LAB 8 : MICROSOFT WORD (CONTINUED)

ACTIVITY 1 : Creating A New Table

Purpose: To create a table with Microsoft Word

Procedure:1. Move your cursor on the Microsoft Word page where you want to make the new table.2. From the table menu in the menu bar, choose insert table option.3. In the window, write 3 to number of columns, and 5 to number of rows boxes.4. Click on OK.5. You can also insert a table by clicking the insert table button in the toolbar.

Insert Table

6. Now you have a table with 3 columns and 5 rows. We will change the format of the table soon.

7. Type the following information to the table that you have just created.

Physical Characteristics Emotional Characteristics Social CharacteristicsColor of hair Warm RaceColor of eyes Aloof ReligionHeight Stable, secure OccupationWeight Anxious, insecure Income

ACTIVITY 2 : Selecting Rows and Columns

Purpose: To select rows and columns on a table in Microsoft Word.

Procedure:1. Position your mouse on the row that you want to highlight and press the left button of

your mouse.2. To select multiple rows by using mouse, hold down the left button of the mouse and move

it to the rows that you want to select OR,3. Move your cursor to the beginning of the row that you want to select and press shift and

right arrow keys at the same time.4. To select multiple rows by using the arrows, after selecting a row, hold down the shift key

and press down (or up) arrow.5. Position your mouse on the top of the column that you want to highlight. 6. When you see a down arrow, click on the left button of your mouse.7. To select multiple columns by using mouse, hold down the left button of the mouse and

move it to the columns that you want to select OR, 8. Move your cursor at the beginning of the column that you want to select and press shift

and down arrow keys at the same time.9. To select multiple columns by using the arrows, after selecting a column, hold down the

shift key and press right (or left) arrow.

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ACTIVITY 3 : Formatting Tables - l

Purpose: To format and organize a table in Microsoft Word.

Procedure:1. Select the first row of the table.2. Click B in the ribbon or press Ctrl + B. 3. Select the second and third columns of the table.4. Click on the right justified button in the ribbon.5. Now change the other columns and rows by using other tools in the ribbon.6. Move your mouse on a gridline of the table. You will see a two-sided arrow when the

mouse is just on the gridline.7. When you see the two-sided arrow, press the left button of your mouse and move the

mouse to the right or left, according to your purpose.8. Now, do the same thing for the rows.9. You can also do these operations from the menu bar. From the table menu, choose cell

height and width option. On the opened window, you can change the row height and column width according to the measures that you want.

ACTIVITY 4 : Formatting Tables - ll Purpose: To add and delete rows and columns

Procedure:1. We will add new information to the table. Now, select the row of “Height”. 2. From the table menu, choose insert cells option.3. There appears a new window. Choose the option that you want to do.

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4. To the row that you have just inserted, write “Age, Hostile, Housing” to the related columns.

5. To add a column, you can select a column and do the same operations. 6. Now we will delete a column. Select the third column on the table (Social Characteristic).7. From the table menu, choose delete cells option.8. To delete a row, you can select a row and do the same operations.

ACTIVITY 5 : Formatting Tables - lll

Purpose: To hide borders of the table and to add pictures to the text.

Procedure:1. In a document, you may not want to see the borders of the table. Select the first column of

the table.2. From the format menu, choose borders and shading option.3. From the borders menu, choose none option and click on OK. Now, look at the print

preview of your table. The first column’s borders are not present in the print preview.4. Now, we will add a picture to our text. On the tool bar, click on the drawing button. If it

is already activated, you see the various buttons of drawing at the bottom of word window.

Drawing

5. Move your cursor on the word page where you want to put a picture. 6. There are many options that you can use in drawing. Choose one of them and draw

whatever you want. Try to understand what each button can do.

ACTIVITY 6 : Working with Equation Editor in Microsoft Word

Purpose: To write mathematical expressionsWrite the expression:

Procedure:1. Move your cursor where you want to insert the expression.2. From the insert menu, choose object.3. In the object type window, choose Microsoft Equation 3.0 option and click OK. 4. In the equation editor, there are many menus with options in it. Try to understand what

each menu contains by clicking on the each menu. When you choose an option, it appears on the word page and by using arrows, you can write the expression that you want.

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5. Let us start editing the expression. From the equation editor menu, choose the summation symbol and the proper symbol type. Write “n=1” to the bottom of the symbol and “80” to the top of the symbol.

Choose this

6. Now, bring the cursor to the right of the summation symbol. You will write ½. To do so, choose the ratio and root symbol and the proper symbol type. Type 1 and 2 to the corresponding places.

Choose this

7. Bring the cursor to the right of the last expression that you have written and choose parenthesis in the equation editor menu. Type n. To write the square of the n, choose the exponential symbol and the proper symbol type. Write 2 to the corresponding space.

Choose this

Up to now, you have written

8. Bring the cursor just right to the n2 (not just right to 2) and type “+”. 9. To write the square root symbol, choose the ratio and root symbol and the proper symbol

type. Type “n” in the square root expression.

Choose this

10. You have finished writing the expression.

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