Laboratory Exercise # 4

Microsoft Word Basics

Objectives:
At the end of the session, the students are expected to:
• launch Microsoft Word application,
• use common tools such as ribbon, quick access bar, and dialog boxes,
• create a new document,
• input text into the document,
• use Word templates,
• open and close documents,
• save Word documents,
• check documents for errors in spelling and grammar,
• set and use tabs and indents,
• create, draw, and format tables,
• navigate tables, and
• place math formulas in a table.

Materials:

• 1 PC with pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Word 2010
• Printer [Optional]
• 04 Worksheet 1

Procedures:

Activity 1 Exploring Options in the Ribbon

1. Open a blank Word document.
1. Right-click on an empty space in the ribbon and explore the options presented by the context
menu.
2. Explain each option and record it in Table 4-1 of 04 Worksheet 1.pdf.

Figure 4.1 Right-click in the Ribbon

Activity 2 Exploring the Quick Access Toolbar

1. Click the down arrow of the Quick Access Toolbar.
2. Choose the More Commands option to open the Word Options dialog box.
 Figure 4.2 Customize Quick Access Toolbar Context Menu

3. Discover how to remove the three default commands from the bar.
4. Add the New, Open, and Exit commands from the Office menu to the Quick Access Toolbar.
Activity 3 Exploring the Status bar
1. Right-click on an empty space on the Status bar.
2. Check the options that are available on the Status bar.
3. List the options in Table 4-2.

Activity 4 Exploring the Backstage View

1. Click File Tab.

2. List all the options in Table 4-3.

Activity 5 Exploring the Help Window

1. Click the Help button.

2. Explore the Help window.
3. Record your observations in Box 4-1.

Activity 6 Exploring the New Document Dialog Box

1. Choose New from the Office menu.

2. Explore the Microsoft Office Online options and record in Box 4-2 all the templates that you think
are useful in creating documents.

Activity 7 Creating New Document using Blank Template

1. Open a new blank word document.
 2. Type the following text on the blank screen.

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a set of instructionsthat runs when

you start the PC. Thes instruction control communication between the
operating system and all hardware device, such as the hrd disk drive,
keyboard, mouse, printer, and monitor.
When your PC starts, BIOS tests the PC hardwer, starts the operatin
system, and control data transfer among hardware devices.

3. Correct all misspelled words and grammatical errors individually or by using autocorrect feature.
4. After correcting all errors found in the document, save your file as BIOS – [Your Name]. Save it to
My Documents folder.
5. Close the document.
Activity 8 Opening Existing Files
1. Open the file BIOS – [Your Name].

Activity 9 Using Tabs

1. Open Microsoft Office Word Application and create a new blank document.
2. Input the text shown in the figure below.
Arial, Center, Bold, 16 pt.

Arial,
10 pt.,
Justified,
Center tab

Arial, 10 pt., Justified, Arial, 10 pt., Justified,

Right tab Decimal tab

3. Save your file in My Documents folder as Performance Table – [Your name].

Activity 10 Inserting Formulas in a Table
1. Create a new document in Microsoft Word.
2. Use Landscape for your Paper Orientation.
3. Insert a table with 8 columns and 6 rows. Use font Courier New, 18 pt, and color black.
4. Enter the column headings as shown in Table 8.1.

A B C MIN MAX SUM AVERAGE PRODUCT

 Table 8.1 Sample Table for Activity 2

5. Enter any number from 1 to 100 in each cell in columns A, B, and C.

6. Insert a formula in each cell in column 4 that will display the minimum of the values in columns 1 to
3 of the corresponding row.
7. Insert a formula in each cell in column 5 that will display the maximum of the values in columns 1
to 3 of the corresponding row.
8. Insert a formula in each cell in column 6 that will display the sum of the values in columns 1 to 3 of
the corresponding row.
9. Insert a formula in each cell in column 7 that will display the average of the values in columns 1 to
3 of the corresponding row.
10. Insert a formula in each cell in column 8 that will display the product of the values in columns 1 to 3
of the corresponding row.
11. Save your document in My Documents folder as Computations – [Your Name].