Unit-3 Latex and Word

Task-1 Orientation on MS Word and Latex

What is ms word? What are the uses of ms word? And briefly explain menus in Ms Word.

Microsoft Word is word processing software developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft
Office suite, which includes applications like Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Uses of MS Word:
Microsoft Word is widely used for creating, editing, formatting, and sharing documents, ranging
from simple letters and reports to more complex documents like newsletters and manuscripts. It
offers a user-friendly interface with a range of features for text formatting, spell-checking,
document templates, and collaboration tools. Users can also insert images, tables, charts, and
other elements into their documents. Microsoft Word supports various file formats, making it
compatible with different systems and software.

MS Word Menus:
Microsoft Word menus are organized into tabs, each containing specific groups of commands.
1. File Menu:
a. This menu is used for document-related tasks such as opening, saving, printing, and
managing files.
b. Common options include "New," "Open," "Save," "Save As," and "Print."
2. Home Tab:
a. It contains the most frequently used commands for text formatting and editing.
b. Commands include options for font formatting, paragraph formatting, copying and
pasting, and basic styles.
3. Insert Tab:
a. This tab is used for inserting various elements into your document, such as pictures,
tables, charts, headers, footers, and page numbers.
4. Page Layout Tab:
a. It focuses on the layout and appearance of the document, including options for margins,
orientation, size, and themes.
b. References Tab:
c. This tab is used for features related to citations, table of contents, footnotes, endnotes,
and captions.
5. Mailings Tab:
a. It contains tools for creating mail merges, envelopes, labels, and other document
automation features.

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 6. Review Tab:
a. This tab is used for proofreading and reviewing documents, including spelling and
grammar checking, tracking changes, and adding comments.
7. View Tab:
a. It provides options for changing the document view, such as Normal, Print Layout, and
Outline. It also includes controls for zooming in and out.

These menus collectively offer a range of tools for creating, formatting, and managing
documents in Microsoft Word.

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Q. what is Latex? What you can do with Latex? What are the features of Latex?

LATEX is a document preparation system for the TEX typesetting program. It enables
you to produce publication-quality output with great accuracy and consistency. LATEX works
on any computer and produces industry-standard PDF or PS documents. It is available both in
free (open-source) and commercial implementations. LATEX can be used for any kind of
document, but it is especially suited to those with a complex structure, repetitive formatting, or
notations like mathematics1 ; or where technical stability, dimensional accuracy, or a persistent
and non-proprietary file format are needed.

We can do the following with Latex.

 produce device (and scale) independent and beautifully designed text with formulas
and figures (dvi, ps, pdf files)
 output pictures through pstricks, tiks, metafont (svg)
 Produce web pages with formulas (tex4ht, tex2html). But nowadays mathJax can do
it directly and beautifully without the need for TeX.
LaTeX Features

 LaTeX documents are written using a markup language, which allows users to easily
create complex documents with a consistent look and layout.
 To use LaTeX an interpreter or editor is required which reads the LaTeX files compiles
them, and renders them into a final document.
 It allows the labeling of any piece of information that will be used later for citations or
reference.
 LaTeX has the capability to insert footnotes and figures, create tables of content, and
plot raw data in LaTeX with few commands.
 LaTeX is also cross-platform compatible, meaning that documents created in LaTeX
can be easily shared across multiple platforms. Additionally, LaTeX files are encrypted,
meaning that they cannot be edited without the correct password, ensuring documents
remain secure and confidential.
 LaTeX also offers a great deal of flexibility in terms of document structure, as it is
possible to create documents with multiple levels of headings, subheadings, and
footnotes, as well as to create tables and figures. It is also highly extensible, allowing
users to add custom functions and features to suit their needs.
 LaTeX is widely used by publishers, making it easy to submit documents for
publishing. It is also supported by a large community of developers and users, making
it easy to find help and advice when needed.

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Q. what is Latex? Prepare a leave letter using LaTex as shown bellow and briefly explain
about the procedure.

LATEX is a document preparation system for the TEX typesetting program. It enables
you to produce publication-quality
quality output with great accuracy and consistency. LATEX works
on any computer and produces industry
industry-standard
standard PDF or PS documents. It is available both in
free (open-source)
source) and commercial implementations. LATEX can be used for any kind ki of
document, but it is especially suited to those with a complex structure, repetitive formatting, or
notations like mathematics1 ; or where technical stability, dimensional accuracy, or a persistent
and non-proprietary
proprietary file format are needed.

