WORDPAD RIBBON ITEMS Primary 3 ICT Second Term
WEEK 3: WORDPAD RIBBON ITEMS
Primary 3 ICT Second Term
The Home Tab has five groups: Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Insert and Editing.
Clipboard Group:
Three options are available: Cut, Copy, Paste.
- Cut: Will remove highlighted text from a document and save on to Clipboard. (Other options are: CTRL + X or Right mouse click, Cut.
- Copy: Will leave highlighted text where it is, but copy it so you can also place it elsewhere on your document.
- Paste: allows you to paste both the highlighted cut or copied text wherever you choose.
CLASS ACTIVITY (HIGHLIGHTING, COPYING, CUTTING AND PASTING)
Type a composition about your class teacher.
Your composition must have a title “My Class Teacher”
CUTTING AND PASTING
- Highlight the title of your composition by left clicking at the beginning of your title, then swiping across to the end, till it is covered in light blue. You should have this.
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- On your ribbon, click on cut. It has the picture of a scissors.
As soon as you click on cut, (note that your title is cut off and no longer there), waiting for you to paste elsewhere.
- Go to the end of your composition and press enter key three times.
- Click on paste on your ribbon
Hurray! Your title is back.
COPYING AND PASTING
Just like before, highlight the title of your composition by left clicking at the beginning of your title, then swiping across to the end, till it is covered in light blue
- On your ribbon, click on copy.
(Note that your title still remains after copying)
Go to the end of your composition and press enter key three times.
Click on paste on your ribbon. Hurray! Your title is double!
Save your composition
Summary
Highlighting: The first thing you must do before copying or cutting.
Cut: Removes your text from its position and repositions wherever you paste it
Copy: Duplicates your text (makes it two).
