Module Graphic Enhancements

Learning Outcomes

Build keyboarding skill.Use Shapes, Clip Art, Drop Cap, WordArt, Watermark, and SmartArt.Format newsletters in columns.Format news releases.

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 2 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Insert & Format Shapes

On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the down arrow on the Shapes button to display the gallery of shapes.Click the desired shape, and drag to the desired position.

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Shapes down arrow

Gallery of shapes

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 3 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Insert & Format Shapes (continued)91

To format a shape, click the shape to select it and then under Drawing Tools click the Format tab.To apply a shape style, select one of the styles shown or click the More button in the Shapes Styles group and select the desired style.To format a shape manually, click one of these options: Shape Fill, Shape Outline, Change Shape, Shadow Effects, or 3-D Effects.

Format tab

Manual format optionsMore button

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 4 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Clip Art91

On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Clip Art.In the Clip Art task pane, key a word or phrase in the Search for text box.Select where to search in the Search in box; click Go.Click the desired clip art to insert it in your document.

To insert Clip Art:Clip Art button Clip Art

task pane

Search for text box

Search In box

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 5 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Clip Art (continued)91

Click the clip art to select it. On the Format tab, under Picture Tools, in the Arrange group, click the Text Wrapping down arrow.Select the desired Text Wrapping option.On the Format tab, under Picture Tools, in the Arrange group, click Position, and then select the desired position.

To wrap text around and position a clip:

Text Wrapping options

Position options

Position button

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 6 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Clip Art (continued)

To size Clip Art:Select the clip. On the Format tab, under Picture Tools, in the Size group, click Height and reduce the size to the desired amount.

OrSelect the clip. Position your insertion point over one of the open circles around the image. When the pointer turns to a double-headed arrow, click and drag the image to your desired size.

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Height box

Open circles

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 7 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Drop Cap

To apply a drop cap:

Select the letter to be enlarged and dropped; then on the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Drop Cap.Click either the Dropped or In margin option.

To remove a drop cap:Select the Dropped Cap; then on the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Drop Cap.Click None.

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Drop Cap button Drop Cap options

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 8 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

WordArt91

On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click WordArt.Click the desired WordArt Style to display the Edit WordArt Text dialog box.Select Your Text Here and key the desired text; then click OK to display your text in WordArt.

To insert WordArt:Gallery of stylesWordArt

Key your text here

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 9 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

WordArt (continued)91

Select the text to display the WordArt format tools.Under WordArt tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles group, click Shape Fill to change the color of the fill or to add effects such as gradient, texture, or pattern.Click Shape Outline to change the color or weight of the border.Click Shadow Effects to add a shadow to a shape.

To format WordArt:

WordArt format tools

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 10 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Insert Picture From File92

On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture to display the Insert Picture dialog box.Look in the appropriate folder and select the filename.Double-click or click Insert to insert the file.Format the picture as desired.

Picture button

Select filename

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 11 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Crop & Frame a Picture92

Click the picture to select it.Under Picture Tools, click the Format tab.Use Text Wrapping style and position as desired.On the Format tab, under Picture Tools, click the Crop button to display the Crop handles.

Picture tools

Crop button

Crop handles

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 12 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Crop & Frame a Picture (continued)92

Drag the handles on the borders of areas you want to crop.On the Format tab, under Picture Tools, in the Picture Styles group, click the style desired to frame the picture.

Click the desired picture style

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 13 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Create a SmartArt Graphic92

On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt.Select the graphic to be inserted from the gallery that displays; click OK.

SmartArt command

SmartArt gallery

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 14 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Create a SmartArt Graphic (continued)92

Select the text in the heading placeholder, and key the heading in each box.Select the text in the bulleted items placeholder, and key the text.To change colors, click in the graphic and select Design under SmartArt tools; click Change Colors.

Heading placeholder

Bulleted items placeholder

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 15 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Add a Watermark92

On the Page layout tab in the Page Background group, click Watermark.Select the watermark to be added from the Gallery.The watermark can be seen on the printed document and also in Print Layout View and Full Screen Reading View.

Watermark

Watermark gallery

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 16 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Create Columns of Equal Width92

On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Columns.Click the desired number of columns.If you wish columns to be balanced, insert a continuous section break at the end of the last line of text.

Column options

Columns command

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 17 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Format a Banner or Masthead92

Select the text to be included in the banner, click the Columns button, and select one column.Format the banner as desired.

Banner

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 18 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Format Columns of Unequal Width92

On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click the Columns down arrow.Select More Columns to display the Columns dialog box.Select the number of columns.

Columns dialog box

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 19 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

Format Columns of Unequal Width (cont.)92

Remove the check from Equal column width.Check Line between to add a line between columns.Use the up and down arrows to change the width of each column that you want to change. Click OK.

Equal column width

Line betweenWidth

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 20 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

News Release96

Use to convey information an organization wishes to publish.Send to newspapers, radio stations, television stations, and other media outlets. State the most important information first, so that it can be cut or shortened from the end.Prepare on forms (called mastheads) or letterhead.Include:

the date the news can be releasedcontact informationa short subject line that could serve as a heading

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Keyboarding & Formatting, Lessons 61-120 Module 15, Slide 21 ©2008 South-Western Cengage Learning

News Release (continued)96

Use ### or -30- to indicate the end of the news release.If two pages long, add an odd-page (page 1) footer with the word more centered to indicate that the release continues. On the second page, add an even-page (page 2) header (often called a slug line).