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                                                    Lab Assignment ‘n Activity                   Century   #Technology Literacy
                                                                                                  Skills


                     Complete the following activities and tick on the circles:
                     ª  Open OpenOffice Writer on your computer and create a new document.
                     ª  Write an essay on ‘Environmental Pollution’.

                     ª  Change the position of the 1st paragraph to last paragraph using ‘Cut’ and ‘Paste’
                         option.
                     ª  Add Thank You at the end.
                     ª  Copy the Heading ‘Environmental Pollution’ and paste it in the last line.

                     ª  Undo the above action.
                     ª  Redo the last action.
                     ª  Save the document with the name, Environment.
                     ª  Close the document and exit from OpenOffice Writer.


                    FORMATTING THE DOCUMENT

                  Changing the appearance of text or document to make it more prominent, attractive and appear as
                  per user’s requirement is referred to as Formatting. It also refers to making changes in the layout of
                  a document by organising its style of display. It includes character formatting, paragraph formatting,
                  page formatting, etc. Appearance of characters in different styles can be applied with different styles
                  of font.

                  Formatting Text

                  Formatting text involves altering its appearance to improve readability, emphasise key points, and create
                  a visually appealing document. Formatting text includes manipulation of size, style, colour, position and
                  attributes of a character. By formatting your text, you can highlight important information and make
                  your writing easier to read and understand.

                  You can format the text by using the Character dialog box or by using the Standard toolbar or by using
                  the Properties deck.
                  Changing Font

                  Changing fonts includes the various settings of the text, such   2
                  as font type, font size, font colour and font style (bold, italic or
                  underlined). To change the font, follow these steps:             3
                  Step 1:   Select the character, word or block of text that you
                            want to format.

                  Step 2:   Click the Format menu on the Menu bar.
                  Step 3:     Select  the  Character  option  from  the  drop-down
                            menu.
                            OR  Right-click  the  selected  text  and  then  select  the
                            Character option from the context menu.


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