Creating a short research paper

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For your Written Communication class, you are writing a short research paper. To conform to MLA guidelines, modify the document’s Normal style by changing the font to Times New Roman, the font size to 12 pt., and the line spacing to double with no blank space after paragraphs.

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· Update the font in the Normal style.

The Normal style should be updated to include the Times New Roman font.

· Update the font size in the Normal style.

The Normal style should be updated to include the 12 pt font size.

· Update the line spacing in the Normal style.

The Normal style should be updated to include double line spacing.

· Update the space after the paragraphs in the Normal style.

The Normal style should be updated to include no space after the paragraphs.

2.

Apply the modified Normal style to the first four paragraphs in the document, from “Crystal Mathison” to “15 October 2018”.

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· Apply the modified Normal style to the first paragraph.

· Apply the modified Normal style to the second paragraph.

· Apply the modified Normal style to the third paragraph.

· Apply the modified Normal style to the fourth paragraph.

3.

Center the title paragraph “A Solution to Food Deserts: Micro Farms”.

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· Align a paragraph.

4.

Insert a header as follows: a. Insert a blank header at the top of the page. b. Right-align the header paragraph. c. Type Mathison as the header text, insert a space, and then insert a Plain Number page number from the Current Position gallery. d. Close Header & Footer Tools.

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· Insert a header.

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Create a First Line indent of 0.5" for the body paragraphs beginning with “In the United States…” and ending with “…avenues for profitable enterprises.”

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· Create a First Line indent for paragraph beginning with "In the United States...".

· Create a First Line indent for paragraph beginning with "A recent trend...".

· Create a First Line indent for paragraph beginning with "Micro farms include...".

· Create a First Line indent for paragraph beginning with "In cities...".

· Create a First Line indent for paragraph beginning with "In rural locations......".

· Create a First Line indent for paragraph beginning with "In short...".

6.

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

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· Change the Citations & Bibliography style.

The Citations & Bibliography should use the MLA style.

7.

In the sentence “In the United States…fresh fruits and vegetables.”, move the insertion point before the period and insert a citation to a new source using the information shown in Figure 1 in the Instructions file. (Hint: The Tag name is intentionally blurred because it is generated automatically.)

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· Insert a citation to a new source.

The United States Department of Agriculture source should contain the Name of Web Page ''Food Sources''.

8.

Insert a citation to the existing Johnson source before the period in the third sentence, “Most food deserts are in cities such as…Oklahoma City.”

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· Insert a citation to an existing source.

The Johnson citation should be inserted immediately before the period in the sentence "Most food deserts are in cities such as...Oklahoma City."

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In the fourth sentence of the first body paragraph, “However, living in…fresh food options.”, use the Thesaurus to replace the word “assure” with a more common synonym that starts with the letter “g”.

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· Use the Thesaurus.

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In the second paragraph, find the sentence “The aim is…growth.” Move the insertion point before the period and insert a citation to a new source using the information shown in Figure 2 in the Instructions file. (Hint: The Tag name is intentionally blurred because it is generated automatically.)

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· Insert a citation to a new source.

The Ames citation should be inserted immediately before the period in the sentence ''The aim is...growth.''

11.

To provide additional information at the end of the second paragraph, move the insertion point immediately after the period in the sentence “…fruit trees and bushes.” and insert a footnote with the following text: Such practices are called companion planting.

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· Insert a footnote.

The footnote following the sentence ending "...fruit trees and bushes." should contain the text "Such practices are called companion planting.".

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Modify the Footnote Text style by changing its font size to 12 pt., the line spacing to double, and the indentation to a 0.5" First line indent.

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· Modify the font size in the Footnote Text style.

The footnote text ''Such practices are called companion planting.'' was not found in the document.

· Modify the line spacing in the Footnote Text style.

The footnote text ''Such practices are called companion planting.'' was not found in the document.

· Modify the indent in the Footnote Text style.

The footnote text ''Such practices are called companion planting.'' was not found in the document.

13.

In the main body of the document, find all instances of the text “abandoned” and replace it with vacant. (Hint: You should find and replace two instances.)

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· Find and replace text.

The word "abandoned" should be replaced with the word "vacant" in the sentence beginning with "Micro farms include...."

· Find and replace text.

The word "abandoned" should be replaced with the word "vacant" in the sentence beginning with "Planting crops and fruit...."

14.

Cut the paragraph “Micro farms include private gardens…goods for sale and profit.” and then paste it so it becomes the third body paragraph in the document.

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· Cut text.

The paragraph "Micro farms include private gardens...goods for sale and profit." should be cut from its original location in the document.

· Paste text.

The cut paragraph "Micro farms include private gardens...goods for sale and profit" should be pasted so that it becomes the third body paragraph in the document.

15.

In the fifth body paragraph (“In rural locations…and two employees”), edit the Fortier citation to add the page number 25.

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· Edit a citation.

The Fortier citation should contain the page number 25.

16.

Modify the “Works Cited” paragraph as follows: a. With the insertion point immediately before the “Works Cited” paragraph, insert a manual page break. b. Center the “Works Cited” paragraph on the new page 3.

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· Insert a page break.

A page break should be inserted so that the "Works Cited" paragraph appears on a new page three.

· Center the "Works Cited" paragraph.

The "Works Cited" paragraph should be center-aligned.

17.

With the insertion point in the left-aligned blank paragraph at the end of the document, use the Insert Bibliography command to insert a list of sources without a built-in heading.

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· Insert a bibliography.

18.

After reviewing the bibliography, you notice the year is missing from the Harris source. Find the Harris source and edit it, entering 2017 as the Year.

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· Edit a source.

The Harris source should contain the Year "2017".

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Update the bibliography field so the Works Cited list reflects the edit you made to the Harris source.

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· Update a bibliography.

The bibliography should be updated to include ''Harris, Lionel. Heat Islands. 24 October 2017. Electronic. 12 October 2018. <http://www.urban.cengage.com>.'' (Hint: Ensure the Citations & Bibliography style is MLA.)

20.

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.)

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· Check spelling and grammar.