Exercise

WORD PRACTICE

 

1.      (a) What do you understand by the term word processing?

 

 

(b) Name three other word processing packages that you know?   

 

 

2.      Define the following terms:-

(i)                  Right justified

 

(ii)                Left justified

                                                     

3.      Briefly explain how the following tasks are carried out in Word ?

(i)                  Page numbering

 

 

(ii)                Change the line spacing of a document                     (8 mks)

 

4.      Describe the following terminologies:-

(i)                  Footnotes

 

(ii)                Sub script

 

 

5. Type the following letter and mail merge it using the following data:-

(i)                  FirstName:  Mary                                 (ii)        FirstName:       Nelson

            LastName:   Jane                                             LastName:        Jones

REG.NO:    ELC/095                                       REG.NO:         ELC/098         

Cash:            8000                                            Cash:                5000

 

(iii)       FirstName:  Julius

            LastName:   King

REG.NO:    ELC/097

Cash:            10,000

 

NAME: <<FirstName>>  <<LastName>>

REG>NO.  <<Rnumber>>

 

RE: TUITION FEE ARREARS

 

This is to remind you that according to our records you are in arrears in fee payments for your degree programme as indicated below.

ARREARS:-                    Kshs_<<cash>>___________

SECOND SEMESTER Kshs.___________

TOTAL                          Kshs. __________

 

You are therefore required to clear the outstanding balance in order to register for the second semester Examinations.

 

James Julie

PSSP Co-coordinator                                                                        

 

 

 

 

(2)    Type the following text and edit it as required?

 

THE HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR

 

Madagascar's first settlers are believed to have arrived in the fifth century AD, from the African and Asian continents.  Within the Island, coastal and inland populations, variously of African and Polynesian were not brought together as a single political unit until they felt the pressures of French influence in the 19^th century.  The French explores da Cunha and d'Albuqueque arrived in 1506, but took steps occupy the island, or adjacent smaller islands.  Judging them to be without sufficient strategic importance or commercial value.

 

Set the line spacing to double spacing and set the left margin to 1.25 and right margin to 0.7.  Change the font size of the heading to 14" and the font to Albertus extra bold. Save it as history.                                                                                                  

 

 

(3)    Enter the following formulae:-

(i)                 

(ii)                                                    

(4)    (i)  Enter the following information in a text box:-

         "Word is an interesting package"

(iii)               Use word art to type the following:-

                MOI UNIVERSITY                                         

5.      Type the following table:

 

The Campus Glory is a magazine produced by the Moi University Christian Union – Main Campus.

 

Advertising Rates:

 

 

COVER PAGE	Full Page	½ Page	¼ Page	1/8 Page
Front Page	****	****	*****	****
Inside	Shs.4000.00	Shs. 2000.00	Shs.900.00	Shs.500.00
Back Page	Shs.5000.00	Shs.2800.00	Shs.1220.00	Shs.800.00
Inside Page	Shs.3000.00	Shs.1500.00	Shs.5000.00	Shs.450.00
Inside Pages	Shs.1500.00	Shs.750.00	Shs.400.00	Shs.190.00

 

NB: The Advertiser should pay half the money before publication.  The remainder is payable one week after publication.