Word Processing Lab Projects

WORD PROCESSING PROJECTS Complete and turn in the following word processing projects as directed by your instructor.

1. Word Processing Tutorials
   1. Create a folder called WP (a subdirectory \WP in Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS) on your work diskette.
   2. Run the word processing program and complete any hands-on tutorials that come with it. Look for a Tutorials entry in the Help pull-down menu. Repeat the tutorial(s), if available, until you feel comfortable with the program's features and functionality.

2. MEMO Word Processing Document: Entering Text and Margins
   1. Start a word processing program and make the WP folder on your work diskette the default folder. Enter the memo text shown below as a new document. Substitute your name for B. J. McCue. Remember, tap ENTER only at the end of a paragraph and to skip lines.

      To:		Field Sales Staff
      From:		B. J. McCue, National Sales Manager
      Subject:	March Sales Summary
      
           Great job! Sales for the month are up 21% over the 
      same month last year. Our top performer for the month, 
      Phil Hill, set a new one-month record--$78,167!
      Congratulations, Phil.
      
           I've included a bar graph and a "Statistical Sales
      Summary." The bar graph shows sales activity by region by 
      product for the month. The summary should help you place
      your performance into perspective.
      
           Plan your schedule accordingly. The annual sales meeting
      is tentatively scheduled at the Bayside Hotel in San Diego 
      during the first week in January.
      
      cc: L. Ingham, President; P. Kennedy, VP Marketing
      
      

   2. Print the document and save it to the WP folder on your work diskette as MEMO1.
   3. Move the cursor to the top of MEMO1 and format the page as follows: top margin (2 inches), left margin (1.5 inches), right margin (1.5 inches), and bottom margin (1 inch).
   4. Toggle (switch) to Typeover mode and position the cursor at the "T" in the word "The" at the beginning of the last sentence of the last paragraph. Replace "The" with "Our". Toggle back to insert mode. In that same sentence, insert " and Marina" after "Hotel". MEMO Word Processing Document: Block Move and DeletePrint the document and save it as MEMO2.

3. MEMO Word Processing Document: Block Move and Delete
   1. Mark (or block) the first sentence of the last paragraph in the MEMO2. Move it to the end of the paragraph.
   2. Mark, then delete the phrase "tentatively scheduled" in the last paragraph. Insert the word set after is.
   3. Print the document and save it as MEMO3.

4. MEMO Word Processing Document: Search and Replace
   1. Use the Search feature to locate occurrences of the word graph in MEMO3.
   2. Use the Replace feature to replace all occurrences of the month in the document with March.
   3. Print the document and save it as MEMO4.

5. MEMO Word Processing Document: Applying Font Attributes
   1. Apply the boldface attribute to the 21% in MEMO4.
   2. Underline the last sentence in the document.
   3. Print the document and save it as MEMO5.

6. MEMO Word Processing Document: Justification
   1. Enter the current date at the top of the MEMO5 and center it.
   2. Choose full justification (alignment of both left and right margins) for a cleaner appearance.
   3. Print the document and save it as MEMO6.

7. MEMO Word Processing Document: Spell Check and Thesaurus
   1. Use the spelling checker feature to check MEMO6 for misspelled words.
   2. Use the Thesaurus feature to find a replacement for the word "top" in the first paragraph of the document.
   3. Print the document and save it as MEMO

8. PAPER Word Processing Document: Feature Project
   1. Enter the following text into a word processing document:

      Too Much Paper! 
      
      Last year, the Public Relations Department's paper budget
      was overrun by $350. Therefore, Public Relations personnel 
      are requested to learn word processing. It is apparent that
      Public Relations has not taken full advantage of the word
      processing capabilities of its PCs.

      Turn justification off and accept the other default format options. Print the document and save it to the WP folder on your work diskette as PAPER1. In the remaining portion of this exercise, make the changes cumulative; that is, revise whatever text is left after the previous revision. Each part of the exercise builds on the results of the previous part.
   2. In insert mode, insert the word "all" before "Public" in the second sentence. In typeover mode, replace the lowercase letters in the title with capital letters. Toggle back to insert mode.
   3. Center the title.
   4. At the end of the second sentence, insert "by the end of the month". Observe how words at the end of the line wrap around to the next line.
   5. Move the second sentence to the end of the document.
   6. Designate the word "all" to be underlined and the title to be boldface when printed. Print the document.
   7. Place a hard page break at the end of the document and use the Copy command to produce another copy of the entire document just below the original.
   8. Use the search and replace command to replace all occurrences of "Public Relations" in the second document with "Research and Development". Revise $350 in the second document to be $525.
   9. Run the spell checker. If you performed all the modifications correctly, the document should be similar to the one in Figure 5.
   10. Print the document and save it as PAPER2 on the WP folder on your work diskette.

        

   

9. RESUME Word Processing Document
   1. Design and compile a personal resume using word processing software. Use appropriate word processing features to enhance the presentation of the resume. At a minimum, include these elements: your name; address; telephone number; education (dates, school, degree); work history (dates, position title and brief description of work, employer, employer address); and a personal section (interests, special achievements, and so on).
   2. Use the spell checker to check your resume for misspelled words and typographical errors. Remember you need an accent on all these resumes here and in next question.
   3. Print the resume and save it as RESUME on the WP folder on your work diskette.

10. LETTER Word Processing Document
    1. Write a cover letter to accompany the resume you created in the previous exercise. Address the letter to Mrs. Peggy Peoples, Vice President of Personnel, Zimco Enterprises, P.O. Box 923481, Dallas, TX, 75208. In the letter, inform Mrs. Peoples of your availability, describe the type of work you are seeking, mention that your resume is enclosed, and state that references will be supplied upon request.
    2. Use a spell checker to check your cover letter for misspelled words and typographical errors.
    3. Print the cover letter and save it as LETTER on the WP folder on your work diskette.