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Formatting. Unit 1, Using ICT to Present Information. Word processing formatting techniques. Characters Paragraphs Pages Lines. The Formatting Sequence. Select or highlight using; Mouse Keyboard by holding Shift down then highlight with arrow keys Format
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Formatting Unit 1, Using ICT to Present Information
Word processing formatting techniques • Characters • Paragraphs • Pages • Lines
The Formatting Sequence • Select or highlight using; • Mouse • Keyboard by holding Shift down then highlight with arrow keys • Format • Confirm with OK to keep format change • or Cancel to lose formatting changes
Formatting characters • Font • Point size • Bold • Italic • Underline
Special characters • Insert, Symbol menu option from Word • Fonts include • Symbol • Webdings • Wingdings
Formatting paragraphs • Indents • Ctrl+m to indent • Ctrl+Shift+m to remove indent • Numbering • Toolbar button: • Bullets • Toolbar button: • Space after • Format, Paragraph menu:
Formatting pages • Orientation • Margins • Headers and footers
Lines • The drawing toolbar • Thickness • Colour • Arrows • Grouping • Select then single right click
Editing text • Insert key • Toggles between insert and overwrite • OVR = Overwrite shows bottom right screen • Edit • Whenever a piece of work is changed • Delete • Usually quickest to highlight then use the Del key
Clipboard • Cut Ctrl+x • Highlighted text disappears to clipboard • Copy Ctrl+c • Highlighted text stays and gets copied to clipboard • Paste Ctrl+v • Whatever is in clipboard is added to document • Clipboard actions work between applications
Copying and moving text • Moving text • Cut then paste • Copying text • Copy then paste • Duplicating text • Copy then paste then paste • Duplicating text lots of times • Copy then paste then paste then paste then paste
On-line exercise • Time to revise today’s lesson
Summary • Word processing formatting techniques • Formatting characters • Special characters • Formatting paragraphs • Formatting pages • Lines • Editing text • Clipboard • Copying and moving text