ESL Podcast 308 - Formatting a Document
to format - to change the appearance of a document; to change the way that a document looks when it is printed on paper; to change the style of a document
Can you please format this report so that it fits on one page?
margin - the empty white space at the top, bottom, and sides of a page
This document has 1-inch side margins and 1.25-inch top and bottom margins.
default - a computer program's normal settings; the way that a program will work if one does not change it
By default, this new computer program saves your work every five minutes, but you can make it save the file more or less frequently by changing the settings.
to adjust - to change; to make a small change to make something better
Maggie adjusted her meeting schedule so that she could leave early on Friday.
page break - an invisible line that is put in a document so that all the information below that line goes onto the next page
I need to put a page break at the end of every chapter so that each chapter starts on a new page.
header / footer - the space where the same information or images appear at the top (header) or bottom (footer) of every page
The ESL Podcast Learning Guides have a header with the logo and name of the podcast, and a footer with the page number and copyright information.
pull-down menu - a list of options in a computer program that appear when one clicks on a button
In Microsoft Word, when you click on the zoom button, you can see a pull-down menu of all the viewing options, from 10% to 500%.
to select - to choose; to pick one item from a list or group of things
I don't know anything about wine. Can you help me select one to serve with dinner tonight?
to insert - to add something; to put something on or into something else
Please insert your credit card into this machine to make a payment.
font - the style of typed letters and words; the shape of typed letters
Two of the most popular fonts are Times New Roman and Arial.
toolbar - a group of related commands in a computer program, usually in a single row at the top of the page; a group of small images in a row at the top of the screen, so that one can click the images to give commands to the program
In this program, the "standard" toolbar has buttons for opening, saving, and printing files.
orientation - the direction of a page, so that it is vertical (taller than wide) or horizontal (wider than tall)
Our graph was very long and short, so we chose a horizontal orientation to fill the page.
portrait - a printed piece of paper that is taller than it is wide; the normal vertical direction for paper that is printed or written on
The teacher wants all of our school essays printed in portrait.
landscape - a printed piece of paper that is wider than it is tall; the non-normal horizontal direction for paper that is printed or written on
People would have more room to write their name, address, telephone number, and email address if this form were printed in landscape.
setup - the settings and controls for doing something; the things that must be prepared before something can be done
The group needed two hours for setup before the concert began.
to get stuck - to not be able to continue doing something; to not know how to continue doing something
If you get stuck on the math homework, ask another student for help.