DocsPlus - Create and edit a Wordbar

Create and edit a Wordbar

Create grids to support a student's writing using more difficult vocabulary:

In the Smart Tab ribbon, click New.
Choose whether to sort vocabulary into topic tabs or alphabetical tabs or create a writing frame.
Type or paste text into the text box to make your Wordbar. Choose how many common words you want to filter out with the drop-down box. Click OK to create your Wordbar.
Add brackets around words to group them in a cell.
Click Go to use your Wordbar.
In the Smart Tab ribbon, click Save to save your Wordbar.

Edit a Wordbar to provide different levels of support for students:

In the Smart Tab ribbon, click Edit to open Edit View.
Add or delete vocabulary offered in a grid by typing in the 'Words' text box.
Click the 'Order' drop-down box to change the order cells appear in the grid.
Change the Cells setting from 'Standard' to 'Maximise Height' or '1st Cell Across Top' to change the appearance of cells in the grid.
Click the Columns drop-down box to change the number of columns on a grid.
Choose from the colour palette to change the colour of a grid.
Select a cell to change its appearance or add other text to the Document when the cell is selected.
Click Add to create a new grid.
Click Add Text to create multiple grids.
Click and drag grids in the sidebar to reorder them.