Chapter 46

Investigate intermediate/advanced Word features. The tasks in the following list are likely to be useful in preparing assignments and report writing within chemistry. Can you carry out all of the tasks? If not, use either a manual or thy online Help feature to find out how to accomplish them. Tips are given in the answer section. a) Sort information in a list into alphabetical order. (b) Replace a text string word or phrase with a new text string throughout your document. (c) Replace a text string in normal font with the same text string in italics throughout your document. (d) Add a 'header' and 'footer' to your document, the former showing the document's title and the latter containing page numbers on the bottom centre of the page. (e) Adjust the margins of the page to give a 5-cm margin on the left and a 2-cm margin on the right. (f) Change the type of bullets used in a list from standard (• or \(\mathbf{D}\) ) to a different form (e.g. -, - or \(\square\) ). (g) Use the 'thesaurus' option to find a different or more suitable word to express your meaning. Try, for example, to find alternatives to the word 'alternative'. (h) Carry out a spell-check on your document. (i) Carry out a word count on your document and on a selected part of it. (j) Open two documents and switch between them.

Make precise copies of tables. Copy the following tables using word processor software. $$ \begin{array}{|l|ccc|} \hline \text { Test organism } & & {\text { Results of analysis (units) }} \\ \hline & \text { August } & \text { September } & \text { October } \\ \hline \mathrm{X} & & & \\ \hline \mathrm{Y} & & & \\ \hline Z & & & \\ \hline \end{array} $$ $$ \begin{array}{lcc} \hline & {\text { Results of analysis (units) }} \\ \hline \text { Test organism } & \text { August } \quad \text { September } \quad \text { October } \\ \mathrm{X} & & \\ \mathrm{Y} & \\ \mathrm{Z} & \\ \hline \end{array} $$