Information Technology Grade 8 Revision Notes 2017
Hardware Home Tab Page Layout Microsoft Excel Topics
Computer Ports and Related devices
Paste - Button with Drop-Down Paste - Button with Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Paste, Paste Special and Paste as Hyperlink. Cut - (Ctrl + X). Cuts the current selection to the clipboard. Copy - (Ctrl + C). Copies the current selection to the clipboard. Home Tab
Font Font - (Ctrl + Shift + F). Provides a list of all the available fonts (based on your current printer selection). Font Size - (Ctrl + Shift + P). Lets you adjust the character size (based on your current printer selection). Home Tab
Home Tab Bold - (Ctrl + B). Toggles bold on the current selection. Italic - (Ctrl + I). Toggles italics on the current selection. Underline - (Ctrl + U). Button with Drop-Down. The button toggles bold on the current selection. The drop-down contains the commands: Underline, Double Underline, Thick Underline, Dotted Underline, Dashed Underline. Home Tab
Text Highlight Color - Button with Drop- Down Text Highlight Color - Button with Drop- Down. Shades the background behind the current selection. The drop-down contains the commands: No Color and Stop Highlighting. For more details please refer to the Formatting Characters > Text Highlight page. Home Tab
Bullets - Button with Drop-Down Bullets - Button with Drop-Down. The button toggles single level bullets from the selected paragraphs. Numbering - Button with Drop- Down. The button toggles single level numbering from the selected paragraphs. Home Tab
Page layout
Margins - Drop- Down. Lets you choose from one of the built-in margin settings or lets you customise your own. Orientation - Drop- Down (containing the commands: Portrait and Landscape) Lets you change the orientation of the current section. Page Layout
Size - Drop-Down. Lets you select from all the different available paper sizes. Columns - Drop- Down. The drop- down contains the commands: One, Two, Three, Left and Right and the command More Columns. Provides access to 1,2,3 column layouts.. Page Layout
Watermark - Drop- Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Custom Watermark, Remove Watermark and Save Selection to Watermark Gallery. Page Layout
Page Color - Drop-Down. Lets you change the background colour of the page. Displays the full theme colour palette. Page Borders - Displays the "Border and Shading" dialog box. (Format > Borders and Shading). Page Layout
Microsoft Excel
Some Excel elements
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