practical Microsoft Word exercises

 Here are 10 practical Microsoft Word exercises to improve your skills, ranging from basic to advanced:

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Exercise 1: Basic Document Formatting

Task:
Create a document with:

• Title in bold, size 16, centered.

• 3 paragraphs with:

  • First line indent (0.5").

  • Line spacing: 1.5.

  • Font: Times New Roman, size 12.

• Add a footer with your name and page number.

Skills Practiced:
✔ Font formatting ✔ Paragraph spacing ✔ Headers/Footers

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Exercise 2: Tables & Alignment

Task:
Create a table for a weekly study schedule:

• Columns: Day, Subject, Time.

• Rows: 5 (Monday–Friday).

• Merge cells for "Weekend" (Saturday + Sunday).

• Apply borders and shade alternate rows.

Skills Practiced:
✔ Table insertion ✔ Cell merging ✔ Border styling

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Exercise 3: Bullets & Numbering

Task:
List 5 steps to make coffee using:

• Numbers for main steps.

• Nested bullets for ingredients/tools.

Example:

1. Boil water

   • Electric kettle

   • 1 cup water

Skills Practiced:
✔ Multilevel lists ✔ Indentation

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Exercise 4: Inserting Images & Shapes

Task:
Design a birthday invitation:

• Insert a clip art/photo.

• Add a text box for event details.

• Draw a star shape and group it with the text.

Skills Practiced:
✔ Image handling ✔ Text boxes ✔ Grouping objects

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Exercise 5: Mail Merge

Task:
Create personalized certificates:

• Main document: Certificate template with placeholders (<<Name>>, <<Date>>).

• Data source: Excel sheet with 3 names.

• Merge to print 3 unique certificates.

Skills Practiced:
✔ Mail merge ✔ Data linking

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Exercise 6: Styles & Themes

Task:
Format a research abstract:

• Apply built-in Heading 1 for the title.

• Use "Intense Quote" style for a highlighted sentence.

• Change the document theme to "Facet".

Skills Practiced:
✔ Quick Styles ✔ Theme customization

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Exercise 7: Page Layout & Columns

Task:
Make a newspaper-style article:

• Split text into 2 columns.

• Add a drop cap at the start.

• Insert a column break midway.

Skills Practiced:
✔ Column formatting ✔ Breaks

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Exercise 8: References & Citations

Task:
Write a short essay on climate change:

• Add 3 footnotes for sources.

• Insert a bibliography (APA style).

Skills Practiced:
✔ Citations ✔ Bibliography

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Exercise 9: Track Changes & Comments

Task:

• Write a 5-line paragraph.

• Enable Track Changes and edit it.

• Add a comment: "Is this data accurate?"

Skills Practiced:
✔ Review tools ✔ Collaboration

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Exercise 10: Macros (Advanced)

Task:
Record a macro to:

1. Apply blue bold font.

2. Insert a predefined signature line.
   Assign it to a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+S).

Skills Practiced:
✔ Macro recording ✔ Automation

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Bonus Tips:

• Time yourself to improve speed.

• Use F1 (Help) for guidance.

• Save exercises as "Word_Exercise_1.docx", etc.