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This study guide is tailored for 6th-grade students using Microsoft Word, focusing on essential features and formatting techniques. Students will learn how to manipulate margins for better layout, adjust line spacing for readability, and use the widow/orphan control to maintain paragraph integrity across pages. Key functionalities such as indents and page numbering will be explored, alongside keyboard shortcuts for efficient editing. Enhance your word processing skills while preparing for tests with this comprehensive guide!
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MSBCS-BCSI-8 Students will utilize word processing software. Microsoft Word Study Guide Test 9 6th grade
Margins • Use the Margins feature to change the amount of blank space at the top, bottom, right, and left edges of the paper • File menu, Page Setup
Line Spacing • Use the Line Spacing feature of the software to change the amount of white space left between lines of text • Format menu, Paragraph
Line Spacing continued • CTRL + 1 = Single space, enter 1 time • CTRL + 2 = Double space, enter 2 times, leaves one blank line • CTRL + 5 = One and half space • Quadruple Space = enter 4 times, leaves three blank lines
Widow/Orphan Control • Widow/Orphan feature ensures that the first line of a paragraph does not appear by itself at the bottom of a page (orphan line) or that the last line of a paragraph does not appear by itself at the top of a page (widow line) • Format menu, Paragraph, Line and Page Breaks
Indent • Use the indent feature to move text away from the margin • A left indent (paragraph indent) moves the text one tab stop to the right, away from the left margin • A hanging indent moves all but the first line of a paragraph one tab stop to the right • Format menu, Paragraph
Page Numbers • Use Page Numbers feature to place page numbers in specific locations on the printed page • Use the Hide or Suppress option to keep the page number from appearing on a page • Insert menu
