Prepared by:

Prof. Dr Bahaman Abu SamahDepartment of Professional Development and Continuing Education

Faculty of Educational StudiesUniversiti Putra Malaysia

Serdang

• MS Word is a word processing application that allows

you to create a variety of documents like letters, flyers,

and reports

• It was first released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems

• Commercial versions of Word are licensed as a standalone product or as a component of Microsoft Office

• Word has incorporated a number of functions of a

desktop publishing software

Menu barRibbon

Ruler

Insertion Point

• Formatting Tools

• Insert Objects

• Create Document

• Create Table

• Create Column Document

• Create Mail Merge

• Manage Footer and Paging

1. Change Font properties

2. Change paragraph properties

3. Apply Tab setting

4. Set Indent Marker

5. Apply Format Painter

Font properties include:

• Font type, style, size and colour

• Font effects (bold, italic, superscript and

subscript)

• Text effects and

typography

Paragraph properties include:

• Bullets

• Text alignment

• Line and paragraph spacing

• Shading

• Borders

MS Word provides 5 tabs

Left

Center

Right

Decimal

Bar

First line Indent Marker

Hanging/Left Indent Marker

• Format Painter is used apply the

look of a particular selection to

other content

• Double-click Format Painter to

apply the formatting in multiple

locations

1. Picture

2. Clip art

3. Shape/SmartArt

4. Charts

5. Text box

6. Equation

7. Symbols

8. Drop Cap

• Use SmartArt to improve

visual presentation of

information

• Word provides a variety

of SmartArt graphics as

listed

• Word provides function to

include equation

• However MS Equation

Editor provides a much

easier interface to create

formula

• You can add

symbols into your

Word documents

• Word provides a

variety of

symbols

Practice 1

Hypothesis Testing

Independent Sample t-test

Hypothesis test for the independent sample t-test involves five stages; from stating the hypotheses to

conclusion. As a student, you should understand and be able to make the appropriate calculations and

make decision based on the given decision criteria.

1. State the hypothesis

HO: μ1 = μ2

HA: μ1 ≠ μ2

2. Calculate the test statistic (t-value)

Use the following formula to calculate the test statistic:

3. Determine the Critical value

tcritical = tα, df

4. Decision

Use the following criteria:

Reject HO: tcal >= tcritical

Fail to reject HO: tcal < tcritical

5. Conclusion

Reject HO: There is significant difference between the group means

Fail to reject HO: No significant difference between the group means.

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• Format the text to be similar to

the attached document

• Incorporate symbol and formula

• Use MS Equation Editor to

create formula

Note:

Title Bernard MT

Condensed 26

Initial title Mistral 11

Main text Arial 11

Line spacing after 8 pt

Line spacing after sub-topic 4 pt

Line spacing in-between 3 pt

Practice 2

Table 1: Comparison of Job Satisfaction by Gender and Marital StatusVariable n Mean SD t pGender 2.43 .053

Male 34 4.14 0.79Female 46 3.95 0.74

Marital status -5.53 .003Bachelor 25 3.28 0.64Married 55 4.19 0.72

• Format the content as the

attached table

• Use tab settings

• Adjust line spacing

Line Spacing:

Title Double

Header 12 pt

Between variables 8 pt

Within variable 3 pt

Take note of the tab settings

Practice 3

Practice 4

• In Mail Merge, you can create one

document and send to multiple individuals

• Incorporate Word document and recipient

list from a database

Create a document in Word

Start a Mail Merge – select merge type

Select recipients – select database

Insert Merge fields

Review results

Finish and merge

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Date:Dear StudentTEST SCORE AND GRADE FOR DCE3100Thank you for enrolling in Computer Application in Human Resource Development (DCE3100), semester 1 2014/15.The followings are detailed results which include assignment, mid-term and final exam scores, total score and grade. Congratulations to you if you have performed with excellence in this subject. Please apply all the knowledge and skills that you acquired through out the semester in further improve your computing skill.AssignmentMid-term examinationFinal examinationTotalGradeThank you and have a pleasant days ahead.SincerelyYour nameYour address

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• Select the Mail Merge type

• The Mail Merge types include:

- Letters

- e-Mail messages

- Envelopes

- Labels

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• Select the Mail Merge data

source

• The Mail Merge data sources

include:

- Type a new list

- Use an existing list (ex. Access

data file)

- Choose from Outlook

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• Place your insertion point

where you want to insert the

field

• Click Insert Merge Field

icon, select the field

Note:

Insertion of fields can be done

one at a time

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• Click Finish & Merge icon to

complete your Mail Merge

• You can print and save the

Mail Merge document

Practice 5

• Insert Section Break enables

you to set different footer

setting within a document

• Click PAGE LAYOUT

ribbon

• Turn off Link to Previous to

create a different footer for

this current section

• In addition you can assign

different paging setting

between sections

• Click Format Page Number

to assign:

- Number format

- Page number