Chap 4 Word 4.5 Formatting Pages

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FORMATTING

PAGES

Microsoft Word

4.5

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REAL WORLD TASKS

Musical program

Schedule for a sales training

Employee newsletter

Academic paper divided into chapters

Event flyer

Table summarizing sales data over several years

Confidential company memo

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SECTION SKILL OVERVIEW

Add watermarks

Add page borders

Format multiple columns on a page

Insert and modify tab stops

Add dot leaders to tabs

Modify page margins

Modify page orientation

Insert page breaks

Insert column breaks

Align text vertically on a page

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KEY TERMS

Tab Stop

Dot Leader

Watermark

Page Orientation

Page Break

Column Break

Vertical Alignment

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KEY DEFINITIONS

Column Break:

A code inserted into a multiple column layout that forces text to appear

in the next column.

Dot Leader:

A formatting option that uses a line of periods, or dots, between

characters and tabs to align information in a document.

Page Break:

A code inserted into a document that signals where one page ends and

the next begins.

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KEY DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)

Page Orientation:

There are two page orientation options: Portrait, where the long edge

of the paper is vertical; and Landscape, where the long edge of the paper is horizontal.

Tab Stop:

Locations on each line of a document where the cursor stops when the Tab

key is pressed.

Vertical Page Alignment:

An alignment option that spaces text equally between the

bottom and top edges of the page.

Watermark:

A faint background image added to each page of a document.

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PARAGRAPH, PAGE, AND DOCUMENT
FORMATTING

Paragraph Level

Page Level

Document Level

Bulleted or Numbered List

Page Orientation

Theme

Horizontal Alignment

Watermark

Theme Color

Paragraph Border

Page Border

Theme Font

Paragraph Shading

Page Color

Style Set

Widow/Orphan Control

Header and Footer

Show/Hide ¶

Tab Stops

Page Breaks

Margins

Indents

Hyphenation

Line and Paragraph Spacing

Columns

Heading Styles

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IN-CLASS PRACTICE

Do

Challenge Lab 4.5.6 and aim for the best possible time.

The lab can be attempted multiple times, with the task set changing each time.

Let me know if you need help on a task.

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CLASS DISCUSSION

How can formatting pages add a more professional look to your documents?

When is it appropriate to use

Portrait orientation? Landscape orientation?

How is inserting a page break different from pressing

Enter multiple times to start a

new page?

How do tab stops make creating some types of documents easier?

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CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES

Explore the

4.5 Student Orientation.docx sample document:

Modify the existing tab stops

Observe the behavior of each of the five types of tab stops (left, right, etc.)

Work in small groups to create a realistic sample document that uses all of the major

page formatting features from this section.

Explore page formatting features not covered in the labs:

Page Color

on the Design tab

Line Numbers

on the Page Layout tab

Hyphenation

on the Page Layout tab

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SUMMARY

Page formatting for the entire document

Page formatting from a certain point forward

Using page and column breaks

Custom tab stops

Tab stops and dot leaders

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Complete the labs in this section:

Challenge Lab 4.5.6

– Format Pages

Applied Lab 4.5.8

– Format a Report

Draft

Applied Lab 4.5.9

– Format a Musical

Program

Prepare for the next class:

Video 4.6.1

– AutoCorrect Options

Video 4.6.2

– Spell Checking

Video 4.6.3

– The Thesaurus

Skills Lab 4.6.5

– Edit Documents

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