Formatting Text

Works Word Processor Tool Bars

In the works word processor there are two long tool bars. Hovering over any of the symbols displays a 'Tool Tip' which names the action of that symbol. When you start, some of the symbols are 'greyed out'. This means that the tool is not available; in this instance because there is nothing for the tool to work on.

The lower tool bar

Fonts

The first three symbols in the lower row control the fonts. The black down-pointing triangles indicate a drop-down menu. Click on the triangle to see the menu. The names of the fonts appear in the named fonts. The next symbol controls the size in points (seventy-seconds of an inch). The third symbol controls the colour of the type face. Note that the colour selection can be extended at the bottom of the menu to about seventeen million colours.

Style and Alignment

The next three symbols control bold characters, italic characters and underlined characters. After that, the next four symbols set the alignment. The first symbol sets the alignment to give a straight left hand edge to a block of text. The next two align the centre of the text and the right hand edge respectively. The fourth symbol sets the text to justify. That is both the left and right hand edges of the text are straight This is done by inserting additional small spaces.

Lists and indents

The next pair of symbols relate to lists They both indent the list items; the first precedes each item with a bullet (a large dot) and the second with numbers. To start a new item press 'Enter/Return (two names for the same key).

The next two buttons decrease and increase an indent respectively. The last button is a rough and ready text formatter.

The Upper Tool Bar

Tool icons from the left to right
'New Document' 'Open' 'Save' 'E-mail' 'Print' 'Print Preview'--Shows how the document will look when it is printed 'Spelling and Grammar'--Very Useful!t It includes a Thesaurus 'Cut'--Cuts any highlighted text 'Copy'--Copies any highlighted text 'Paste'--Inserts 'Cut' or 'Copy' text 'Undo'--Undoes the last operation. More than one 'Undo' can be done at a time	'Redo'--Undoes 'Undo's 'Insert Hyperlink'--If you don't learn HTML 'Insert Table' 'Insert Spreadsheet'--From Works Spreadsheet 'Insert Clip Art'--A collection of Clip Art comes with Works Word Processor 'Insert Picture'--Which you have to provide 'New Painting'--Play with this one before you use it for real 'Address Book'--in another window 'Zoom' 'Show All' 'Works Help'

The tool bars in the open office suite word processor, shown here, is very similar to that in the Works WP.