Microsoft Office 2007 Word Chapter 2 Creating a

Microsoft Office 2007 Word Chapter 2 Creating a Research Paper

Objectives • Describe the MLA documentation style for research papers • Change line and paragraph spacing in a document • Use a header to number pages of a document • Apply formatting using shortcut keys • Modify paragraph indentation • Create and modify styles Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 2

Objectives • • Insert and edit citations and their sources Add a footnote to a document Insert a manual page break Create a bibliographical list of sources Move text Find and replace text Use the Research task pane to look up information Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 3

Plan Ahead • • • Select a topic Research the topic and take notes Organize your ideas Write the first draft, referencing sources Create the list of sources Proofread and revise the paper Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 4

The MLA documentation style for research papers • MLA (Modern language association) – Double space text on all pages. – Margins 1 inch (top, bottom, left and right) – No title page – Page number preceded with last name an placed at the top right of each page ½ inch below the margin. – Indent first page of each paragraph ½ inch from the left margin Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 5

The MLA documentation style for research papers • MLA (Modern language association) – Place your name and course information: • • In a block At the left margin 1 inch from the top of the page Double space – Center the title one double space below the course information Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 6

The MLA documentation style for research papers • MLA (Modern language association) – In the text of the paper: • Place author reference in parenthesis. • Page number(s) of reference info. – Footnotes are optional and for explanatory. • Place in the bottom of the page. • Indent the first line of each note • Double space notes Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 7

Work cited Refers to bibliographic list of sauces. Place on a separate page in the end of the paper. Sort in alphabetical order( author last name) Center the title “work cited”. Place 1 inch from the top margin Double space all lines. Begin each line at the left margin (indent subsequent lines for each same source). • Underline or italicize the title of each source. • • Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 8

Insert Page Number with last Name • • Insert-> header->edit header Home -> right justify then type last name Design -> page # -> current position Close header and footer Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 9

Choosing margins • • Page layout Select the proper margins setup Landscape or portrait? Page Layout -> “ select orientation” Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 10

Citation and criteria • Insert Citation – Reference – Change style to MLA – Insert citation. . Fill data • Edit citation – Double Click on the citation in the document’s body. – Select edit citation Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 11

Foot notes or end notes and work cited • Preference • select foot notes or end notes. • Work cited: – References -> under style select MLA then under Bibliography -> work cited Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 12

Page …. • Page color: page layout-> page color • Page water mark: Page layout -> water mark (select option) • Page Break: page layout-> breaks • Spell Check: Review -> ABC • Find and Replace: home (all the way to the right) • Cut, copy and paste: Home (all the way to the left) • Format painter: home • Align (left, right and center). Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 13

Hyperlink • For an existing document: – Home -> select hyperlink • For a new link: – Type then hit the space bar • Example www. cnn. com Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 14

Counting Words • Click the Word Count indicator on the status bar to display the Word Count dialog box • If necessary, place a check mark in the ‘Include textboxes, footnotes and endnotes’ check box • Click the Close button to close the dialog box Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 15

Displaying Formatting Marks • If necessary, click Home on the Ribbon to display the Home tab. If the Show/Hide ¶ button on the Home tab is not selected already, click it to display formatting marks on the screen Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 16

Double-Spacing Text • Click the Line spacing button on the Home tab to display the Line spacing gallery • Click 2. 0 in the Line spacing gallery to change the line spacing to double at the location of the insertion point Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques 17

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