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Using Microsoft Word

• How To Set Page Numbers in Word

• Page Design Norms for Student Reports

  Here the norms of page design and display are explained, including:

  • Margin Settings
  • Table Displays
  • Plot Displays

• Type Style Norms for Student Reports

  A sample ME 3056 report is presented, and the steps of text formating are shown including:

  • An overview of Format Styles;
  • Specific Settings for Headings, Subheads and Titles;
  • Settings for Equation display,
  • How to preserve your settings for future documents

• Page Layout for Student Reports Using Microsoft Word

  This review of Word's settings will explain how to:

  • Set margins;
  • Adjust fonts and line spacing;
  • Insert page numbers.

• How to Use the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word

  This introduction to Microsoft Word's Equation Editor will explain:

  • How to align equations and equation numbers;
  • How to open the equation editor in Word;
  • How to arrange expressions using the Equation Editor.

• How to Format a Matlab Graph to Use in Word

  This review of Matlab's Figure dialog box will show how Matlab tools can be used to:

  • Scale the axes;
  • Display and adjust the plot's legend;
  • Adjust the display of data points and model lines;
  • Export a finished plot for use in Word.

• How to Adjust the Size of a Matlab Plot for Display in Word or PowerPoint

  This will show how to adjust Matlab plot sizes by:

  • Adjusting Matlab's Copy Options;
  • Adjusting the figure display window;
  • Copying the resized figure into Word;
  • It will show other options for printing Matlab graphs,
  • It will verify the size of the adjusted plot.

• How to Place a Matlab Graph into Microsoft Word

  This will show how to:

  • Copy a plot using Matlab's menu commands;
  • Use Word's menu to paste the plot into Word;
  • Use Word's tools to adjust the plot's appearance.
  • This will also show how to use Matlab's menu to export a plot in Windows-friendly file formats.

Using AutoCAD

• Copy and Paste

  A quick and effective method of transporting AutoCAD drawings into Word and PowerPoint.

• File Export as bitmap or metafile

  A reasonable method for storing a finished AutoCAD drawing in a form that is easily used by a variety of programs.

• Importing AutoCAD drawing files into Word and PowerPoint

  A beginner's Guide for displaying AutoCAD drawings in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Using Microsoft Excel

• How To Format an Excel Graph I: Scaling the Axes

  This review of Excel's chart tools will show how students can:

  • Open Excel's Chart toolbar;
  • Adjust the X-axis to frame data;
  • Adjust the Y-axis to frame data.

• How to Format an Excel Graph II: Adjusting the Markers, Lines and Legend

  Adjusting the legend, data markers and model lines. This shows how the data in a scaled graph can be adjusted, including:

  • Placing the legend;
  • Adjusting the background color;
  • Modifying data markers and model lines;
  • Labeling the axes.

• How to Adjust the Size of an Excel Plot for display in Word or PowerPoint

  This will show how to adjust Excel plot sizes by:

  • Linking the chart to its display window, and
  • Manipulating the display window.

  We will then verify the adjustment by inserting the chart into a Word document.

• How to Place an Excel Plot into a Microsoft Word Document

  This will explain how to:

  • Select and copy a formatted plot;
  • Use Word's Insert Object menu and dialogs;
  • How to resize the plot using Word's tools.

• How to Insert a Formatted Excel Plot into PowerPoint

  This will show how to:

  • Adjust font sizes in Excel;
  • Resize charts for projection display;
  • Copy the plot from Excel and Paste in PowerPoint;
  • Fine Tune the slide after the plot is pasted.

• How to Format an Excel Table for Display in Microsoft Word

  This will show how to:

  • Format the table for page display;
  • Copy the table from Excel;
  • Paste the copied table into a Word document.

Using Microsoft PowerPoint

• How to Adjust PowerPoint's Default Slide Design

  How to format a PowerPoint slide by:

  • Opening the Master Slide;
  • Modifying the default title box and font size;
  • Modifying background graphics;
  • Adjusting text boxes and footers;
  • Entering appropriate footer information.

• How to Adjust Background Colors in PowerPoint (Advanced Users)

  This presentation explains how to develop and use your own slide background in PowerPoint, including:

  • Locating PowerPoint's color schemes;
  • Modifying prepackaged color schemes;
  • Selecting background color schemes;
  • Mixing your own color scheme.

• How to Insert a formatted Matlab Plot into PowerPoint

  This will show how to:

  • Prepare the PowerPoint slide;
  • Adjust the plot for projection display;
  • Copy the plot from Matlab;
  • Paste the plot into PowerPoint;
  • Preserve a Matlab plot for later presentation;
  • Import a saved plot into PowerPoint.