DL8 - Formatting

• Computing
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Word Processing

Year 7 - Digital Literacy 

Key Objective

To be able to use word processing software to format documents appropriately

What documents could you make with a word processor?

What do you think "formatting" means when using a word processor

TASK - Compare these

layouts for a moment

List any tools that were used in the better version (formatting tools)?

Work Template

Open this file

Save it as MansfieldCrownie1

TASK:  Using this file - format it to create a copy of this following example (10min)

It is expected that you will get stuck but you will get no help in this part

So how did you do? Which bits were hard to achieve?

DEMO: Word Processing 

Demo the following tools to the students: 

• Font style and size changing
• Italics, bold
• Highlighting – recolouring text
• Alignment (left, centre and right)
• Bullet list and styles
• Symbol insertion (for copyright)
• Adding/Removing hyperlinks where required
• Ruler tool to control text placement

New Template

Time to try again

Open this file

Save it is - MansfieldCrownie2

TASK : Retry the formatting task

List as many formatting tools that you know from this session

Why is formatting important?

Formatting

Formatting is important because:

• Draw the readers attention to key parts of the document
• Target a specific audience better
• Emphasise a point
• Makes it easier to read and digest

Key Objective

To be able to use word processing software to format documents appropriately