CLAIT (level 1): File Management & e-Document Production

Exercise 11. Smoke Alarms                                  Provided by David G Edwards

 

1.       Open a new word processing document and input the following text

 

SMOKE ALARMS

 

Smoke detectors are small devices that can be fitted to the ceiling and are able to detect fires in their earliest stages and sound a loud warning signal. An alarm such as this can give you those precious few minutes of warning to get to safety in case of a fire.

 

When fitting a smoke alarm it should be at least 30 centimetres (12 inches) away from any wall or light fitting.

 

Smoke detectors should be fitted in a place where they can be heard throughout your home - particularly when you are asleep.

 

Do not fit detectors in the kitchen or bathroom, as the steam or cooking fumes may trigger the alarm.  Cigarette smoke will not normally set off an alarm.

 

2.       Save the document as Exercise 11 on your floppy disk

 

3.       Make the second and third paragraph into one paragraph by removing the space between them.

4.       In the third paragraph, delete the sentence Cigarette smoke will not normally set off an alarm.

 

5.       After the third paragraph, which ends trigger the alarm add the following text so that it becomes the new fourth paragraph: -

 

The following table shows the increase in the sales of smoke alarms in recent years

 

6.       Embolden and centre the title of the text SMOKE ALARMS

 

7.       Change the font of the title to 24-point ALGERIAN

 

8.       Insert a paragraph break in the first paragraph after the words …warning signal.

9.       Set both the left and right hand margins to 3 cm

10.    Reformat the third paragraph with a justified right-hand margin and single-line spacing.  The remainder of the document should be in double-line spacing with an unjustified right hand margin.

 

11.    Replace the word detectors with the word alarms, each time it appears

 

12.    Add a table with two columns and four rows to the document beneath the text

 

13.    Add the following data to the table

 

Year

Sales (millions)

2002

11.5

2003

13.7

2004

16.2

 

14.    Save the amended document with the original filename on your floppy disk

 

15.    Print one copy of the document

 

16.    Make a note of the number of words in the document at the bottom of your printout

 

17.    Move the document Exercise 11 to the Word Processing folder

 

18.    Re-name the file Exercise 11 (which should be in the Word Processing folder) as Smoke Alarm

 

19.    Take a screen print of the folder Word Processing to show its contents

 

20.    Save the screen print as Screen 11 in the sub-folder Screens

 

21.    Close Microsoft Word