Lesson7 Basic features of Text Editor In this lesson you will learn: Concepts of Copy, Cut, Paste, Undo. File operations like Save, Open, Close. A m How to edit the text written using a computer. Tejas and Jyoti open the text editor activity and start entering text. Tejas: Moz, We are entering the names of animals using the text editor. Jyoti: We want to separate them into two lists, 1. Domestic animals and 2. Wild animals. First I want to enter the titles for the lists. Since the word animals is repeatied in both the titles can I copy the word? 49 Moz: Yes you can It is called Copy and Paste. There are four steps to Copy and Paste. 1. Select the word: Move the mouse pointer to the beginning of the word. By pressing the left button, drag the mouse pointer to Lesson7 select the word. The selected word is highlighted. Release the left button of the mouse at the end of the word. Basic features of Text Editor In this lesson you will learn: Concepts of Copy, Cut, Paste, Undo. File operations like Save, Open, Close. A m How to edit the text written using a computer. Tejas and Jyoti open the text editor activity and start entering text. Tejas: Moz, We are entering the names of animals using the text editor. 2. Copy the selected word: Move the mouse pointer to Copy on the tool bar. Click on Copy icon. 3. Position the cursor: Move the mouse pointer to the position where you want to copy the word and click the left mouse button. Jyoti: We want to separate them into two lists, 1. Domestic animals and 2. Wild animals. First I want to enter the titles for the lists. Since the word animals is repeatied in both the titles can I copy the word? 50 4. Paste the word: Point the mouse on Paste icon in the toolbar and click the left mouse button. The word that is copied is at the position of the cursor. Jyoti copies the word ‘Animals‛ and uses it in the titles of the two lists. Tejas: I see a tool called ‘Cut‛, next to ‘Copy‛. What is ‘Cut‛ for? Moz: Cut and Paste is similar to Copy and Paste. 1. Selecting the word: Select the word to be Cut. 4. Paste the word: Point the mouse on Paste icon in the toolbar and click the left mouse button. The word that is copied is at the position of the cursor. 2. Cut the selected word: Move the mouse pointer and click on the Cut icon. Observe that the word disappears. Jyoti copies the word ‘Animals‛ and uses it in the titles of the two lists. 3. Position the cursor: Move the cursor to the new location. 4. Paste the word: Select the Paste icon. Note that the word is now seen at the new location. Tejas: I see a tool called ‘Cut‛, next to ‘Copy‛. What is ‘Cut‛ for? Moz: Cut and Paste is similar to Copy and Paste. 51 Moz: In Copy-Paste,the word which is copied is repeated. In Cut-Paste, the word that is Cut disappers. Tejas: By mistake I cut two words. How Can I bring them back into the list? Moz: Click on Undo icon from the toolbar. Tejas: Oh! Both the words are back now. Moz: Now that you know how to cut and paste, arrange the lists in alphabetical order. Tejas and Jyoti take turns to Cut-Paste. Tejas: We have saved the file by clicking on Save. The file name is Animals and we printed the file by clicking on Print. Copy Undo Paste Save Print Cut Jyoti: Tejas, the title bar of the window has the name of the file. Tejas: Yes and just like music or Paint activity, the window can be closed by clicking on 'x' in the corner of the title bar. Moz: Good. Now you can write and also make changes to the written text using a computer. Jyoti: Moz, How do we switch off the computer? Moz: I will show you how to switch off a computer and much more tomorrow. Chin chinaki... LESSON OUTCOME After you have studied this lesson, you will be able to: Understand that the text written using a computer can be changed and reused. Type simple text on the computer. Make changes in the text using cut, copy, paste and undo options. 52 Moz: In Copy-Paste,the word which is copied is repeated. In Cut-Paste, the word that is Cut disappers. WORKSHEETS 2.7 Tejas: By mistake I cut two words. How Can I bring them back into the list? 1. Match the first column with the editing tool in the Text editor Moz: Click on Undo icon from the toolbar. application. Tejas: Oh! Both the words are back now. Moz: Now that you know how to cut and paste, arrange the lists in I use a pair of scissors to cut a piece alphabetical order. of paper Tejas and Jyoti take turns to Cut-Paste. Tejas: We have saved the file by clicking on Save. The file name is I use gum to stick a stamp on an envelope. Animals and we printed the file by clicking on Print. I copied the timetable from the school notice board. Copy Undo Paste 2. Classify the icons below into Paint and Text editor categories, by Save Print Cut writing P/T next to the icon. Pick and circle all the editing options Jyoti: Tejas, the title bar of the window has the name of the file. available in the Text Editor application. Tejas: Yes and just like music or Paint activity, the window can be closed by clicking on 'x' in the corner of the title bar. Moz: Good. Now you can write and also make changes to the written text using a computer. Jyoti: Moz, How do we switch off the computer? Moz: I will show you how to switch off a computer and much more tomorrow. Chin chinaki... LESSON OUTCOME After you have studied this lesson, you will be able to: Understand that the text written using a computer can be changed and reused. Type simple text on the computer. Make changes in the text using cut, copy, paste and undo options. 53 WORKSHEETS 2.7 3. Rahul has typed the names of his friends in a text file. He now wants to arrange them in alphabetical order. He wants to use the 'Cut and Paste' command to move the names from one location to another. Number the steps to be followed in the correct order. CUT Click the 'Cut' button on the toolbar Click the ‘Paste‛ button on theSelect toolbar the name Move the mouse pointer to where you want to Paste PASTE 4.Neeta wants to note down names of her class mates in a text file. She wants to use the ‘Copy and Paste‛ command to do this. Can you help her by arranging the steps to be followed in the proper order. PASTE COPY Click the 'Copy' button on the toolbar Select the list of names Click the ‘Paste‛ button on the toolbar Move the mouse pointer to where you want to Paste 54 WORKSHEETS 2.7 3. Rahul has typed the names of his friends in a text file. He now 2.7 wants to arrange them in alphabetical order. He wants to use the 'Cut and Paste' command to move the names from one location to 1. Horizontal reading practice: A word is shown at the top right of the board. A list of another. Number the steps to be followed in the correct order. words will appear and disappear on the left. Does the given word appear in the list? To play this game, follow the following steps: Applications-->Games-->Educational Suite Gcompris-->Reading activities CUT Click the 'Cut' button on the toolbar Click the ‘Paste‛ button on theSelect toolbar the name Move the mouse pointer to where you want to Paste PASTE 4.Neeta wants to note down names of her class mates in a text 2. Type simple words: Type the letters indicated by the finger in the box. To play this file. She wants to use the ‘Copy and Paste‛ command to do this. Can game, follow these steps: you help her by arranging the steps to be followed in the proper Applications --> Childs Play order. PASTE COPY Click the 'Copy' button on the toolbar Select the list of names Click the ‘Paste‛ button on the toolbar Move the mouse pointer to where you want to Paste 55 2.7 3. Type Numbers and Practice Multiplication tables. To play this game, follow these steps: Applications --> Childs Play Explore! 1. Find different ways to copy, paste words [Other than clicking the toolbar icon]. 2. Explore how to find a particular word in the poem written on the computer. 3. Explore other 56options of tool bar such as redo. Teacher’s Corner 2.7 Begin the class by revising what students already know about writing using a computer. Create a short cut for text editor application on the desktop. Open text editor and ask the students to note the similar options as in other activities --- new, open and save. Emphasize that the functions of these options remain same across different activities. Revise the function of space bar and enter key to refresh their memory. Remind the students that it is important to save whatever changes you make in the document by using the save icon. Type a list of words from a topic in another subject.