Microsoft Office 2013: ProjectLearn

by Coulthard, Glen; Scheeren, Judy

• ISBN13: 9780073519401
• ISBN10: 0073519405
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2013-10-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Glen Coulthard; Microsoft Office 2013: ProjectLearn
Projects Today; Skills for Life!

Microsoft Office 2013: ProjectLearn is a new text with a project-based approach to engage students learning Microsoft Office 2013. The approach allows students to focus on the end result and complete the tutorial for each Office application with quality "artifacts" - projects that help students develop a portfolio they can display in their careers. The structured series has two projects per chapter. Additional lessons provide a consistent framework for learning with a lesson overview, skills preview, and project practice. At the end of each chapter are two "on your own" projects that each have three "work it out" exercises. By working directly within the project experience, students develop a deeper understanding of how skills essential to their future careers.

ProjectLearn is integrated with SIMnet, McGraw-Hill Education’s online learning and assessment solution, with 1:1 content to practice and master computing concepts and Microsoft Office skills.

Table of Contents

Chapter 01: An Introduction to Word

Project A: Editing a Professional Handout

Lesson A1: Selecting Text

Lesson A2: Moving Things Around

Lesson A3: Character Formatting

Lesson A4: Paragraph Formatting

Lesson A5: Getting the Best View

Project A Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Project B: Finishing Touches for the Handout

Lesson B1: Font Color and Effects

Lesson B2: Bulleted lists

Lesson B3: Find and Replace

Lesson B4: Spelling, Grammar, and Readability Statistics

Lesson B5: Printing Your Document

Project B Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Chapter Review

On Your Own 1

On Your Own 2

Chapter 02: Writing a Research Paper

Project A: Handling Multi‐Page Reports

Lesson A1: Generating and Modifying a Cover Page

Lesson A2: Inserting Page Numbers

Lesson A3: Inserting Breaks and Setting Sections

Lesson B4: Headers and Footers

Lesson B5: Managing and Controlling Headers and Footers

Project A Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Project B: Unifying the Document

Lesson B1: Creating and Applying Headings

Lesson B2: Tables of Contents

Lesson A3: Footnotes and Endnotes

Lesson B4: Organizing References

Lesson A5: Citations & Bibliography

Project B Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Chapter Review

On Your Own 1

On Your Own 2

Chapter 03: Enhancing Your Documents

Project A: Designing a Marketing Poster

Lesson A1: Inserting and Adjusting Photographs

Lesson A2: Manipulating Images

Lesson A3: Aligning Images

Lesson A4: Borders & Shading

Lesson A5: Adding and Formatting Shapes

Project A Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Project B: Adding Power to the Poster

Lesson B1: Clip Art

Lesson B2: Formatting Clip Art

Lesson B3: Controlling Color, Fill, Outline, and Text Wrapping

Lesson B4: Layers and Grouping

Project B Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Chapter Review

On Your Own 1

On Your Own 2

Chapter 04: Designing with Tabs, Tables, and Columns

Project A: Designing Corporate Memos and Letterhead

Lesson A1: Using and Customizing Templates

Lesson A2: Watermarks

Lesson A3: Setting and Customizing Tabs

Lesson A4: Advanced Ruler and Tab Control

Project A Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Project B: Working with Tables and Columns

Lesson B1: Inserting Tables and Quick Tables

Lesson B2: Table Styles

Lesson B3: Applying Table appearance

Lesson B4: Sorting Tables

Lesson B5: Working in Columns

Project B Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Chapter Review

On Your Own 1

On Your Own 2

Chapter 05: Mail Merge and Database Lists

Project A: Using Mail Merge

Lesson A1: Creating a Database

Lesson A2: Editing and Filtering a Database

Lesson A3: Inserting Merge Fields

Lesson A4: Merging and Adding Rules

Project A Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Project B: Mail Merge Wizards & Features

Lesson B1: Using Mail Merge Wizards

Lesson B2: Using Databases from Other Sources

Lesson B3: Creating Mailing Labels

Lesson B4: Creating a Directory

Project B Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Chapter Review

On Your Own 1

On Your Own 2

Chapter 06: Enhancing Professional Reports

Project A: Adding Reference Features

Lesson A1: Generating an Index

Lesson A2: Creating a Table of Figures

Lesson A3: Creating a Table of Authorities

Lesson A4: Using Bookmarks & Cross ‐references

Project A Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Project B: Improving the Visual Impact

Lesson B1: Advanced Font Control

Lesson B2: Smart Art

Lesson B3: Creating Charts

Lesson B4: Editing and Formatting Charts

Lesson B5: Adding Equations

Project B Review

Multiple Choice Quiz

Hands‐On Exercises

Work It Out 1

Work It Out 2

Work It Out 3

Chapter Review

On Your Own 1

On Your Own 2