CPA
Document Processing
Uses of Documents
conveying information to others
record our thoughts or
other information so
that we can refer to them
Formatting Text
Style
Size
Font type
Serif
Got tail
Sans-serif
no tail
Bold
Underline
italic
Decorative text such as word art
and drop caps can be used to make document more attractive
Formatting Paragraphs
and Page Layout
Alignment
Right
Centre
Left
Justified
Line Spacing
Make document easier to read
Page orientation
Portrait
Landscape
Page margin
is the area between the
text and the edges of the page
Tables
easy to read information
Insert/delete/merge cells
Shading cells and format cell borders
Indentation
Right
Hanging
First line
Left
Document layout
Multi-column layouts are used for magazines,
menus, newspapers, and advertisements.
Single column layouts are used for letters, reports, and essays
Page Formatting
Page borders
Headers and footers
Used to display descriptive information
Appear on every page
Insert Page numbers
Graphics
Import Graphics
Import Charts
Insert Shapes
Watermark
Crop
Move, Resize, rotate
Text
Picture
Text-Wrapping
Mail Merge
feature that is used to create multiple pages of the same word document containing personalized data.
identical in terms of the
layout, format, and content.
create letters, labels, envelopes,
and e-mail messages.
Advantage
Personalise multiple copies of the same document can be
created quickly and efficiently
Disadvantages
Mistakes are repeated.
Errors are reproduced many
times over because an
error in a master form
appears in all copies of the form.
Example
Notes
Letters
Reports
combination of text and graphics in a document makes the document more appealing