INTRODUCTION TO
ICT
LAB-02
2.1. OBJECTIVE
1. Understanding Word Window
2. Type, Backspace & Delete
3. Bold, Italicize & Underline
4. Change Font Size & Font Style
5. Cut, Copy & Paste
6. Format Painter
7. Find & Replace
8. Non-printing characters
9. Applying Password or Encrypt Document
10. Insert & Overtype Mode
2.2. Understanding Word Window
2.3. Type, Backspace & Delete:
Backspace: Removes a character from the left side of cursor.
Delete: Removes a character from the right side of cursor.
2.4. Bold, Italicize & Underline
Bold: Select the text which you want to appear as bold, press Button “B” from
the Home tab, Font group.
Or
Select the text and press Ctrl + B.
Note: To remove Bold font press CTRL + B again.
This is an example of bold text.
Italicize: Select the text which you want to appear as Italic, press Button “I” from the Home
tab, Font group.
Or
Select the text and press Ctrl + I.
Note: To remove Italic font press CTRL + I again.
This is an example of Italic text.
Underline: Select the text which you want to underline, press Button “U” from the Home
tab, Font group.
Or
Select the text and press Ctrl + U.
Note: To remove underline press CTRL + U again.
This is an example of Underline text.
This is an example of Underline text.
This is an example of Underline text.
This is an example of Underline text.
This is an example of Underline text.
This is an example of Underline text.
This is an example of Underline text.
2.5. Change Font Size & Style:
Font Size: Font size is the size of the written text. To change the Font size, select the text;
select the number of size from Font Size drop down menu.
Or Press Grow Font button to increase font size, and Shrink font button to decrease
the font size.
Or, press Shift+ Ctrl+ > to increase the font size, and Shift+ Ctrl+ < to decrease the font size.
Font Style: Variations of how a text appears on the document. Font Style can be changed by
selecting the text; and then select the font style from the Font Style drop down in the Font
group.
This text is written in font style ‘Vijaya’ with font size ‘14’.
This text is written in font style ‘Cambria’ with font size ‘11’.
2.6. Cut, Copy & Paste
Cut: Select the text you want to Cut and click the Cut button from the Home
tab, Clipboard group. Or Select the text and press CTRL + X.
Word cuts the text.
Copy: Select the text you want to Copy and click the Copy button from the Home tab,
Clipboard group. Or Select the text and press CTRL + C.
Word copies the text.
Paste: Select the place where you want to paste the text and click the Paste button from the
Home tab, Clipboard group. Or select the place in the document and press CTRL + V.
Word pastes the text.
2.7. Format Painter
Copy the format of the selected text. Select text, which’s formatting needs to be copied,
press Format Painter Button under the Home tab in the clipboard group. The format of the
selected text is copied.
Now select the text, where the format is to be pasted.
2.8. Find & Replace
Press Ctrl + F to find any text or phrase in the whole document. This is useful when you are
working with large files.
2.9. Non-printing characters
Certain characters, called nonprinting characters, do not print and will not appear in your
printed document but do affect your document layout.
Character Denotes
A tab
. A space
¶ The end of a paragraph
Hidden text
To view nonprinting characters, press Show/Hide button , under Home tab in the
Paragraph group. Or press CTRL + SHIFT + *.
To make any text hidden in a document first select the text, then open the Font Dialog box
(by pressing the ) button on the bottom right corner of Fonts group. And check
the Hidden checkbox from the effects.
2.10. Applying Password or Encrypt Document:
The feature is used to protect the document from unauthorized access. To apply password
on your word document:
Click File Button > Info > Protect document > Encrypt document. In the Password box, type a
password, and then click OK. In the Re-enter password box, type the password again, and
then click OK. To save the password, save the file.
2.11. Insert & Overtype Mode
Insert Mode: By default, Word types text in Insert Mode i.e., we can place new text
between the existing text by positioning the cursor.
Overtype Mode: In overtype mode, typing new characters replaces any existing characters
to the right side of the insertion point.
To switch to overtype mode, click File > Options >Advanced, and then select ‘Use overtype
mode’ checkbox. Or Right click on the status bar, and select Overtype Mode.
2.12. LAB ACTIVITIES
For all the tasks, open the document ‘Quaid e Azam’ provided to you.
Complete all the tasks and show to your instructor.
2.12.1. LAB TASK 1
Open any Microsoft office document file. Replace the document title with your student ID
followed by your name.
2.12.2. LAB TASK 2
Change the font type for the entire document to Time New Roman with font size 10.
2.12.3. LAB TASK 3
Underline the paragraph that begins with "BY 1940, Jinnah had come…” and make the font
Bold.
2.12.4. LAB TASK 4
Use Superscript to footnote [7] at the end of the paragraph beginning with "By 1940, Jinnah
had come…"
2.12.5. LAB TASK 5
CAPITALIZE the first paragraph under the subtitle "History".
2.12.6. LAB TASK 6
Change the font color of the title, which was changed to your student ID followed by your
name, to RED.
2.12.7. LAB TASK 7
Copy the format of the paragraph beginning with " As the first Governor-General of
Pakistan …" to the paragraph beneath it.
2.12.8. LAB TASK 8
Format the line spacing of the Capitalized paragraph in Exercise-5 to be Double line spacing.
2.12.9. LAB TASK 9
Use Rounded Bullets to the last two paragraphs of the subtitle History.
2.12.10. LAB TASK 10
Use Outside Border to the paragraph that begins with " As the first Governor-General of
Pakistan" and apply Yellow Shading to it.
2.12.11. LAB TASK 11:
Replace the word "Strength" with the word " " طاقتfor the entire document.
Tasks:
1. Write down the shortcut key and function of Format
Painter.
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2. Write down the shortcut keys for Find and Replace.
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3. Write down the steps for Encrypting MS WORD
document.
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