
  3. What affect did the border have on the text you keyed?
  4. What happened when you applied bullets?
  5. How did bullets make the list easier to read?
  6. What does a hanging indent look like?
  7. What is the purpose of a paragraph heading?

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Table Formatting Notes Student Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Table Formatting Notes

Directions: Use this document to take notes as your teacher guides you through the uses and formats commonly associated with tables.

Components of a Table
Procedures
Note: Majority of the steps that deal with a table is usually located under the Table Menu.

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Guided Practice: Table FormattingTeacher Demonstration

Student Name: Period: Date:

GuidedPractice: Table Formatting

Spotlight on the Job

Job Title

/

Spa Manager

Job Description / A spa manager oversees the operations at a spa. They ensure that guests receive the level of service expected and that the spa business is run efficiently and profitably.
Workplace / Today’s spas range from small specialty facilities to day spas to huge luxury resorts. There are spas offering medical treatments requiring a doctor’s supervision, mineral springs spas, and destination spas that provide fitness and nutrition programs.
Education / At larger upscale spas, management trainees often need a bachelor’s degree, while smaller facilities may require an associate degree or certificate in hospitality management or international spa operation and management.
Earnings / According to the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Outlook Handbook, median annual earnings of lodging and spa managers were $42,320 in May 2006, with the highest 10 percent earning more than $82,510. Managers may also receive benefits and earn bonuses.
Job Outlook / The US Department of Labor predicts that jobs in the field will grow about as fast as average for other professions. In some other countries, the spa industry is growing at an even more rapid pace, opening up opportunities for employment in international spa management.

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Apply Table FormattingActivity 5

Student Name: Period: Date:

Directions:

  1. Key the title in all caps
  2. Insert a 2 column, 6 row table (Table Menu, Insert, Table…)
  3. Key the column headings
  4. Bold the column headings (Format Menu, Font…)
  5. Key/Type the table data
  6. Set paragraph formatting to 6 pt spacing above and below (Format Menu, Paragraph…)
  7. Center align the column headings
  8. Left align the text in the table body
  9. Apply 10% gray shading to the column headings (Format Menu, Borders and Shading, Shading Tab, Pattern Styles…)

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Table Formatting RubricStudent Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Table Formatting Rubric

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Independent Practice: Table Formatting Student Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Table Contents / Excellent
(10) / Satisfactory
(8) / Poor
(6)
Column headings are centered horizontally and vertically / 5 cells / 3 cells / < 3 cells
Column headings are keyed in bold font / 5 cells / 3 cells / < 3 cells
Rows are adjusted evenly / 100% / 80% / < 80%
Columns are adjusted evenly / 100% / 80% / < 80%
Cell data in rows is vertically and horizontally centered / 100% / 80% / < 80%
Table contains at least one merged row or column / Yes / Yes / No
Row headings are shaded / 100% / 80% / < 80%
Row headings are keyed in bold font / 100% / 80% / < 80%
Table contains an appropriate title / Yes / Yes / No
Spelling errors / 0 / 2-3 / 3
Total: Multiply checked cells by point value of column
Total Points:

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Independent Practice: Table Formatting Student Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Independent Practice: Table Formatting

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Apply Table FormattingActivity 5

Teacher Key

Create a table,from the TABLE MENU, of your favorite television shows Monday through Friday like the one in the example below. Apply the following formats:

•Horizontally and vertically center the column and row headings and key them in bold font

•Adjust rows evenly

•Merge any cells that represent hour-long shows

•Divide all columns evenly

•Include at least one merged row or column

•Apply 20% shading to the row and column headings

•Key the appropriate title for the table

•Save and print the table according to teacher directions

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
7:00 – 7:30 / Jeopardy / Jeopardy / Jeopardy / Jeopardy / Jeopardy
7:30 – 8:00 / Wheel of Fortune / Wheel of Fortune / Wheel of Fortune / Wheel of Fortune / Wheel of Fortune
8:00 – 8:30 / Wife Swap / American Idol / American Idol / CSI / Ghost Whisperer
8:30 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:30 / Two and a Half Men / Shark / CSIMiami / Numb3rs / Dog the Bounty Hunter
9:30 – 10:00 / Old Christine / Dateline / 48 Hours / A & E / Dog Whisperer

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Independent Practice: Page Formatting InstructionsStudent Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Guided Practice: Page Formatting Instructions

Directions: Use the Guided Practice: Page Formatting Excerptto complete the tasks listed below.

