www.Padasalai.Net www.TrbTnpsc.com CLASS: XII VOLUME –I STAR OFFICE STAR WRITER *1. What is mean by Text editing? Entering a new text or modifying the existing text in a document is known as text editing. The insertion point always indicates where the new text will appear. If a mistake is identified it can be corrected using either Backspace key or delete key. 2. List the functions of Star office. Star office consists of several applications which are grouped together into an integrated environment, their functions are Create Text document using Star Office writer Create Spreadsheet using Star Office Calc Create Presentations using Star Office Impress. Draw using Star Office Draw Create a database using Star Office Base *3. Define Word processor. Star office writer is a word processor. The term word processing refers to the activity carried out using a computer and suitable software to create, view, edit, manipulate, transmit, store, retrieve and print documents. Some of the commonly used word processors are MS Word, Lotus AmiPro, Word Perfect, Word Star, Word Pro. **4. List the selection shortcuts. Double click on a word - To select a word Click once next to the line - To select the particular line Press Ctrl + A - To select the entire document *5. How to correct mistakes in a document? A mistake can be corrected either using the Backspace key or Delete key. Backspace key deletes the characters to the left of the insertion point. Delete key deletes the characters to the right of the insertion point. 6. How can we switch between multiple documents? • Using Windows menu • Clicking the button visible on the taskbar • Pressing Alt + Tab 7. What is end of document marker? The thick horizontal line in the page area is called the end-of document marker. The insertion point cannot move beyond this line. *8. How to insert text in a document? Prepared By : T.P.DURAI SAMY M.C.A., M.Sc (IT).,B.Ed., PLATO’S ACADEMY MHSS, TIRUPPUR Feel free to contact @9952207071, [email protected] http://www.trbtnpsc.com/2013/07/latest-12th-study-materials-2013.html www.Padasalai.Net www.TrbTnpsc.com The user is in the type-over mode, if the existing text to the right of Insertion point disappears, while typing a new text. The user can toggle between type-over mode and Insert mode by using the Insert key. The status bar gives the information about the current mode (Insert or Type-over mode). 9. How to select text with keyboard? • Insertion point is moved to the start of the text to be selected. • The shift key is pressed down and the movement keys are used to highlight the required text. • When the shift key is released, the text is selected. *10. How to move & copy the text in a document? To copy the text Edit - > Copy / Ctrl + C To Move the text Edit - > Cut / Ctrl + X To paste the text Edit - > Paste / Ctrl + V *11. How to use highlighting the text feature? Highlighting can be used to call attention to key ideas or pointers in a document. The highlighted section used to review or find the key points in the document. To highlight the selected text, The Highlighting icon is selected, and the needed colour is clicked. To remove the Highlighting, Select the text and select the No Fill from the colour palette. 12. Differentiate hard return and Soft return. A paragraph is any text followed by a hard Return. A hard return is inserted every time when enter is pressed. Soft returns are inserted as line breaks by star office writer and are adjusted when text is added or deleted. *13. List the paragraph alignments. The keyboard shortcuts are, Left - Ctrl + L Right - Ctrl + R Center - Ctrl + E Justify - Ctrl + J **14. Define Hanging indent. A special kind of indent, called a hanging indent used for numbered lists. The First Line option can be used to indent the line of the paragraph. Using the spin arrows, if a positive value is specified, the first line will be indented. A negative value will result in a hanging indent; that is the first line will hang outside the paragraph. 15. How to modify Line spacing in a document? By default, Star Office writer single spaces the text in the document. The spacing works well for different types of documents with different spacing values. The line Prepared By : T.P.DURAI SAMY M.C.A., M.Sc (IT).,B.Ed., PLATO’S ACADEMY MHSS, TIRUPPUR Feel free to contact @9952207071, [email protected] http://www.trbtnpsc.com/2013/07/latest-12th-study-materials-2013.html www.Padasalai.Net www.TrbTnpsc.com spacing options are Single Line, 1.5 lines, Double, Proportional, Atleast, Leading and Fixed. *16. How would you create the Bullets and Numbered list? Bullets and Numbers are used to list the important points and messages. Star office writer automatically numbers all the items in a list, and the text is indented. Star office writer provide various styles for the bullets and numbers, which can be selected using Format - > Bullets and Numbering. 