Toolbars
Toolbars- These are a set of icons grouped together according to their functions. There are two types of toolbars; Formatting Toolbar and Standard Toolbar.
Standard toolbar- Contains icons that allow you to perform common tasks such as cut, copy, paste etc.
1. How
to Use the formatting toolbar to Bold, underline center etc:
a. Highlight the
paragraph or text that you want to adjust .
b. Go to the formatting
toolbar and then click on the specific icon.
2. How to Use the Standard toolbar to Bold, underline center etc
a. Highlight the
paragraph or text that you want to adjust .
b. Go to the formatting
toolbar and then click on the specific icon.
Details of icons on the Formatting Toolbar
| Tool | Description | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Format menu | Choose a format for the paragraph (eg. heading, normal paragraph). | |
| Bold | Bold the selected text. | Ctrl-B |
| Italic | Italicise the selected text. | Ctrl-I |
| Bulleted list | Add a bulleted list. | |
| Numbered list | Add a numbered list. | |
| Indent text | Indent selected text. Can also be used to create nested lists. | |
| Reduce indent | Reduce indenting of selected text. | |
| Insert image | Insert or modify an image. | |
| Insert a link | Insert a link to another web page. | Ctrl-K |
| Remove link | Remove links from selected text. | |
| Insert a table | Insert a table. | |
| View HTML | If you are familiar with working in HTML, you can switch to working in HTML mode using this icon. | |
| Undo | Undo the last change. | Ctrl-Z |
| Redo | Redo what was last undone. | Ctrl-Y |
| Cut | Cut the selected text. | Ctrl-X |
| Copy | Copy the selected text to the clipboard. | Ctrl-C |
| Paste | Paste text from the clipboard. | Ctrl-V |
| Paste from Word | Paste in text copied fromMicrosoft Word. | |
| Remove formatting | Remove all formatting from selected text. |
Details of icons on the Standard Toolbar
This toolbar is a collection of important menu icons frequently used for making a document, such as ‘new’, ‘open’, and ‘save’.
Icon
|
Name
|
Description
|
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New
|
Creates a new document on a new window.
|
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Open
|
Opens the saved document on the editing screen.
|
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Save
|
Saves the document in process.
|
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Save as PDF
|
Saves the document in process as a PDF file.
|
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Print
|
Prints the document in process.
|
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Print Preview
|
Shows the document to be printed on the screen.
|
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Cut
|
Cuts the selected contents and copies to the clip board.
|
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Copy
|
Cuts the selected contents and copies to the clip board.
|
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Paste
|
Adds the contents, which are on the clip board, to the document.
|
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Format Painter
|
Copies the format of the selected text or range to the assigned location.
|
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Undo
|
Cancels the operation just executed.
|
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Redo
|
Re-operates the the command canceled by 'Undo'.
|
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Find
|
Finds the document contents with words.
|
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Replace
|
Replaces the word with another after finding on the document.
|
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Draw Table
|
Inserts a table on the document.
|
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Insert Picture
|
Inserts a picture on the document.
|
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Insert Hyperlink
|
Creates hyperlink to the words.
|
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Bookmark
|
Places a bookmark on the location of the mouse pointer.
|
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Show/Hide All editing marks
|
Shows or hides the format and paragraph marks.
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Now that you know about the different icons on the toolbars download click on the link below to download the work sheet.
