ADVANCED COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
MICROSOFT WORD UNIT
NAME:__________________________
Advanced Computer Applications
Microsoft Word Review
Chapters 1 - 3
Project 1 – Flyers
In the Lab 2 – page WD 60-61 – “Photography Contest”
Cases and Places 1 – page WD 63 – “Spring Break Outing”
o Include all information in the case
o You should bullet the information using short paragraphs
Cases and Places 2 – page WD 63 – “Yard Sale”
o Include all information in the case
o You should bullet the information using short paragraphs
Project 2 – Research Papers
In the Lab 2 – pages WD 132-133 – “Farming on a Whole New
Level”
o Should be 3 pages when printed
Use the “Works Cited” page on page WD 132 for this
paper
o Don’t forget the header and proofread well!!
Project 3 – Business Letters
In the Lab 3 – page WD 198-199 – “County Education Board”
ADVANCED WORD PROJECTS
You will save all files to your folder on the hard drive. Do not save to a disk. Also, all of
the clip art and other files you need to complete the projects are already on the hard drive.
Project 4 – Creating a Document with a Title Page, Lists, Tables,
and a Watermark
All Seasons
Title Page – Read and complete the instructions on pages WD 202 through WD 219.
Save the title page as “All Seasons Title Page”. Use similar fonts to the ones in the
instructions because you may not have the ones the book recommends.
Inserting an Existing Document – Read and complete the instructions on pages WD
219 through WD 259. Print the document only after completing all of the instructions on
page WD 259. Do not print on page WD 223 as instructed. Be sure that you include
your name somewhere on the page. Save the entire file as “All Seasons”. You should
have 3 printouts.
In the Lab – Assignment 1 – “Reflections” – on pages WD 264 and WD 265. Read and
complete instructions 1 – 6. Save as “Reflections Proposal” and print. You should
have 2 printouts. Be sure to include a footer with your name at the right margin.
In the Lab – Assignment 2 – “Wide Eye Java” – on pages WD 266 and WD 267. Read and
complete instructions 1 – 7. Save as “Wide Eye Java Proposal” and print. You should
have 2 printouts. Be sure to include a footer with your name at the right margin.
Personal Sales Proposal – You have been assigned the task of preparing a sales proposal that
will recruit new members to a school club, organization, or sporting team. You could
also design a sales proposal to recruit new members to a church organization or other
social organization. Prepare a title page with the name of the organization, an
appropriate graphic from SmartArt, and a catchy slogan. The body of the proposal
should contain information on the purpose of the organization, benefits of joining, duties
and expectations of the members, any costs associated in joining, times and places for
meetings, and details on whom they should contact if interested in becoming a member.
The body of the proposal should include a list with picture bullets, a table, and a
watermark. Save as “Personal Sales Proposal” and print. You should have at least 2
printouts.
Project 5 – Using a Template to Create a Resume and Sharing a
Finished Document
Riley Clark
Using a Template to Create a Resume – Read and complete all instructions on pages
WD 274 through WD 300. Save the resume as “Clark Resume” and print. You should
have 1 printout.
In the Lab – Assignment 3 – “Ramirez Resume” – on pages WD 326 and WD 327. ONLY
COMPLETE STEP 1. Save as “Ramirez Resume” and print. You should have 1
printout.
Project 6 – Generating Form Letters, Mailing Labels, Envelopes,
and a Directory
Riley Clarke
Creating a Letter Using a Word Template – Read and complete all instructions on
pages WD 330 through WD 346. Save the letter as “Clarke Form Letters”. You will
not print the letter at this time. However, you will print out the data source as instructed
on page WD 346. Make sure you have saved the data source as “Mailing List” before
you continue. You should have 1 printout.
Switching from the Data Source to the Main Document – Continue reading and
completing the instructions on pages WD 346 through WD 359. Type you own name in
the closing of the letter instead of “Riley Clarke.” Print the field codes in the main
document as instructed on page WD 359. NOTE: Be sure to turn off the field codes
after printing as instructed on page WD 359. You should have 1 printout.
Merging the Documents and Printing the Letters – Continue reading and completing
the instructions on pages WD 360 and WD 364. You should have 5 printouts.
Selecting Data Records to Merge and Print – Continue reading on pages WD 365
through WD 368. Just read these pages – do not complete the instructions.
Sorting Data Records to Merge and Print – Continue reading and completing the
instructions on pages WD 368 through WD 370. No printouts.
Addressing Mailing Labels – Continue reading and completing the instructions on pages
WD 371 through WD 376. Print as instructed on page WD 376 and complete the
instructions for saving the mailing labels on WD 376. You should have 1 printout.
Addressing Envelopes – Continue reading and completing the instructions on pages WD
377 through WD 378. Print the envelopes as instructed on page WD 378. Save as
“Clarke Envelopes”. Remember that you have to manually feed the envelopes into the
printer. You should have 5 envelopes.
Total Printouts for Project 6 – 1 Mailing List (Data Source); 1 Field Code Printout;
5 Letters; 1 Mailing Labels; 5 Envelopes
In the Lab – Assignment 1 – “Monroe Resume” – on pages WD 392 through WD 393. Read
and complete instructions 1 – 5. Print as instructed in through steps 5. You should have
7 printouts. Use your name in the closing of the letter instead of “Samuel Monroe.” Be
sure to put a footer on the data source printout in step 2.
Personal Project – Create your own form letter and data source for an event such as a family
reunion, graduation party, birthday party, family picnic, etc. The data source should
contain five people. Do not print labels or envelopes for this project. You should have 6
printouts (data source and 5 letters).
Project 7 – Creating a Newsletter with a Pull-Quote and Graphics
Savvy Shopper
Creating the First Page of the Newsletter – Read and complete the instructions on
pages WD 405 through WD 443. Save frequently as you go through this assignment.
Creating the Second Page of the Newsletter – Read and complete the instructions on
pages WD 443 through WD 459. You will print the final copy of the newsletter as
instructed on page WD 459. You should have 2 printouts.
In the Lab – Assignment 1 - “The Common Bond” – on page WD 464 - 466. Read and
complete instructions 1 – 15. Print the newsletter as instructed. You should have 1
printout.
In the Lab – Assignment 2 - “The Shutterbug” – on page WD 466 - 468. Read and complete
instructions 1 – 13. Print the newsletter as instructed. You should have 1 printout.
Personal Project – Prepare a two-page school newsletter for LCWM. Create a nameplate using
WordArt with an issue line and borders as well as the school logo. Include feature
articles on students and teachers, upcoming events and activities, special notices, sports
articles, etc. Enhance your newsletter by using some of the special features you learned
in Project 7 such as color, drop caps, ruling lines, pull quotes, pages borders, clipart, and
photos (including wrapping text around the picture). You should have 2 printouts.