17. How would you use the features of Star Office help? Star office provides several help systems that you can use while you work a. Online help b. Help Agent c. Help tips d. Extended Help Tips – Shift + F1 To access the star office help, Help - > Star Office Help where you can search for a help topic. *18. What does Automatic Spelling Correction mean? When Auto Spell check feature is ON, Star Office Writer compares each word typed with the words in the dictionary and underline words that do not match with a red squiggly line. To do spell check after the entire document is typed, Tools - > Spelling - > Check / F7 *19. What is the use of Auto Correct feature? Star Office writer recognizes some common misspellings and typographical mistakes and make the replacement automatically. To add the error and its correction to the autocorrect list, Choose Tools - > AutoCorrect *20. How will you create a table in the document? To create a simple default style table, Table - > Insert - > Table is selected from the menu bar. In the Insert Table dialog box using the spin arrows in the Columns and Rows text box the required number of Rows and Columns are entered. *21. How will you add a required number of rows and columns in a table? To insert more than one row or column in the table, Table - > Insert - > Table or Table - > Insert - > Column command is used. A cell is the intersection of rows and columns. Press Tab key to move forward through the cells or Shift + Tab to move backward through the cells. **22. How to change the width of the column in a table? To resize a column, place the cursor in a table cell, hold Alt key and press left or right arrows. To resize a column without affecting width of the table, hold Alt + Ctrl key and press left or right arrows. To resize a Row, place the cursor in the row, hold Alt key and press left or right arrows. Prepared By : T.P.DURAI SAMY M.C.A., M.Sc (IT).,B.Ed., PLATO’S ACADEMY MHSS, TIRUPPUR Feel free to contact @9952207071, [email protected] http://www.trbtnpsc.com/2013/07/latest-12th-study-materials-2013.html www.Padasalai.Net www.TrbTnpsc.com If Table - > Table Properties command is used we would get a Table format dialog box. To change the column width, choose the Columns Tab and type Column size in the Column width spin boxes and Click Ok **23. How to make the selected Rows and Columns of Same size? To make all columns even, right click inside the table and select Column - > Space Equally in the pop up menu. To make all rows even, Right click inside the table and select Row - > Space Equally in the pop up menu. 24. What does page formatting mean? Margins control how close Star Office writer prints to the edge of the page. Margins can be changed using, • Page style dialog box ( Format - > Page ) • Changing margins using rulers. ( View - > Ruler ) The default margins are 1 inch Top & Bottom margins and 1.25 inches Left & Right margins. **25. What are the two types of page orientations? Usually the length of the document will be more than the width, this orientation is called Portrait. In some documents the width will be more than the length; this type of orientation is called Landscape. The default orientation is Portrait. To change the orientation, Choose Format - > Page, in Page style dialog box choose Portrait or Landscape radio buttons. **26. How can the ruler be used to change the margins? If the Ruler is not displayed in the screen, View - > Ruler option is clicked. The grey area of the ruler indicates the margins top area. The mouse pointer is moved in between the grey and white area, it shows the margin guide a line with arrows on both sides, which helps to drag it to a new location. **27. What is meant by Header & Footer? Header is an area at the top of the page, to add information like Name, Title, Author etc. Footer is an area at the bottom of the page to add information’s like Page Number, date etc., To add Header & Footer Choose Header & Footer tabs in page style dialog box and select the Header on / Footer on Check boxes. **28. How to add page numbers in a document? To insert page numbers on every page, Insert - > Fields - > Page number. Prepared By : T.P.DURAI SAMY M.C.A., M.Sc (IT).,B.Ed., PLATO’S ACADEMY MHSS, TIRUPPUR Feel free to contact @9952207071, [email protected] http://www.trbtnpsc.com/2013/07/latest-12th-study-materials-2013.html www.Padasalai.Net www.TrbTnpsc.com To change the format of the page number use the Format combo box in Page style dialog box to choose from the list of styles like 1,2,3…a,b,c..,i,ii,iii,… STAR CALC *1.