Computer technology

1. Let’s Pray

2. PROFICIENT TEXT MANIPULATION IN
MS PUBLISHER
Lesson Title
GRADE 9 ICT CLASS

3. Recalling
WHAT ARE THE
BASIC PARTS OF MS
PUBLISHER
WINDOW?

5. Today’s lesson will focus on
text manipulation in MS
Publisher, covering
formatting, alignment, and
font changes

6. Lesson’s objective:
By the end of this lesson, you will
be proficient in manipulating text
with MS Publisher documents for
improved formatting, alignment,
and font choices

7. Activity
•What can you say about the
examples on next slide?
•Are these examples are poorly
formatted text or well-formatted
text?

8. EXAMPLE 1;

9. EXAMPLE 2;

10. EXAMPLE 3;

11. EXAMPLE 4;

12. EXAMPLE 5;

13. EXAMPLE 6;

14. EXAMPLE 7;

15. Discussion;
Text formatting
- how to format text, including bold, italics, underline, font size, color, and
highlighting.
1.Open or Create a Document
- Launch MS Publisher and open the document you want to work
on, or create a new one
2. Select the text
- Click within the text box or select the specific text you want to format

16. 3. Bold, Italics, and underline
- To make the text bold, click the “B’ button in the formatting
toolbar.
4. Font size
- To change the font size, click the drop-down menu next to the
font size indicator (e.g “12 pt”) in the formatting toolbar
- select a different font size from the list, or you can manually
type the desired size.
5. Font color
- to change the font color, click the “Font Color” button in the
formatting toolbar (its looks like an “A’ with a colored line
underneath)

17. - A color palette will appear. Choose a color by clicking it.
6. Highlighting text
- to highlight text , select the text you want to highlight.
- click the ‘text highlight color’ button in the formatting toolbar
(Its look like a highlither pen)
- Choose a color from the palette
7. Advanced font options
- for more font options, including selecting specific fonts
and font styles (e.g bold, italic), go to the Home tab and click
the “Font” dialog box
- in the font dialog box, you can fine- tune various text
formatting options

18. 8. Clear formatting
- if you want to remove from selected text, you can
click “Clear formatting” button in the formatting toolbar (It
looks like an “A” with a curved arrow
9. Applying formatting consistently
- to maintain a consistent look throughout your
document, apply formatting styles or create character
styles for specific text elements.
10. Save your work
- Make sure to save your document after applying
the desired text formatting

19. Text Alignment
- text alignment options (Left, Right, Justified) and when
to use each
1.Open MS Publisher
- Launch MS Publisher and open the document you
want to align text
2. Select text
- click and drag your mouse to select the text you
want to align. Alternatively, you can place the cursor
within the text you want to align

20. • 3. Text Alignment Options
- in the paragraph group on the Home Tab, you’ll find several
alignment options
- Left Alignment- Aligns the text to the left margin
- Center Alignment- centers text between the left and right
margins
- Right Alignment- Align text to the right margin
- Justify- Adjusts spacing between words so that text is flush
with both the left and right margins
4. Applying Alignment
- to align text, simply click the alignment option you want to
apply
- the selected text will align according to your choice

21. • 5. Alignment of individual paragraphs
–if you want to align individual paragraphs differently
within the same text box, select the specific paragraph
or pragraphs you want to align differently.
6. Save changes
- dont forget to save your document after aligning the
text

22. Changing Fonts
- importance of font selection, font styles, and how to
change fonts in MS Publisher
1.Open MS Publisher
- Launch MS Publisher and open the document you
want to change font
2. Select text
- click and drag your mouse to select the text you want to
change the font for. Alternatively, you can place the cursor
within the text you want to modify

23. • 3. Font Selection
– in the Home tab, locate the “font” group
– Click the dropdown menu in the font box. This will display the
available fonts.
4. Choose a font
-scroll through the list of fonts or start typing the name of font you
want to use
- as you type, the font selection will update to match your input
5. Select the desired font
- click on the font name to select it. The text youve chosen will
change to the new font.
6. Applying the font change
- once youve selected a font, the text you had selected will
change to the chosen font automatically

24. 7. Adjust font size and formatting
- you can also adjust the font size and apply additional
formatting options like bold, italics, underline, and font color
from the “Font” group in the Home Tab if needed
8. Save changes
- dont forget to save your document after changing the
the fonts.

25. Activity;
1. Step by step demonstration of each concept in MS
Publisher.
Text formatting (Bold,Italics, Underline, Font size, color,
and highlighting)
Text Alignment (Left, Right, Justified)
Changing Fonts (Font styles)

26. The weather in 1816 Europe
was abnormally wet, keeping many
inhabitants indoors that summer. From
April until September of that year, "it
rained in Switzerland on 130 out of the
183 days from April to September".
Text formatting (Bold,Italics, Underline, Font size, color, and highlighting)
Text Alignment (Left, Right, Justified)
Changing Fonts (Font styles)

27. 2. Open your laptop/ computer and follow along, trying out
each concept as demonstrated
3. Provide guidance and answer questions as they practice.

28. Generalization;
1. How effective text manipulation
enhances document readability and
visual appeal?
2. What are your observations and
insights about our topic?

29. Assessment;
Distribute a document with unformatted text
and ask students to format, align, and
change fonts following the concept they’ve
learned.

30. Assignment;
Assign a design project where learners create a simple flyer
or brochure using the skills learned.

31. End of the Lesson;
Thank you, and God bless!