Module : Computer Hardware

Learning Area : 3. Mouse

3.1 Highlight
Learning Outcomes : 3.1.1. Click and drag to highlight text

Module Objective : By the end of the lesson, pupils should be

able to:
1. Change the fonts of a text.
2. Change the font size of a text.
3. Change the colour of a text.
Step 1 : Open WordPad from the Start Æ All Programs
ÆAccessories Æ WordPad

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Step 2 : The whole WordPad interface will
appear.
Step 3 : Type ‘English is fun.’

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Step 4 : Click and without releasing the mouse button, drag

the cursor to highlight the sentence ‘English is fun’.
Release the click button.

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Step 5 : Click Format from the menu bar and
then click Font.

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You will get a display as shown in Picture 5.

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Step 6 : Select any font e.g. Comic Sans MS
from the Font menu and click to
change the font

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Step 7 : Change the size from 10 to 20 from the size menu

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Step 8 : To change the colour, go to the Color
menu, click the pull down menu and
choose Red.

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Step 9 : Click OK

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 You will get a display as shown in picture 10

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Step 10 : Click anywhere in the work space.

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The font, the size and the colour of the text are now changed.