Practical No.

Objective:
To create a new style using Drag- and-
Drop

Solution:
1. Select the style to be updated in the
Styles and formatting window.

2. Select the section of paragraph text,

the format of which to be used to
update the style selected in the styles
and formatting window.
3. Drag the text into Main Styles and
Formatting window area and release
the mouse button when the insertion
line is seen above an entry .

With this procedure , paragraph style

directly above the insertion line is
given in new format.
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 Practical No. 2

Objective:
To resize an image and a drawing object.

Solution:
Resizing an Image
1. Click on the image, if necessary, to
show the blue sizing handles.
2. Position the pointer over one of the
blue sizing handles. The pointer
changes its shape, giving a graphical
representation to the direction of the
resizing.
3. Click and drag to resize the image.
4. Release the mouse button when
satisfied with the new size
Resizing a Drawing Object
1. A quick and easy way to resize the
object is done by dragging the
object’s sizing handles.
2. Position the pointer over one of the
blue sizing handles. The pointer
changes its shape, giving a graphical
representation to the direction of
resizing.
3. Click and drag to resize the object
4. Release the mouse button when
satisfied with the new size.
 Practical No. 3

Objective:
To use Predefined Templates

Solution:

1 Click on the File menu- Templates-

Organize. It will open the Template
Management dialog box.
2 In the Template Management dialog
box:
 In the box on the left, double
click on option the folder
containing the template that you
want to set as default and click on
the template name that you want
to set as the default.
 Click on the commands button on
the right and from its drop down
menu click command Set as
default template.
 The next time onwards with every
File- New command the document
will be created from this template.
 Practical No. 4

Objective:
To customize table of contents and apply
character styles

Solution:
Customizing Table of content
1. by clicking in the document where
you want the table of contents to
appear and choose Insert- Indexes
and Tables- Indexes and tables.
2. The insert index/Table dialog box
appears.
3. the required setting and click on ok
button.
To apply character styles
3 Be sure you have previously defined
a suitable character style.
4 In the Insert/Index table dialog box,
under the Entries tab, Structure line,
click on the button representing the
element which you want to apply a
style.
5 From the character Style drop down
list, select the desired style.
6 Click on ok button to apply the
changes.
 Practical No. 5

Objective:
To implement mail merge

Solution:

1. Select starting document

 Use the current document
 Create a new document
 Start with an existing document
 Start from template
 Next
2. Select document type
 Next
3. Insert address block
  Click on Create to create a new
data source.
4. Create Salutation
5. Adjust layout
6. Edit document and insert extra fields
if needed.
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 Practical No. 6

Objective: To use Scenarios

Solution:
1. Select the cells that contain the
values that will change between
scenarios. To select multiple ranges,
hold down the Ctrl key as you click.
You must select at least two cells.
2. Choose Tools-Scenarios option. The
create scenario dialog box appears.
3. Enter a name for the new scenario. It
is best to use a name that clearly
identifies the scenario. This name is
displayed in the Navigator and in the
title bar of the border around the
scenario on the sheet itself.
4. Optionally add some information to
the comment box. The example
shows default comment. This
information is displayed in the
Navigator when you click on the
Scenarios icon and select the desired
scenario.
5. Optionally select or deselect the
options in in the setting section. See
below for more information about
this options.
6. Click on OK to close the dialog box.
The new scenario is automatically
activated.
 Practical No. 7

Objective: To create Hyperlink

Solution:
Method 1
1. Tools-Autocorrect options and
selecting URL Recognition.
Method 2
Click on the Hyperlink icon on the
Standard toolbar or choose Insert
Hyperlink from the menu bar.
To turn existing text into a link, highlight
it before opening the hyperlink dialog box.
 Practical No. 8

Objective: To share documents

(Collaboration) and to set a spreadsheet for
sharing.

