WORD PROCESSING

PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.1

(A). Create the following document as it is including the enhancements shown. (5 marks)

AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE
Day 1, Sydney:
You arrive in Sydney at 7 P.M. in plenty of time to settle in.

Day 2, City Tour:

Lunch, featuring a variety of international dishes is included!

Day 3, Great Barrier Reef:

Snorkel or scuba dive through the fabulous coral gardens. An expert diver and a marine biologist
from Tres Research are on board to answer questions about the unusual marine life.

The Spirit of an Adventurer

A n adventure is a dare you take personally. It’s an opportunity that also involves some risk.
Few of us accept such a challenge, although many of us dreamed of adventure during
childhood. What is so different about adults who live out their dreams?

Panel Moderator: Each of you has done something the average person would never try. Can
you explain why you did it?

Jean: I am intensely curious. I love a physical challenge.

Mike: Curiosity! I am interested in finding out for myself how it really is like.

Susan: The sense of achievement afterwards is just great in itself!

Questions:
(i). Save the document as “ADVENTURE” followed by your full names. (1½ marks)
(ii). Apply the following formats to the heading “AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE’ (4 marks)
Capitalization - Uppercase
Alignment - Center
Appearance - Bold
Font - Arial Black
Size - 18
(iii). Apply the following formats to the subtopic “THE SPIRIT OF AN ADVENTURER’
(1 mark)
Font - Monotype Corsiva
Size - 18
(iv). Apply a Drop cap as shown in line 15. The cap should be dropped 2 lines. (2 marks)
(v). Apply bold, italic and underlines as shown in the different parts of the document.
(1½ marks)
(vi). Save the changes made to your document. (1 mark)
(B). Create a document named Growth Stocks, and include all the enhancements in the text as
shown in the document. (7 marks)

KGH CONSULTANTS
P.O. Box 42089
Nairobi.

Dear Mr. Mwomboko,

REF: GROWTH STOCKS AT NSE

F ollowing your inquiry about which stocks to consider for long-term investments, we are
happy to provide you with information on the performance on 9 companies over the last five
years.

Highest Market Price

Stock Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Average
BBK 63.00 52.00 132.50 205.00 211.00
CFC 25.00 30.50 58.00 127.00 600.00
DTK 35.00 49.00 152.00 152.00 82.50
EAP 4.50 10.50 16.25 60.00 49.50
HFCK 8.00 16.00 15.75 51.00 30.00
KCB 36.00 31.00 50.00 100.00 90.00
Kenol 4.25 4.25 24.50 76.00 63.00
Nation 12.00 15.00 19.75 71.00 90.50
Uchumi 15.00 25.50 29.00 64.50 66.00
Total 202.75 233.75 497.75 906.5 1282.5

Please study the information and lets us know which of these stocks you would like to invest in.

We will be available for further consultation if you feel it is necessary.

Sincerely,

Shares Analyst.

Questions.
(i). Apply the following formats to the first and last column, row 1, 2 and 12: (3 marks)
Appearance - Bold
Size - 14
(ii). Insert the table between the first and second paragraphs. (1 mark)
(iii). Merge the cells in row 1 into a single cell as shown. (3 marks)
(iv). Compute the Averages and Totals in the table. (6 marks)
(v). Format the table applying a 25% shading as shown. Add any other enhancements to the
text that you feel are appropriate. (3 marks)
(vi). Save the changes to the document. (1 mark)

PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.2

1. a) Using a word processing package, type the document below exactly as it appears.
Answer the questions that follow.

RECURSION
An object is said to be recursive if it partially consists (or is defined in terms) of itself.
Recursion is encountered not only in mathematics, but also in daily life. Who hasn’t seen an
advertising picture which contains itself?
Recursion is a particularly powerful means in mathematical definitions. A few familiar
examples are those of natural numbers, tree structures and of certain functions.

(a). Natural numbers

(i). 1 is a natural number.
(ii). the successor of a natural number is a natural number.
(b). Tree structures, e.g., O is a tree (called the empty tree).
(c). The factorial function n! (for non-negative integers).
(i). 0! =1.
(ii). If n > 0, then n! = n.(n - 1)!.
The power of recursion evidently lies in the possibility of defining an infinite set
of objects by a finite statement. In the same manner, an infinite number of
computations can be described by a finite recursive program, even if this program
contains no explicit repetitions. Recursive algorithms however are primarily
appropriate when the problem to be solved or the function to be computed or the
data structure to be processed is already defined in recursive terms.

STRUCTURE DIAGRAM

SOFTWARE

APPLICATION SYSTEM
SOFTWARE SOFTWARE

User Standard Operating Utility Translators

Developed packages Systems programs

The above structure describes the software breakdown. The information can also be presented
using a table as shown below:

Translators
System software Utility programs
Software Operating systems
Application software User developed
Standard packages
(25 marks)
b) Apply the following formats to the title “RECURSION’
Capitalization - Uppercase
Alignment - Centered
Appearance - Bold
Font type - Arial Black
Size - 18
Underline - Single (3 marks)
c) Convert the paragraph starting from “The power of recursion ……….” to two columns, and
justify them. (4 marks)
d) Apply borders on the table as shown. (2 marks)
e) Put a header and a footer. The header should read ‘Learning word’ while the footer should
appear as © followed by your first name. (3 marks)
f) Save the entire document as Recursion and in a floppy disk. (3 marks)

PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.3

1. Create the following table and enter the text. (2 mk)

CATHOLIC MISSION KIONGWANI

NAME COURSE COURSE CHARGES

CODE
1. Ann Gitao PM 21 Adobe PageMaker 3,600
2. Janet Gathii Word003 Microsoft Word 2,800
3. John Musau Excel05 Microsoft Excel 2,200
4. Yank Noah Lot123 Lotus 123 1,500
5. Kim Muchene WP001 WordPerfect 1,000
6. Loice George DbIII Dbase III Plus 800
TOTAL
AVERAGE

Required to:
(i). Make the heading text size 14, Bold and Arial. Make row 1 Bold. (1½ marks)
(ii). Insert the outside borders as shown. (2 mk).
(iii). Make the last two rows and the right-most column have a shading of 25%. (1½ mk)
(iv). Insert Numbering to row 2 to 6 in the first column. (2 mk)
(v). Center the heading text and the entire table between the right and left margins. (1 mk).
(vi). Using an appropriate formula, calculate the Totals and the Average. (4 mk)
(vii). Save the document as ‘TABLE’ followed by your name. (1 mk)
2. (A). Assume you are an employee in a certain company and that you have organized a
Birthday party at home and you would like to invite the Director, Operations Manager,
Secretary, and the Accounts Clerk of the company you work for.
Required:
Use the Mail merge facility provided in Microsoft Word to prepare their invitation letters
that should include the following details: Job Title, First Name, Last Name, Company
name, Address and Work phone.
Save the document as “MERGE” followed by your name. (8 mk).

(B). Using a Textbox, prepare a birth card for your best friend who will be celebrating his/her
birthday on 25th August, 2004. Insert a Clip art to match the occasion and use the Fill
effect feature in the Format Picture dialog box to make it as attractive as possible.