New Perspectives Word 2013

Tutorial 2: SAM Project 1b

Smart Growth Report

PREPARING A RESEARCH PAPER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
For your Contemporary Society class, you are working on a writing assignment in a threeperson group. Each member of the group will research the topic of smart growth and write a
section of the research paper. As part of the assignment, you will assist fellow student Diana
Rojas in formatting her paper using the MLA format, which is standard for research papers.
You will also add a cover page for the group.

GETTING STARTED

Download the following file from the SAM website:

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NP_Word2013_T2_P1b_FirstLastName_1.docx

Open the file you just downloaded and save it with the name:
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NP_Word2013_T2_P1b_FirstLastName_2.docx

Hint: If you do not see the .docx file extension in the Save file dialog box, do
not type it. Word will add the file extension for you automatically.

With the file NP_Word2013_T2_P1b_FirstLastName_2.docx still open, ensure

that your first and last name is displayed in the footer. If the footer does not display
your name, delete the file and download a new copy from the SAM website.

PROJECT STEPS
1.

Change the Citations & Bibliography Style of the document to MLA Seventh
Edition.

2.

Change the case of the title paragraph Smart growth overview: principles
and history to Capitalize Each Word, and then manually change the first
letter in the word And back to lowercase.

3.

Cut the first body paragraph beginning with According to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and paste it below the paragraph
beginning with How cities of all sizes (Hint: The cut paragraph should
become the new second body paragraph).

4.

Create a First Line indent of 0.5 to indent the first lines of the body
paragraphs starting with How cities of all sizes and ending with
continued smart growth practices.

5.

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In the second body paragraph, find the sentence Schools and other
community buildings anchorall stages of life. Move the insertion point before
the period and insert a citation using the source information shown in Figure 1
below.

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Figure 1: Web Source

6.

Edit the citation to add the page number 1.

7.

In the third body paragraph, remove the hyperlink from the text EPA.

8.

In the fourth body paragraph, find the sentence The economic boon
keeping economic expansion sustainable. Move the insertion point before the
period and insert a citation using the source information shown in Figure 2 on
the following page.

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Figure 2: Report Source

9.

Edit the citation to add the page numbers 27-31.

10.

In the fifth body paragraph, find the sentence Soon architectsmeans of

transportation. Move the insertion point before the period and insert a
citation using the source information shown in Figure 3 below.

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Figure 3: Article Source

11.

Edit the citation to add the page number 13.

12.

Create a numbered list from the paragraphs beginning with Zoning

ordinances and ending with Environmental assessments. (Hint: The list
should contain two items.)

13.

Move to the end of the document, insert a page break to create a new page
two, and insert a Works Cited from the Bibliography gallery.

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14.

Center-align the Works Cited heading and apply Calibri font and the
Black, Text 1 font color (2nd column, 1st row in the Theme Colors gallery) to
it.

15.

Select the entire document and change the font size to 12 pt., change the
line spacing to double, and remove the space after the paragraphs.

16.

From the Top of Page page number gallery, insert a Plain Number 3 page
number to the header of all pages in the document. Type Rojas, press the
spacebar, and close the header view.

17.

Check the Spelling & Grammar in the document to identify and correct any
spelling errors. (Hint: You should find and correct at least 2 spelling errors.)

Your document should look like the Final Figure on the following pages. Save your changes,
close the document, and exit Word. Follow the directions on the SAM website to submit your
completed project.

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Final Figure

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New Perspectives Word 2013 | Tutorial 2: SAM Project 1b

New Perspectives Word 2013 | Tutorial 2: SAM Project 1b

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