Homework 1

The purpose of this homework is to:

1. demonstrate a mastery over the use of styles
2. demonstrate an understanding of how to insert graphics and manipulate them into a complex document
3. demonstrate a mastery over Word's citation/reference management capabilities
4. demonstrate a mastery over Word's automatically managed table of contents feature

Due Date: This homework is due February 3rd, before midnight (the midnight which starts February 4th).

So, what exactly will you be doing? I want every student to take a previously typed/prepared/submitted report from another class that they have done and adapt it using the new features that we have learned in class. So basically, you won't have to write any new content.

The report, before modification, should have at a minimum 3 pages of content (NOT including the title page and bibliography/list of works cited) and will probably look something like this (if you're unsure whether your original report satisfies the requirements, email or see me):

1. Page 1: Title page / author information
2. Page 2: Main content 1 with references, a header or footer, and possibly footnotes
3. Page 3: Main content 2 with references, a header or footer, and possibly footnotes
4. Page 4: Main content 3 with references, a header or footer, and possibly footnotes
5. Page 5: Main content 4 with references, a header or footer, and possibly footnotes
6. Page 6: List of Works Cited with a header or footer

Here is exactly what you should do. Not following these instructions will result in a loss of points:

1. Find an old report of yours that you have previously typed up (perhaps in college, or even in high school). Obviously, you'll want the electronic copy (preferably in the "old" .doc format)
   1. the report should NOT use styles or citations which are automatically managed by Word. Therefore, most hand written reports which use manually typed in citations will work fine.
2. Save a backup copy of the report (File, Save as) in .doc format (NOT .docx). This is so I can compare your submission with the original report.
3. Save another copy of the report (File, Save as) in .docx format. This is the copy that you will work on and edit. WARNING: Be sure that you are working on an actual file in the .docx format, or else all of your hard work (citations, styles, etc) will not be properly saved.
4. Using Word 2007 (or 2008, if on a Mac) use Word's citation management features and enter in the bibliography information that the report already uses but which was manually entered.
5. Then, replace the hand-typed references in the body of the report with automatically managed references.
6. Get rid of your bibliography/list of works cited page and instead insert one which is automatically managed by Word.
7. Assign to every piece of text an appropriate style. For example, your title page might use the "Title" style. Quotes in your report, if they exist, might use one of the quote styles. Normal text (i.e., the bulk of your report) should use the "normal" style.
8. Then, custom design a style that you like, basing it off of an already existing style. Your entire report should automatically be updated to reflect the style changes you choose.
9. If your original report does not feature any images (graphs and tables do NOT count towards the requirement of at least 2 images), find and insert at least 2 somewhat relevant images or pieces of clip art into the body of the report. For the purposes of this assignment, you don't need to tell me where you found them. I realize that it may be difficult to find an image which "fits" with the look of your document, so don't worry if the image looks out of place.
10. Copy the images which are in your report and put them in a new page past the bibliography/list of works cited page. This is so that you can change the images in your document and I can compare with the original images.
11. Use Word's picture formatting capabilities to edit how the images in the report's body look. You can change as much or as little as you want, but I should be able to see which changes were made and the changes resulted in a better looking report. You should however do MORE than simply resize and position the images. If the changes are subtle or hard to notice, on the page which has the original copies of the images, feel free to type up a quick description of what changes you made and why you think they are good changes.
12. In between the title page and the start of the body of the report, insert an automatically managed table of contents. If your report already has a manually typed up table of contents, get rid of it and insert an automatically updated one.

You should then email both your original report (in .doc format) and your new version in .docx format. When you email me, I will respond telling you that I received your 2 files.