SIMULATION

Word Simulation

Practice character formatting, paragraph alignment, headings, bullets, line spacing and page breaks in a virtual Word, using only the keyboard. You will finish a training notice that a colleague started.

Tutorial

When on, each mission starts by showing which keys to press and in what order, one step at a time. Turn it off once you get used to it.

PROLOGUEPrologue: Is Word all about clicking ribbon buttons?Mauchu says “just click the buttons”, and Keycat starts on the notice.See →Meet Keycat and MauchuA cat who helps you practise keyboard skills, and a mouse who suggests a handy click.

CHAPTER 1

Chapter 1 Character formatting

Make selected text bold, underlined or italic, change its size, and clear formatting you no longer need.

  1. 1Make the training title boldThe title “Information Security Training” is selected. Make it bold.Loading
  2. 2Underline the deadlineThe form deadline “Oct 8 (Thu), 5:00 PM” is selected. Underline it so nobody misses it.Loading
  3. 3Italicize the course nameThe course name “Security Basics” in the body text is selected. Make it italic.Loading
  4. 4Make the title biggerThe title is selected (currently 12pt). Make it two steps bigger, to 16pt.Loading
  5. 5Clear all the extra formattingThe sender “General Affairs” got bold, italic, underline and 14pt by mistake (it is selected). Remove them all at once.Loading

CHAPTER 2

Chapter 2 Paragraph alignment

With the cursor anywhere in a paragraph, the whole paragraph is aligned. Practice center, right, left and justified alignment.

  1. 6Center “Details”The cursor is on the “Details” line. Center it (the whole paragraph is aligned even without selecting text).Loading
  2. 7Align the date rightThe cursor is on the date line “October 1, 2026”. Align it right.Loading
  3. 8Align the addressee leftThe addressee “To all employees” is centered. The cursor is on that line. Align it left.Loading
  4. 9Justify the body textThe body text is left-aligned. The cursor is at the start of the body text. Justify it.Loading

CHAPTER 3

Chapter 3 Selecting with the keyboard

Select exactly the text you want with Shift, then apply formatting.

  1. 10Make only “Oct 15” boldThe cursor is right after “Date:”. Select just the 6 characters of “Oct 15” with Shift+→ and make them bold.Loading
  2. 11Select to the end of the line and underlineThis is the instruction line under How to apply. The cursor is after “Fill in this form and”. Select to the end of the line and underline “submit it to General Affairs.”Loading
  3. 12Select to the end of the paragraph and make it boldThe cursor is at the start of the contact “General Affairs, IT Systems (ext. 1234)”. Select to the end of the paragraph and make it bold.Loading
  4. 13Jump to the top and align the date rightThe cursor is on the “(end of notice)” line. The date went back to the left. Jump to the top of the document and align the date right.Loading
  5. 14Select everything and clear formattingAfter pasting from another document, everything became italic and underlined. Select the whole document and clear the character formatting at once (you will reapply bold later).Loading

CHAPTER 4

Chapter 4 Headings

Apply the Heading 1–3 styles to paragraphs.

  1. 15Make “Attachment: Registration form” Heading 1The cursor is on the “Attachment: Registration form” line. Make it Heading 1.Loading
  2. 16Make “How to apply” Heading 2The cursor is on the “How to apply” line. It sits under a Heading 1, so make it Heading 2.Loading
  3. 17Make “Deadline” Heading 3The cursor is on the “Deadline: Oct 8 (Thu), 5:00 PM” line. It is an item under How to apply, so make it Heading 3.Loading
  4. 18Apply two headings in a rowThe cursor is on the “How to apply” line. Make “How to apply” Heading 2 and “Deadline”, two paragraphs down, Heading 3.Loading

CHAPTER 5

Chapter 5 Bullets and indents

Create bullets, change their level with Tab / Shift+Tab, and indent paragraphs.

  1. 19Turn Date to Bring into bulletsThe 4 lines from “Date” to “Bring” are selected. Turn them into a bulleted list.Loading
  2. 20Demote one item“Online attendance OK” is a note to “Who: All employees”. The cursor is at the start of that line. Move it down one level.Loading
  3. 21Promote an item backOnly the “Bring” item is one level down. The cursor is at the start of that line. Move it back to the same level as the others.Loading
  4. 22Indent a paragraphThe cursor is at the start of the body text. Indent the whole paragraph one step.Loading
  5. 23Remove an indentThe instruction line “Fill in this form and …” is indented. The cursor is on that line. Remove the indent.Loading

CHAPTER 6

Chapter 6 Line spacing and breaks

Change line spacing and learn when to use a page break or a line break inside a paragraph.

  1. 24Tighten the body line spacingThe body text is double-spaced. The cursor is in the body text. Set it to single spacing.Loading
  2. 25Set line spacing to 1.5Single spacing feels a bit cramped. The cursor is in the body text. Set line spacing to 1.5.Loading
  3. 26Add space before “Details”There is no gap between the body text and “Details”. The cursor is on the “Details” line. Add space before the paragraph (without adding an empty line).Loading
  4. 27Move the form to the next pageThe page break is gone and “Attachment: Registration form” runs on from page 1. The cursor is at the start of that line. Move everything from here to the next page (no hammering Enter).Loading
  5. 28Add a line break inside a bulletThe cursor is between “Who: All employees” and “(online attendance OK)”. Start a new line here without adding another bullet.Loading

CHAPTER 7

Chapter 7 Copying formatting and reordering paragraphs

Copy formatting and reorder paragraphs with keys.

  1. 29Copy the formatting of “Date:” to “Room:”Only “Date:” is bold and underlined, and it is selected. Copy this formatting to “Room:” right below it.Loading
  2. 30Move “Who” up oneIn the details list, “Who” is below “Bring”. The cursor is on the “Who” line. Move it up one.Loading
  3. 31Move “Bring” down two“Bring” is in second place. The cursor is on the “Bring” line. Move it to the bottom (below “Who”).Loading

CHAPTER 8

Chapter 8 Combination: finish the notice

Combine everything so far to finish the training notice.

  1. 32Finish the titleA colleague opened an old version and the title lost its formatting. The cursor is at the end of the document. Make the title bold, 16pt and centered.Loading
  2. 33Bullet the details and tighten the spacingThe lines from “Date” to “Bring” lost their bullets and are spaced at 1.5 lines. The cursor is at the start of “Date”. Select the 4 items, bullet them, and set single spacing.Loading
  3. 34Fix “Details” and “(end of notice)”“Details” and “(end of notice)” lost their alignment. The cursor is on the “Details” line. Center “Details” and right-align “(end of notice)”, five paragraphs down.Loading
  4. 35Move the form to the next page and add headings (final mission)The page break is gone again and the headings are lost. The cursor is at the start of the “Attachment: Registration form” line. Move it to the next page, then make “Attachment: Registration form” Heading 1 and “How to apply” right below it Heading 2.Loading

* This simulates Microsoft 365 Word (Windows, English version) and may differ from the real application in places.

* Some actions may not work depending on your browser environment (for example, shortcuts used by extensions).

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