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NCDesk Editor

Part of the 18-20% of skill questions of Keyboarding/Word Processing/

Desktop Publishing

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If you don’t remember how something works when you are

taking the test, click on the Help button that is in the NCDesk program. It is there for that reason.

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NCDesk is a collection of

small Java programs that

replicate common

applications. These are the

five applications – they do

not function as completely

as Microsoft Word, Works

or Excel that we use in

class. They are similar.

Several PowerPoint

slideshows are available

for you to see how the

applications work. Now,

let’s learn more about

Editor.

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Word Processors are for creating reportstyping letterswriting essays, and other similar tasks.

All word processors have similar features. There several skills you need for word processing, but all are fairly easy to master. If you READ your instructions carefully, this portion of the test should be easy. Check your work before you click NEXT.

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Let’s examine the commands available in NCDesk Editor

Toolbar

Menu Bar

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During the test, File is not functional.

Edit has typical commands used in most any word processing program.

Notice Keyboard Shortcut

Commands can also be used.

Commands can also be seen by clicking with the right mouse button.

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Format Font deals with Font Attributes.

Instructions will be given in this area.

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These 3 attributes can only be found through the menu bar, Format>Font.

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Strike-through is seldom used for anything other than to show editing suggestions or legal documents.

Subscript is often used in Science and Math where the number or letter has to drop down (like a SUBmarine drops down under the water) from the other letters, like in H2O.

Superscript is also often used in Science and Math where the number has to fly above (like a SUPERhero flies above buildings) the other numbers or letters, as in “the right angle of a triangle measures 90º”.

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Line spacing:

Be sure to check out the 3 types of line spacing you will be seeing in the next slides. The look of NCDesk is different from Word or Works. Really pay attention, you need to be able to recognize and to format the text for appropriate line spacing!

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Single Line Spacing

Double Line Spacing

1 ½ (1.5) Line Spacing can only be found through the menu bar.

Instructions will be given in this area.

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Double Line Spacing

Single Line Spacing

Both single and double line spacing buttons are on the toolbar.

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You need to know how to set your line spacing. If you are asked to double space, they mean to double space between lines, not words.

Highlight/select the text that needs to be double spaced, then use the Format Paragraph Menu, or the double space button.

Do not use the return key on the keyboard to double space.

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Inserting Graphicsother terms:

imagespicturesclipart

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1st Place the cursor

exactly where the image is to appear. Then go through the commands.Insert…..Image…..

Insert the image NC_flower between thesecond and third paragraph. Center theImage.

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North_Carolina

nc_map

•File names are different, yet images are very similar --- be careful about your selection.

•First place your cursor where you want the image to be.

•NCDesk treats images as in-line graphics. That is why there is the big space near nc_map.

•Instruction may tell you to align graphics to left, center or right.

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Instructions will be given in this area.Only run the spell checker if you are specifically told to.

There are a limited number of words in the spell checker; not a lengthy dictionary like spell checker inMSWord or Works.

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Cut Copy Paste

These buttons work like they do in other programs. The commands can also be found under the Edit menu or by right mouse clicking selected text or images.

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Font Font Size

NCDesk shows a list of font names, some of the names are not seen in Microsoft Works or MSWord. Glance at the list of font names when you are preparing for the test.

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By the way……

• Italics is not the name of a font.

• Italics is a method of formatting the appearance of text.

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BoldItalics

UnderlineBold makes the text thicker and darker. Don’t assume something is bold make sure that it is.

Italic tilts the text so that it slants. It is often used to emphasize something.

Underline is exactly what it sounds like it can also be used to identify something like a book title.

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Align LeftAlign CenterAlign Right

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You must be able to Align Text properly on the page, exactly as the instructions dictate. • To Center Align: use the CENTER align button.

• To Left Align: use the LEFT align button (left align is what you use most often and is usually the default setting.)

• To Right Align: use the RIGHT align button

• To indent a paragraph: press the TAB key.

Tab Tab

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Single Line SpaceDouble Line Space

Place your cursor

somewhere within

the text to check

the line spacing.

Look at the tool

button if you are

in doubt.

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If you have to insert text, you click in the place specified in the directions and start typing. You MUST read the directions.

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Just a few additional vocabulary terms:

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Command Keys--used in conjunction with another key to carry out an operation

Hardcopy--output from a computer that you can touch--(Ex: output from a printer or plotter)

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Justification--to align text either to the left/right or both margins

Softcopy--output from a computer that you can see or hear, but cannot touch--(Ex: output from a monitor or speaker)

Desktop Publishing--A computerized layout program that integrates graphics and text to produce a professional looking document.

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Endnote Provides the same information as a footnote, but appears at the end of sections or the document. See Footnotes.

Footer Descriptive text printed at the bottom of each page. It can contain graphics, dates, page numbers, and even graphics.

Footnotes Appear at the bottom of a page, numbered or prefaced with reference marks that also appear in the body text at the point of reference.

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Header Descriptive text printed at the top of each page. It can contain graphics, dates, page numbers, and even graphics.

OLE An acronym for Object Linking and Embedding. It allows the exchange of data between applications.

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OverType Mode Accessed by pressing Insert, this mode allows you to type characters directly over existing characters without shifting text.

Page Breaks Automatic page breaks appear in a document wherever a page is full.

Manual page breaks can be inserted at any point to accommodate special needs.

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Widow/Orphan Control Prevents the printing of an isolated last line of a paragraph at the top of a page (widow), or the first isolated line of a paragraph at the bottom of a page (orphan).

Wizard Asks questions and uses your answers to lay out and format a document for you.

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Gif (Graphic Interchange Format)-(Pronounced "jiff.") A file format for pictures, photographs, and drawings that are compressed so that they can be sent across telephone lines quickly. Format widely used on electronic bulletin boards and the Internet and are limited to 256 colors, so they cannot be used for high-end desktop publishing.

Illustration-Clip art, graphics or drawings on a computer.

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Jpeg (Joint Photographic Experts Group-A standard for shrinking graphics so they can be sent faster between modems and take up less space on your hard drive. These graphics can be reduced to 5 percent of their original size, but the image quality deteriorates. However, compressing graphics to 30 or 40 percent of their original size results in minimal loss of quality.

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LANDSCAPE -- The page setup that permits a document to be printed in a horizontal position.

PORTRAIT -- The default page setup that prints the document vertically.

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Soft return is a line break that is not a paragraph break

This is what would be seen is the & show/hide formatting marks button is turn on.

Hard return is a line break that is a paragraph break

January

February

March

January &

February&

March&

This is what would be seen is the & show/hide formatting marks button is turn on.