Aim: Preparing
aring Leave Letter using Latex

Expected output:

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Procedure:

1. Opened Note Pad Editor and followed procedure.

2. To set page size and default font size I typed the following code,
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{letter}
3. To set page margins I typed the following code,

\usepackage[left=1in, right=1in, top=1in, bottom=1in]{geometry}

4. To start the document I typed the following ,

\begin{document}

5. To set documnt type to letter I typed the following,

\begin{letter}
6. Here I typed recepient details ending each line with \\ for new line.
7. Here I typed the following code to begin the main content of a letter,

\opening{Respected Sir,}

8. To set paragraph indent I typed the following,

\setlength{\parindent}{2em}
9. To set line spaging I typed the following.
\setlength{\baselineskip}{1.5\baselineskip}
10. I typed the body contents.
11. Here I typed the following code to begin the main content of a letter,
\closing{Tanking you Sir,}
12. To start aligning right I typed the following,

\begin{flushright}

13. Here I typed senders details.

14. To end aligning right I typed the following,
\end{flushright}
15. To end the document type I typed the following ,
\end{letter}
16. To end the document I typed the following ,
\end{document}
17. Save the document with .tex extension.
18. Then opened Overleaf Latex editor. Then uploaded the file.
19. Clicked on Recompile button.
20. Downloaded the out put pdf file.

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 Unit-3 Latex and Word

Task-2 prepaing Project Certificate

Q. what is MS Word? Prepare Project certificate as shown bellow in MS Word and briefly
explain the procedure followed to bring the expected output.

Microsoft Word is a word processing program that allows for the creation of both simple
and complex documents. MS Word enables users to do write-ups, create documents,
resumes, contracts, etc. This is one of the most commonly used programs under the Office
suite.
Aim: Preparing Project Certificate using MS Word application.

Expected output:

Procedure:

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 1. Opened word application by clicking in search box near start button and typed word and
clicked on word icon in the menu.
2. Changed page size to A4 by, clicking on page layout and clicked on size and clicked on
size a4.
3. Now I typed all the text required to prepare Project Certificate.
4. Selected all text by pressing Ctrl + A. and made the following changes,
a. Applied font type Times New Roman by clicking on home tab and clicked on font
type and selected Times New Roman.
b. Applied font size 12 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 12.
5. selected project title and made the following changes,
a. Applied font size 20 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 20.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
c. Aligned center by clicking on home tab and clicked on center align button.
6. selected affiliation and address and made the following changes,
a. Applied font size 14 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 14.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
c. Aligned center by clicking on home tab and clicked on center align button.
7. Inserted logo by clicking on insert tab and clicked on picture and selected logo and
clicked on insert.
8. Selected logo image and set it’s height and width by clicking on shape format tab and
entered 2.54cm in both height and width boxes.
9. selected name of the department and made the following changes,
a. Applied font size 16 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 16.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
c. Aligned center by clicking on home tab and clicked on center align button.
10. Selected Paragraph next to name of the department and made the following changes,
a. Justified Paragraph by clicking on home tab and clicked on justify button.
b. Changed Line space to 1.5 by clicking on home tab and clicked on line spacing
drop down button and selected 1.5.
11. Selected project title and made the following changes,
a. Changed text color by clicking on home tab and clicked on font color and
selected a color
12. Selected name of the degree and made the following changes,
a. Changed text color by clicking on home tab and clicked on font color and
selected a color
13. Selected name of the branch and made the following changes,
a. Changed text color by clicking on home tab and clicked on font color and
selected a color
14. Selected all line below paragraph and made the following changes,
a. Applied font size 14 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 14.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
15. Saved the file by clicking on Office button and clicked on save as option and selected a
location to save and typed a name for the file and clicked on save button.

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Task-3 prepaing Project Abstract
Q. what is MS Word? Prepare Project Abstract as shown bellow in MS Word and briefly
explain the procedure followed to bring the expected output.

Microsoft Word is a word processing program that allows for the creation of both simple
and complex documents. MS Word enables users to do write-ups, create documents,
resumes, contracts, etc. This is one of the most commonly used programs under the Office
suite.
Aim: Preparing Project Abstract using MS Word application.

