Dropbox Assignment 4:

Using Microsoft Word to Edit a Paper

MS Word Editing Checklist
The Hopes, Dreams, and Fears Paper you wrote last week served two purposes: 1) to encourage you to
think about what you want from your college experience, as well as consider your concerns; and 2) to
showcase your understanding of how to write a paper using MS Word.

For this assignment you will revisit that paper and showcase your understanding of how to edit a paper
using MS Word. Specifically, you must do each of the below. If it helps, you can download this document
and click each checkbox as you complete the listed task.

1. On the Home tab (2pts each):

Change your entire paper’s font to Palatino Linotype, 11 pt.
Highlight one sentence of your paper in yellow.
Set your line spacing to 1.5, and to space “After” at 12 pt.
Change one of your paragraphs so that each sentence appears in a bulleted list instead of in
paragraph format.

2. On the Insert tab (3pts):

Add a Header (or edit the one you already have) to show the page number in the right corner
and a running head that says “COLL 133 Foundations Seminar” in the left corner.

3. On the Layout tab (3pts):

Change your paper’s margins to 1” on the top and bottom and .75” on the left and right.

4. On the Review tab (3pts each):

Choose Track Changes and either add a sentence to your paper or edit an existing sentence.
Add a Comment somewhere in your paper.

Note that these changes do not represent appropriate guidelines for formatting using APA, MLA, or any
other style! They are meant only to show you understand how to do each task.

When you have completed each of these tasks, submit your revised Hopes, Dreams, and Fears Paper to
Dropbox 4 by 11:59 pm CT on Sunday of Week 3.