A curated collection of practical office computing exercises with solutions for you.
Exercise 1: Text Formatting and Special Character Insertion as Demonstrated

Instructions:
Step 1: Draft the document content, apply bold and italic formatting to text

Step 2: Apply Arial font style to lines 3 and 4 of the poem:

For lines 7 and 8, use the Tahoma font.
Step 3: Place the cursor between the two poem sections -> go to Insert -> Symbol -> Symbol -> More Symbols:

Step 4: In the Font section, select Wingdings to find the symbol you want to insert -> double-click on the symbol or press Insert.

The special character has been successfully inserted to separate the two sections of the poem:

Step 5: Highlight the second stanza where you want to insert bullet points, navigate to Home -> click on the Bullets icon -> choose the bullet style you wish to use:

Step 6: Finally, adjust the position of the second stanza relative to the first by moving its position on the Ruler.

Thus, the poem has been edited and formatted as requested:

Exercise 2: Columnar text division, indenting the first line as per the example

Instructions:
Step 1: Draft the text as required, ensuring to press Enter after finishing to end the paragraph -> highlight the entire text -> go to the Layout tab -> Columns -> select Three for dividing into three columns:

The document has been successfully divided into three columns:

Remember, failing to press Enter at the end of paragraphs can cause errors in column division; despite selecting three columns, it might incorrectly fill the first column entirely before moving to the next:

Step 2: Highlight the letter O to create a capital letter at the beginning of the paragraph -> navigate to Insert tab -> Text section -> Drop Cap -> select Dropped:

Step 3: Adjust the position of the Drop Cap to achieve the desired outcome as specified in the instructions:

Exercise 3: Creating a table as shown below

Instructions:
Step 1: Construct a table with 2 columns and 3 rows for entering national emblems and school names:

Step 2: Fill in the content and then remove the table borders:

Step 3: Enter the table title, apply bold formatting and center alignment.

Step 4: Create a table with 7 columns and 8 rows for the grade report.

Step 5: Insert the table title as shown in the example.

Step 6: Highlight from the 'Semester I grade' cell to the end of the table, right-click and select Merge Cell.

Merge cells for the remaining cells as needed.
Step 7: For numerous cells off-center, select the cells to align, navigate to the layout tab, choose Alignment, and click on the Align Center icon.

Step 8: Apply the same alignment for the remaining cells. For the subjects Math, Physics, and Chemistry, highlight these cells, go to the layout tab, select Alignment, and choose Text Direction for text orientation.

The only task left is to fill in the table content.

Exercise 4: Create a graphic object and format the text as shown.

Instructions:
Step 1: Go to the Insert tab and select the desired shape.

Step 2: Click and drag to draw the shape as wanted, then customize the color and effects.

Step 3: Right-click the object and select Add text.

Step 4: Type the desired text, highlight the part for bullet points, go to the Home tab, select Bullet, and choose the preferred bullet style.

Similarly, insert special characters to achieve the desired result as specified.

Exercise 5: Insert word art and images into the document as illustrated.

Instructions:
Step 1: Insert a table with 2 columns and 1 row, then type the text you want to insert.

Step 2: Go to Insert > Text > Word Art, and select the font style you wish to use.

Step 3: Enter the title text, go to the Format tab, click the Text Effect icon, and choose the desired arch style for the word art.

Adjust the curvature of the text by clicking the round orange handle.

Step 4: Remove the table borders, go to Insert, select Picture, then choose Online Picture to search for images online.

Step 5: Type related keywords for the image you're searching for, press Enter, select the image you wish to insert, and click Insert.

Resize the image to fit the content properly, successfully meeting the task requirements.

Exercise 6: Create Headers, Footers, page numbering, and insert annotations into the document as shown.

Instructions:
Inserting a Header is similar to inserting a Footer. For example, to insert a Header, go to Insert > select Header > choose the Header style you wish to create.

Type in the content you want for the Header.

Place the cursor where you want to insert the page number, navigate to Insert > Page Number > Current Position.

Successfully created a Header with page numbering included.

To insert a Footer title, follow a similar process but navigate to Insert > and select Footer.
Exercise 7: Typing formulas in Word

Instructions:
For subscript, press Ctrl + = or click the subscript icon under the Home tab.

To return to normal text, press Ctrl + = again or click the subscript icon in the Font section.
For superscript, use Ctrl + Shift + + or select the superscript icon in the Font section.

Mastering subscripts and superscripts fulfills the exercise's demands.

Exercise 8: Create a Diagram

Guide:
Simply access Insert -> Shapes to select and assemble shapes as required for the diagram.

Enhance your shapes with various effects for a more striking look.

After creation, right-click and select Add Text to insert text into the shape.

Finally, select all elements, right-click and choose Group to unify them, minimizing misplacement.

This allows for easy movement of the grouped diagram as a single entity.

Assignment 9: Create an invitation as per the template

Guide:
The key in this task is to create evenly spaced dots across lines to meet the invitation standards. Highlight the lines, press Tab, then click on the desired endpoint on the Ruler.

Double-click the tab just set, adjust the tab length in the dialog box that appears, select 2.... under Leader, then click OK.

Position the cursor after the colon in 'Cordially invites', press Tab to create dots up to the tab stop. Do the same for other lines.
Finally, add a border to the newly created invitation.

The invitation is created as desired.


With these practice exercises, office IT terms will no longer be challenging. Wishing you success!
