1.

You are updating a cover letter to send to a potential employer. To allow more room for content, set custom document margins by changing all four margins to 0.75".

Change the document margins.

2.

To create a custom look for the letter, change the body font of the document theme to Cambria, and then save the customized theme font using Cover Letter as the name.

Customize the body theme font.

Save customized theme fonts.

3.

Modify the Heading 2 style to use the Corbel font, which is the font for headings in the document theme.

Modify the Heading 2 style.

4.

To further customize the document's appearance, apply the Basic (Elegant) style set.

Apply a style set.

5.

Replace the placeholder text in the content controls by typing the information shown in bold in Table 1 in the Instructions file.

Enter text in the Recipient Name content control.

Enter text in the Recipient Title and Name content control.

Enter text in the Location of Ad content control.

Enter text in the Job Title content control.

6.

Delete the Position content control, which is not needed in this letter.

Delete a content control.

7.

In the second body paragraph, format the Company Name content control, which displays "Madora Media", so that the text appears in Aqua, Accent 1, Darker 25% (5th column, 5th row of the Font Color gallery), making it stand out from the surrounding text.

Change the font color of text in a content control.

8.

In the "Requirements and Qualifications" table, move the "Client-focused team player" row so that it appears after the "Advanced communication skills" row to emphasize the communication skills.

Move a table row.

9.

Add a row to the table and reduce the amount of typing required by copying and pasting a row as follows: a. Copy the "Advanced communication skills" row, and then paste it immediately above the "Microsoft Office proficiency" row so that it becomes the new row 5. b. In the new row 5, replace the text "Advanced communication skills" with the text Public speaking experience to add a requirement.

Insert a new row and copy and enter table data.

10.

Create a 0.5" Left indent and a 0.5" Right indent for the note paragraph below the table ("Academic transcripts…www.tylerprescott.cengage.net.") to offset the note.

Change the Left paragraph indentation.

Change the Right paragraph indentation.

11.

In the last body paragraph ("I would welcome…hearing from you."), format the "tyler.prescott@cengage.net" email address as a hyperlink using the information shown in bold in Table 2 in the Instructions file.

Convert text to a hyperlink.

Add a ScreenTip to a hyperlink.

12.

Check the compatibility of the document, noting the second issue that Word identifies. To make the document compatible with earlier versions of Word, delete this incompatible element from the document. (Hint: The only shape or text box in the document is the signature.)

Check compatibility and delete incompatible elements.

13.

To allow more room for the signature and use standard formatting, format the "Sincerely," complimentary close paragraph as follows: a. Remove the italics. b. Change the font color to Automatic. c. Change the Spacing Before and After to 10 pt. d. Create a paragraph style based on the formats in the "Sincerely," text, using Close as the name of the new style.

Remove italics.

Change the font color.

Change the paragraph spacing.

Create a paragraph style.

14.

Apply the new Close style to the "Enclosure" paragraph at the end of the document.

Apply a paragraph style.

15.

To indicate that you are finished updating the letter, scroll to the first body paragraph to display the "Draft" watermark, and then remove the watermark.

Remove a watermark.

16.

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

Run a spell check.