Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

SUBJECT:  BUSINESS STUDIES       

CLASS:  JSS2

DATE:

TERM: 3RD TERM

WEEK FIVE

TOPIC: PAGE-SETUP

CONTENT: New page

Correct page alignment

Production of document

Margin: A margin is a space separating text or other elements from the edge of the paper. It is commonly adjusted through the page setup. Most programs allow for the Top, Bottom, Left and Right margins to be set. The standard margin settings are 1” Top and Bottom and 1.25” Left and Right.

Correct page alignment: Left alignment

Align text left or right, center text, or justify text on a page.

Horizontal Alignment: It determines the appearance and orientation of the edges of the paragraph: left-aligned text, right-aligned text, centered text or justified text which is aligned evenly along the left and the right margins. For example,in a paragraph that is left-aligned, the left edge of the paragraph is flush with the left margin.

Align the text left or right

1. Select the text you want to align.
2. On the Home tab. In the paragraph group, click Align Left or Align Right.

Center the text

1. Select the text you want to center.
2. On the Home tab, in the paragraph group, click centre.

Justify the text.

You can justify the text, which might make the last line of the text in a paragraph considerably shorter than the other lines.

1. Select the text you want to justify.
2. On the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Justify

Evaluation: What is a margin?

Reading Assignment:

WABP Business Studies JSS2 by EgbeEhiametaloret’alpg 158-164.

PAGE ORIENTATION:

Page orientation is the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. The two most common types of orientation are portrait and landscape.

You can choose either portrait or landscape orientation for all or part of your document. When you change the orientation, the galleries of predesigned page and cover page options also change to offer pages that have the orientation that you choose.

CHANGING THE ORIENTATION OF AN ENTIRE DOCUMENT

1. Open a word document for which you want to change the orientation.

       2. Click the page layout tab and click Orientation button available in the Page Setup group.

3. Click any of the options you want to set to orientation. Because my page is already in portrait orientation, I will click landscape option to change my orientation to landscape orientation.

Evaluation: What do you understand by page orientation?

Reading Assignment: WABP Business Studies JSS2 by EgbeEhiametaloret’alpg 158-164.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. A ------ separates text or other elements from the edge of the paper. (a) paragraph (b) layout (c) margin (d) page.
2. One of these is an exception to the type of alignment (a) left (b) back (c) centre (d)right
3. ------ is the way a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. (a) Hphenation (b)Alignment (c) Page orientation (d)Page setup/
4. The two most common types of orientation are (a) pica and elite (b) manual and electrical (c) old and modern (d) portrait and landscape.
5. Page orientation is useful when you print your pages (a) No (b) Yes (c) Sometimes (d) Never.

THEORY

1. What is a margin?
2. Describe how you align your typed text to the left.

GENERAL REVISION QUESTIONS

1. Who is a sole trader?
2. Why are there many sole traders in your area and in the country?
3. Give four advantages and three disadvantages of a sole trading business
4. List five sources of capital available to the sole trader
5. What is the primary aim of establishing a business?