Kuwait University

College of Engineering and Petroleum

Mechanical Engineering Department













Engineering Fundamentals Laboratory
ME 372
Word Processing Note












Prepared by:
Eng. Asmahan Al-Shehaima



Spring 2008
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Excel Work:
A. Creating a Table

If you want to create a table similar to table shown, there are two options:
1. Enter the values inside the table one by one.
2. If there is a relation between the entries, then simply follow the following steps.
Notice column A, it is simply the numbers from 1 to 10, or by adding 1 to any
value in column A, we can get the next entry.
Notice column B, the entries in column B are even numbers.
Notice column C, it contains odd numbers starting from number 3.

If option 2 is applied, then by entering the values in the first two rows, we can create the
whole table. Just follow the following steps.


A B C
0 2 3
1 4 6
2 6 9
3 8 12
4 10 15
5 12 18
6 14 21
7 16 24
8 18 27
9 20 30
10 22 33







1. Enter the values of the
first two rows.
2. Select the whole values
entered.
+
3. Move the pointer to the
lower right corner of the
selected cells until your
curser shows a + sign
4. Snap on that position and
drag the pointer to the
cells that you want to
have values.
5. The required table is
completed









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B. Writing and Calculating an Equation

If you want to calculate an equation with different values:
Notes:
o Each equation should be started with = sign.
o The equation should be written in the white space beside the symbol f
x



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Example 1:




( )
0
3
0
3
x
A
2 2
= = =









For the first entry of
column A, the required
value of x is described
in terms of the
columns letter and the
rows number. In this
case x = B3.



Example 2:

( )
( ) 245 2 2 3
3
0
2
3
x
5
2
5
2
= + + =
+ + =
A
z y A


+
+
In order to calculate the
remaining values, just pull down
the + pointer.

The results are calculated



C. Adjustment of decimal places.




To adjust the decimal digits follow the following steps:

1. Highlight the required cell.


2. Right Click on these cell.

3. Choose Format cells.
4. Choose Number.
5. Choose the suitable category for your entries.
6. Specify the number of decimal places that you want.


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D. Cells merge

If you want to merge two columns or several rows together follow the following steps.
Example: It is required to redraw this table again

Input Angle
(deg.)
Output Angle (deg.)
Case 1 Case 2 Case 3
0 0.2 0.4 0.1
5 3.5 5.2 4.1
10 10.3 9.5 9.8


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In order to form the input
angle column, it is obvious
that it contains two merged
rows.
1. Select tow rows in
one column.





2. Click on the icon
that is shown in
figure (cell merge).







The two rows are
merged

















Repeat the same steps
to form the output
angles cell.





















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E. How to Create Border










1. Select the rows that need
border.









2. Right click on the selected cells, and choose format cells.

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3. Choose border and select the required options.























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F. Cells Coloring



1. Select the required cells to be colored.
2. Right click on these cells, and choose format cells.









3. Select Patterns and then select the suitable color.
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The cells after coloring
Wrap text
G. Text Alignment Adjustment.

3. Select alignment.
4. From the Text alignment part, choose center for both horizontal and vertical options.

1. Highlight the required cells to be formatted.
2. Right click on these cells and choose format cells.
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In the previous figure there
an option to choose Wrap
text.








This figure shows the
difference between using
and not using this option.
(In column A, Wrap text is
not used)












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H. Using the Library functions.
1. Click on the fx button.
From this box, select the
required function. In this
case choose the Average.
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When you get this box, click on the
button that is inside the circle.
After that you will be returned back
to your worksheet.
Select the required cells that you
want to calculate the average for it.
Then click again on the same button
inside the circle and press OK.
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The average for the first row is calculated.


Calculating cos angle.
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GRAPH

Draw the gage pressure versus the true pressure for both increasing and decreasing cases.

True
Pressure
(bar)
Increasing Load
True
Pressure
(bar)
Decreasing Load
Gage
Pressure
(bar)
% Error
Gage
Pressure
(bar)
%
Error
0.334 0.375 12.28 2.5 2.49 0.40
0.5 0.54 8.00 2 2.01 0.50
1 1.01 1.00 1.5 1.5 0.00
1.5 1.51 0.67 1 1.04 4.00
2 2 0.00 0.5 0.54 8.00
2.5 2.49 0.40 0.334 0.36 7.78


1. Click on the button shown in the figure, which shows a bar chart.
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2. Select XY (Scatter)
3. Select the required chart sub-type.
4. In this case we choose the points
without line.
5. Then press next.
6. Select Series.
7. Then select add.































8. Type the suitable name
To enter the values of x-axis:
9. Press the button shown
inside the circle.
10. This step will return you
to the datas worksheet.
The entry for Name represents
the legends title.
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11. Select the values that represent the x-axis.
12. Press the button inside the circle to go back to the previous box.
13. Repeat the steps from 9 to 12, but this time for Y-values.
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14. Press Add.
15. Repeat the steps from 8 to 13, but
this time for the decreasing case.
16. After that, press next.
17. From the title part, type
the x-axis and y-axis titles.
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18. In the same box, choose
Gridlines and remove the
mark shown in the circle.
19. After that press next.

