Microsoft Word Tutorial 5
The Basics of Formatting with MS Word


Activity 1
Practice Typing 
1. Type two paragraphs (4-5 sentences per paragraph) on either what you plan to do this summer or what you did last summer.  Label your paragraphs Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2.
Solutions to Common Problems


 Activity 2
Copying and Pasting  
1.Copy and paste your Paragraph 1 below Paragraph 2.  Note: When you are finished copying and pasting Paragraph 1 below Paragraph 2 you will have two Paragraph 1s.
Solutions to Common Problems


Activity 3
Formatting Font from the Toolbar
1. Change the first paragraph to Courier font.  
2. Change Paragraph 2 to
Comic Sans MS font.  
3. Change the
very last paragraph to Arial Black font.  
4.
Change the first paragraph's font size to 14.
5. Change the font size of Paragraph 2 to size
16 font.
6. Change the
very last paragraph to size 18 font.
7.
Change the font color of the first paragraph to red.
8.
Change the font color of Paragraph 2 to blue.
9.
Change the font color of the very last paragraph to green.
Solutions to Common Problems


Activity 4
Formatting Font from the Format Menu
1. Highlight the very last paragraph again.   By using the Format menu described by the Bianchi Learning Video complete the following:
a) Change the font to
Verdana
b) Change the size to
10
c) Change the color to
red
d) Click on the
Double strikethrough and All caps categories
Solutions to Common Problems




Activity 5

Spell Check your document
1. Spell check your document.  Learn by viewing the Bianchi Learning Video above.  
Solutions to Common Problems


Activity 6
Aligning your paragraphs using the Toolbar
1. Align your first paragraph to the right.
2. Align your Paragraph 2 to the center.  
Solutions to Common Problems



Activity 7 
Aligning your paragraphs using the Formatting Toolbar
1. Highlight the very last paragraph .   By using the Format menu described by Bianchi Learning Video complete the following:
a) Change the Alignment to Justified
b) Change the Line Spacing to Double
Solutions to Common Problems


Activity 8
Saving your Work
1. Watch the
Bianchi Learning Video to see how to save your work.
2. If you don't save it correctly it can be erased.


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