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.

Step by step solution

01

Sort information in alphabetical order

In a Word document, select the list of items you would like to sort. Then, go to the 'Home' tab and click on the 'Sort' option in the 'Paragraph' section. A dialog box will appear where you can choose to sort in alphabetical order.

02

Replace text throughout your document

Go to the 'Home' tab and click on the 'Replace' option in the 'Editing' section. In the dialog box that appears, enter the text you want to replace in the 'Find what' field and the new text in the 'Replace with' field. Then, click on 'Replace All'.

03

Replace normal font with italics

This can also be done using the 'Replace' option, but this time, click on 'Replace With' box, and then select 'Format' from the bottom. In the drop-down menu, select 'Font' and opt for 'Italics'. Click on 'OK' and then 'Replace All'.

04

Add a header and footer

Go to the 'Insert' tab and select either 'Header' or 'Footer'. From the drop-down menu, choose a style and enter the desired text. The process is the same for both header and footer.

05

Adjust page margins

Go to the 'Layout' or 'Page Layout' tab and select 'Margins'. From the drop-down menu, choose 'Custom Margins' and enter the desired values (5 cm for left and 2 cm for right). Click 'OK'.

06

Change the type of bullets

Highlight the list whose bullet style you want to change. Go to the 'Home' tab and in the 'Paragraph' group, click on the 'Bullets' drop-down menu. From there, select a new bullet style.

07

Use the thesaurus option

Right-click on the word for which you want to find synonyms and select 'Synonyms'. From the side menu, select 'Thesaurus'. A list of synonyms should appear.

08

Carry out a spell-check

Go to the 'Review' tab and select 'Spell Check' or 'Spelling & Grammar'. Word will start checking your document for spelling errors.

09

Carry out a word count

On the 'Review' tab, click on 'Word Count'. A dialog box will appear displaying the number of pages, words, characters and so on in your document.

10

Open and switch between documents

To open a new document, click on the 'File' tab and choose 'Open'. Then, to switch between open documents, click on the 'View' tab and select 'Switch Windows'. Choose the document to switch to.

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