Formatting and Editing Features Horizontal/Vertical Centering Word Processing Formatting and Editing Features Paragraph Formats and Horizontal/Vertical Centering Revised from Digital Literacy & KB Objective 4.01 Oct 2017 Created by A. Moore 11-11-11

Word Processing Word processing software – Creates text documents, such as: Letters Emails Reports Created by A. Moore 11-11-11

taller than it is wide (default) Page Orientation Direction to print on a page width Landscape 11” x 8 ½” wider than it is tall height width Portrait 8 ½” x 11” taller than it is wide (default) height *Most word processing documents are printed in portrait orientation

Typing Paper Standard Paper Size: 8 ½ x 11 inches

Ways to format your font: Text Formatting Font – a collection of letters, punctuation marks, numbers, and special characters Fonts Ways to format your font: Add color Make bold Underline Italicize Word wrap - Automatic wrapping of text from the end of a line to the next line without pressing the Enter key

Text Formatting (con’t.) Bullets and numbering – arranges items in a list with each item beginning with a bullet or a number. On the home tab, in the paragraph group.

Document Margins Margin – blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right of a document where you cannot type

Margins (con’t.) Header – allows you to type above the top margin on each page Footer – allows you to type below the bottom margin on each page

Line Spacing Line spacing – the spacing between lines of text in a document Single Space (SS) – Strike Enter 1 time; leaves no blank lines between lines of text in a document Double Space (DS) – Strike Enter 2 times; leaves 1 blank line between lines of text in a document Triple Space (TS) – Strike Enter 3 times; leaves 2 blank lines between lines of text in a document Quadruple Space (QS) – Strike Enter 4 times; leaves 3 blank lines between lines of text in a document

Editing/Editing Features Editing - Making changes or corrections to a word processing document. Cut - removes the text Copy - duplicates information Paste - inserts text that has been cut or copied from a document

TExt Alignment

Text Alignment Alignment – the way text lines up along the left, right, or both margins. Left Align Center Align Right Align Justified

Left align: Text is straight at the left margin and uneven (ragged) at the right margin

Text is centered between both left and right margins on the page Center Align: Text is centered between both left and right margins on the page

Right Align: Text is straight at the right margin and uneven at the left margin

Justified text is lined up along both margins with both sides straight

Paragraph Styles

Paragraphs Formats Indented – the first line of a paragraph is indented the Tab key is used to indent paragraphs Used when formatting reports Block style – all lines of text are aligned at the left margin the first line of a paragraph is not indented Used when formatting letters and emails Example: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Example: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Paragraphs Formats (con’t.) Hanging indent – a temporary left margin that indents all lines except the first line of text the first line is flush (aligned) with the left margin; each additional line is indented commonly used when creating a bibliography/work cited page GCFLearn hanging indent video http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2010/8?search=han ging+indent Example: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Centering Word Documents

Text is centered between the top and bottom margins Vertical Centering Text is centered between the top and bottom margins Examples: Invitations Announcements Cards Title Pages Some Titles

Vertical Centering Page Layout Tab Page Setup Dialog Box Layout Tab Change Vertical Alignment to Center

American Heart Association Horizontal Centering – Text is centered between the left and right margin. Lets Hoop It Up!!! Participate in our Hoops For Heart Campaign to help raise money for the American Heart Association February 27-March 3, 2006 See your PE teacher for more details.

Horizontal Centering Using the RIBBON Home Tab Paragraph Section Center Button

Horizontal Centering Using the DIALOG BOX Home Tab Paragraph Dialog Box Use drop down to change alignment

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