Solution:
Sharing Documents (Collaboration)
Enter a name on the Tools- Options-
OpenOffice- User Data Page

Setting a Spreadsheet for Sharing

To enable sharing, check the box at the top
of the dialog, and then click on OK.
The Tools – Share Document command
can be used to switch the mode for a
document from unshared to shared.
 Practical No. 9

Objective: To use the Macro Recorder

Solution:
1. Open a new spreadsheet
2. Enter numbers into a new sheet
3. Select and copy the content of a cell.
4. Select the range.
5. Use Tools- Macros- Record Macro to
start the Macro recorder. The Record
Macro dilog box is displayed with a
stop recording button.
6. Use Edit-Paste Special to open the
Paste Special dialog box.
7. Set the operation to Multiply and
click on OK. The cells are now
multiplied by 3.
8. Click on stop recording to stop the
macro reader. The OpenOffice Basic
Macros dialog box opens
9. Select the current document.
10. Click on new module. If no libraries
exist, then standard library is
automatically created and used. Type
a name for the new module.
11. Click on OK button. Select the newly
created module, type pastemultiply in
the Macro name box and click on
Save.
 Practical No. 10

Objective: To use Goal Seek

Solution:
1. Place the cursor in the formula cell and
choose Tools menu Goal Seek option.
2. In the Goal Seek dialog box,the correct
cell is already entered in the Formula
Cell field.
3. Place the cursor in the Variable cell
field. In this sheet, click in the cell that
contains the value to be changed.
4. Enter the desired result of the formula in
the Target value field.
 Practical No. 11

Objective: Advantages of Database

Solution:
1. Sharing of data
Different users can use the same database to
access the data according to their needs

2. Data redundancy
It avoids duplication of data and ensures that
it there is only one instance of certain data.

3. Data inconsistency
It helps to avoid data inconsistency. It means
if a single database is used by multiple users
then it also ensures that the same data is
present for all the users.
4. Confidentiality
DBMS can ensure different views for the
different users of the database. This keeps
the confidentiality of the data safe.

5. Highly Securable
database can be secured by assigning a lock
to it by using keys. In a database data is
stored in the form of tables. Each instance of
data is known as tuple. The table stores the
data based on some theme
Objective:
To create a Query with design view

Solution:
1. Click on the Queries button on the pane of the
opening screen. Screen with different options
appears.
2. Click on Create Query in Design View option.
The Add Table or Query dialog box appears.
3. Select the table photographs and click on the
Add button.
4. Click on Close button to close the Add Table or
Query dialog box.
5. In the design grid for query choose the fields of
the tables whether the field is to be visible or not
and the search criteria for the query.
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 Practical No. 14
Objective:
SQL and DDL Commands

Solution:
12. Data Definition Language (DDL)
This command enables you to
perform the following tasks:
 Create alter and drop schema
objects
 Grant and revoke privileges and
roles
 Comments to the data dictionary
13. Transaction Control Language (TCL)
Transaction control commands
manage changes made by DML
commands. Theses SQL commands
 are used for managing changes
affecting the data. Commands are
COMMIT, ROLLBACK and
SAVEPOINT.
14. Data Control Language (DCL)
It is used to create roles, permissions
and referential integrity as well as it
is used to control access to database
by securing it. These commands are
GRANT and REVOKE.
15. Data Manipulation Language (DML)
This SQL commands are used for
storing retrieving modifying and
deleting data. Commands are
SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and
DELETE.
 Practical No. 15
Objective:
To create Report using Wizard

Solution:
Step 1
 The Report Wizard opens
 Select the name of table and select the
fields to include in the table.
Step 2
 The second step wizard Labelling
fields will open up
 You may change the label names of
fields and click on Next button.
Step 3
 The third step wizard opens up named
as Grouping.
  Click on Next button as we do not
want grouping of fields here.
Step 4
 The fourth step wizard Sort options
opens up.
 Choose the fields by using drop-
down menus and their orders.
Step 5
 Choose Layout step screen opens
up.
 Choose the layout for data and
headers and footers
 Here we have chosen Default view.
 Click on Next button
Step 6
 Create Report wizard opens up.
 Type the name into title of report.
 From static and dynamic report
and click on finish button