Working with WordPad

Grade-III
Learning Objectives
Learners will learn:
1) About WordPad
2) Text Formatting
4) Typing using Special Keys and Punctuations
5) Find and replace in text file
6) Adding links to other files.
7) Inserting Options (Pictures, Paint Drawing, Date & Time)
8) Page setup and Print
What is WordPad?
• WordPad is a special computer program that helps you to write and format the
words on the computer.
• It's like a digital notebook where you can type stories, make lists, or write
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• In WordPad, you can add pictures too.

• It's a simple tool that can help express your ideas and create your own written
works on the computer.
How to Open WordPad in Windows 10
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Click Click the search bar/icon on the taskbar. If it's missing, then click on the Start button.

Type Type Wordpad

Hit Hit the ↵ Enter key or select the matching result.

 Getting Started
Creating a new document:

To create a new document, simply click on the 'File' menu and select 'New'. You can also
use the keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl+N'.

Once you have created a new document, you can start typing right away.
 Understanding
WordPad
Interface
Microsoft WordPad is a free rich text editor and
word processor......
• Ribbon Interface
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Document Area
• Status Bar
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 Font styles and sizes
Bold, italic, underline
Text Text color and highlighting
Formatting
Alignment options
Bulleted and numbered lists
 Font styles and sizes
1 2
Select the text: Change the font style:
Use your mouse or keyboard to highlight/select On the WordPad toolbar, you will find a drop-
the text you want to format. This can be a down menu labeled "Font." Click on it and select
single word, a sentence, a paragraph, or the the desired font style from the list. The selected
entire document. text will now appear in the chosen font.
3
Adjust the font size:
In the same toolbar, you will find another drop-
down menu labeled "Size." Click on it and
choose the appropriate font size. The selected
text will now have the desired font size.
Bold, italic,
underline
• Make text bold, italic, or underlined:
On the toolbar, you will find three buttons labeled "B"
(bold), "I" (italic), and "U" (underline). Select the desired
text and click on the respective button(s) to apply the
formatting style. The text will now appear bold, italicized,
or underlined accordingly.
Text color and
highlighting
Select the text you want to modify the color or apply to highlight
• Change the text color:
Click on the button "A" and open the color palette, select the desired
color for your text by clicking on it.
• Apply text highlighting:
If you want to apply highlighting to the selected text, click on the
highlighting button on the toolbar. It looks like a marker or a pen tip.
Alignment • Align text:
WordPad provides alignment options to position your text. On the toolbar, you will find
options buttons for left alignment, center alignment, right alignment, and justified alignment.
Select the desired text and click on the appropriate alignment button to adjust the
alignment of your text.
Bulleted and
numbered lists
• Create bulleted or numbered lists:
Select the text you want to turn into a list, and
click on the bullet button or the numbering
button on the toolbar. The selected text will now
appear as a bulleted or numbered list.
 Typing using Special Keys and Punctuations
Some keys on the keyboard have specific functions:
• Tab - move between items or move forward 5 characters
• Shift - when the Shift key is pressed at the same time as a letter key, an upper-case version of
that letter is produced.
• Ctrl - holding down the Ctrl key while selecting items allows you to select several items at once.
• Caps Lock - when you press the Caps Lock key, you activate a feature that lets you type upper
case letters
• Print Screen - pressing the Print Screen key captures an image of your entire screen.
• Punctuation Keys: These are keys of the keyboard used for punctuation, examples include comma,
full stop, colon, question marks, hyphen, etc.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl-S - save Ctrl-O - open Ctrl-N - new Ctrl-C - copy

Ctrl-A - select
Ctrl-V - paste Ctrl-X - cut Ctrl-Z - undo
all

Ctrl-I - make Ctrl-B - make Ctrl-U -

italic bold underline
Activity1
Type the Poem and apply the text formatting:
1. Change the font type as 'Cambria', size '14' and colour 'Orange'.
2. Give the title to the Poem and make it bold and underlined.
3. Choose your favourite words and highlight them with any colour.
4. Align the Poem in the 'center'.
5. Write the moral of the poem in italic style.
Find and replace in text file.
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Choose Find option on the far-right side of the Home tab, on If you want to replace the found text, click the Replace option,
the Ribbon or you can also use the located below the Find option, or press the keyboard shortcut
keyboard shortcut i.e. Ctrl+F to open the Find option. key Ctrl+H to open the Replace window.
• You can enter the text you want to find in the file. • Enter the text you want to find and the text you want to use as a
replacement.
Insert dates, pictures, and links
Insert the current date,
Use the buttons on the Home tab in the Insert group.
time, pictures, or drawings

Tap or click Insert object. In the Insert Object dialog box, tap or click Create
Link to another file or from file, tap or click Browse to find the file, and then tap or click Link to
embed it insert and view the entire contents of the file. If you just want an icon of
the file to appear, tap or click Icon.
On the Home tab, in the Insert group, click Paint drawing. Create the drawing
Insert a drawing
that you want to insert and then close Paint.
 Page setup and Print
The page setup helps to determine how a
printed page appears, eg. page
size, margins, page orientation, and quality of
print. It allows users to change and customize
the size and layout of a document.
If you select Print preview from the Print menu,
you can see how the document will look before
you print it. When you are done with the
preview of the document, click or tap "Close
print preview."
WordPad has three options for printing
documents: Print, Quick print and Print
preview.
If you select Print, a new window is displayed,
where you can choose the desired printer, page
The Quick print option automatically prints the
range and specify the number of copies you
document using your default printer.
want to print. When you finish setting things
up, click or tap on the Print button.
Activity2
Write and draw!
Digital Citizenship: Integrated Activity

Digital citizenship means being a member of the digital community.

Digital citizens can use technology to communicate with others
online and know how to use the internet in a safe and responsible
way.
So,
What are the ways that a good digital citizen follows? or
What do you like doing online?
Draw a picture and write about it!

(Ref: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/read-write/reading-
practice/level-3-reading/digital-citizenship)
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Quick Recap
• WordPad is a free word processor application. It is made
by Microsoft. WordPad is a basic text-editing app you can
use to create and edit files, include text with different fonts
and colors, insert pictures, and add links to other files.
• With WordPad, you can type letters, book reports, and other
simple documents.
Research project
• Keyboarding is the activity of typing information into a computer. It
depends on proper keyboarding techniques, speed, and accuracy. As a
beginner, explore the keyboarding skills using the references listed below
and play, learn, & practice the same. Also, share your experience in the
form of a beautiful WordPad document.
References:
• https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbbRN_wV2fI5KiAwGKg6qcnCnp-sg7e3c
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• Fun Way To Learn Keyboarding: https://www.kidztype.com/

TECH
TIP
Practice Safe Browsing....

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