3.3.6: Application software used for presentation and communication of data
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3.3.6: Application software used for presentation and communication of data
Reformatting Documents
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This presentation aims to
Help you describe how a document can be reformatted to suit the needs of a given application.
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Introduction
There are lots of different types of documents in the world.› Legal› Informal› Formal› Memos› Posters› Leaflets› …etc…
In order to create these documents you need to be able to format your document from the normal pre-set document you get when you load up your application.
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Introduction
The basic things you can reformat include:
› Page size, settings and orientation
› Text position, size and style
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Introduction
Some applications provide you with some templates to select from when you start the application.
This screenshot is taken from MS Publisher 2010 (beta).
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Introduction
When you select a template the application automatically formats the document.
This screenshot shows the various sizes of business cards.
As you can see, different countries have different standards.
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Introduction
When templates are not available you have to reformat the document manually.
The next few slides will be showing examples taken from MS Word 2010 (beta).
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Page size, settings and orientation
In MS Word 2010, there is a dedicated tab which gives you access to different document settings.
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Margins
You can change how close to the edge text will be.
Note: not all printers can print to the very edge of the paper.
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Orientation
You can change the direction the page faces.› Portrait (taller)› Landscape (wider)
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Size
You can change the size of the paper too.
Remember, not all printers can support large sizes, but many home printers can support smaller sizes (such as A5 and envelopes).
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Text position, size and style
In MS Word 2010, there is a dedicated tab which gives you access to different text settings.
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Text position
Also known as text alignment.
Text can be aligned to the left, centre and to the right.
Text can also be aligned using the ‘justified’ setting.
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Left align
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Morbi porttitor, dolor sed mollis hendrerit, orci risus feugiat risus, quis laoreet enim dolor faucibus quam. Curabitur non lacus at augue aliquet lobortis. Sed dapibus scelerisque massa, id tempor ante feugiat sed. Nunc nec augue ante. Nulla placerat lobortis dui sit amet accumsan. Integer varius tristique nunc eu mattis. Nunc dignissim mauris ut neque pharetra varius. Donec mauris eros, hendrerit in laoreet sed, bibendum ut risus. Praesent in velit quis sem convallis condimentum. Nam tempus fermentum facilisis. Integer ut felis erat. Nullam eget nulla ac purus aliquam molestie. Suspendisse suscipit ullamcorper lacinia. Sed ac erat nisl. Praesent vitae felis erat. Phasellus mattis ante a nisl rhoncus eget lacinia tellus dictum. Phasellus vitae lorem turpis. Quisque sodales risus ut neque blandit imperdiet.
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Centre align
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tristique nisi dapibus placerat. Nunc at augue quam, id iaculis leo. Phasellus consectetur lorem elementum odio lobortis ut mattis odio lobortis. Praesent sodales euismod arcu, eu pellentesque nunc feugiat non. In hac habitasse platea dictumst.
Donec et libero eu tellus venenatis dignissim sed id ipsum. Cras orci libero, semper at iaculis quis, sollicitudin ac turpis. Aliquam posuere accumsan justo vitae ornare. Fusce molestie semper nisl, sed sollicitudin eros cursus ac. Curabitur felis felis, imperdiet eu
tristique sed, euismod non lectus.
Morbi porttitor, dolor sed mollis hendrerit, orci risus feugiat risus, quis laoreet enim dolor faucibus quam. Curabitur non lacus at augue aliquet lobortis. Sed dapibus
scelerisque massa, id tempor ante feugiat sed. Nunc nec augue ante. Nulla placerat lobortis dui sit amet accumsan. Integer varius tristique nunc eu mattis. Nunc dignissim
mauris ut neque pharetra varius. Donec mauris eros, hendrerit in laoreet sed, bibendum ut risus. Praesent in velit quis sem convallis condimentum. Nam tempus
fermentum facilisis. Integer ut felis erat. Nullam eget nulla ac purus aliquam molestie. Suspendisse suscipit ullamcorper lacinia. Sed ac erat nisl. Praesent vitae felis erat.
