POFI 1301 Computer Applications Homework
In the following project, you will format a newsletter for the Aspen Falls Parks and Recreation Department about the annual Aspen Falls Triathlon. You will apply Text Effects and use columns to lay out the newsletter articles. You will create a new style for the article titles and apply it to both subtitles. You will use Online Pictures to locate and insert Clip Art, and you will create and format a SmartArt graphic. Finally, you will create mailing labels using Word’s mail merge tools.
Step | Instructions | Points Possible |
1 | Start Word 2016. Download and save the project files. Open the file named sk16_wd_ch04_grader_SA1Racers_hw.docx and then save the file as Last_First_sk16_wd_ch04_grader_SA1Racers_hw Display the formatting marks. | 0 |
2 | Apply the Slice theme, and then change the fonts theme to Candara. | 10 |
3 | For the title Aspen Falls Triathlon (including the paragraph mark at the end of the line), apply the Fill: Light Turquoise, Background color 2, Inner Shadow text effect. Note, depending upon the version of Office being used, the text effect name may be Fill – Light Turquoise, Background 2, Inner Shadow. | 12 |
4 | Search Online Pictures using the keyword triathlon and then insert an appropriate image from the results. Note, Mac users, search for an image in a web browser, and then download and insert a relevant image from the results. Select any additional text boxes that may display when the image is inserted, and then press DELETE. Set the picture height to 1.6″ and the picture width to 2.58″ | 14 |
5 | Change the picture position to Position in Top Left with Square Text Wrapping. Recolor the picture to Light Turquoise, Background color 2 Light. | 12 |
6 | Starting with the subtitle This Year’s Race and ending with the phone number, select the text taking care not to select the Section Break (Next Page) non-printing characters after the phone number. Apply the 2-column layout and change column spacing to 0.3″. Insert a column break at the beginning of the This Year’s Sponsors subtitle. | 14 |
7 | Create a new Quick Style named Racers Subtitle based on the This Year’s Race subtitle and then apply the style to the other subtitle—This Year’s Sponsors. | 10 |
8 | For the paragraph starting Consider becoming a sponsor, apply a box border with a 1½ point wide line, and a border color of Orange, Accent 5. For the same paragraph, set the shading to Orange, Accent 5, Lighter 80% (ninth color, second row). | 14 |
9 | Insert a process SmartArt graphic with the Basic Timeline layout. Set the SmartArt’s position to Position in Bottom Center with Square Text Wrapping. Change graphic’s height to 2″ and width to 5.6″ | 8 |
10 | Change the SmartArt text to Swim in the upper left shape, Bike in the lower center shape, and Run in the upper right shape. Save, but do not close, the document. | 6 |
11 | Save the Last_First_sk16_wd_ch04_grader_sa1racers_hw_.docx file, and then close all Word documents without saving the changes to the other documents. Submit the Last_First_sk16_wd_ch04_grader_sa1racers_hw_.docx file as directed by your instructor. | 0 |
Total Points | 100 |
POFI 1301 Computer Applications Homework