Class 9 Information Technology – Solution of Sumita Arora
Session 3: Formatting Pages, Spell Check and Autocorrect Utilities
Q1. State true or false.
(a) Margins are the distances between the text and the edges of the paper-
Ans:- True
(b) A header is the text usually printed at the top of every page in a document.
Ans:- True
(c) A footer is printed at the bottom of every page.
Ans:- True
(d) Horizontal orientation is the other name of landscape orientation.
Ans:- True
Q2. Define margins. How do you set page margins in Writer?
Ans:- The margin is the distance from the text to the paper’s edge. By ruler line we can set these margins in Writer.
Q3. What is the difference between paragraph indenting and page margin?
Ans:- Paragraph indenting is the space left at the beginning of starting any paragraph while page margin is the amount of blank white space at each side.
Q4. What are headers and footers in Writer? Where do they appear in a document?
Ans:- A header or footer is text or graphics such as a page number, the date, or a company logo that is usually printed at the top or bottom of each page in a document. Header is printed in the top margin and a footer in the bottom margin.
Q5. How will you add a new entry in Autocorrect list of Writer?
Ans:- (i) Select Tools menu -> Autocorrect Options.
(ii) Type the new misspelling under Replace box and the correct spelling under With box.
(iii) Click New button.
Q6. What is Autotext? How do you expand a shortcut to its big phrase?
Ans: – Autotext feature adds pretyped phrases through shortcuts. In order to type the phrases, we just need to type the shortcut and press F3.
Q7. How do you enter a new entry in Autotext list?
Ans:- (i) Type the text into your document.
(ii) Select the text.
(iii) Select Edit > AutoText
(iv) Enter a name for your shortcut.
(v) Click the AutoText button on the right of the AutoText dialog box and select New (text only) from the menu.
(vi) Click Close.
Q8. What is the use of inserting breaks?
Ans:- Break is a special software code inserted in a line or column or page that break
the text from regular flow and move it to the next line or column or page.
Q9. Write procedure to insert page break in a Writer Document.
Ans:- (i) Click Insert.
(ii) Select Manual Break.
(iii) Select Page Break.