Subject : 

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

Term :

FIRST TERM

Week:

WEEK 9

Class :

PRIMARY 6

Previous lesson : 

The pupils have previous knowledge of

WORD PROCESSORS SKILLS

Topic :

EDITING DOCUMENT IN MS-WORD

Behavioural objectives :

At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able t

• state the steps that are involved in edit with Microsoft word
• list and use some Microsoft word processor toolbars
• state the functions of toolbars in Microsoft Word Processor  .

Instructional Materials :

• Wall charts
• Pictures
• Related Online Video
• Flash Cards
• A Desktop computer or Laptop

Methods of Teaching :

• Class Discussion
• Group Discussion
• Asking Questions
• Explanation
• Role Modelling
• Role Delegation

Reference Materials :

• Scheme of Work
• Online Information
• Textbooks
• Workbooks
• 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
• Workbooks

CONTENT

EDITING DOCUMENT IN MS-WORD

Editing simply means making changes or correcting mistakes in a document. Some of the actions that can be performed when editing a document includes: cutting, copying, pasting, inserting, deleting etc.

OPENING A FILE OR DOCUMENT

When a file or document which has been saved previously I on a disk is brought back to the screen, this means that the file or document is opened. This can be done through the open command in the file menu.

Remember that when you save a document, you saved it with a name called file name.

To open files follow this process:

1. Click on the menu called file.
2. Click on open.
3. Click on the name of the file you want to open. a
4. Click on open.

In case the file is saved inside a folder, double click the folder, t en click your file name.

INSERTING TEXT

Text can be inserted into a word, line, sentence or a paragraph into a document

1. Move your mouse to the exact place where you want your text to appear.
2. Click the left button of your mouse to ensure your” cursor is there.
3. Type the text.

DELETING TEXT

A text can either be deleted to the right or left of a cursor to delete text to the right of a cursor, do these:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the beginning of the word or sentence.
2. Click the left button of the mouse to ensure your cursor is at the beginning of the word or sentence.
3. Press the delete key on the keyboard until everything is deleted.

To delete text to the left of the cursor, do these:

1. Move the mouse pointer to the end of the word or sentence.
2. Click the left button of the mouse to ensure your cursor is at the beginning of the word or sentence.
3. Press the backspace key on the keyboard until everything is deleted.

DELETE LONG SENTENCES OR PARAGRAPH

1. Select the sentences or paragraphs.
2. Press the delete key on the keyboard.

CUT AND PASTE

A paragraph or line within a document can be taken to another part of the same document or to a different document. You can also decide to remove a picture from a position and place it to be part of another document. This can be done by cutting and pasfng. This commands can be found under the edit menu or by using the icons on the standard tool bar.

CUT AND PASTE:

1. Click and drag on the sentence or paragraph to select it.
2. Click on Edit menu on the Menu bar.
3. Click on cut.
4. Take your cursor to where you want it to appear on the screen.
5. Click on edit menu and click on paste.

COPY AND PASTE

When you copy, you are creating a duplicate of what you copied. You can copy a document, sentence, paragraph or a picture.

To copy:

1. Select what you want to copy.
2. Move your mouse pointer to Edit Menu and click.
3. Move to copy and click.
4. Move your cursor to where you want it to appear on the screen.
5. Click on edit again and click on paste.

FORMAT YOUR DOCUMENT

Formatting a text or document can make your work look very attractive. Through formatting, the sizes of your characters can be reduced or increased depending on your choice. You can also change your characters to italics or bold face your characters etc. Some of the features we can use includes: the different fonts, font size, bold, italics underline etc. All can be found either on the FORMAT MENU or on the FORMAT TOOLBAR

Look at the format toolbar above as we go step by step to learn how to format our document.

FONT

The tiny arrow in front of the font lis show where you have different font types. This can be described as different method of writing.

1. Select your text.
2. Click on the tiny black arrow in front of the font list.
3. Select the type of font you like by clicking on anyone.

Or

1. Select your text.
2. Click on the format menu.
3. Click on font
4. Select the type offont you like by clicking on it.

FONT SIZE

After the font list on the format tool bar shown above, is the font size. This is where you have a number shown with a tiny black arrow in front of it.

To select font size, do these.

1. Select your text.
2. Click on the next arrow after font list.
3. Click on the size you want

FONT STYLE

Fonts or characters can be in different styles e.g. bold, italics or underline.

B-BOLD

1. Select your text.
2. Click on B on the format tool bar.

I-ITALICS

1. Select your text.
2. Click on If or italics

U – UNDERLINE

1. Select your text.
2. Click on U for underline.

ALIGN YOUR TEXT OR DOCUMENT

The facilities for aligning text can be found on the format tool bar. Text alignment can be left right center or justify.

To align your document or text. To do the following:

1. Select your text.
2. Move your mouse pointer to any of these alignment options below and click.
3. Left align
4. Center
5. Align right
6. Justify

CHANGE CHARACTER CASE

1. Select the word or sentence.
2. Point and click on the format menu.
3. Click on change case (a dialog box like this appears)
4. Sentence case.
5. Lowercase.

iii. Uppercase

1. Title Case.

4. Point and click on upper or lower case as the case maybe.

CREATING TABLE

A table can be described as tabular columns and rows which intersect at some point. The rectangular point at which a row and column intersect is called cell. Microsoft word offers the facility for creating table. These facilities can be found either on the standard tool bar or on the menu called TABLE

Presentation

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1:

The class teacher revises the previous topics

Step 2.

He introduces the new topic

Step 3:

The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise

Conclusion

The class teacher wraps up or conclude the lesson by giving out short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.

The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.

He or she does the necessary corrections when and where  the needs arise.

Evaluation

1. Write out ten Microsoft word processor skills
2. Give three examples or word processor software or app
3. Give three examples of network topologies
4. Write out the steps that are involved in opening Microsoft word on a laptop or computer

Assignment

Prepare for the next lesson by reading more  about computer word processor environments