Practice Exercises

Find and read a business article or report of at least 4,000 words. As you are reading it, make a detailed multilevel outline of the contents. The outline should be at least one full page long. Apply headers and page numbers. Use single-space and a 12-point font.

Using the skills learned in this section, customize the Quick Access Toolbar to include the following commands: New document, Print, Copy, and Paste. Describe the steps you took to accomplish this.

Using SmartArt, create a detailed flowchart of the processes involved in a typical household task, such as making a sandwich or doing laundry. Choose an appropriate graphic to show the flow of the task to be completed.

Using the tools in the Text command group, compose an offer letter for a job opportunity. The letter should include today’s date, a signature line, and company information. You can create a company name and address or use an actual company and its information.

Go to Papers and reports at Office.com and download a report template. Using the template, insert both a footnote and an endnote into the document. Add some text to each and modify the text using the skills learned in this section.

Go to Papers and reports at Office.com and download a report template that has section headings already formatted. Using the template, insert a table of contents into the document.

Go to Papers and reports at Office.com and download a report template that has a table of contents already formatted. Using the template, insert a bookmark several pages into the document that will take you back to the table of contents in the report.

Create a multilevel to-do list for your weekly tasks. You can decide the level of detail needed in the list and you can combine both home activities, recreational items, and school-related work in the list. Add and center the page numbers, and add a relevant header.

Find a report template from the template gallery in Docs. Use the template to insert page numbers (or change the location if the template already contains page numbers) and insert a multilevel outline into the report.

Search the internet and find a picture of an organizational chart for a company. Using that as a guide, create the chart in a new Doc using the techniques covered in this section.

Create a table using the list of weekly tasks you created a checklist for in Google Docs: Enhanced Formatting Features. Use the tools and skills you learned in this section to create an easy-to-read table that outlines at least two different categories of tasks (e.g., Work Tasks, Recreational Tasks). Your table should have at least one merged cell and at least two different fill colors.

Using a longer business article with headings, add section breaks as appropriate. Format the headings to use in the table of contents. Add page numbers with the finished section breaks. Then, on the first page, insert a table of contents.