Expected output:

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Procedure:

1. Opened word application by clicking in search box near start button and typed word and
clicked on word icon in the menu.
2. Changed page size to A4 by, clicking on page layout and clicked on size and clicked on
size a4.
3. Applied page border by clicking on page layout and clicked on page borders and
selected box model and clicked on options selected measure from Text and clicked on
ok and clicked on ok again.
4. Now I typed all the text required to prepare Project Abstract.
5. Selected all text by pressing Ctrl + A. and made the following changes,
a. Applied font type Times New Roman by clicking on home tab and clicked on font
type and selected Times New Roman.
b. Applied font size 12 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 12.
6. selected title and made the following changes,
a. Applied font size 16 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 16.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
c. Aligned center by clicking on home tab and clicked on center align button.
7. selected text “PROJECT MEMBERS”, “GUIDES” and made the following changes,
a. Applied font size 14 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 14.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
8. Selected Project Member’s names and made the following changes,
a. Applied Line Numbers by clicking on Home Tab and Clicked on Numbers button
and selected number model.
9. Selected Guide’s names and made the following changes,
a. Applied Bullets by clicking on Home Tab and Clicked on Bullets button and
selected bullet model.
10. selected “ABSTRACT” and “TITLE” and made the following changes,
a. Applied font size 14 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 14.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
c. Aligned center by clicking on home tab and clicked on center align button.
11. Selected Paragraph next to TITLE and made the following changes,
a. Justified Paragraph by clicking on home tab and clicked on justify button.
b. Changed Line space to 2.0 by clicking on home tab and clicked on line spacing
drop down button and selected 2.0.
12. Saved the file by clicking on Office button and clicked on save as option and selected a
location to save and typed a name for the file and clicked on save button.

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Task-4 prepaing New Letter
Q. what is MS Word? Prepare New Paper as shown bellow in MS Word and briefly
explain the procedure followed to bring the expected output.

Microsoft Word is a word processing program that allows for the creation of both simple and
complex documents. MS Word enables users to do write-ups, create documents,
resumes, contracts, etc. This is one of the most commonly used programs under the Office
suite.
Aim: Preparing News Letter using MS Word application.

Expected output:

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Procedure:

1. Opened word application by clicking in search box near start button and typed word and
clicked on word icon in the menu.
2. Changed page size to A4 by clicking on page layout and clicked on size and clicked on
size a4.
3. Changed page margins by clicking on page layout and clicked on margins and clicked
on custom margins and entered the values in top 5.08cm, left 1.27cm, right 1.27cm and
bottom 1.27cm and clicked on Ok.
4. Now I typed all the text required to prepare News Letter.
5. Selected all text by pressing Ctrl + A. and made the following changes,
a. Applied font type Times New Roman by clicking on home tab and clicked on font
type and selected Times New Roman.
b. Applied font size 12 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 12.
c. Applied 3 column layout by clicking on page layout tab and clicked on columns
and clicked on three columns.
6. Inserted image by clicking on insert tab and clicked on picture and selected image and
clicked on insert.
7. Selected the image and made the following changes,
a. Applied text warp by clicking on shape format tab and clicked on text warp and
clicked on top and bottom option.
b. Resized image as shown in output by placing mouse pointer at lower right
corner, holding down the left mouse button and dragged mouse as required and
released the button.
8. Selected new titles such as “Golden News for Travel Industry”, “Top Stories” and
“Sports” and made the following changes.
a. Applied font size 16 by clicking on home tab and clicked on font size and
selected 16.
b. Made font bold by clicking on home tab and clicked on bold button.
9. Selected paragraphs below “Top Stories” and “Sports” and made the following changes.
a. Applied paragraph background color by clicking on Home tab and clicked on
shading button under paragraph section and selected light gray color.
10. Selected lines below “Top Stories” and applied line numbers by clicking on Home tab
and clicked on numbers button and selected number model.
11. Entered into Header Section by double clicking in top margin area and made the
following changes.
a. Inserted News Paper tile using word art by clicking on Inset tab and clicked on
word art button and selected a model.
b. Typed the title in word art edit box and selected font type from the drop down,
clicked on bold button and clicked on ok.
c. Inserted text box below title and made the following changes.
i. Inserted current date at left side by clicking date and time option and
selected a date format and clicked on ok.
ii. Typed Since-Year in the middle.
iii. Inserted page number at right side by clicking on page number button and
selected current position and selected “page number of pages” option.

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 d. Inserted lines above and below news title by clicking on Inset tab and clicked on
shapes and selected straight line and now holding down left mouse button at left
margin dragged mouse to the end of the margin.
i. Selected lines and made the following changes,
ii. Changed line weight by clicking on shape format tab and clicked on
outline button and clicked on weight and selected a weight of the line.
12. Saved the file by clicking on Office button and clicked on save as option and selected a
location to save and typed a name for the file and clicked on save button.

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