Transcript Formatting Skills Connection

Formatting Skills
Connection
Shortcut Keys
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Ctrl + a – Highlights everything in the
document
Ctrl + c – Makes a copy of highlighted info
Ctrl + x – Cuts text to the clipboard
Edit
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Paste – pastes the copied info into the
new document
Paste Special – offers you the opportunity
to paste the copied info in an unformatted
form
Formatting Student Tests in
Word
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Columns
By creating columns less paper is required for
the document. To create columns, highlight the
entire Word document (Ctrl + a) and
choose…the Columns button on the Formatting
toolbar:
Columns
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After clicking the Columns button and drag the
mouse to select the desired number of columns.
Test Bubble Answer Sheets
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A bubble answer
sheet is available
through the county
website. Click the
dropdown
menu…Teachers
…Teaching
Resources…Test
Bubble Sheet
Formatting Parent’s Home Study
Guide in Word
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Create personalized study guides
with Headers or Titles
Headers
Click View…Header and
Footer…use the switch button on
the toolbar to change to the footer
screen.
Titles
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Use the WordArt Tool to create
interesting graphic titles.
Click the WordArt button on the
drawing toolbar.
Titles
To recolor or wrap text to the
WordArt, use the WordArt toolbar.
Recolor WordArt
Clipart can be added by choosing insert from
the main menu line.
wrap text
Use the “square”
option to wrap text.
Missing Toolbars
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To view a
missing toolbar,
click
View…Toolbars
…and check the
desired toolbar.
Custom Toolbars
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To quickly insert a picture create a custom
toolbar. Click
View…Toolbars…Customize…
The category for placing a picture in the
document is Insert…Click the desired
command…From File. Drag the
accompanying icon to a toolbar and drop
in the desired position.
Custom Toolbars
Changing Text
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To change one
or more words
in a test
pasted in
Word, use the
Find/Replace
tool.
Changing Text
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Click Edit…Find…Type the word you plan
to change, then click the Replace tab and
type the word you will use for its
replacement.
Choose to replace
the word the one
time or use
Replace All to
replace all
instances of the
word.
Formatting Student Tests in
PowerPoint
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Copy one question
(and answer choices)
at a time.
Use this PowerPoint
slide layout:
Paste all copied
information in the
section, “Click to add
text” using the Paste
Special, unformatted
text option.
Formatting Student Tests in
PowerPoint
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Highlight the question as it appears in Skills
Connection.
Cut the question and paste it in the section
“Click to add title.”
Images, animations, and sounds can be added
to the presentation if desired.
Usage Options: Students can use the Bubble
Answer Sheet to respond to the questions,
answers can be marked with dry erase markers
on the TV screen, or an interactive presentation
can be created for individual work.
Suggested Usage
Creating Pre and Post tests
Print a test document but have students use the bubble
sheet only for answers. This document can become
your pretest. Swap with a colleague teaching the same
objectives. Use the colleague’s test as the post test.
 Home Study Guides
Create a home study guide for an entire six week period
and send home to parents at the beginning of the six
week period to prepare them for the material the
students will be covering.
 Sharing PowerPoints
Exchange PowerPoint presentations with a colleague that
teaches the same content, cutting your work in half!
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