20. In this box, you have two options:
If you select As new sheet, your figure will be plotted on a separate page.
If you select As object in, the figure will be plotted on the original worksheet.
21. In this case, select As object in.
22. Press finish.
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To change the background color, right click on the gray area, and choose Formal Plot Area.






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In this box, we change two
things, the border, and area.
For this case, lets change the
area color. Choose a white
color and press OK.





To add a fit curve:
Click on the figure itself.
Go to chart menu.
Select Add Trendline.










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From this box:
To specify which type
regression you want to use,
select Type.
Choose the required type of
regression.
In this case we have two sets
of data, increasing and
decreasing. So, choose the
required case.
Then repeat the same steps
for the second case.
Now it is required to
change the type of
one of the fitting
lines.
Double click on one
of them.
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Select Patterns.
From Style, choose
a suitable line type.

If you want to view the equation of the
fit line:
Select options.
Click on Display equation on
chart.
Then press OK.
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To format the axis title:
In the x-axis, we have Pt. the letter
t should be presented as a subscript
(P
t
). To do that, click once on the x-
axis title. After that, click once again
on the same place. Now, select the
letter t and right click on it. Choose
Format axis title.

You can modify any figure
by just double click on it.
Choose subscript.
From this box you can also,
modify the font, font style and the
size of the axis title. Repeat the
same steps for the y-axis

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Word Work:
How to draw a table
To draw a table similar to table1:
Go to Table, select insert, then select table.

Table1: Tabulation of loads, strains, and stresses in loading and unloading of beam.
Reading
#
Mass
m (kg)
Load
P (N)
Increasing Load Decreasing Load
Strain
()
Stress
(MPa)
Strain
()
Stress
(MPa)
1
2
3
4



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After that you will get this box.

Enter the number of rows and columns. For
this case:
Number of columns = 7
Number of rows = 6


















Then, you will get this table.









Cells Merge.
For the first column, select the first two rows.
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Right click on the selected cells and choose Merge Cells


Then, repeat the same steps for the first three columns.





















To form the increasing and decreasing load cells, select the two cells in the same raw.


Right click on the selected columns and choose merge cells.
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Now, you can fill the table.


How to insert a symbol


To insert the units of the strain and stress:

Go to insert, Symbol.





















You will get this box. Click on
the required symbol and then
press insert.
















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Cell Alignment


To center the entries of the table. Select the whole table













Select single space, as shown in the toolbar.
Right click on the table and select Cell Alignment
After that select the middle (see the figure).
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Setting the height and width of the cells



To format the width and the height of the rows and columns:

Select the whole table, and then right click on it















Select Table Properties.
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Select row, and then enter the suitable row height.
Do the same thing for the columns.
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Setting the columns width using Auto Fit


The column width can be adjusted by another way:


Select the whole table then right click and choose AutoFit, and then AutoFit to Content















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The caption title should be placed at the top of the table

Table 1: Tabulation of loads, strains, and stresses in loading and unloading of beam.


Placement of the table caption.
Reading #
Mass
m (g)
Mass
m (kg)
Increasing Load Decreasing Load
Strain
()
Stress
(MPa)
Strain
()
Stress
(MPa)
1
2
3
4


How to add a command icon to your toolbars


If you want to add a command icon to the toolbar follow the following figures:
1
2
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3





When you click on customize, you
will get this box.




From the category, you can choose
menu contains the required icon.




Commands, contains the icons that
can be placed on the toolbar.







To place an icon on the toolbar,
keep clicking on the icon and pull
it to a suitable position, until you
get a + sign, at that time you can
place it.







How to insert an equation
For example

= + + m
y
x
&
2

Go to insert, then select object.

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When you choose object, you get this
box.


Select Microsoft Equation 3.0









Or, you can do the same
thing by just click on the
icon shown in the figure.






You get this toolbar, by clicking on the
icons and typing you can form the equation.
Follow the steps.
At this stage, we can type:
+
y
x
















+
y
x







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+
y
x












+ +
2
y
x





= + + m
y
x
&
2












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( ) = + + m
y
x
&
2

= + + m
y
x
&
2

= + + m
y
x
&
2
Note: To insert a space, keep pressing ctrl key and click the space key.
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Format the equation

To adjust the font and the character format of the symbols:
Go to Insert, select object, then select Microsoft Equation 3.0.
After that choose Style menu.
Click on Define.



After that you will get this box
Remove all tick marks.





























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From this box you can control the size of symbol, subscript, . etc.
Go to Insert, select object, then select Microsoft Equation 3.0.
After that choose Size menu.
Click on Define.
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How to adjust the line spacing













To control the line spacing:
Go to format menu. Choose paragraph.


From the same place, we can control several things, for example; alignment.
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Page Setup.

o to file menu, choose page





















G





Adjust the horizontal margins to 1.25
Adjust the vertical margins to 1

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H

ow to insert page numbers






Go to insert menu, then choose page numbers.
From this box, you can adjust the
position and the alignment of page
numbers.