Microsoft Word is a word processing software application used to create all types of documents including research papers. This software is on all computers at Xavier, including those computers in the library and academic computing labs. For help completing this step use the following resources:
Help available within Word 2003: click Help on the menubar or press the F1 key
Help available within Word 2007: click the ? icon in the top right menubar or press the F1 key
Learning Express Library (set up an account in the library to use off-campus; Word 2003 and 2007)
For this step you need to create a document at least 2 pages in length that demonstrates you know how to do the following tasks in Microsoft Word:
Type text with different font styles, sizes and colors
Understand how to select all text and make changes to the font style and size: type instructions for how to do this in your document
Create a paragraph that is single spaced
Create a paragraph that is double spaced
Create a paragraph with hanging indentation
Create a paragraph that is right justified
Create a paragraph that is both right and left justified
Create a paragraph that that is centered
Copy and paste text from this web page into your document
Create a bulleted list
Create a numbered list
Create a table
Insert an image
Create a hyperlink
Insert a page break
Create a header
Create a footer with page number and date
Spell check your document: type instructions for how to do this in your document
BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR DOCUMENT FREQUENTLY!!
When you have completed your document upload it into your e-portfolio (Expo Directory). You cannot simply copy and paste it into your portfolio. You need to upload it as a file. If you have forgotten how to do this consult these e-portfolio instructions.
