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The FOLLOWING keyboard SHORTCUTS are used to change the alignments of paragraphs:

• Centered ⇒ Ctrl +E
• Left-aligned ⇒ Ctrl +L
• RIGHT – aligned ⇒ Ctrl +R
• Justified ⇒ Ctrl +J

The following keyboard shortcuts are used to change the alignments of paragraphs:

 A mistake can be corrected EITHER USING the BACKSPACE KEY or Delete key.

 A mistake can be corrected either using the Backspace key or Delete key.

The STAR OFFICE WRITER is opened and File --> New --> Text Document command can then be used to open a new document.

The Star Office Writer is opened and File --> New --> Text Document command can then be used to open a new document.

• To start STAR Office,
• On the TASKBAR, click the Start BUTTON.
• Choose All Programs à Star Office 8 FOLDER.
• Click the Star Office program that we want to start.

By Pressing F1 key or choosing the menu command HELP in STAR Office Help. This will open the Star Office help where we can SEARCH for a help TOPIC.

By Pressing F1 key or choosing the menu command help in Star Office Help. This will open the Star Office help where we can search for a help topic.

To INDENT TEXT from the right, type the AMOUNT or use the after text spin ARROWS to ENTER the amount in the spin box.

To indent text from the right, type the amount or use the after text spin arrows to enter the amount in the spin box.

TIMES New ROMAN is the font which looks professional and it is suited for BUSINESS DOCUMENTS.

Times New Roman is the font which looks professional and it is suited for business documents.

 To unselect the wrongly SELECTED text a CLICK should be MADE OUTSIDE the selected text.

 To unselect the wrongly selected text a click should be made outside the selected text.

To REMOVE the highlighting, select the TEXT and select the No FILL from the COLOUR palette.

To remove the highlighting, select the text and select the No Fill from the colour palette.

FAJITA is the FONT that LOOK DECORATIVE.

Fajita is the font that look decorative.

• The size of a font is MEASURED in points, and there are 72 points to an INCH.
• The LARGER the point size, the larger the type.

• Wingdings is the font that are actually a set of SYMBOLS.
• Such a font can be USED to INSERT special characters in the document.

Scrolling a DOCUMENT does not move the INSERTION point. The MOUSE click should be USED to get the I-beam at the required PLACE.

Scrolling a document does not move the insertion point. The mouse click should be used to get the I-beam at the required place.

Some of the other commercially AVAILABLE WORD processing PACKAGES are:

• MS Word
• Lotus AmiPro
• Word Perfect
• Word STAR and
• Word Pro

Some of the other commercially available Word processing packages are:

There are two COMMON TEXT formattings.

They are:

• text STYLE and
• FONT PROPERTIES

There are two common text formattings.

They are:

The status BAR gives the INFORMATION about the current mode EITHER INSERT or TYPE – over – mode of the Insert Key.

The status bar gives the information about the current mode either insert or type – over – mode of the Insert Key.

• BACKSPACE key deletes the characters to the LEFT of the INSERTION point.
• Delete key deletes the characters to the RIGHT of the insertion point.

The LINE spacing options AVAILABLE in Star Office Writer are as follows.

They are:

• Single line
• 1.5 LINES
• DOUBLE
• proportional
• ATLEAST
• Leading and
• Fixed

The line spacing options available in Star Office Writer are as follows.

They are:

• COPY
• Cut
• PASTE
• Find and
• REPLACE are some of the COMMONLY used editing functions.

• HANGING INDENT is a special kind of indent, used for numbered lists.
• The First line option can be used to indent the line of the PARAGRAPH.
• Using the spin ARROWS, a negative value is specified, will result in a hanging indent; that is, the first line will hang outside the paragraph.

Entering a NEW TEXT or modifying the existing text in a document is KNOWN as text EDITING.

Entering a new text or modifying the existing text in a document is known as text editing.

The TERM word processing refers to the activity carried out USING a computer and SUITABLE software to:

• create,
• view,
• edit,
• manipulate,
• transmit,
• store,
• RETRIEVE and
• print DOCUMENTS

The term word processing refers to the activity carried out using a computer and suitable software to:

• Numbered lists work well for directions or other points one wants to present in sequence.
• Star OFFICE WRITER automatically NUMBERS all the items in a LIST and the text is idented.

 A bullet PRECEDES each ITEM in the list and the TEXT is INDENTED.

 A bullet precedes each item in the list and the text is indented.

We can switch between multiple documents:

• Using WINDOWS menu.
• CLICKING the button VISIBLE on the taskbar.
• Pressing ALT + Tab.

We can switch between multiple documents:

• The help agent is an animated FIGURE, which opens the help topic for the GIVEN task.
• It automatically APPEARS when we perform complex task.
• The content of Help Agent window changes depending on what is being done in the main window.

Visual Clue HELPS the reader to see how the DOCUMENT is divided into PARAGRAPHS.

Visual Clue helps the reader to see how the document is divided into paragraphs.

• The user can use the Insert KEY to TOGGLE between type – over mode and Insert mode.
• Insert mode INSERTS while typing new TEXT and type – over, overwrites the existing text.

A document MAY contain:

• TEXT,
• tables,
• graphs,
• CHARTS,
• equations,
• pictures and
• drawings.

A document may contain:

HIGHLIGHTING can be used to CALL attention to KEY IDEAS or pointers in a document.

Highlighting can be used to call attention to key ideas or pointers in a document.

If the KEY COMBINATION is joined with a plus sign, the FIRST key MUST be pressed and held down and the second key is to be pressed.

If the key combination is joined with a plus sign, the first key must be pressed and held down and the second key is to be pressed.

STAR Office 8 provides SEVERAL help SYSTEMS that we can use while we work:

• Online help
• Help Agent
• Help Tips and
• EXTENDED Help Tips

Star Office 8 provides several help systems that we can use while we work:

A STYLE is a named set of defaults for FORMATTING TEXT. This is an ALTERNATIVE WAY of formatting text.

A style is a named set of defaults for formatting text. This is an alternative way of formatting text.

A FONT is a set of CHARACTERS and numbers in a certain STYLE. Each font LOOKS DIFFERENT from other fonts.

A font is a set of characters and numbers in a certain style. Each font looks different from other fonts.

When the TEXT being typed reaches the end of the LINE, STAR Office WRITER will automatically wrap the text to the NEXT line.

When the text being typed reaches the end of the line, Star Office Writer will automatically wrap the text to the next line.

An alternate method of formatting refers to creating a particular style and applying it quickly to a document INSTEAD of making individual changes to the LINE SPACING, PARAGRAPH alignment, indentation etc.

An alternate method of formatting refers to creating a particular style and applying it quickly to a document instead of making individual changes to the line spacing, paragraph alignment, indentation etc.

• The PARAGRAPH marker is the STOREHOUSE for all FORMATTING options for that paragraph.
• Each time, ENTER is pressed, the paragraph options for that paragraph are carried down to the next paragraph.
• If a paragraph marker is DELETED the paragraph takes on the formatting of the following paragraph.

STAR Office FUNCTIONS are:

• Star Office WRITER
• Star Office Calc
• Star Office IMPRESS
• Star Office Draw and
• Star Office Base

Star Office functions are:

• Star office is an APPLICATION that is DESIGNED to WORK on DIFFERENT OPERATING systems.
• It can also open, edit and save Microsoft office documents.