Lesson plan

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Saving text documents in various file formats

Levelm2f33195bbb21eddb_1528449084556_0Level

Second

Core curriculumm2f33195bbb21eddb_1528449076687_0Core curriculum

Grade VII and VIII

II. Programming and solving problems by using the computer and other digital devices. Using computer applications the student:

3) creates documents and presentations, including those in a cloud in order to solve problems and create papers from various fields (subjects), adjusts the format and the appearance of the research papers to their content/purpose and demonstrates the following skills:

b) creating text documents: selecting fonts, formatting paragraphs, inserting illustrations, headings and shapes, creating tables and bulleted and numbered lists.

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45 minutes

General objectivem2f33195bbb21eddb_1528449523725_0General objective Creating text documents.

**Specific objectivesm2f33195bbb21eddb_1528449552113_0Specific objectives

1. Identifying various file formats of text documents.

2. Saving text documents in various file formats.

Learning outcomesm2f33195bbb21eddb_1528450430307_0Learning outcomes

The student:

- identifies the file formats of text documents,

- saves text documents in various file formats.

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1. Flipped classroom.

2. Learning through observation.

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1. Individual work.

2. Class work.

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Introductionm2f33195bbb21eddb_1528450127855_0Introduction

The task of the students is to revise the information about saving files in various file formats.

What is a text file?
What is a file format?
Do various programmes have different default file formats?
Can you choose a file format when you save a file?

A text filetext filetext file is a computer file that comprises only alphanumeric characters, i.e. letters and numerical digits.

Two formats are typical saving formats of such a file:

- the TXT file format, which does not include formatting,
- the RTF file format, which includes basic formatting.

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Since text editors became advanced programmes as parts of office suites, they have included a range of additional elements apart from text, e.g. tables, images, charts. In order to store such documents, the makers of computer software apply one of the selected saving formats.

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- An open format is a document saving standard developed by independent non‑profit organizations which can be used and implemented by anyone. The users of documents complying with the standard can access them by using the programmes of various providers. The example of such a format is ODF (OpenDocument).
- A proprietary format is a file format that is developed and controled by a specific company. The exchange of such files between the applications of different providers is very difficult. The example of such a format is DOC.
- An open proprietary format is an open document saving format which has not been accepted as standard by the majority of software developers. It enables exchanging data between programmes of various providers, but it does not ensure the compatibility of all elements of a document. The example of such a format is OOXML (Office Open XML).
For instance Word, the most popular text editor, can save its documents as:
- a standard Word document,
- a Word template,
- older versions of Word,
- PDF,
- a web page,
- an XPS document,
- an OpenDocument,
- a text file,
- an RTF file.m2f33195bbb21eddb_1527752263647_0- An open format is a document saving standard developed by independent non‑profit organizations which can be used and implemented by anyone. The users of documents complying with the standard can access them by using the programmes of various providers. The example of such a format is ODF (OpenDocument).
- A proprietary format is a file format that is developed and controled by a specific company. The exchange of such files between the applications of different providers is very difficult. The example of such a format is DOC.
- An open proprietary format is an open document saving format which has not been accepted as standard by the majority of software developers. It enables exchanging data between programmes of various providers, but it does not ensure the compatibility of all elements of a document. The example of such a format is OOXML (Office Open XML).
For instance Word, the most popular text editor, can save its documents as:
- a standard Word document,
- a Word template,
- older versions of Word,
- PDF,
- a web page,
- an XPS document,
- an OpenDocument,
- a text file,
- an RTF file.

[Illustration 1]

Every text editor has its own default file type in which a document is saved. If you want to change this type, you must use the option Save As. Just below the File name dialogue box, a drop‑down list entitled Save as type is displayed, which includes all file saving standards supported by the text editor.m2f33195bbb21eddb_1527752256679_0Every text editor has its own default file type in which a document is saved. If you want to change this type, you must use the option Save As. Just below the File name dialogue box, a drop‑down list entitled Save as type is displayed, which includes all file saving standards supported by the text editor.

Let’s discuss shortly some of the file saving standardssaving standardssaving standards listed above.

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A document templatetemplatetemplate is a file format that enables saving a document as a templatetemplatetemplate, based on which you can create new documents. It allows to save document content and settings such as styles, page layout and even customcustomcustom keyboard shortcutskeyboard shortcutskeyboard shortcuts and menus.

A web page (htm/html) is a file format that enables saving a document for display on the internet.

A PDF document is a file format that used for the presentation, moving and printing the content comprising text and graphics.

An XPS document is a file format competing with PDF, used for storing and viewing documents, which is supported by some providers of printing systems.

Text editors enable saving documents in standards used for saving files in previous versions of the software. Reading the older versions of files is usually troublefree.

You can identify the file format in which a document is saved by the icon of the document and the extension of the saved file.

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Task 1

In the text editor installed on your computer check the file formats in which you can save a file. Create a text filetext filetext file including three pages. You can copy text from the internet. Save the file in different formats. Compare the size of the saved files. Do the files take up the same disc space?

The European Commission recommends OpenDocument (known also as ODF or ISO/IEC 26300) as standard to be used in administration and business. It is used by many EU institutions and private companies in Poland and in Europe as a fully functional and free solution replacing commercial office software. Similar solution was adopted by the Polish government.

Task 2

In the text editor installed on your computer create a text filetext filetext file including text, tables and graphics. Save the file in the default file format of the editor and as TXT, RTF and PDF files. Compare the size and the content of the saved files. Do the files take up the same disc space? Do they contain the same information?

Lesson summarym2f33195bbb21eddb_1528450119332_0Lesson summary

Most of the current file saving standardssaving standardssaving standards, not only text ones, are based on Extensible Markup Language (XML). It is a universal formal language intended to represent various data in a structured way. Its structure is a bit similar to HTML as it also uses markups. Thanks to the XML format it is possible to use new functions, objects and formatting elements. It enables saving e.g. SmartArt 3D or mathematical formulae in a document.

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