Phasellus mattis ante a nisl rhoncus eget lacinia tellus dictum. Phasellus vitae lorem turpis. Quisque sodales risus ut neque blandit imperdiet.
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Right align
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec quis justo enim, et lacinia purus. Suspendisse eleifend libero sed mauris commodo ultrices interdum
libero mattis. Quisque ac velit tellus, non lobortis purus. Maecenas quis magna tristique nisi dapibus placerat. Nunc at augue quam, id iaculis leo. Phasellus
consectetur lorem elementum odio lobortis ut mattis odio lobortis. Praesent sodales euismod arcu, eu pellentesque nunc feugiat non. In hac habitasse platea dictumst.
Donec et libero eu tellus venenatis dignissim sed id ipsum. Cras orci libero, semper at iaculis quis, sollicitudin ac turpis. Aliquam posuere accumsan justo vitae ornare. Fusce molestie semper nisl, sed sollicitudin eros cursus ac. Curabitur felis felis, imperdiet eu
tristique sed, euismod non lectus.
Morbi porttitor, dolor sed mollis hendrerit, orci risus feugiat risus, quis laoreet enim dolor faucibus quam. Curabitur non lacus at augue aliquet lobortis. Sed dapibus
scelerisque massa, id tempor ante feugiat sed. Nunc nec augue ante. Nulla placerat lobortis dui sit amet accumsan. Integer varius tristique nunc eu mattis. Nunc dignissim
mauris ut neque pharetra varius. Donec mauris eros, hendrerit in laoreet sed, bibendum ut risus. Praesent in velit quis sem convallis condimentum. Nam tempus
fermentum facilisis. Integer ut felis erat. Nullam eget nulla ac purus aliquam molestie. Suspendisse suscipit ullamcorper lacinia. Sed ac erat nisl. Praesent vitae felis erat.
Phasellus mattis ante a nisl rhoncus eget lacinia tellus dictum. Phasellus vitae lorem turpis. Quisque sodales risus ut neque blandit imperdiet.
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Justified align
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec quis justo enim, et lacinia purus. Suspendisse eleifend libero sed mauris commodo ultrices interdum libero mattis. Quisque ac velit tellus, non lobortis purus. Maecenas quis magna tristique nisi dapibus placerat. Nunc at augue quam, id iaculis leo. Phasellus consectetur lorem elementum odio lobortis ut mattis odio lobortis. Praesent sodales euismod arcu, eu pellentesque nunc feugiat non. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Donec et libero eu tellus venenatis dignissim sed id ipsum. Cras orci libero, semper at iaculis quis, sollicitudin ac turpis. Aliquam posuere accumsan justo vitae ornare. Fusce molestie semper nisl, sed sollicitudin eros cursus ac. Curabitur felis felis, imperdiet eu tristique sed, euismod non lectus.
Morbi porttitor, dolor sed mollis hendrerit, orci risus feugiat risus, quis laoreet enim dolor faucibus quam. Curabitur non lacus at augue aliquet lobortis. Sed dapibus scelerisque massa, id tempor ante feugiat sed. Nunc nec augue ante. Nulla placerat lobortis dui sit amet accumsan. Integer varius tristique nunc eu mattis. Nunc dignissim mauris ut neque pharetra varius. Donec mauris eros, hendrerit in laoreet sed, bibendum ut risus. Praesent in velit quis sem convallis condimentum. Nam tempus fermentum facilisis. Integer ut felis erat. Nullam eget nulla ac purus aliquam molestie. Suspendisse suscipit ullamcorper lacinia. Sed ac erat nisl. Praesent vitae felis erat. Phasellus mattis ante a nisl rhoncus eget lacinia tellus dictum. Phasellus vitae lorem turpis. Quisque sodales risus ut neque blandit imperdiet.
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Size and style
You can also have different size and styles applied to text.
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Practice question
In the exam this question might be based on a theme.
Question:› An airline makes use of different documents to promote
it’s products and services and for corresponding with it’s customers. Describe the features of a Word Document which would allow them to format a document to meet their needs.