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Word processing - ClarisWorks 4 Use a word processing document to produce text-intensive pieces. For example, you can use a word processing document to create professional-looking: letters, academic papers, technical reports, newsletters, fliers, articles and book-length manuscripts. The word processing document format is shown below:
Set up your document Before you work on a document, make sure the margins and other formatting options fit your needs. You can always change the document setup later, but it's a good idea to start with the correct setup to minimize reformatting later. You set up documents by going to the Format menu and selecting Document . The formatting options you see depend on the type of document you're working with. Tip: use sections You can insert sections into your word processing document. Use sections when you want to have different headers and footers, page numbers, numbers of columns, and title pages in a document. You cannot insert sections into a header, footer, footnote, or text frame. To create a new section, go to the Format menu and select Insert Section Break and then select Section (from the Format menu) to determine the format for a given section. Document format You can control the format of your text, paragraph by paragraph, by setting paragraph indents, line spacing, alignment, and other formatting options. If you often format your text in a certain way, create a style so you can apply the paragraph formatting in one step.
Tab markers
Left, Center, Right - align edge of text at tab position. Line - spacing controls
Alignment controls
Column controls
Styles With styles, you can apply a combination of formatting changes in one step. For example, if you often use text that is bold, italic, and 14 points, you can create a style and apply all three of these attributes in one step. Styles give you the flexibility to make formatting changes in one place and have the change reflect in every area where the style is applied. You can modify the preset styles that come with ClarisWorks and you can create your own styles. Style information is stored with the document they are created in, but you can use the Copy, Paste, Export, and Import commands to share styles among ClarisWorks documents. To show the stylesheet palette: Choose Show Styles from the View menu. Note that the stylesheet palette has its own File and Edit menus. To view the properties of a style: Click Edit on the stylesheet palette and select the style you want to view. When you finish, click Done. Frames Frames give you a way to combine different types of information in the same document. There are three types of frames in ClarisWorks: text, paint, and spreadsheet. Use a text frame to add text to a drawing, painting, database, or spreadsheet. You can also use other types of frames to add pictures, charts, and spreadsheets to your word processing document. A frame is an object that acts like a window to another type of document. It floats over the working area of your document, and you can select, move, and resize it. To work in a frame, you use the tools, menus, and commands appropriate for that frame. (For example, in a spreadsheet frame you see spreadsheet menus and the entry bar.) The only type of document you can't draw a frame in is a communications document. Text editing Select text Text must be selected before you can make changes to it. You can select individual words, sentences, lines, or all the text in a word processing document or text frame. To select text, position the I-beam on the screen (by moving the mouse) within the 'working area' of the document (see Figure 1 above) and click once. Now slide the mouse to the right and downwards to select text. Cut, copy, and paste text You can move text, or a copy of it, to another place. Select the text, cut or copy it, and paste it elsewhere in the same document or in a different document. When you use the Cut or Copy commands, the selected text is placed on the Clipboard and remains there until you use Cut or Copy again. Apple provides a convenient 'home row' of keyboard short cuts that are fairly 'universal' across most applications. To use these shortcuts, simultaneously depress both of the keys listed below:
Note that the keys are all on the same row (bottom left hand side of keyboard). Delete text or objects When you delete text or objects, the deleted item is removed from the document. However, you can retrieve the deleted item if you choose Undo from the Edit menu before doing anything else. If you want to reuse text or an object, cut it instead. Change the appearance of text You can change the appearance of text in ClarisWorks documents by using different fonts, sizes, and styles. If you have a color monitor or printer, you can also use different colors. After changing the text color, deselect text to see its color. If you often use a certain combination of text attributes, create a style so you can change the text's appearance in one step. Check spelling You can check the spelling in any ClarisWorks document. ClarisWorks checks your spelling against its main dictionary, which is installed with ClarisWorks, and any user dictionaries that contain your own terms. To check the spelling in your document: Choose Writing Tools from the Edit menu, and then choose Check Document Spelling . As the spelling checker starts, you see the Spelling dialog box. ClarisWorks reviews the whole document, beginning at the insertion point. In a spreadsheet, the spell check begins at the first cell. If there are no inaccurate spellings, ClarisWorks reports this in the Spelling dialog box. If ClarisWorks detects a misspelled word, it displays the word in question in the Spelling dialog box and suggests some alternative spellings. When the check is complete, click Done to return to the document. |
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- Decrease
# of colmuns control
- Increase
# of columns control
Z - Undo any
previous action (like cut, copy, paste)