ICT - Year 4
ICT - Year 4
ICT - Year 4
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Microsoft Publisher
Publisher will give you several templates to choose from. Choose the type of document you want to create (calendar, flyer,
greeting card, etc) then choose a design to work from. You can customize each design with company logos, different colors, and
your unique information.
After you select the template, click on “Download” on the far right of your screen.
Tabs/Groups
Tip! The ribbon is the menu that runs across the top of your screen. Each tab contains a set of groups with
commands. Groups are collections of related command buttons. Clicking on differenttabs will change the
ribbon.
Tabs
Ribbon
Font Group
Mouse over
Hold the mouse pointer over several buttons to find out what they do.
Tip! If you don’t know what a button does, you can hold the mouse over it to find out
Layers of a template
You will notice on a template that there are several layers - layers can consist of images, backgroundcolors, or text
boxes. Click on different parts of the template to get familiar with the different layers.
Clicking and dragging these objects will move them. If you move something by accident, don’t worry, there is an undo
button on the Quick Access Toolbar at the top of the screen. The keyboard shortcut to Undo is Ctrl Z.
Text Boxes
A text box is a dedicated area to insert text. Most templates automatically have text box areas predesigned for your
convenience. You can click inside the text box and edit as needed.
1. Select the text box by clicking on the perimeter or inside. You should see the box highlight with a border.
2. On the border you should see little bubbles on the corners and middle of the sides. When you hoveryour mouse over
these bubbles, you will see your cursor change to a two-pointed arrow.
3. Click and drag your mouse on these bubbles to resize the text box. This takes some practice and finesse so don’t get
frustrated if it doesn’t work for you right away.
You may find yourself in a situation where your text will not fit one given text box. You can link text boxes so overflow text
continues in a separate place.
Wrapping text
If you place a text box near another text box or object, you may notice them overlapping or not appear exactly the wayyou want.
Changing the wrap text settings may fix this problem.
1. Select the object, then click on the Format tab that appears on the Ribbon.
2. Click the Wrap Text command. A drop-down menu will appear giving wrap text setting options. The picture icon will give you an
idea which setting may match your needs. Once a setting is selected, the text will adjust based on the chosen option.
Hyphenation
Microsoft Publisher automatically cuts words off with hyphens in order to fit text into a confined space. Youcan control how often the
program hyphenates words by changing the hyphenation settings.
Hyphenation settings:
To remove all hyphens
Increasing the Hyphenation Zone will create fewer hyphens, but thetext may appear more uneven
on the right-side.
Decreasing the Hyphenation Zone will break up your text with more hyphens. More hyphenated
words will make the right edge of the textappear more even.
Formatting text
Grow/Shrink font
Home Tab
Font group
Font style and size
Demonstration: Select text to change the font. Demonstrate changing font size both by
changing thenumber and by using the grow/shrink buttons.
Tip! When you hold your mouse pointer over each font, you can preview what that change will look like in
your document. The changes aren’t permanent until you click your selection!
Tip! In Microsoft applications, buttons often show, rather than tell, what they do. For instance, the button
for bold text has a picture of a bolded letter B, and the button for italic text has an italicized letter I.
Paragraph group
Number List
Bullet List
Tip! Once you’ve started a bulleted or numbered list, pressing Enter will automatically take you
tothe next item on the list. You can move right one level on a multi-level list by pressing Tab.
Alignment
Tip! Left alignment is selected in the picture above, which means that the left edge of your text is straight
(aligned), and the right edge is jagged. You can also centre your text, align it to the right, orjustify. Make sure
the text you want to align is selected.
Tip! Justify stretches the text so that both sides are straight. You may notice that books are usuallyjustified.
You are able to insert all sorts of graphics into a Publisher document, including pictures, tables,
calendars, and more. Inthis class we will do a basic picture and clip art, but check out the Insert
tab for more options.
If you selected Clip Art, a dialog box to the right will open asking you to enter keywords to search
images. Enter yoursearch terms and press Enter. A collection of images will appear in the window
below. Double-click on the desired image. You may have to resize the image. Resizing images is just
like resizing a text box. Click and drag on the borderbubbles to resize.
Inserting tables
Using the table option in the “Insert” tab you can insert a table of any size by
choosing the number of rows and columns. To choose the number of columns
and rows, hover your mouse over the diagram squares. The
Dimensions go “column x rows”, so a 4x3 table will have4 columns and 3 rows.
After you add the table, you can insert additional rows and columns, merge and
split cells, and change theborders and shading by going to the “Table Tools”
tabs. The Table Tools will only appear when a table is selected.
If you need to edit your table, such as insert a column or delete a row, try right
clicking in a cell of the table. You will notice a list of options appear including
insert and delete. You can choose whether you want to insert/delete a column
or row, and to the right or left. These and many more options are also given in
the Table Tools Design and Layout tabs. The table has to be selected in order for
these tabs to bevisible.