Exploring the toolbar
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can change the style of text in a word processor.
Key learning points
- Individual words or sections of text can be selected for editing.
- Different fonts can change the look of text.
Keywords
Toolbar - the menu you can make choices from
Formatting - adding special effects to text to make it stand out
Select - make a choice on a computer
Font - the way that the letters look
Common misconception
You can use the toolbar to change the text on your screen no matter where you are in a document you are working on.
If you don't first select the text that you want to change, nothing will happen when you use the toolbar as the software won't know what text to apply the changes to.
Teacher tip
Making mistakes when modelling tasks is important for pupils to see. They should learn that this is a common occurrence in computing and it is easy to go back and undo these changes.
Equipment
Pupils will need access to a device with word processing software. Examples in this lesson use Google Docs https://oak.link/google.docs
Files needed for this lesson
L4 Task A 78.06 KB (DOCX)
L4 Task B 78.06 KB (DOCX)
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the key that turns on typing in all capital letters?
Q2.What is not a way to select text?
Q3.What shows us where the next letter or word will go?
Q4.Which key will remove letters?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.In a word processor, what does this button do?
Q2.In a word processor, what does this button do?
Q3.In a word processor, what does this button do?
Q4.The style of text can be changed by using different ...
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