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Word
Project 2

Creating a Research Paper

Web Publishing Research Paper

MLA style of documentation (Modern Language Association) Popular style used today for research paper Project Two uses this style

MLA Documentation Style

General Guide-lines: double-space all pages one inch margins (top, bottom, left, right), indent 1st word of each paragraph 1/2 inch page number at right margin 1/2 inch from top margin precede page number with last name title page - replaced by title block (name course information) on 1st page of paper 1 inch from top of page Center Title - 2 lines below course information

MLA Documentation Style

Special Terms: parenthetical citations - used instead of footnoting each source at the bottom or end of paper MLA style - footnotes used only for explanatory notes superscripts - (raised numbers) signal explanatory note exists Explanatory notes (optional) elaborate on points discussed in body of paper footnotes or endnotes can be used double-space, indent 1/2 inch from left margin Works Cited - lists works alphabetically by author’s last name Separate page, center title 1 inch from top margin, double-space, begin at left margin, indent subsequent lines 1/2 inch from left margin

Headers and Footers

Header - text printed at top of each page (In Word put 1/2 inch from top of page) Footer - text printed at bottom of each page 1/2 inch from the bottom of the page Note: can include both text and graphics Note: can also contain page number, date, and time by clicking the appropriate button on the Header and Footer toolbar

Smart Tags

• Word notifies you of a smart tag by displaying a smart tag indicator, such as a purple dotted underline
• Can use smart tags to perform certain actions.
  • example1 - actions menu for a date, schedule a meeting in Outlook Calendar
  • example2 - actions menu for an address, displaying a map of address, or driving directions
• Smart tag indicators inactive:
  • click Tools, click AutoCorrect Options, click Smart Tags tab, place a check mark in smart tags check box, be sure a check mark is in the Dates check box

General Terms

• first-line indent - first line of each paragraph indented (drag first-line indent marker top triangle at the 0" mark on ruler)
• Left indent marker - is used to change entire left margin (small square at the 0" mark on ruler)
• page width zoom - Word adjusts zoom percentage to your left and right margin settings so that you see all text on screen between the left and right margins
• AutoCorrect feature - automatically corrects your misspelled words, capitalization, or grammar errors as you type them into the document
  • can create your own AutoCorrect entries (Tools menu)
  • can create entries for abbreviations, and codes
  • Word predefines commonly used symbols
    • type in certain characters and Word inserts arrows, faces and symbols into a document

AutoCorrect Check boxes

• Correct TWo INitial CApitals
• Capitalize first letter of sentences
• Capitalize names of days
• Correct accidental usage of cAPS LOCK key
• Replace text as you type

Adding Footnotes

• footnote - end of page (default)
• endnote - end of paper
• note text - footnote documentation at bottom of screen (can be of any length and format)
• note reference mark - displays as superscripted number in body of document and in the note text area at bottom of screen. (Word automatically numbers notes sequentially)

Automatic Page Breaks

• Automatic or Soft page breaks
  • Word automatically inserts page breaks when text has filled one page
  • indicated by single horizontal thinly dotted line
• Background repagination
  • Word performs page recomputation between keystrokes
• Hard Page Break
  • forced into document at specific location
  • (select Insert, Break or press CTRL+ENTER)

Note: Word by default prevents widows and orphans in a document

• widow - created when last line of paragraph displays by itself at top of new page
• orphan - first line of paragraph displays by itself at bottom of page

Reveal Formatting

• To see a list of formatting that has been applied to text, select the text, click Format, click Reveal Formatting to display the Reveal Formatting task pane.
• To change a format applied to selected text, click blue link in task pane and then change format in dialog box that displays.

Creating a Hyperlink

• hyperlink - shortcut allows jump to documents, objects or pages
• text appears initially as blue and underlined
  • http://www.scsite.com/wd2003/pr2/wc.htm

• click hyperlink text color changes to purple
  • http://www.scsite.com/wd2003/pr2/wc.htm

• can create hyperlink by simply typing the address of file or Web page to jump to by using the AutoFormat As You Type feature
• Jumping - process of following hyperlink to its destination

Alphabetical Works Cited Page

• hanging indent - first line hangs to the left of the rest of the paragraph (drag left indent marker (bottom triangle at the 0" mark on ruler))
• Sorting - arrange paragraphs in alphabetic, numeric, or date order, based on first character in each paragraph (Table menu)
  • ascending (default) from smallest to largest
  • descending - from largest to smallest
  • mixed types - numbers and dates appear first letters last
    • Uppercase before lowercase

Going to a Specific Location in Document

1. Double-click the page area of the status bar
2. Press CTRL+G
3. Click Edit, Go To on menu
4. Click Select Browse Object button on vertical scroll bar

Smart Tags in Word


• Smart Tags - Appear on screen when Word performs a certain action
• Smart tag indicator - Clicking button displays menu that contains commands relative to the action performed at the location of the smart tag
  • Commands in Smart Tag Actions menu vary depending on the smart tag

Using Thesaurus and Word Count

Thesaurus - book of synonyms (Tools menu) Word count - gives number of words in document (Tools menu) select group of text first to get number of words in group

Using the Research Task Pane
to Locate Information

While holding down the ALT key, click the word for which you want a definition (e-commerce).  Release the ALT key

If the Research task pane does not display the definition of the ALT+CLICKED word, click the Search for box arrow and then click All Reference Books

 

In the Lab 1 (HOMEWORK #2)

Computer Assignment 2

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