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University Institute of
Animation & Multimedia
Assignment 1
Fundamentals of Computers
Topic- Using Insert Tab



Submitted To - Submitted By -
Mrs. Supreet Kaur Gitish Sanjay Singla
B.Sc. 1
st
Year
14BAN1174



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Insert Tab
Insert tab is used to insert various objects, images, tables etc. in a word file.
Options in insert tab

Cover Page

This option is used to insert a predefined template as the cover page of the document
To insert a cover page the following steps are to be followed
Step 1 click on Insert >> Cover Page
Step 2 Click on the desired design

The following Cover page is created
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Fill the details as you desire

Blank Page

This option is used to insert a blank page after the page you are currently using
The following view is seen if a blank page is inserted

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Page Break

This option is used to break the page and start a new page from where we insert the page break
Before page break the window looks as shown below








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After Page Break the window looks as follows

Table

It is used to insert a table by defining its rows and columns

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The following table is inserted if we drag and select the 9x6 Table







On clicking insert table we can define the rows and columns by simply typing them in the dialog box that appears


We can click on Draw table to draw a custom table with varying rows and columns

As shown above a custom table, various designs etc. can be added and the table modified by changing options
from the top menu of the window shown
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We can also insert an excel spreadsheet by clicking the said option



Quick Tables can be used if we want to add a generally used table such as a calendar by simply clicking on
Insert>>Table>>Quick Table>>(your desired table)

E.g. the following calendar is inserted using quick table
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MAY
M T W T F S S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

Font etc. can be simply edited as in other forms of editing
Picture

This option is used to insert a picture which is saved at some location of your computer by simply browsing
through files

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Clip Art

Apart of inserting a picture from your P.C. Microsoft has created a collection of various kinds of cartoon images
which can be inserted and edited according to our need

The following dialog box appears on the right side of the page, and the desired image can be found through
navigation and can be inserted by simply clicking the image

An example of image inserted through clip art
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Shapes

Various shapes can be inserted by clicking on this option and then left clicking and dragging the image to vary the
size






An example of an image used at various occasions

Smart Art

This option is used to insert various smart art graphics in the form of combination of images with text, Charts etc.

An example of a smart art using a combination of text and images
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Chart

A chart can be inserted to show the comparison of data in the form of a pie chart, line, graph etc.

Data can be edited by simply changing the data in the supporting excel file
Colors etc. can be changed by the top menu bar

Example of a basic pie chart
Sales
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
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Hyperlink

These are used as links to other documents, or videos or web pages normally distinguished by underlining the text
and changing its color to blue
www.chandigarhuniversity.com is an example of a hyperlink
Bookmark

It is used to assign a name to a specific part of the document

Details of the bookmark are to be filled in the above shown box


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Cross Reference

it is used to refer to parts of the document by simple links as look at table no. 6, go to page 5 etc. the cross
references are automatically updated by the movement of objects

The above shown dialog box appears when we want to insert a cross reference
Header

It is a data that is common and appears at the top of all printed pages, e.g. it can be the name of the institute or
some other heading to be mentioned at the top of the page

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Footer

It is a data that is common and appears at the bottom of all printed pages, e.g. it can be the name of the student or
some other details to be mentioned at the bottom of the page

Image showing use of header and footer


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Page Number

It is used to automatically insert the page numbering at various locations of the page being top right, top left,
bottom center, bottom right etc.








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Text Box

It is used to highlight a part or entire text by creating a stylish boundary or box




An example of text box
Quick Parts

These are the reusable parts of the document i.e. you can insert said information by simply clicking on the quick
part you wish to insert

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The following are the document properties which you can edit and insert as you desire


Quick fields can also be created by clicking on Insert>>Quick Parts >>Field
WordArt

We insert WordArt to give the text a stylish appearance by choosing the style from predefined templates.

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By clicking on the desired WordArt template the following dialog box appears

We have to type the text and adjust the properties as desired, the following art appears on the page when we type
example in the text box, and click ok


Drop Cap

We can use this option if we have to enlarge the first letter of the document as commonly seen in stories etc.

Letter enlarged as we insert a Drop Cap
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On double clicking the Drop Cap the following options appear which we can change

Signature Line

We can insert the option for digital signatures after obtaining a digital ID my some third party alliances that
Microsoft has


Signature is inserted as shown in the image above

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Date & Time


It is used to insert the current date and time into your document by checking through the computers date and
time settings


Formats etc. can be chosen from the dialog box which appears as shown above

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Object

It inserts a new object in our document which may be a file from word itself or some other software, Its properties
open in some other document but the final output is shown in the document as shown below.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Food
Gas
Motel

Equation

Typing equations can be very hectic in word hence Word provides many commonly used equations in this section
as shown below, we can also insert a new equation as we desire

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Symbol

It is used to insert symbols such as pie, Currency, ,,, etc.
Else the symbols can be inserted using alt codes e.g. to insert the symbol Alt + 0153 is to be pressed


Embedded Flash

It is used to embed a flash video within the document