Computer Literacy for IC3

Unit 2: Using Productivity Software

Chapter 4: Importing Text and Formatting a

Newsletter

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Learning Targets

59. I can insert data from other documents

60. I can create and format a multicolumn document

61. I can save a document as a template

62. I can apply special formatting

63. I can add symbols

64. I can set and modify tab stops

65. I can save a document using different document formats

66. I can add hyperlinks, animations, and save a document as a webpage

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Character Effects and Symbols

• Character effects• Superscripts (e = mc2)• Subscripts (H2O)• Strikethrough (deleted)

• Symbols• Copyright symbol (©)• Trademark symbol (™)• Happy faces ()

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Inserting Symbols

Click here to access more Symbols in Symbol dialog box

Symbol button

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Tab Types

Tab Type Example |

Left tab Text

Center tab Text

Right tab Text

Decimal tab 1,000.00

Bar tab |

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Tabs

Set tabs using the Tabs dialog box

Set tabs using the Ruler bar

Change tab type here

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Types of BreaksBreak Type Description

Page break Inserts a hard page break to end a page

Column break Ends a column and moves to the next column

Text wrapping break Separate text around objects on Web pages

Next page break Ends the section and inserts a hard page break

Continuous break Ends the section but remains on the same page

Even page break Ends the section, inserts a hard page, and moves text to the next even page

Odd page break Ends the section, inserts a hard page, and moves text to the next odd page

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Using Sections

This section has landscape orientation

This section has portrait orientation

Sections are not just for newsletters. They can be used to have multiple page orientations within one document and much more

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Saving a Document in a Different Format

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Multiple format choices exist – including saving as a Web page (html) and Rich Text Format (rtf)

Choose desired format from the Save As Type text box

Select Text and right-click. Click Hyperlink from short-cut menu

Adding a Hyperlink to a Document

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Enter Text to Display

Enter URL (address) of the site

Summary

• Word provides tools for breaking text into multiple columns

• Once columns are created, they can be customized in a number of ways

• Section breaks allow you to format parts of the same document or page separately from the rest of the document or page

• Word allows you to emphasize text, paragraphs and documents with borders, shading and special effects

• Tabs help you align data in tabular format

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Questions?

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