  1. Adjust the side margins to 1.5” left and 1” right (File Menu, Page Setup…)
  2. Format the page for landscape orientation (File Menu, Page Setup…)
  3. Set a header with your name on the left, Computer Applications I in the middle, and the current date on the right(View Menu, Header and Footer…)
  4. Turn off widow orphan protection (Format Menu, Paragraph, Line & Page Breaks, Pagination…)
  5. Insert a manual page break after the phrase Whereas, the average balance for college students with credit cards was . . . and
  6. Allow the computer to use word wrap instead of manually entering at the end of each line
  7. Delete the manual page break
  8. Format the entire document into two columns of equal width (Format Menu, Columns…)
  9. Add a page border (Format Menu, Borders & Shading, Page Border Tab…)

Independent Practice: Page Formatting Instructions

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Independent Practice: Page Formatting QuestionsStudent Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Directions: Edit the excerpt from Wild Woman’s Guide to Etiquette, Chapter 9, by Sharon A. Hill as directed below. Answer the questions on the next page.

  1. Format the title, Chapter 9. Telephone Etiquette as follows:
  • Font size 16
  • Font style – Bold
  • Font – Arial
  • Font effect – Small caps
  1. Set the left margin to 1.25”
  2. Triple space after the title
  3. Indent all paragraphs
  4. Double space the entire chapter and delete any extra spaces between paragraphs
  5. Format all side headings as paragraph headings in a sans serif font
  • Format the text as bold and initial caps
  • Insert a period after the text (do not bold the period)
  • The font size should correspond to that of the paragraph text, which is 12
  • The paragraph body begins on the same line as the paragraph heading
  1. Cut the paragraph about placing a telephone call and paste it ahead of the section on leaving messages
  2. Add a border around the title
  3. Format the five paragraphs below Cell phones and pagers with bullets. Single space within and double space between each bulleted item
  4. Format a page border around the entire document
  5. Format a header with the chapter title 12 pt Arial font in the left-hand margin. Do not show the header on the first page
  6. Format a footer with a page number in the bottom right hand margin in the same font and size as the header
  7. Quadruple space at the end of the body of the chapter to key the reference in hanging indent format
  8. Format the book title in italics
  9. Protect against orphans and widows by using manual (hard) page breaks
  10. Proofread the document before saving and submitting

Independent Practice: Page Formatting Questions

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Independent Practice: Page Formatting QuestionsStudent Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Directions: Key the answers to the following questions in complete sentences.

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Page FormattingActivity 4

Student Name: Period: Date:

  1. What procedure did you use to format the title?
  2. What effect did the format applied to the title have on the document?
  3. Why do you think the title format was applied?
  4. How many blank lines were left between the title and the body after you triple spaced?
  5. What happened when you formatted the side headings?
  6. How did you make sure that the period at the end of each paragraph heading was not bold?
  7. What happened when you formatted the bulleted items?
  8. What effect did the bulleted format style have on the text?
  9. Which format (bullets or paragraph style) do you prefer and why?
  10. What effect did rearranging the paragraphs have on the overall message?
  11. What effect did the border have on the text you keyed?
  12. What is the purpose of a paragraph heading?

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What do you know about Business Documents?Student Activity

Student Name Date: Period

What Do You Know About Business Documents?

Part I Directions: Test your knowledge by labeling the four business documents. A list of terms is provided at the bottom of this document.

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What do you know about Business Documents?Student Activity

Student Name Date: Period

What Do You Know About Business Documents?

Part II Directions: Although you are not expected to know the details and descriptions of each document listed below, you probably know more than you think you do! Describe what you know about the following business documents and come back to this document later to rate your progress.

Document / Date:
What I know about components and uses of this document: / Date:
I now know more about each document and my comfort levels are:
Résumé / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Business Letter / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Personal Business Letter / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Memo / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Agenda / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Minutes / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Itinerary / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Research Report / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
Table of Contents / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.
News/Press Release / I feel that I am an expert.
I know enough to get by with a little more practice.
I don’t have a clue.

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Business Documents ChecklistStudent Activity

Student Name: Period: Date:

Business Documents Checklist

Directions: Use the table below to keep track of business documents and assignments.

Completed / Document / Saved As / Grade
  1. Résumé

  1. Business Letter

  1. Personal Business Letter

  1. Memo

  1. Agenda

  1. Minutes

  1. Itinerary

  1. Research Report

  1. Table of Contents

  1. News/Press Release

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Business Documents Rubric Student Activity

Business Documents Rubric

Student Name:
Document:
Due Date:
Excellent
(20) / Satisfactory
(17) / Poor
(12)
Deadline / On time / 1 day late / 2 days late
Components / Contains all required components in the proper order / Contains 80% of the components orcomponents are out of order. / Contains less than 80% of the components
Margins / Top, bottom, and side margins are appropriate for the document / Side margins ortop and bottom margins are correct. / Incorrect margins
Spelling errors / 0 / 2-3 / 3
Overall Format / Perfect / 2-3 errors / 3 errors
Total Points (Multiply checked cells by point value of column)
Total Points:
Comments:

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